Pulling Back the Curtain on the Department of Transportation

The U.S. Department of Transportation is charged “to deliver the world’s leading transportation system, serving the American people and economy through the safe, efficient, sustainable, and equitable movement of people and goods.” But sometimes the agency falls down on the job and needs to be held accountable. CTP is its Watchdog.

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