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Aircraft Situation Display to Industry

The Aircraft Situation Display to Industry (or ASDI) data stream is a service made available through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Volpe Transportation Center.

Mechanical Concrete

This technology was invented in 2004 by Samuel G. Bonasso, a professional civil engineer, a former secretary of the West Virginia Department of Transportation and former deputy administrator of the Research and Special Programs Administration and of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Oliver McGee

McGee is the former United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Technology Policy (1999-2001) at the U.S. Department of Transportation and former Senior Policy Advisor (1997-1999) in The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Transportation Research Board

The program is supported by state transportation departments, the various administrations of the U.S. Department of Transportation and other federal agencies, industry associations, and other organizations and individuals interested in the development of transportation.

Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center

Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center is a U.S. Department of Transportation facility located in McLean, Virginia.


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Boeing 787 Dreamliner battery problems

U.S. Department of Transportation secretary Ray LaHood stated the administration was "looking for the root causes" behind the recent issues.