Mission

The Department of Transportation (DOT) was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966. The Department’s first official day of operation was April 1, 1967. [http://www.dot.gov/​about.html]

The mission of the Department of Transportation is to ensure a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people.

Organizations within the DOT include the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Maritime Administration.

For further information about the functions, organization, and activities, of the U.S. Department of Transportation, please visit http://www.dot.gov/​.

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Outlays (in millions of dollars)

US_Department_of_Education_Outlay_Line_Graph

 

Year Outlay Year Outlay Year Outlay
1962 3,854 1991 27,237 2020 100,340
1963 4,145 1992 29,098 2021 104,939
1964 4,736 1993 30,958 2022 113,727
1965 5,201 1994 33,563 2023 109,518
1966 5,145 1995 35,132 2024 121,074*
1967 5,242 1996 35,144 2025 131,741*
1968 5,555 1997 36,072 2026 138,145*
1969 5,724 1998 35,554 2027 141,049*
1970 6,136 1999 37,672 2028 137,503*
1971 7,039 2000 41,555 2029 136,783*
1972 7,244 2001 49,231    
1973 7,834 2002 56,252    
1974 7,724 2003 50,764    
1975 9,144 2004 54,879    
1976 11,709 2005 56,596    
1977 11,978 2006 60,139    
1978 12,791 2007 61,697    
1979 14,642 2008 64,944    
1980 18,166 2009 73,004    
1981 20,922 2010 77,750    
1982 17,931 2011 77,302    
1983 18,239 2012 75,149    
1984 20,507 2013 76,322    
1985 22,510 2014 76,174    
1986 24,885 2015 75,425    
1987 22,851 2016 78,423    
1988 23,698 2017 79,439    
1989 23,828 2018 78,494    
1990 25,642 2019 80,721    
Source *estimate

Employee Counts

US_Department_of_Education_Employee_Count_Line_Graph

 
Year Count Year Count Year Count
1962   1991   2020 54,343
1963   1992   2021 53,675
1964   1993   2022 53,897
1965   1994   2023 55,395
1966   1995   2024 55,806
1967   1996      
1968   1997      
1969   1998 64,858    
1970   1999 64,135    
1971   2000 63,598    
1972   2001 65,570    
1973   2002 102,819    
1974   2003 58,668    
1975   2004 57,199    
1976   2005 53,878    
1977   2006 53,861    
1978   2007 54,119    
1979   2008 55,388    
1980   2009 57,587    
1981   2010 57,947    
1982   2011 57,721    
1983   2012 57,146    
1984   2013 55,263    
1985   2014 54,776    
1986   2015 54,769    
1987   2016 55,172    
1988   2017 54,748    
1989   2018 54,111    
1990   2019 53,404    
Source