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Transportation Emergency Management

Emergency management is a holistic framework that increases a community’s resilience and reduces its vulnerabilities to all hazards. Recent events—from natural and environmental disasters to supply chain disruption, from rail and plane incidents to infrastructure vulnerabilities, from terrorism to...

Innovation at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center aims to align with the U.S. DOT’s strategic goals and innovation principles as we deliver on our mission to transform transportation for all. Our team members continually anticipate and respond to global transportation challenges and emerging issues. We embrace a systems...

Journeys to Transportation

Meet some of our colleagues. Hear what brought them to the U.S. DOT Volpe Center and what they’re working on. Learn what energizes them and what they like best about working here.

Hear from One U.S. DOT Volpe Center Colleague About Their Journey to Transportation

Meet Brendon Providence, a computer engineer in our Situational Analysis and Logistics Division, and learn about his journey to transportation, how he ended up at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center, what working here is really like, and how he’s working to advance transportation for the public good.

Prototyping New Ideas with the Volpe Innovation Accelerator

Since its launch in August 2020, the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s Volpe Innovation Accelerator (VIA) has spurred innovation by inviting employees to propose ideas, recruit teams, and develop prototypes and concept papers. In the process, it encourages collaboration, develops skillsets, and strengthens...

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center Advances UAS Integration in the National Airspace System

Wake turbulence is the rotational movement of air created behind any aircraft under lift generation. The U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s measurements and analyses of wake turbulence on behalf of FAA have been instrumental in enabling FAA to make positive operational changes in the National Airspace System...

Improving the Safety of Commercial Motor Vehicle Operations with In-Motion Roadside Inspections

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center is supporting FMCSA in developing and implementing the Level VIII Inspection Program Operational Test, which will apply new technologies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of roadside enforcement while mitigating the current process’s climate impacts and...

Improving Resilience and Fostering Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services

The national and economic security of the United States depends on reliable Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT), which is an essential component of the nation’s transportation infrastructure. The civil, commercial, and military sectors rely on PNT technology to provide critical location...

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center Designs for the Future

Designing for the future of transportation requires transforming our infrastructure, our technology, and our approach to problem-solving. Making our transportation system safer and stronger, more resilient and sustainable, fairer and more equitable requires a renewed commitment to innovation.

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