•
All activities support Departmental objectives
for safety and organizational excellence.
• The TRB Committee for Review of the National Transportation
Science and Technology Strategy oversees and reports on strategic planning
activities.
• A review of the UTC program by George Washington University
(GWU) found that all stakeholders surveyed had "extremely favorable" or
"somewhat favorable" impressions of the program.
Quality
•
RITA awards research contracts and grants
through a competitive, merit-based process to the extent possible.
• Retrospective quality review is provided through the TRB and
stakeholder outreach.
Performance
•
GWU found that the UTCs are achieving the three
core objectives of the program as directed by Congress.
• The RD&T budget aligns program activities with specific
performance goals.
• The budget identifies sources of data for measuring success
or failure in achieving the goals.
• All goals support broad DOT objectives.
• Performance is retrospectively documented in DOT's Performance and Accountability Report.
*This FY 2005 review addressed the activities of the former RSPA's Office of Innovation, Research, and Education, which are now carried out by the Office of RD&T in RITA.
