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DOT's RITA works on reducing traffic accidents, fatalities

Transportation Department is hoping to save lives with smart technologies.

Tags: technology , Department of Transportation , RITA , Peter Appel

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DOT contest launched to help cars connect on the road

Have your car call my truck and we'll avoid a traffic jam by having coffee? That's one vision of the future driving a challenge. DOT's Peter Appel brings us up to speed.

Tags: Federal Drive , DOT , Transportation , challenge , Peter Appel , RITA

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DoT bureaus offer advice to furloughed feds

Some employees are expected to come to work for at least part of the day, while others are being furloughed and are told to stay home until further notice, without pay. In continuing coverage of a story you read here first late Friday, FederalNewsRadio.com finds each Transportation bureau has a hotline employees should call for updates.

Tags: P&B , DOT , Federal Highway Administration , Motor Carrier Safety Administration , National Highway Transportation Safety Administrat , NHTSA , Jim Bunning , Furlough employees , Federal highway and transit funds

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