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FTA Privacy Policy

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FTA Web Policies

Thank you for visiting the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) website, a U.S. Government information system. The policies listed here and throughout this site are subject to change according to U.S. Federal regulations, DOT and FTA...

Ethics in Federally Funded Public Transportation

Obligations for FTA Recipients, Contractors and Employees

Every year the American taxpayers entrust the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) with billions of dollars in grant and acquisition funds. The taxpayers expect FTA to be a careful steward of their funds and to ensure that the...

2006 Contractor Performance Assessment Report-ni

This is the first annual Contractor Performance Assessment Report transmitted to Congress. 

While the report does not include any analysis of the consistency and accuracy of cost and ridership estimates for particular projects, it does provide the framework that FTA will use...

2007 Contractor Performance Assessment Report

The 2007 Contractor Performance Assessment Report analyzes the consistency and accuracy of cost and ridership estimates made by contractors involved with the following projects, which were in preliminary engineering for New Starts and project development for Small Starts at the...

2008 Contractor Performance Assessment Report

The 2008 Contractor Performance Assessment Report analyzes the consistency and accuracy of cost and ridership estimates made by contractors involved with the following projects, which were in preliminary engineering/final design for New Starts and project development for Small...

2009 Contractor Performance Assessment Report

The 2009 Contractor Performance Assessment Report was published and transmitted to Congress in April 2010.  This report analyzes the consistency and accuracy of cost and ridership estimates made by contractors involved with the following projects, which were in...

2010 Contractor Performance Assessment Report

The 2010 Contractor Performance Assessment Report was published and transmitted to Congress in October 2010. This report analyzes the consistency and accuracy of cost and ridership estimates made by contractors involved with the following projects, which were in preliminary engineering/final...