Research And Innovative Technology Administration
The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) is a unit of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). It was created in 2005 to advance transportation science, technology, and analysis, and to improve the coordination of transportation research within the Department and throughout the transportation community.
RITA performs four basic functions:
- Coordinates the USDOT's research and education programs
- Shares advanced technologies with the transportation system
- Offers transportation statistics and analysis for decision-making
- Supports national efforts to improve education and training in transportation-related fields
RITA has over 750 employees in Washington, at the Volpe Center (Cambridge, MA), and at the Transportation Safety Institute (Oklahoma City, OK).
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