United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-05-01 monographic deposited born digital 48 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-500 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-500 P0b002ee1803718e1 f:d03500 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-500 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-500 GAO-03-500 Federal aid for transportation Financial management Internal controls Program evaluation Research program management Transportation research Funds management DOT Advanced Vehicle Technologies Program Other Written Product A06749 The Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) within the Department of Transportation (DOT) is responsible for coordinating and ensuring the evaluation of DOT research programs to promote the efficient use of departmental research funds, which in fiscal year 2002 totaled over $1 billion. RSPA is also responsible for conducting multimodal research that cuts across different modes of transportation. The House Committee on Appropriations directed GAO to examine RSPA's coordination and evaluation of research within DOT and the status of its own multimodal research. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-500/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-500.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-500/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-500.pdf GAO-03-500 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-500 Other Written Product GAO-03-500; Transportation Research: Actions Needed to Improve Coordination and Evaluation of Research; Federal aid for transportation Financial management Internal controls Program evaluation Research program management Transportation research Funds management DOT Advanced Vehicle Technologies Program H. Rept. 107-722