Top Management Challenges

On November 15, we publicly released our annual report on the top management challenges facing the Department in FY 2008, as required by law. The issues comprising this year's report are: continuing to enhance oversight of the surface transportation infrastructure and maximizing the return on investments in infrastructure projects; addressing long- and short-term challenges for the National Airspace System; developing a plan to address the highway and transit funding issues; reducing congestion; improving oversight and strengthening enforcement of surface safety programs; continuing to make a safe aviation system safer; strengthening the protection of information technology resources; managing acquisition and contract operations more effectively; and reforming intercity passenger rail. The report was included in the Department's FY 2007 Performance and Accountability Report.