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The Department of Transportation is headed by a?

A Presidential Cabinet level Secretary - the Secretary of Transportation.As of January 31, 2017, the Secretary of Transportation is Elaine Chao, a Chinese-American woman who also server as the 24th Secretary of Labor (Under George W. Bush), the 12th Director of the Peace Corps and as an Assistant Secretary of Transportation (under George H. W. Bush).


The primary responsibility of the Judicial Branch is to?

Their Primary Responsibility is Judicial Review, which is basically when they would declare laws unconstitutional.


Who is in line to secede for the president after the speaker of the house?

# Vice President # Speaker of the House of Represntatives # President pro tempore of the Senate # Secretary of State # Secretary of the Treasury # Secretary of Defense # Attorney General # Secretary of the Interior # Secretary of Agriculture # Secretary of Commerce # Secretary of Labor # Secretary of Health and Human Services # Secretary of Housing and Urban Development # Secretary of Transportation # Secretary of Energy # Secretary of Education # Secretary of Veterans Affairs # Secretary of Homeland Security


What was the size of George Washington's cabinet?

There are currently fifteen people in the United States Cabinet. The current members of the cabinet are as follows: the secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Homeland Security.


As a major policy advisor to the President the Secretary of the has the responsibility for formulating an international tax policy?

Treasury

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Who is the current US Secretary of Transportation?

Elaine Chao is the current Secretary of Transportation (2017).


Who heads the Department of Transportation?

The US Department of Transportation is headed by the Secretary of Transportation.


Who is obama's secretary of transportation?

Since the 2nd of July 2013, the U.S. Transportation Secretary has been Anthony Foxx.


When was Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award created?

Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award was created in 1992.


Which secretary has the responsibility for formulating an international tax policy?

The Secretary of the Treasury


What is the purpose of the Secretary of Transportation?

The purpose of the Department of Transportation is to oversee our transportation system. They are located in Washington D.C., was formed on April 1, 1967, and falls under the United States Secretary of Transportation.


The department of transportation is headed by?

secretary


In the Department of Transportation who does the secretary of transportation report?

The current U.S. Secretary of Transportation is Ray Lahood. He is one of the 15 cabinet members appointed by the president and answers directly to the president.


What does the secretary of transportation do?

The secretary of transportation issues regulations regarding airlines, travel, drug trafficking, et cetera. He also oversees national policy and negotiates transportation agreements.


Where is the primary stress in the word secretary?

The primary stress in the word "secretary" falls on the second syllable - "re".


What does u s secretary of transportation do?

oversees all roads and transportation programs