Secretary and Salary: Pete Buttigieg $221,400
Fiscal year 2022 Budget Request: $88 Billion
Staffing: Almost 55,000 employees
Mission: To ensure America has the safest, most efficient and modern transportation system in the world, which boosts our economic productivity and global competitiveness and enhances the quality of life in communities both rural and urban.
Creation: October 15, 1966
Historical Facts:
April 1, 1967 - first operational day of the Department of Transportation
Alan Boyd was the first Secretary of Transportation
1970 - Highway Safety Act passed
1999 - Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act passed
Leadership:
Secretary - Pete Buttigieg
Deputy Secretary - Polly Trottenberg
Chief of Staff - Laura Schiller
Secretary Buttigieg comments:
Thomas Aquinas is credited as one of the greatest proponents of natural law. During his time in Cologne he was taught by Albertus Magnus. Magnus used the teachings of Aristotle in his mentorship of Thomas Aquinas.
The Mount of Forty Springs, Zagros Mountains, Iran Saturday 11:30 PM
By the dim light of torches seven hooded figures made their ascent up the nearly invisible path. Thirty minutes had passed since they began hiking off the established trail. A person who had never traveled this path would not have been able to find it.
These men were not making their first journey. Each had traveled this path as part of a group and individually. Even without the torches each man would find the destination without difficulty. Some things could never be forgotten.
In silence they made their final steps. Amidst the juniper and oak trees stood a single cedar tree. They had arrived at their destination. Concealed amidst the undergrowth was a small cave. Sliding a large bolder away from the back of the cave revealed a secret stairwell.
The men could not be completely at ease yet, but the most physically demanding portion of their journey was over. From this point things would be more psychologically challenging and each man would handle those struggles...