Portal:Federal Transit Administration

Freedom of Information Act
The objectives of FOIA legislation and rules are to The law requires that "Virtually every 'record' possessed by a Federal Agency must be made available in one form or another to any "person" who asks for it." It applies to every Federal Agency "Record" including anything in Written or Electronic Form or letters, Memos, Tables, Charts, Graphs. Anyone can file a FOIA request for any reason whatsoever - motive is irrelevant. (Material excerpted from FTA FOIA dated May 2008.)
 * Ensure an Informed Citizenry
 * Guard against Corruption
 * Hold the Decision Makers Accountable

FTA Oversight Contractors
FTA in its internal FOIA notes that its Consulting Contractors (such as but not limited to its Project Management Oversight and Financial Management Oversight Contractors) are considered to be USDOT Employees for Purposes of FOIA (Page 6 of the 2008 guidance). These works are considered to be official government works and therefore public domain.

FTA Report Disclaimers
FTA noted in its 2008 guidance that all products and related materials should contain disclaimers. It is important for the reader to understand that these products and all subsidiary reports were prepared solely for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). It is also important to observe that these reports and related materials contain assessment should not be relied upon by any party, except FTA or the project sponsor, in accordance with the purposes of the assessment at the time the materials were delivered. FTA's assessment process is a tool for analyzing project development and management and is iterative in nature. The status of any FTA assessment may be altered at any time by new information, changes in circumstances, or further developments in the project, including any specific measures a sponsor may take to mitigate the risks to project costs, budget and schedule, or the strategy a sponsor may develop for project execution. (Material excerpted from FTA disclaimer)

FTA on Wikisource

 * Portal:Program Management at FTA
 * Portal:Program Oversight at FTA
 * Portal:Project Management at FTA and its Grantees
 * Portal:Project Management Oversight at FTA
 * Portal:Risk Management at FTA
 * Portal:Geotechnical Risk Management at FTA
 * Portal:Program Events at FTA