Program Summary and Objectives

• Federal Agency:  agency: department of transportation
  office: federal motor carrier safety administration (fmcsa)
• Program Website: http://www.fmcsa.gov.
• Authorization: The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), Public Law 109-59, 113 Stat. 1766, U.S.C 31309.
• Headquarters: Brandon A. Poarch 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Washington , District of Columbia 20590 Phone: (202) 366-3030

To modernization the Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS). Following modernization CDLIS will: (1) comply with applicable Federal information technology security standards; (2) provide for the electronic exchange of all information including the posting of convictions; (3) contain self auditing features to ensure that data is being posted correctly and consistently by the States; and (4) integrate the commercial driver's license and the medical certificate.

Examples of Projects Funded

20.218 National Motor Carrier Safety; 20.232 Commercial Driver License State Programs

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: Conversion of States to a new, encrypted network system; development of interim data quality edits; development of Request for Proposal and selection of vendor to design and maintain the new CDLIS Central Site; awards to States to aid in the modernization efforts. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Program Obligations
(as compiled by Subsidyscope)

Direct Expenditures Over Time