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Our work is focused on assuring the safety and security of all modes of transportation working with both Federal and other organizations. We have a broad knowledge of transportation safety issues. We have the analytical, scientific, and engineering expertise to solve problems and to guide safety initiatives, and we have a deep understanding of the influence of human behavior on safety. We bring all these skills together in a dynamic cross-cutting environment that enables us to offer creative solutions to today's transportation problems.

Because of the reputation we've earned as part of one of the nation's leading transportation centers, we're regularly called in to provide solutions for a wide variety of critical transportation, logistic, and engineering problems. When commuter trains collide, when automobiles collide with trains, when there are major delays in the processing of international passengers, or when there's a need to enhance airport security during peak travel hours, our researchers are there to investigate.

Our organizational structure is flexible and promotes creative teamwork across disciplines and collective problem solving. With a collaborative management style, we understand the ground rules for creating an environment of experts empowered to meet our customers' goals. To fulfill our clients' information and technical requirements, we draw on the capabilities of our talented staff as well as the collective expertise of contractors, academics, and staff contacts within the industry, foreign governments, and other agencies of the Federal government.

Although our clients have traditionally been Federal organizations, our recent work at the state and local level demonstrates our ability to create new partnerships. We value our role as an emerging resource for these agencies, and together we can explore ways to use new technologies and systems to improve efficiency, mobility, and security. As the state and local agencies have increased their autonomy, allowing them to pursue innovative solutions to transportation problems, we have been ready to support this transition, providing a resource with experience and objectivity as well as a broad perspective.

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