Management Scope
The FHWA has two major program components, the Federal-Aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway Program. In fiscal 2020, FHWA had outlays of approximately $45 billion and 2,655 full-time equivalent employees located in its headquarters (Washington, D.C.) and field office locations.
The deputy administrator works within the Office of the Administrator alongside the administrator and executive director of the Federal Highway Administration.1
Primary Responsibilities
- Carries out duties and powers prescribed by the administrator, which include:
- Determining and establishing, along with the FHWA administrator, agency program policies, objectives and priorities to accomplish the FHWA mission.
- Keeping the FHWA administrator apprised of any matters of special or political interest or sensitivity.
- Managing program and policy direction for the agency.
- Providing direction to the FHWA headquarters and field organizations in implementation of the vision and strategic goals for the Department of Transportation and the FHWA.
- Acting for the administrator in his or her absence.
Strategic Goals and Priorities
[Depends on the policy priorities of the administration.]