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 {{Short description|United States government agency}}
 {{Organization
-|OrganizationName=Research and Innovative Technology Administration
+|OrganizationName=John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
 |OrganizationType=Research and Development Agencies (Sub-organization)
-|Mission=The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) was tasked with advancing transportation science, technology, and analysis, as well as improving the coordination of transportation research within the Department of Transportation and throughout the transportation community. It aimed to promote innovative technologies to enhance the U.S. transportation system's safety, efficiency, and sustainability.
+|Mission=The Volpe Center advances transportation innovation for the public good, assisting the transportation community in addressing its most challenging problems through research, development, and deployment of innovative solutions. It promotes safety, security, mobility, environmental sustainability, and efficiency in transportation systems.
-|OrganizationExecutive=Administrator
+|OrganizationExecutive=Director
-|Employees=750
+|Employees=400
-|Budget=$300M (FY 2008)
+|Budget=$100M (FY 2024, estimated based on recent project funding)
-|Website=(No longer applicable as RITA was dissolved)
+|Website=https://www.volpe.dot.gov/
-|Services=Transportation research coordination; Intelligent transportation systems; Statistical research; Education and training in transportation-related fields
+|Services=Human factors research; Systems engineering; Data analysis and visualization; Environmental assessment; Policy analysis; Safety and security solutions
 |ParentOrganization=U.S. Department of Transportation
-|CreationLegislation=Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act of 2004
+|CreationLegislation=Established by the U.S. Department of Transportation in 1970
 |Regulations=
-|HeadquartersLocation=38.887554, -77.012441
+|HeadquartersLocation=42.365137, -71.083848
-|HeadquartersAddress=1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, USA
+|HeadquartersAddress=220 Binney Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
 }}
 [[File:John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge Massachusetts.jpg|thumb|The Volpe Center]]