Are they doing their job?

Needs held accountable for:

The condition of the nation highway system
The condition of the railway sytem
The condition of the airway system
The condition of the shipping system

Innovation and advancement of these systems
Regulation and enforcement of these systems
Delegation of authority to state, county, city and local systems.
Environmental impacts of these systems
Security of these systems thru delegation to federal, state and local authorities.

Returning obsolete systems to ecollogically conductive status. (Allowing nature to recover)
Maintaining aestetics.
Pollution reduction/elimination - including noise pollution.
What else...?