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DOT Should Enhance Its Fraud Risk Assessment Processes for IIJA-Funded Surface Transportation Programs

2023
ST2023034
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtThe Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) authorized about $660 billion in funding for new and existing U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) programs for fiscal years 2022 through 2026—more than twice the amount in the previous 5-year authorization law. IIJA also changed...

FAA Faces Controller Staffing Challenges as Air Traffic Operations Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels at Critical Facilities

2023
AV2023035
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtEnsuring adequate staffing and training for air traffic controllers—an essential part of maintaining the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS)—has been a challenge for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), especially at the Nation’s most critical...

FAA Has Deployed a Prototype System for Monitoring Commercial Space Operations but Faces Integration Challenges

2023
AV2023036
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is responsible for safely managing the National Airspace System (NAS). This requires coordinating commercial and military aviation with increasing numbers of commercial space transportation launches and reentries. Citing this increasing...

Regulatory Gaps and Lack of Consensus Hindered FAA's Progress in Certifying Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft, and Challenges Remain

2023
AV2023037
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtAdvanced Air Mobility (AAM) is a Government and industry initiative to develop an air transportation system between and within rural and urban locations. This new technology, including highly automated hybrid and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, promises many...

Opportunities Exist for FAA To Strengthen Its Workforce Planning and Training Processes for Maintenance Technicians

2023
AV2023027
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employs approximately 5,000 maintenance technicians who install, maintain, repair, and certify roughly 74,000 pieces of equipment in the National Airspace System. Citing concerns with staffing and training for this important workforce, the...

Summary Report on Significant Single Audit Findings Impacting DOT Programs for the 3-Month Period Ending March 31, 2023

2023
SA2023026
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtWe queried and downloaded 74 single audit reports prepared by non-Federal auditors and submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse between January 1, 2023 and March 31, 2023, to identify significant findings related to programs directly funded by the Department of Transportation...

Quality Control Review on a Single Audit of the Highways Division, Department of Transportation for the State of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

2023
QC2023028
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtWe performed a quality control review (QCR) on the single audit that Accuity LLP performed for the Highways Division, Department of Transportation for the State of Hawaii’s (HIDOT) fiscal year that ended June 30, 2021. During this period, HIDOT expended approximately $226.5 million...

DOT’s Fiscal Year 2022 Payment Integrity Information Act Compliance Review

2023
FS2023029
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtThe Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) requires agencies to identify, report, and reduce improper payments in programs susceptible to significant improper payments. The act also requires agencies to publish applicable payment integrity information in the materials...

Fragmented Processes Weaken DOT’s Accountability for Contractor Employee PIV Cards

2023
ZA2023030
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtThe Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card is the Department’s foundation for securely identifying every individual seeking access to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) secure facilities and information systems. Once contractor employees no longer need that access, DOT...

NHTSA Has Not Fully Established and Applied Its Risk-Based Process for Safety Defect Analysis

2023
ST2023031
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtThe impacts of a motor vehicle safety defect can be significant. The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act authorizes the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to investigate motor vehicle safety issues and requires manufacturers to notify the Agency of all...

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