Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtThe Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) recent data show that human factors, which include fatigue, remain the leading cause of reportable non-grade crossing train accidents. In particular, the rate of human factor-caused train accidents reached a 14-year high of 1.43 per...

What We LookedWe performed a quality control review (QCR) on the single audit that MSL CPAs and Advisors performed for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority’s (GOAA) fiscal year that ended September 30, 2022. During this period, GOAA expended approximately $178 million from U.S. Department of...

What We Looked At The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with $10 billion in funding, including about $525 million for airport development expenses. FAA distributed these funds through its Airport Improvement Program (AIP)...

What We Looked At Each year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) procures billions of dollars in information technologies (IT) and telecommunications (telecom) products and services in support of its mission to provide the safest and most efficient aerospace system in the world. For fiscal...

What We Looked At This report presents the results of our quality control review of Allmond & Company LLC’s (Allmond) management letter for its audit, conducted under contract with us, of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’s (GLS) financial statements for fiscal year 2023...

What We Looked AtThis report presents the results of our quality control review of KPMG LLP’s management letter for its audit, conducted under contract with us, of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) consolidated financial statements for fiscal years 2023 and 2022. The management letter...

What We Looked AtThis report presents the results of our quality control review (QCR) of the management letter that KPMG issued on its audit, under contract with us, of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) consolidated financial statements for fiscal years 2023 and 2022. This management...

What We Looked AtSince 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program has obligated more than $3.18 billion to eligible airports each fiscal year for airport development and planning. At the direction of Congress, FAA published its Policy and Procedures Concerning the...

What We Looked AtExtreme weather events, including those potentially caused by effects of climate change, are a source of major disruptions to the National Airspace System (NAS). In November 2021, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) authorizing $25 billion to the...

What We Looked AtThe U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has a fleet of 38 aircraft that are operated and maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Flight Program Operations within the Air Traffic Organization. FAA uses these aircraft for a variety of missions, including critical...