Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtThe Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act of 2015 (FAST Act) directed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to commission the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to evaluate the methodology and data it uses to identify carriers that are not fit to operate...

What We Looked AtThis report presents the results of our quality control review (QCR) of an audit of the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Enterprise Services Center (ESC) controls. Operating under direction of DOT's Chief Financial Officer, ESC provides financial management services to DOT and...

What We Looked AtThe John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center--a component within the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology--serves as an internal resource for research, development, testing, evaluation, analysis, and related...

What We Looked AtPerformance-Based Navigation (PBN) is a top investment priority for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the aviation industry under the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). PBN delivers new routes and flight procedures that primarily use satellite-based...

The objective of this report is to summarize key findings identified in 2013 reports and in 2016 followup reports produced by 13 Federal agency Offices of Inspectors General (OIGs) regarding original and derivative classification and Classified National Security Information (CNSI) program management...

What We Looked AtIn 2009, Congress appropriated $10.5 billion for the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program. To implement the program and fund the HSIPR projects, FRA took on new oversight responsibilities and entered into cooperative agreements...

What We Looked AtThe Maritime Administration's (MARAD) programs promote waterborne transportation and integration with other transportation modes and the viability of the U.S. Merchant Marine. MARAD works in many areas, including ship building and shipping, vessel and port operations, national...

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the Municipality of Anchorage's single audit report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, in order to identify findings that affect directly awarded Department of Transportation programs. An independent auditor prepared the single audit report, dated January 22...

What We Looked AtWe reviewed the Highways Division, Department of Transportation, State of Hawaii's single audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, in order to identify findings that affect directly awarded Department of Transportation programs. An independent auditor prepared the...

What We Looked AtPart of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) efforts to modernize and increase the efficiency of the Nation's aging air traffic system, Data Communications (DataComm) will play an important role in air traffic controller to flight crew communication. Thus, it is critical that...