Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtWe performed a quality control review (QCR) on the single audit that Davis Farr LLP performed for the San Diego Association of Governments' (SANDAG) fiscal year that ended June 30, 2017. During this period, SANDAG expended approximately $190 million from the U.S. Department of...

What We Looked AtThe Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA) requires Federal agencies to report improper payment estimates for all programs identified as susceptible to significant improper payments. It requires agencies to limit improper payments to less than 10 percent of their...

What We Looked AtEffective drug and alcohol testing programs in the transportation industry are critical to ensuring the safety of the traveling public. The National Transportation Safety Board recently highlighted this issue in its 2017-2018 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements...

What We Looked AtResearch and development (R&D) is vital to advancing technology that can improve vehicle safety. From fiscal years 2012 to 2016, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the Office of the Assistant Secretary...

What We Looked AtThe Civil Aviation Registry (The Registry) processes and maintains ownership information on approximately 300,000 private and commercial aircraft and records on almost 1.5 million airmen. The Registry is critical for ensuring aircraft are legally owned, maintained, and operated, and...

What We Looked AtThe Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) oversees more than $40 billion in annual Federal aid for national highway and bridge projects. Federal law requires aid recipients to competitively award contracts for such projects unless some other method is more cost-effective or an...

As required by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (as amended), this Semiannual Report summarizes the activities of the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General for the preceding 6-month period.

What We Looked AtHurricane Sandy caused widespread damage to the transportation infrastructure in the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States in October 2012. This included damage to transit vehicles--buses, vans, cars, railcars, and locomotives, referred to as rolling stock--in the New York...

What We Looked AtSince 2003, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified Federal real property management as a high-risk area, prompting reform efforts across the Federal Government. The Department of Transportation (DOT), excluding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), maintains...

What We Looked AtThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) depends on a vast but aging network of radars to manage air traffic and weather. FAA has partnered with three other agencies through the Spectrum Efficient National Surveillance Radar (SENSR) program to auction Government-owned...