Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtIn 2012, the Department of Transportation (DOT) implemented electronic invoicing (eInvoicing) for grant invoice processing across the Department. While DOT developed standardized eInvoicing training at the department level, individual Operating Administrations developed their own...

What We Looked AtWe performed a quality control review (QCR) on the single audit that Hoffman, Philipp, & Knutson, PLLC (HPK) performed for Lake of the Woods County's (County) fiscal year that ended December 31, 2016. During this period, the County expended approximately $2.1 million from a U.S...

What We Looked AtWe performed a quality control review (QCR) on the single audit that RKL LLP performed for the Central Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's (Authority) fiscal year that ended June 30, 2017. During this period, the Authority expended approximately $9.4 million from the U.S...

What We Looked AtIn our original quality control review (QCR), report number QC2018077, dated August 27, 2018, we found that Anton Collins Mitchell LLP's (ACM) audit work did not comply with the requirements of the Single Audit Act, the Uniform Guidance, and the U.S. Department of Transportation's...

What We Looked AtWe performed a quality control review (QCR) on the single audit that Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Company, LLP (VTD) performed for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's (Authority) fiscal year that ended June 30, 2017. During this period, the Authority expended approximately...

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...