Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtThe Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) air traffic controllers use the En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) system to manage over 3 million high-altitude en-route aircraft a month. Because of ERAM's importance to air traffic management, system outages can significantly...

What We Looked AtUnmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) represent a substantial economic and technological opportunity for the United States. To advance the safe integration of commercial UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a rule for small UAS...

What We Looked AtIn accordance with the Government Corporation Control Act of 1945, we audited the financial statements of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC), a U.S. Government Corporation, as of and for the years ended September 30, 2018, and September 30, 2017.What We...

What We Looked AtWe contracted with the independent public accounting firm KPMG LLP to audit the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2018, and September 30, 2017, and to provide a report on internal control over financial...

What We Looked AtWe contracted with the independent public accounting firm KPMG LLP to audit the Department of Transportation's (DOT) financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2018, and September 30, 2017, and to provide a report on internal control over financial...

What We Looked AtWe contracted with the independent public accounting firm KPMG LLP to audit the Department of Transportation's (DOT) closing package financial statements for fiscal year 2018, and to provide a report on internal control over the financial reporting process for closing package...

What We Looked AtThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employs over 14,000 air traffic controllers to operate 314 air traffic control facilities nationwide. As inefficient facility scheduling can lead to staffing issues and increased overtime costs, in July 2016, FAA and the National Air Traffic...

What We Looked AtThe Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requires Federal agencies to implement Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM), which entails the near real-time detection of cybersecurity risks, threats, and malicious activity. ISCM enables agencies to more effectively address...

We Looked AtCongress created the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) program in 1990 to provide funding for airports' capital improvement projects and to increase competition between air carriers. While PFCs are local funds, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversees the program. Since 1990, FAA...

As required by law, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Inspector General reports annually on DOT's most significant challenges to meeting its mission. We considered several criteria in identifying ten DOT’s top management challenges for fiscal year 2019, including their impact on...