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What to Report to the OIG Hotline
If you know about waste, fraud, abuse, or misconduct relating to a Department of Transportation (DOT) employee, program, contract, or grant you may want to report it to the DOT, Office of Inspector General (OIG) Hotline. Allegations may be reported 24 hours a day, seven days a week by DOT employees, contractors, or the general public. The DOT OIG has jurisdiction over disclosures for all DOT modal Operating Administrations involving:
  • Contract and Grant Fraud (view a description of Common Fraud Schemes)
  • Environmental, Health, and Safety Violations
  • Computer Crimes
  • Product Substitution and Suspect/Counterfeit Parts
  • Bribery, Kickbacks, and Gratuities
  • False Statements and False Claims
  • Conflicts of Interest and Ethics Violations
  • Travel Fraud
  • Theft or Abuse of Government Property
  • Violation(s) of Criminal Law and/or the Civil False Claims Act in Connection with a Federal Contract
  • Other Violations of Federal Laws and Regulations
The DOT OIG has jurisdiction to investigate allegations of whistleblower retaliation involving all:
  • DOT Employees
  • Employees of DOT Contractors, Subcontractors, Grantees, and Sub-grantees
Hotline Page
https://www.oig.dot.gov/hotline
Whistleblower Protection Page
https://www.oig.dot.gov/investigations/dot-employee-whistleblower-protection

A Review of Pandemic Relief Funding and How It Was Used In Six U.S. Communities: Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

2024
PRAC-2024-07
Other
Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Multiple Agencies
Pandemic

To learn how communities across the nation responded to the pandemic during the first 18 months, we initiated a multi-part review of six communities—two cities, two rural counties, and two Tribal reservations. This report is the second community-specific report and focuses on our work in Coeur d...

Quality Control Review on a Single Audit of the City of Bellevue, Bellevue, WA

2024
QC2024028
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtWe performed a quality control review (QCR) on the single audit that the Office of the Washington State Auditor/State Auditor's Office (SAO) performed for the City of Bellevue’s fiscal year that ended December 31, 2022. During this period, the City expended approximately $35.6...

Quality Control Review on a Single Audit of the Wayne County Airport Authority, Detroit, MI

2024
QC2024029
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtWe performed a quality control review (QCR) on the single audit that Plante & Moran, PLLC performed for the Wayne County Airport Authority’s (WCAA) fiscal year that ended December 31, 2022. During this period, WCAA expended approximately $75.4 million from U.S. Department of...

Summary Report on Significant Single Audit Findings Impacting DOT Programs for the 3-Month Period Ending December 31, 2023

2024
SA2024024
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtWe queried and downloaded 16 single audit reports prepared by non-Federal auditors and submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse between October 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023, to identify significant findings related to programs directly funded by the Department of...

FTA’s Oversight of Federally Funded Real Property Is Insufficient To Ensure Grant Recipients Meet Federal Reporting and Disposal Requirements

2024
FS2024025
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtIn a typical year, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awards over $20 billion in grants for transit system development and improvement, including the purchase of real property for bus facilities, bus rapid transit, light rail, heavy rail, and commuter rail projects. Through...

FTA’s Oversight of Its Region 9 Recipients Is Insufficient To Confirm Compliance With CARES Act Funding Requirements

2024
ZA2024026
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation
Pandemic

What We Looked At Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) received $25 billion to help the Nation’s public transit agencies mitigate the impacts of COVID-19. FTA obligated over $4.4 billion of this funding to recipients within...

DOT’s Fiscal Year 2023 Payment Integrity Information Act Compliance Review

2024
FS2024027
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked At The Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) requires agencies to identify, report, and reduce improper payments in programs susceptible to significant improper payments. The act also requires agencies to publish applicable payment integrity information in the materials...

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