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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: Springfield, Massachusetts

2024
PRAC-2024-04
Other
Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Department of the Treasury
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health & Human Services
Department of Transportation
Department of Labor
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Education
Pandemic

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

Former Massachusetts State Police Lieutenant Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Fraudulent Overtime Scheme

Former Massachusetts State Police Lieutenant Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Fraudulent Overtime Scheme
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former Massachusetts State Police Lieutenant Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Fraudulent Overtime Scheme

Former Owner of Philadelphia CDL School Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Bribing CDL Examiner and Witness Tampering

Former Owner of Philadelphia CDL School Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Bribing CDL Examiner and Witness Tampering
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former Owner of Philadelphia CDL School Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Bribing CDL Examiner and Witness Tampering

FRA Lacks Written Procedures and Formal Planning for Oversight of Railroad Hours of Service Compliance and the Passenger Railroad Fatigue Management Requirements

2024
ST2024020
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtThe Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) recent data show that human factors, which include fatigue, remain the leading cause of reportable non-grade crossing train accidents. In particular, the rate of human factor-caused train accidents reached a 14-year high of 1.43 per...

Northern District of Georgia U.S. Attorney and Procurement Collision Strike Force Director Host Antitrust Summit

Northern District of Georgia U.S. Attorney and Procurement Collision Strike Force Director Host Antitrust Summit
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Northern District of Georgia U.S. Attorney and Procurement Collision Strike Force Director Host Antitrust Summit

Pandemic Relief Experiences: A Focus on Six Communities

2024
PRAC-2024-02
Other
Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Multiple Agencies
Pandemic

The PRAC along with 10 of our member Offices of Inspectors General conducted this second phase of our review in order to provide insights on the experiences of the two cities, two rural counties, and two Tribal reservations that, during the first part of our review, received a combined $2.65 billion...

Quality Control Review on a Single Audit of Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Orlando, FL

2024
QC2024017
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We LookedWe performed a quality control review (QCR) on the single audit that MSL CPAs and Advisors performed for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority’s (GOAA) fiscal year that ended September 30, 2022. During this period, GOAA expended approximately $178 million from U.S. Department of...

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