Santa Barbara County Man Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Obstructing Federal Probe into Plane Crash He Posted on YouTube
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Department of Transportation
National Transportation Safety Board
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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
- DOT Employees
- Employees of DOT Contractors, Subcontractors, Grantees, and Sub-grantees
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Former LIRR Employee Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Inspection Report
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
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Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023
2023
Semiannual Report
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation
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.
DOT Needs To Improve Its High-Value Assets Governance Program To Effectively Identify, Prioritize, and Secure Its Most Critical Systems
2024
IT2024001
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation
What We Looked AtHigh value assets (HVA) are information systems, information, and data for which unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction could have a significant impact on U.S. national security, or public health and safety of the American people. Given the...
Former Federal Law Enforcement Officer Sentenced to Five Years' Probation After Pleading Guilty to Violating Airport Security Requirements
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Investigative Press Release
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Fayetteville Man Sentenced for Lying to FAA
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Investigative Press Release
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Quality Control Review on the Independent Auditor’s Report on the Surface Transportation Board’s Information Security Program and Practices
2023
QC2023044
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Surface Transportation Board
What We Looked AtThe Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) requires agencies to implement information security programs. FISMA also requires agencies to have annual independent evaluations performed to determine the effectiveness of their programs and report the results of...
DOT Has Effectively Managed the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Program and Should Capture Lessons Learned From Its Oversight Efforts
2023
AV2023045
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation
Pandemic
What We Looked AtThe American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) established the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection (AMJP) program in March 2021. To support the program, the ARPA appropriated $3 billion in funding via the Department of Transportation (DOT) through September 2023 for eligible companies...
Quality Control Review on a Single Audit of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, Nashville, TN
2023
QC2023046
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation
What We Looked AtWe performed a quality control review on the single audit that Crosslin PLLC performed for the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) of Nashville, TN. During this period, MTA expended approximately $32 million from U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) programs. Crosslin determined...
Quality Control Review of the Independent Auditor's Report on the Assessment of DOT's Information Security Program and Practices
2023
QC2023047
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation
What We Looked AtThis report presents the results of our quality control review (QCR) of an audit of the Department of Transportation's (DOT) information security program and practices. The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) requires agencies to develop, implement, and...