Former DMV Employee Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Participating in Corrupt Bribery Conspiracy involving Commercial Driver Licenses
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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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New Jersey Company to Pay $400,000 to Settle False Claims Allegations
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Investigative Press Release
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United States Naval Officer Charged Federally for Cyberstalking, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Conspiracy for a Campaign to Harass His Ex-Wife
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Investigative Press Release
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Management Challenges of Federal Agencies in Preparing for and Responding to Natural Disasters
2023
2023-FW-1001
Audit
Department of Housing and Urban Development OIG
Department of Housing and Urban Development
As part of a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Disaster Assistance Working Group cross-cutting initiative, we summarized the conclusions, findings, and recommendations of 28 reports related to the Federal Government’s natural disaster preparedness and response...
Quality Control Review of an Independent Auditor’s Report on the Surface Transportation Board’s Information Security Program and Practices
2022
22T3005T0000
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...
Weaknesses in DOT’s ITSS Award and Invoice Processes Increase the Risk of Inefficiencies During Acquisitions of Critical IT Products and Services
2022
ZA2022039
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation
What We Looked AtThe Department of Transportation (DOT) leverages information technology (IT) to achieve its mission of a safe, efficient, accessible, and convenient transportation system. Historically, IT systems were decentralized DOT-wide, but that resulted in high costs and other inefficiencies...
DOT Can Improve Processes for Evaluating the Impact of Time Zone Changes and Promoting Uniform Time Observance
2022
ST2022037
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation
What We Looked At The Department of Transportation (DOT) is responsible for fostering and promoting uniform time observance—including Daylight Saving Time (DST)—as well as evaluating requests to change time zones. Since 2015, at least 45 States have proposed legislation either to change their...
Quality Control Review on the Independent Auditor’s Report on the Assessment of DOT’s Information Security System Program and Practices
2022
22T3004T000
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...
FAA Has Made Progress on a UAS Traffic Management Framework, but Key Challenges Remain
2022
AV2022041
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation
What We Looked AtUnmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as “drones,” are rapidly growing in number in the National Airspace System. Currently, there is limited infrastructure available to manage widespread expansion of small UAS operations in low-altitude airspace (below 400 feet) where the...
DOT Has Made Progress Meeting the Requirements of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018
2022
ST2022040
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation
What We Looked AtGeospatial data--which Federal agencies use to achieve their missions--contain information tied to locations, including geographic location identifiers. Transportation related geospatial data include instrument-flight-rule navigation charts and pipeline inspection boundary maps. In...