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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

FMCSA’s IT Infrastructure Is at Risk of Compromise

2022
IT2022003
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulates and oversees the safety of commercial motor vehicles. It partners with other agencies and the motor carrier industry to conduct this work. The Agency uses 13 web-based applications to aid vehicle registration...

FAA Lacks Effective Oversight Controls To Determine Whether American Airlines Appropriately Identifies, Assesses, and Mitigates Aircraft Maintenance Risks

2022
AV2022004
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtAmerican Airlines, one of the world’s largest commercial air carriers, has not experienced a fatal accident in nearly two decades. Despite this safety record, reports of potentially unsafe maintenance practices have raised concerns about the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA)...

Quality Control Review of the Independent Auditor’s Report on the Assessment of DOT’s Information Security System Program and Practices

2022
QC2022006
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...

MARAD’s Ability To Achieve Cost-Effective USMMA Contracts Is Compromised by Several Management Control Weaknesses

2022
ZA2022008
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtThe United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) is a Federal service academy operated by the Maritime Administration (MARAD). Its mission is to graduate exemplary leaders committed to serve the Nation’s security, marine transportation, and economic needs. In support of its mission...

DOT's Fiscal Year 2022 Top Management Challenges

2022
PT2022007
Top Management Challenges
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtAs required by law, we report annually on the Department of Transportation's (DOT) most significant challenges to meeting its mission. We considered several criteria in identifying DOT's top management challenges for fiscal year 2022, including their impact on safety, documented...

Former Boeing 737 MAX Chief Technical Pilot Indicted for Fraud

Former Boeing 737 MAX Chief Technical Pilot Indicted for Fraud
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former Boeing 737 MAX Chief Technical Pilot Indicted for Fraud A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas returned an indictment today charging a former Chief Technical Pilot for Boeing with deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Evaluation Group in connection with,,,

Lake County Convicted Felon Indicted For Illegal Firearm Possession And Destruction Of Aircraft

Lake County Convicted Felon Indicted For Illegal Firearm Possession And Destruction Of Aircraft
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Lake County Convicted Felon Indicted For Illegal Firearm Possession And Destruction Of Aircraft Ocala, Florida – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Wendell Doyle Goney (51, Mount Dora) with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and destruction of aircraft. If convicted of,,,

Quality Control Review of the Independent Auditor’s Report on DOT’s Enterprise Services Center

2021
QC2021038
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) Enterprise Services Center (ESC) controls. ESC provides financial management services to DOT and other agencies, and operates under the direction of DOT’s...

FAA Faces Challenges in Tracking Its Acquisition Workforce and Ensuring Compliance With Training, Certification, and Warrant Requirements

2021
ZA2021037
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtBetween fiscal years 2013 and 2018, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded over $17 billion in contracts. Within FAA, three key categories of acquisition professionals work together to award and manage contracts critical to meeting the mission of the agency: Contracting...

Two Lyon County Men Sentenced for Causing 3,900-Gallon Oil Spill into Yellow Medicine River

Two Lyon County Men Sentenced for Causing 3,900-Gallon Oil Spill into Yellow Medicine River
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Two Lyon County Men Sentenced for Causing 3,900-Gallon Oil Spill into Yellow Medicine River MINNEAPOLIS – Two Lyon County men have each been sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay $1,138,772.06 in restitution for causing thousands of gallons of oil to spill into the Yellow Medicine,,,

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