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DOT
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Department of Transportation
National Transportation Safety Board
Surface Transportation Board
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United States

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

Weaknesses in FAA’s Supplemental Passenger Restraint System Authorization Process Hinder Improvements to Open-Door Helicopter Operations

2021
AV2021010
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtOn March 11, 2018, a fatal Liberty Helicopters crash in New York, NY took the lives of five passengers who were trapped in their supplemental passenger restraints when the open-door helicopter partially submerged in the East River. In response, Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten...

DOT Needs To Strengthen Travel Card Program Internal Controls To Minimize Misuse

2021
FS2021011
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtAccording to U.S. Bank, Department of Transportation (DOT) employees made more than 1.1 million travel card transactions--totaling $180 million--in calendar year 2019. In 2014, we reported on internal control weaknesses in the Department's travel card program and found that...

Connecticut Electrical Contractor Agrees to Pay $3.2 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Investigation

Connecticut Electrical Contractor Agrees to Pay $3.2 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Investigation
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Connecticut Electrical Contractor Agrees to Pay $3.2 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Investigation John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that DUCCI ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC., of Farmington, will pay more than $3.2 million and implement,,,

Boeing Charged with 737 Max Fraud Conspiracy, Agrees to Pay $2.5 Billion+

Boeing Charged with 737 Max Fraud Conspiracy, Agrees to Pay $2.5 Billion+
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Boeing Charged with 737 Max Fraud Conspiracy, Agrees to Pay $2.5 Billion+ The Boeing Company has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve a criminal charge related to a conspiracy to defraud the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Evaluation Group (FAA AEG) in,,,

Quality Control Review of the Independent Auditor’s Report on the National Transportation Safety Board’s Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2019

2021
QC2021004
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
National Transportation Safety Board

What We Looked AtWe contracted with the independent public accounting firm Allmond & Company, LLC, to audit the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2019, provide an opinion on those financial...

Independent Auditor’s Report on the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2019

2021
FI2021005
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtIn accordance with the Government Corporation Control Act of 1945, we audited the financial statements of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC), a U.S. Government Corporation, as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2019. What...

Quality Control Review of the Independent Auditor’s Report on the Surface Transportation Board’s Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2019

2021
QC2021006
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Surface Transportation Board

What We Looked AtWe contracted with the independent public accounting firm Leon Snead & Company, P.C., to audit the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2019, provide an opinion on those financial...

Quality Control Review of the Independent Auditor’s Report on the Federal Aviation Administration’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2019

2021
QC2021007
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtWe contracted with the independent public accounting firm KPMG LLP to audit the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2019, and provide an opinion on those financial...

Quality Control Review of the Independent Auditor's Report on the Department of Transportation's Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2019

2021
QC2021008
Audit
Department of Transportation OIG
Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtWe contracted with the independent public accounting firm KPMG LLP to audit the Department of Transportation's (DOT) consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2019, and provide an opinion on those financial...

Former Massachusetts State Police Troopers Charged with Conspiracy to Embezzle Overtime Funds and Wire Fraud

Former Massachusetts State Police Troopers Charged with Conspiracy to Embezzle Overtime Funds and Wire Fraud
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former Massachusetts State Police Troopers Charged with Conspiracy to Embezzle Overtime Funds and Wire Fraud BOSTON – Former Massachusetts State Police (MSP) Lieutenant Daniel J. Griffin and former MSP Sergeant William W. Robertson were arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston with,,,

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