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U.S. Department of Transportation | Calvin L. Scovel III, Inspector General

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Completing a Grants Management Framework Can Enhance FRA’s Administration of the HSIPR Program

09.11.2012

On September 11, 2012, we issued a report that assessed the grants management framework the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) uses to administer its High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program (HSIPR). FRA has awarded and obligated almost $10.1 billion in grant funds in the three years since it set up HSIPR, and $8 billion of those funds were appropriated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). We...
Update on FAA’s Progress and Challenges in Advancing the Next Generation Air Transportation System

09.12.2012

On September 12, 2012, the Inspector General testified before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation regarding the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) progress and challenges in advancing the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). The Inspector General identified three key challenges that continue to impact FAA’s ability to realize NextGen’s benefits: (1) ...
Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of the Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program

09.10.2012

The Office of Inspector General plans to initiate an audit of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) oversight of the Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program (VDRP). We are conducting our review in accordance with a provision in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. Established in 2006, FAA’s VDRP allows air carriers to voluntarily report adverse safety issues to FAA without fear of enforcement actions. ...
Georgia Man Sentenced for Violating an Imminent Hazard Out-of-Service Order

09.05.2012

On August 30, 2012, in U.S. District Court, Albany, Georgia, Devasko Lewis was sentenced to six months incarceration, followed by twelve months supervised release, and ordered to pay a fine of $3,000 for operating a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an Imminent Hazard - Out of Service Order issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). On October 6, 2008, Mr. Lewis, doing business as Lewis Trucking...
DOT OIG Announcement Letter Regarding DOT's FY 2013 Top Management Challenges

09.05.2012

The Office of Inspector General has identified nine top management challenges for the Department of Transportation (DOT) for FY 2013. When issued, this report and the Department’s response will be incorporated into the DOT Annual Financial Report, as required by law.

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09.14.2012

Revoked South Florida Repair Station Shop Supervisor Convicted at Trial for Aircraft Parts Conspiracy
09.11.2012

Company Official Guilty of DBE Fraud
09.10.2012

Former Employee of Aviation Company Guilty of Transporting Stolen Property
09.05.2012

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to DBE Fraud
09.05.2012

Georgia Man Sentenced for Violating an Imminent Hazard Out-of-Service Order

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