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Interim Response Letter to Congressmen Wolf and Latham Regarding MWAA

05.15.2012

On May 15, 2012, the Inspector General issued an interim letter regarding our ongoing audit work on the governance and management policies and processes of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA). MWAA operates the federally owned Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports; it is also responsible for designing, constructing, and partially financing the Dulles Corridor Metrorail...
Audit Initiated of FTA's Oversight of Major Transit Projects in New York City: East Side Access

05.14.2012

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced in March 2010 that it was conducting a series of audits of the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) oversight of major transit projects in New York City. On August 15, 2011 the OIG released its audit report on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Fulton Street Transit Center project. We are continuing our series with an audit that will focus on FTA’s...
Audit Initiated of FAA's Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) Program

05.14.2012

The Office of Inspector General plans to initiate an audit of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) progress in implementing the Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) program, which will supplement radar by leveraging satellite-based technology, aircraft avionics, and ground-based systems to provide information on the position of aircraft to pilots and air traffic controllers in all phases of flight. ADS-B is...
Audit Initiated of FAA's Efforts to Streamline Its Processes for Implementing New Performance-Based Flight Procedures

05.09.2012

The Office of Inspector General plans to initiate an audit on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) progress in implementing Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) procedures, including the NAV Lean Project (which is aimed at improving FAA’s review process for these procedures). PBN procedures are key building blocks for the Next Generation Air Transportation System and can provide significant near-term benefits such as...
Audit Initiated of FHWA’s Oversight of the Indian Reservation Roads Program

05.08.2012

The Office of Inspector General plans to conduct an audit of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) program. According to FHWA, approximately 11 billion vehicle miles are traveled annually on the IRR system even though 60 percent of its roads are unpaved and 27 percent of its bridges are classified as deficient. From fiscal year 2005 through fiscal year 2011, the program received $3.17...

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