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05.31.2023
NHTSA Has Not Fully Established and Applied Its Risk-Based Process for Safety Defect Analysis
04.01.2023
Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023
05.08.2023
Quality Control Review on a Single Audit of the Highways Division, Department of Transportation for the State of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
01.30.2023
Termination of Attestation Review of NHTSA’s Fiscal Year 2022 Reports on National Drug Control Program Activities
10.01.2022
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022
11.29.2022
Review Initiated of NHTSA's Fiscal Year 2022 Reports on National Drug Control Program Activities
09.13.2022
Retired County Sheriff's Deputy Charged with Falsifying Hours Worked on NHTSA-Funded Programs
07.20.2022
NHTSA Has Mitigated Risks and Ensured Compliance With Requirements for Highway Safety Grants
06.03.2022
Washington State Individual Ordered To Pay $22K in Restitution
05.26.2022
Eighth Massachusetts State Trooper Sentenced in Overtime Abuse Investigation
04.01.2022
Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022
05.18.2022
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Fraud Risk Assessment Processes for Surface Transportation Programs
04.15.2022
NHTSA Suspends Michigan Auto Importer
03.08.2022
Florida Car Dealership Owners Indicted for Fraud
01.28.2022
Washington Individual Sentenced for Smuggling Goods and Violating the Clean Air Act
12.15.2021
Mississippi Department of Public Safety Agrees to Civil Settlement
11.17.2021
NHTSA Suspends Indiana Company and Assesses Civil Penalty
10.01.2021
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021
11.09.2021
Weaknesses in NHTSA’s Training and Guidance Limit Its Ability To Set and Enforce Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
09.20.2021
Washington Smuggler Convicted for Violating the Clean Air Act
07.06.2021
Washington Man Charged With Violating the Clean Air Act
04.01.2021
Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021
04.13.2021
Audit Initiated of NHTSA’s Oversight of Vehicle and Equipment Defects Investigations
12.10.2020
Former Massachusetts State Police Troopers Indicted for Conspiracy To Embezzle Overtime Funds and Wire Fraud
10.01.2020
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020
08.21.2020
Former Dallas Police Officer Sentenced for Making False Statement
08.11.2020
Audit Initiated of NHTSA’s Oversight of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
06.17.2020
Memorandum to the Secretary: Key Potential Risk Areas for the Department of Transportation in Overseeing CARES Act Requirements
04.01.2020
Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020
04.20.2020
Memorandum to the Secretary: Supporting DOT’s Efforts To Meet CARES Act Responsibilities
03.31.2020
Audit Initiated of NHTSA’s Highway Safety Grant Program Oversight Controls
12.13.2019
NHTSA Suspends Former Ecru, MS, Police Chief and Proposes Debarment
01.31.2020
Inspector General Review of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fiscal Year 2019 Drug Control Funds and Performance Summary Reporting
12.11.2019
Risk Assessment of DOT’s Grant Closeout Process
10.01.2019
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019
11.20.2019
Review Initiated of NHTSA’s Fiscal Year 2019 Drug Control Obligation and Performance Summary Reports
10.15.2019
Dallas Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Making a False Statement
09.16.2019
Dallas Police Officer Charged With NHTSA Grant Fraud
09.18.2019
Report on a Single Audit of the State of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
09.17.2019
Quality Control Review on a Single Audit of the New Mexico Department of Transportation, Santa Fe, NM
09.10.2019
Report on a Single Audit of the State of Vermont, Montpelier, VT
08.23.2019
Former Town of Ecru Clerk Sentenced to Jail for Embezzlement
07.31.2019
Report on a Single Audit of the State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA
07.31.2019
Report on a Single Audit of the Highways Division, Department of Transportation, State of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
07.02.2019
Former Sheriff’s Deputy in Oklahoma Sentenced for Theft of Federal Funds
06.24.2019
Seventh Massachusetts State Trooper Sentenced for Overtime Abuse Investigation
06.20.2019
Sixth Massachusetts State Trooper Sentenced for Overtime Abuse Investigation
06.04.2019
Two Massachusetts State Troopers Sentenced for Overtime Abuse
06.12.2019
Announcement—Risk Assessment of DOT’s Grant Closeout Process Initiated Mandated by the Grants Oversight and New Efficiency Act of 2016
05.10.2019
Massachusetts State Trooper Sentenced for Abusing Overtime
04.01.2019
Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019
04.02.2019
Former Mississippi Police Chief Sentenced for Defrauding the Government
03.26.2019
Two Massachusetts State Troopers Sentenced for Abusing Overtime
03.15.2019
NHTSA Suspends Former Employee at Virgin Islands Office of Highway Safety
03.07.2019
Former Sheriff’s Deputy in Oklahoma Pleads Guilty to Theft of Federal Funds
02.13.2019
Massachusetts State Trooper Charged in Overtime Abuse Investigation
03.13.2019
Inspector General Review of NHTSA’s Fiscal Year 2018 Drug Control Funds and Performance Summary Reporting
12.11.2018
Eighth Massachusetts State Trooper Arrested in Overtime Abuse Case
11.07.2018
Former Logan County Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Embezzlement of Federal
11.28.2018
Review Initiated of NHTSA’s Fiscal Year 2018 Drug Control Obligation and Performance Summary Reports
10.01.2018
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018
10.19.2018
Massachusetts State Troopers Charged in Overtime Abuse Investigation
09.19.2018
Massachusetts State Trooper Charged in Overtime Abuse Investigation
09.06.2018
Massachusetts State Trooper Indicted for Overtime Abuse
09.11.2018
Report on a Single Audit of the State of Michigan, Lansing, MI
09.11.2018
Report on a Single Audit of the State of Vermont, Montpelier, VT
08.22.2018
Former Massachusetts State Trooper Indicted in Overtime Abuse Investigation
08.17.2018
Sixth Massachusetts State Trooper Charged in Overtime Abuse Investigation
07.25.2018
Fifth Massachusetts State Trooper Arrested in Overtime Abuse Investigation
07.18.2018
NHTSA’s Management of Light Passenger Vehicle Recalls Lacks Adequate Processes and Oversight
06.27.2018
Three Massachusetts State Police Troopers Arrested in Embezzlement Scheme
05.14.2018
DOT’s Fiscal Year 2017 IPERA Compliance Review
04.01.2018
Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018
05.02.2018
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Efforts to Promote Efficient Use of Office Space
04.30.2018
Report on Single Audit of the New Mexico Department of Transportation, Santa Fe, NM
03.15.2018
Former Virgin Islands Office of Highway Safety Employee Agrees to $123,917 Civil Settlement
01.31.2018
Inspector General Review of NHTSA’s Fiscal Year 2017 Drug Control Funds and Performance Summary Reporting
12.20.2017
Quality Control Review for DOT’s Implementation of Enterprise Architecture
11.16.2017
Review Initiated of NHTSA’s Fiscal Year 2017 Drug Control Obligation and Performance Summary Reports
10.01.2017
Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2017 - September 30, 2017
08.09.2017
Report on Single Audit of the State of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ
07.19.2017
Central Florida Man Sentenced in a Scheme To Illegally Transport Airbags
04.21.2017
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Criminal Referral Procedures and Compliance
03.16.2017
Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
02.27.2017
Takata Corporation Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced To Pay $1 Billion in Criminal Penalties for Airbag Scheme
02.08.2017
Audit Initiated of NHTSA’s Vehicle Safety Recall Process
02.08.2017
Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
01.31.2017
Inspector General Review of Fiscal Year 2016 Drug Control Funds and Performance Summary Reporting – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
01.13.2017
Takata Corporation and Three Former Executives Charged With Wire Fraud Related to Defective Automobile Airbag Inflators
11.23.2016
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson and Chairman Charles Grassley on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
11.09.2016
Letter to Chairman Thune on the Status of Recommendations to NHTSA
11.02.2016
Review Initiated of NHTSA’s Fiscal Year 2016 Drug Control Obligation and Performance Summary Reports
09.08.2016
DOT’s Conference Spending Policies Reflect Federal Requirements, but Ineffective Controls Do Not Ensure Compliance
06.07.2016
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson and Chairman Charles Grassley on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
05.11.2016
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Readiness to Implement the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014
04.20.2016
Letter to Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member Cummings on OIG’s Open Audit Recommendations
03.16.2016
Budget and Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
03.15.2016
Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
02.24.2016
Additional Efforts Are Needed To Ensure NHTSA’s Full Implementation of OIG’s 2011 Recommendations
01.29.2016
Inspector General Review of Fiscal Year 2015 Drug Control Funds and Performance Summary Reporting – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
01.21.2016
Letter to Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
12.21.2015
Denver Based Contractor Agrees to Business Ethics Plan with NHTSA
11.16.2015
DOT's FY 2016 Top Management Challenges
11.05.2015
DOT Had Major Success in PIV Implementation, But Problems Persist In Other Cybersecurity Areas
11.05.2015
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson and Chairman Charles Grassley on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
08.27.2015
NHTSA Suspends Contractor and CEO for Failure to Pay Subcontractors Related to Emergency Services Contracts
10.07.2015
Review Initiated of NHTSA’s Fiscal Year 2015 Drug Control Obligation and Performance Summary Reports
09.16.2015
General Motors Agrees to Deferred Prosecution Agreement and a $900 Million Forfeiture
06.23.2015
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Compliance with the Reducing Over-Classification Act
06.23.2015
NHTSA’s Efforts To Identify Safety-Related Vehicle Defects
06.18.2015
Inadequate Data and Analysis Undermine NHTSA’s Efforts To Identify and Investigate Vehicle Safety Concerns
06.08.2015
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson and Chairman Charles Grassley on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
05.14.2015
Associate of Eagle Auto Sales in Detroit Michigan Sentenced for Selling Counterfeit Airbags
04.09.2015
Some Deficiencies Exist in DOT’s Enforcement and Oversight of Certification and Warrant Authority for Its Contracting Officers
03.12.2015
Manager of Eagle Auto Sales Sentenced for Trafficking Counterfeit Automobile Airbags
03.11.2015
Letter to Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member Cummings on OIG’s Open Audit Recommendations
01.29.2015
Office of Inspector General’s Review of NHTSA's Fiscal Year 2014 Drug Control Funds and Performance Summary Reporting
12.16.2014
Manager and Associate of Eagle Auto Sales Plead Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Automobile Airbags
11.14.2014
Manager and Associate of Eagle Auto Sales Charged with Trafficking in Counterfeit Airbags
10.02.2014
Former Illinois Police Commander Sentenced in Embezzlement Scheme
09.16.2014
NHTSA’s Oversight of Vehicle Safety Defects and Highway Safety Grants
08.25.2014
Enhanced Monitoring Tools Are Needed To Improve NHTSA’s Oversight of Highway Safety Grants
06.04.2014
Former Illinois Police Commander Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement Charge
06.10.2014
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Contract Close-Out Process
05.01.2014
Audit Initiated of NHTSA’s Efforts To Identify Safety-Related Vehicle Defects
03.18.2014
Former Dallas County Deputies Suspended for Altering Government Documents
04.02.2014
Identifying and Investigating Vehicle Safety Defects
03.28.2014
Former Dallas County Deputy Debarred for Altering Government Documents
03.21.2014
Inspector General Scovel Issues a Statement in Response to Secretary Foxx's Memo Requesting Review of NHTSA's Oversight of Issues Related to GM Recalls
03.19.2014
Justice Department Announces Criminal Charge Against Toyota Motor Corporation and Deferred Prosecution Agreement with $1.2 Billion Financial Penalty
01.31.2014
Office of Inspector General’s Review of NHTSA's Fiscal Year 2013 Drug Control Funds and Performance Summary Reporting
12.18.2013
Review Initiated of NHTSA’s Fiscal Year 2013 Drug Control Obligation and Performance Summary Reports
12.16.2013
DOT's FY 2014 Top Management Challenges
10.17.2013
Former Dallas County Deputy Sentenced in Traffic Ticket Scheme Involving NHTSA Grant Funds
09.30.2013
Company Owner Sentenced to 84 Months for Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials
09.26.2013
Management Advisory: Suspended or Debarred Firms Are Listed on State DBE Directories as Eligible for DBE Participation
09.23.2013
DOT Does Not Fully Comply With Requirements of the Reducing Over-Classification Act
03.08.2013
Former Dallas County Deputy Sentenced to 3 Years of Community Supervision and $2500 Fine
02.20.2013
Former Illinois Police Commander Charged with False Statements
02.14.2013
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Use of Management Support Services Contracts
02.06.2013
NHTSA’s Oversight of Mississippi’s Management of Federal Highway Safety Grants Needs Strengthening
02.01.2013
Office of Inspector General’s Review of NHTSA's Fiscal Year 2012 Drug Control Funds and Performance Summary Reporting
12.13.2012
Review Initiated of NHTSA’s Fiscal Year 2012 Drug Control Obligation and Performance Summary Reports
12.10.2012
Audit Initiated of NHTSA's Stewardship and Oversight of Highway Safety Grants
11.30.2012
IMPACT Magazine
10.17.2012
Company Owner Guilty of Trafficking in Counterfeit Airbags
10.04.2012
Northern California Man Sentenced in Scheme to Defraud NHTSA's "Cash for Clunkers" Program
06.28.2012
Former El Paso Police Officers Indicted for Traffic Ticket Scheme
06.20.2012
Quality Control Review of Single Audit on the New Mexico Department of Transportation
06.08.2012
Northern California Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding NHTSA's "Cash for Clunkers" Program
05.29.2012
Northern California Man Charged in Scheme to Defraud NHTSA's "Cash for Clunkers" Program
05.23.2012
Former Fort Worth Police Officer Charged in Traffic Ticket Scheme
05.10.2012
Former El Paso Police Officer Indicted in Local Court for Traffic Ticket Scheme Involving NHTSA Grant Funds
05.03.2012
Former El Paso Police Department Sergeant Pleads Guilty
05.03.2012
Former El Paso Police Officers Indicted in Local Court for Traffic Ticket Scheme Involving NHTSA Grant Funds
04.19.2012
Former El Paso Police Officers Indicted in Local Court for Traffic Ticket Scheme Involving NHTSA Grant Funds
04.18.2012
Former Fort Worth Police Officer Indicted in Local Court for Traffic Ticket Scheme Involving NHTSA Grant Money
04.12.2012
Former El Paso Police Officer Indicted in Local Court for Traffic Ticket Scheme Involving NHTSA Grant Funds
03.29.2012
Former El Paso Police Officer Indicted in Local Court for Traffic Ticket Scheme Involving NHTSA Grant Funds
03.22.2012
Two Former El Paso Police Officers Indicted in Local Court for Traffic Ticket Scheme Involving NHTSA Grant Funds
03.19.2012
New York Man Sentenced on Tax Charge in Illegal Vehicle Importation Scheme
03.08.2012
Former El Paso Police Officer Indicted in Local Court for Traffic Ticket Scheme Involving NHTSA Grant Funds
02.16.2012
Dallas County Deputy Sheriff Indicted in Local Court for Traffic Ticket Scheme Involving NHTSA Grant Money
02.09.2012
Former El Paso Police Officers Indicted in Local Court for Traffic Ticket Scheme Involving NHTSA Grant
01.31.2012
Office of Inspector General’s Review of NHTSA's Fiscal Year 2011 Drug Control Funds and Performance Summary Reporting
12.15.2011
Former Police Lieutenant is Sentenced for Theft of DUI Enforcement Funds
01.12.2012
Former El Paso Police Officers Indicted in Local Court for Traffic Ticket Scheme Involving NHTSA Grant Money
11.23.2011
Review Initiated of NHTSA's fiscal year 2011 Drug Control Obligation and Performance Summary Reports
11.21.2011
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Charge in Illegal Vehicle Importation Scheme
10.06.2011
Process Improvements Are Needed for Identifying and Addressing Vehicle Safety Defects
09.05.2011
Three Former Fort Worth Police Officers Indicted in Local Court for Traffic Ticket Scheme Involving NHTSA Grant Money
05.18.2011
Former Missouri Police Officer Indicted for Stealing NHTSA Grant Funds
05.27.2011
Audit Initiated of Highway Safety Grants to Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Office of Highway Safety
05.25.2011
Former Fort Worth Police Officer Indicted in Local Court for Traffic Ticket Scheme Involving NHTSA Grant Money
04.04.2011
Letter to Chairmen Rockefeller and Pryor Regarding Whether Former NHTSA Employees Exerted Undue Influence on Safety Defect Investigations
02.01.2011
Inspector General Review of Fiscal Year 2010 Drug Control Funds and Performance Summary
06.17.2010
Termination of Audit of NHTSA's Management of Research and Demonstration Projects
05.27.2010
Two Former Dispatch Managers of Big Dig Concrete Supplier Sentenced
04.29.2010
Final Report on Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program: Most Transactions Met Program Requirements, But Program Completion Activities Continue
02.19.2010
Audit Initiated of NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
02.01.2010
Inspector General Review of Fiscal Year 2009 Drug Control Funds and Performance Summary Reporting
08.19.2009
Audit Initiated of NHTSA's Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program (CARS)
03.30.2009
Illinois Business Owner Sentenced to 41 Months Imprisonment for Making False Claims
01.14.2009
Review Initiated of NHTSA's FY 2008 Drug Control Obligation Summary and Performance Summary Reports
11.17.2008
Business Owner Pleads Guilty to False Claims Which Caused Overpayments of $500,000
10.07.2008
Testimony to NTSB on January 2, 2008, Victoria, Texas, Motor Coach Accident
08.22.2008
Audit Initiated of NHTSA Management of Research and Demonstration Projects
03.25.2008
Best Practices For Improving Oversight of State Highway Safety Programs
11.09.2007
Quality Control Review of the Highway Trust Fund's FY07 and FY06 Financial Statements
10.29.2007
Audit of Security and Controls Over the National Driver Register
10.25.2007
Effectiveness of Federal Drunk Driving Programs
09.07.2007
Review of Congressional Earmarks Within Department of Transportation Programs
08.29.2007
More Incurred-Cost Audits of DOT Procurement Contracts Should Be Obtained
06.14.2007
Georgia Man Sentenced To Jail And Ordered To Pay Nearly $3.7 Million In Restitution For Fraudulent Sales of Luxury Imported Automobiles
03.05.2007
Audit of NHTSA's Alcohol-Impaired Driving Traffic Safety Program
08.28.2006
Former NHTSA Employee Ordered to Repay $24,000 For Embezzling From Government
08.17.2006
Former NHTSA Employee Ordered to Repay $12,000 For Embezzling From Government
08.17.2006
Georgia Motorcycle Importer Sentenced to Prison for Smuggling and Selling Grey Market Motorcycles
06.14.2006
Former NHTSA Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Nearly $24,000 from the Government through False Claims for Overtime Pay
06.01.2006
Former NHTSA Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzling over $12,000 from the Government
05.15.2006
Audit initiated of NHTSA management review process
05.02.2006
District of Columbia (DC) Government Suspends New York Traffic Engineering Firm in Bribery Case
03.24.2006
Georgia Importer Convicted of Smuggling and Selling Grey Market Motorcycles
08.19.2005
Two former employees of the Michigan Secretary of State's office and another individual charged with identity document fraud
07.25.2005
California Automobile Importer Fined for Illegally Importing Automobiles
04.05.2005
Reauthorization of TEA-21 Safety Programs
03.22.2005
Audit initiated on Security and Controls Over the National Driver Register, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
02.28.2005
Processing Petitions to Import Non-Canadian Gray Market Vehicles
02.24.2005
Former Employee of Missouri Nonprofit Agency Gets Jail Time for Embezzling $98,000 in NHTSA Grant Funds
12.16.2004
Former NHTSA Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Over $8,000
12.14.2004
Audit initiated on Oversight of Alcohol-Impaired Driving Programs, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
10.05.2004
Former Illinois State Employee Gets Jail Time for Extortion
09.23.2004
Follow-up Audit on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
03.09.2004
Two Wisconsin Road Construction Companies and Four Executives Indicted on Bid-Rigging Charges
03.02.2004
Audit Initiated of NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
08.07.2003
Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Selling Fake Airbag Covers
05.09.2003
Nine Indicted, Seven Arrested in Nationwide $10 Million Money Order Scam
12.19.2002
Audit Initiated of NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
11.13.2002
Georgia Man Convicted in NHTSA Crash-Car Scam
11.12.2002
Owners of Minnesota Construction Company Plead Guilty to Cheating Employees Out of Overtime Pay
11.07.2002
Audit Initiated of NHTSA's Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network
04.16.2002
Grey Market Vehicle Importer, President to Pay $1.5 Million
03.11.2002
Four Sentenced in Grey Market Vehicle Scheme
02.28.2002
Progress and Challenges in Implementing the TREAD Act
01.03.2002
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
12.27.2001
Six Plead Guilty in Gray Market Vehicle Conspiracy
10.19.2001
NHTSA Clerk to Repay Money Stolen from Public Coffers
09.28.2001
Development of the National Advanced Driving Simulator Resulted in Substantial Cost Increase and Schedule Delays
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