Acquisition & Procurement

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05.24.2023
Fragmented Processes Weaken DOT’s Accountability for Contractor Employee PIV Cards
04.11.2023
Audit Initiated of FTA’s Oversight of Region 9 Recipient Compliance With CARES Act Funding Requirements
03.15.2023
DOT Faces Challenges in Meeting Federal CPARS Reporting Guidance
02.24.2023
Audit Initiated of FTA’s Oversight of SEPTA’s Compliance With Buy America Requirements for Rolling Stock
02.01.2023
DOT’s Oversight Is Not Sufficient To Ensure the City of Seattle Meets Requirements for Managing Federal Transportation Funds
11.08.2022
Audit Initiated of FAA’s Information Technology and Telecommunications Contracts
09.20.2022
Weaknesses in DOT’s ITSS Award and Invoice Processes Increase the Risk of Inefficiencies During Acquisitions of Critical IT Products and Services
12.09.2021
Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of CARES Act–Funded Airport Development Grants and Associated Contracts
11.23.2021
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Oversight of Contractor Employee Personal Identity Verification Cards
10.27.2021
MARAD's Ability To Achieve Cost-Effective USMMA Contracts Is Compromised by Several Management Control Weaknesses
09.27.2021
FAA Faces Challenges in Tracking Its Acquisition Workforce and Ensuring Compliance With Training, Certification, and Warrant Requirements
08.18.2021
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Compliance With the Reporting Requirements for Contractors’ Past Performance
06.02.2021
Gaps in Guidance, Training, and Oversight Impede FAA’s Ability To Comply With Buy American Laws
04.05.2021
Audit Initiated of DOT’s IT Shared Services Contracts
03.02.2021
Vulnerabilities in MARAD’s NSMV Program May Hinder Effective Achievement of Program Goals
04.20.2020
Memorandum to the Secretary: Supporting DOT’s Efforts To Meet CARES Act Responsibilities
03.09.2020
FAA’s Competitive Award Practices Expose Its Major Program Contracts to Cost and Performance Risks
02.12.2020
Audit Initiated of MARAD's Management of the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program
01.15.2020
Audit Initiated of FTA’s Hurricane Sandy Funding Progress
11.25.2019
Audit Initiated of DOT's Oversight of Federal Funds Received by the City of Seattle Department Transportation
11.18.2019
Audit Initiated of MARAD’s U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Acquisitions
11.04.2019
Gaps in Internal Controls Impede the Department’s Management of Working Capital Fund Laptops
10.29.2019
Quality Control Review of the Independent Auditor’s Review of DOT’s DATA Act Implementation
10.04.2019
Audit Initiated of FAA’s Acquisition Workforce Training, Certification, and Warrant Compliance
09.30.2019
DOT Needs To Strengthen Its Oversight of IAAs With Volpe
09.09.2019
FTA Has an Opportunity To Improve the Integrity Monitor Program for Hurricane Sandy Grantees
07.10.2019
Opportunities Exist To Improve FRA and Volpe’s Acquisition and Use of Oversight Contractors
05.01.2019
Stronger Guidance and Internal Controls Would Enhance DOT’s Management of Highway and Vehicle Safety R&D Agreements
04.09.2019
Several Factors Limit DOT’s Ability To Efficiently Utilize Its Office Space
04.03.2019
FTA has an Opportunity To Further Promote Lessons Learned To Enhance the Protection of Rolling Stock at Transit Agencies
03.13.2019
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Compliance with the Requirements of the DATA Act for Fiscal Year 2019
02.25.2019
Audit Initiated of FAA’s Award Practices for Major Acquisition Program Contracts
09.12.2018
Improvements Are Needed To Strengthen FAA’s Oversight of eInvoicing and AIP Grant Payments
08.20.2018
Audit Initiated of FAA Acquisition Compliance With Domestic Content Laws
05.02.2018
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Efforts to Promote Efficient Use of Office Space
04.11.2018
FAA’s Management and Oversight Are Inadequate To Secure Timely and Cost-Efficient Agency-Leased Offices and Warehouses
03.08.2018
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Acquisition and Oversight of Laptop Computers
02.28.2018
Improvements Could Be Made in FAA’s Award and Oversight of SE2020 Acquisition Program Task Orders
01.17.2018
Quality Control Review of DOT’s Implementation of Earned Value Management Practices
11.16.2017
Audit Initiated on DOT’s Use of Intra-Agency Agreements with Volpe
10.25.2017
Audits Initiated of DOT’s Management and Oversight of Recipient Emergency Plans for Protecting Federally Funded Rolling Stock; FTA’s Controls Related to Insurance Proceeds
09.26.2017
OSDBU Lacks Effective Processes for Establishing, Overseeing, and Managing Its Small Business Transportation Resource Centers
09.11.2017
DOT and FAA Lack Adequate Controls Over Their Use and Management of Other Transaction Agreements
09.05.2017
Greater Adherence to ADS-B Contract Terms May Generate Better Performance and Cost Savings for FAA
09.05.2017
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Management of Highway/Vehicle Safety Research and Development Agreements
05.08.2017
Opportunities Exist for FAA To Strengthen Its Award and Oversight of eFAST Procurements
04.19.2017
Audit Initiated of FAA’s Management and Oversight of Its Office and Warehouse Leases
01.17.2017
New Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation Is Decreasing at the Nation’s Largest Airports, and Certification Barriers Exist
10.12.2016
Audit Initiated of OSDBU’s Oversight of Small Business Transportation Resource Centers
07.21.2016
FTA Can Improve Its Oversight of Hurricane Sandy Relief Funds
05.09.2016
Weaknesses Identified in Volpe’s Cost Accounting Practices for the V-TRIPS Contract
05.09.2016
FAA Lacks Adequate Controls To Accurately Track and Award Its Sole Source Contracts
04.19.2016
Audit Initiated of FAA's SE2020 Program Task Order Award and Oversight
04.07.2016
Audit Initiated of FAA’s Award and Oversight of eFAST Procurements
04.05.2016
Audit Initiated of FRA’s Acquisition and Use of Monitoring and Technical Assistance Contractors for High Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Oversight
03.28.2016
FTA Did Not Adequately Verify PATH’s Compliance With Federal Procurement Requirements for the Salt Mitigation of Tunnels Project
01.15.2016
FAA Reforms Have Not Achieved Expected Cost, Efficiency, and Modernization Outcomes
12.10.2015
FAA Has Not Sufficiently Addressed Key Weaknesses Related to Its ATCOTS Contract
11.03.2015
New Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Firms Continue To Face Barriers to Obtaining Work at the Nation’s Largest Airports
08.10.2015
Audit Initiated of New Participants in FAA’s Airport Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program for Fiscal Year 2014
07.23.2015
The Department Does Not Fully Ensure Compliance With Contract Closeout Requirements
06.26.2015
Audit Initiated of the Department of Transportation’s Use of Other Transaction Agreements
04.29.2015
Audit Initiated of FTA’s Oversight of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation’s Grant Procurement Practices for the Salt Mitigation of Tunnels Project
04.09.2015
Some Deficiencies Exist in DOT’s Enforcement and Oversight of Certification and Warrant Authority for Its Contracting Officers
04.08.2015
Volpe Did Not Fully Comply With Federal Requirements When Planning and Administering Its V TRIPS Contract
03.20.2015
MWAA's Office of Audit Does Not Have an Adequate Quality Assurance and Improvement Program
03.03.2015
Audit Initiated of FAA’s Progress on Addressing ATCOTS Recommendations
03.03.2015
Audit Initiated of FAA’s Award and Use of Sole-Source Contracts
12.18.2014
Audit Initiated of FTA’s Oversight of Hurricane Sandy Funds for Response, Recovery, and Rebuilding
10.15.2014
DOT’s Suspension and Debarment Program Continues To Have Insufficient Controls
10.09.2014
FHWA’s Federal Lands Highway Program Lacks Adequate Processes for Thoroughly Evaluating Contract Bid Prices
06.12.2014
New Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Firms Face Barriers to Obtaining Work at the Nation’s Largest Airports
06.10.2014
Audit Initiated of New Participants in FAA’s Airport Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program for Fiscal Year 2013
06.10.2014
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Contract Close-Out Process
04.22.2014
Audit Initiated of MWAA's Audit Quality Control System and Quality Control Review
02.03.2014
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Compliance With Contracting Officer Certification and Warrant Requirements
01.15.2014
DOT's Efforts to Reduce Spending on Management Support Services Contracts Have Been Delayed
01.16.2014
MWAA’s Financial Management Controls Are Not Sufficient To Ensure Eligibility of Expenses on FTA’s Dulles Rail Project Grant
01.14.2014
The Success of FAA’s Air Traffic Controller Optimum Training Solution Relies on Sound Contracting and Program Management Practices
12.18.2013
FAA Needs To Improve ATCOTS Contract Management To Achieve Its Air Traffic Controller Training Goals
12.19.2013
Audit Initiated of Volpe’s Transportation Information Project Support Contract
09.26.2013
Management Advisory: Suspended or Debarred Firms Are Listed on State DBE Directories as Eligible for DBE Participation
08.05.2013
DOT Does Not Fully Comply With Revised Federal Acquisition Regulations on the Use and Management of Cost-Reimbursement Awards
08.02.2013
MARAD Has Taken Steps To Develop a Port Infrastructure Development Program but Is Challenged in Managing Its Current Port Projects
04.23.2013
Weaknesses in the Department’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Limit Achievement of Its Objectives
03.27.2013
Improvements to DOT’s Governance Processes Are Needed To Enhance Oversight of Major IT Investments
03.25.2013
Audit Initiated of New Participants in FAA’s Airport Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
03.13.2013
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Price Reasonableness Reviews of Fixed-Price Contracts
03.13.2013
Follow-Up Audit Initiated on DOT’s Suspension and Debarment Program
03.05.2013
Top Ten OIG Recommendations for the U.S. Department of Transportation
02.14.2013
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Use of Management Support Services Contracts
11.16.2012
Observations on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's Governance
11.01.2012
MWAA's Weak Policies and Procedures Have Led to Questionable Procurement Practices, Mismanagement, and a Lack of Overall Accountability
10.16.2012
Termination of Audit of DOT’s Contract Closeout Processes
10.10.2012
Audit Termination Notification: Audit of DOT’s Contract Closeout Processes
09.13.2012
Weaknesses In Program And Contract Management Contribute To ERAM Delays And Put Other NextGen Initiatives At Risk
09.12.2012
Review of DOT’s Reporting of Improper Payments Under Executive Order 13520
07.26.2012
Audit Initiated of DOT's Compliance with Federal Procurement Provisions Regarding the Use of Cost-Reimbursement Contracts
05.15.2012
Interim Response Letter to Congressmen Wolf and Latham Regarding MWAA
04.05.2012
Lessons Learned From ARRA: Improved FHWA Oversight Can Enhance States’ Use of Federal-aid Funds
03.28.2012
FAA's Contracting Practices are Insufficient to Effectively Manage its Systems Engineering 2020 Contracts
02.07.2012
Audit Initiated to Follow-up on FAA's ATCOTS Contract Challenges
12.27.2011
Termination of Audit of FTA’s Oversight of Grantees’ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Contract Award and Administration Practices
11.07.2011
Actions Needed to Ensure Accurate Executive Order 13520 Reporting
10.27.2011
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Contract Closeout Processes
09.07.2011
Audit Initiated of Departmental Review Processes for FAA’s High-Risk Major Systems Acquisitions
06.21.2011
Audit Initiated of the Management of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
06.09.2011
Audit Initiated of FTA's Oversight of Grantees' ARRA Contract Award and Administration Practices
05.25.2011
Weaknesses In The Office Of The Secretary's Acquisition Function Limit Its Capacity to Support DOT's Mission
05.19.2011
FAA Must Strengthen Its Cost and Price Analysis Processes to Prevent Overpaying for Noncompetitive Contracts
05.09.2011
Audit Initiated of MARAD's Oversight and Coordination of Port Infrastructure Development Projects
04.14.2011
Audit Initiated of DOT’s Administration of its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
10.05.2010
Quality Control Review of Controls Over the Enterprise Services Center
08.25.2010
Improvements in Cost-Plus Award-Fee Processes are Needed To Ensure Millions Paid in Fees are Justified
08.24.2010
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Lacks Core Elements for a Successful Acquisition Function
03.18.2010
Weaknesses in DOT's Suspension and Debarment Program Limit its Protection of Government Funds
01.07.2010
Final Report on the Department of Transportation’s Suspension and Debarment Program
11.23.2009
Audit Initiated of FAA’s Acquisition Workforce
10.28.2009
Audit Initiated of FHWA’s Federal–Aid Highway Program Oversight of Procurement Practices for ARRA–Funded Contracts at State Departments of Transportation
10.22.2009
Management Advisory on Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project Safety Concerns
10.19.2009
Review Initiated of the Department of Transportation’s Acquisition Function
05.18.2009
ARRA Advisory: DOT's Suspension and Debarment Program
04.24.2009
Quality Control Review of the Department's Implementation of Earned Value management and Security Cost Reporting
03.11.2009
The Joint Program Office's Management of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Program Needs to be Improved
02.05.2009
FHWA's Oversight of Design and Engineering Firms' Indirect Costs Claimed on Federal-Aid Grants
10.07.2008
Interim Report on Award-Fee Criteria for FAA's System Engineering and Technical Assistance II (SETA-II) Contract
10.06.2008
Implementation of Controls Over Payments to Maritime Security Program Contractors
08.20.2008
Letter to Senator Coburn Regarding the City of San Francisco's Use of Federal Transit Funds
08.14.2008
Interim Report on Award-Fee Criteria for the Transportation Information Project Support Contract
06.11.2008
Audit Initiated of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Contract Practices
05.28.2008
Interim Report: Award-Fee Criteria for the National Airway Systems Contract
03.21.2008
Assessment of FAA's Cost Accounting System and Practices
02.27.2008
Interim Report On Award-Fee Criteria for the National Airspace System Implementation Support II Contract and Bridge Contract
02.07.2008
Audit Initiated of Intelligent Transportation Systems/Joint Program Office (ITS/JPO)
02.04.2008
Audit Initiated of FAA's Use of Non-Competitive Contracts and Price and Cost Analysis
12.19.2007
Letter to Chairman Oberstar Regarding the Award of St. Anthony's Falls (I-35 W) Bridge Replacement Project
09.27.2007
Audit Initiated of the Department of Transportation's Suspension and Debarment Policies and Procedures
08.29.2007
More Incurred-Cost Audits of DOT Procurement Contracts Should Be Obtained
05.10.2007
Audit initiated of Use of Cost-Plus-Award-Fee Contracts Within DOT
05.01.2007
Audit Initiated of Contracted SAS 70 Review of the Delphi Financial Management System Controls
02.05.2007
Emergency Transportation Services Contract: Lessons Learned From the 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes
09.21.2006
Audit of FAA's RESULTS National Contracting Service
04.11.2006
Notification of Audit Contracted SAS 70 Review of the Delphi Financial Management System
11.14.2005
Report on Inactive Obligations in the Federal Highway Administration
09.30.2005
Financial Policies and Procedures at the George Washington University National Crash Analysis Center
01.21.2005
FY 2005 Audit of the Federal Highway Administration’s Inactive Obligations
11.17.2004
Audit initiated on Compensation and Overhead Costs Claimed by Engineering and Design Firms on Federal-aid Grants, Federal Highway Administration
08.12.2004
Notification of Audit of Central Artery/Tunnel Project 2004 Finance Plan, Federal Highway Administration
05.07.2004
Audit Initiated of Accounting at FAA Aeronautical Center, FHWA, FTA, MARAD, FRA, and the Volpe National Transportation System
07.22.2003
Controlling Costs and Improving the Effectiveness of Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration Programs
06.03.2003
2002 Status Assessment of FAA's Cost-Accounting System and Practices
04.10.2003
Audit Initiated of DOT's Inactive Obligations
02.04.2003
Audit Initiated on Use of Contract Audit Services by All DOT Operating Administrations
01.21.2003
Cost-Accounting Practices of FAA's Terminal Service
09.18.2002
Coast Guard User Fees for Vessel Documentation
05.08.2002
FAA Oversight of Cost-Reimbursable Contracts
04.15.2002
Report on DOT's Information Technology Omnibus Procurement Program (ITOP)
03.25.2002
Review to Begin of Cost-Accounting Systems for DOT Operating Administrations
03.14.2002
Review to Begin of FAA's Cost-Accounting System for Terminals/Towers Station
01.10.2002
FAA Cost Accounting System and Practices - 2001 Status Assessment
12.11.2001
FAA Flight Service Stations Cost Accounting Practices
11.27.2001
Review Initiated of FAA's National Airspace System Implementation Support Contract
08.21.2001
Replacement of FAA Telecommunications Systems
06.11.2001
Audit Initiated of Cost Accounting System, Flight Service Stations, FAA
02.28.2001
Status Assessment of FAA's Cost Accounting System and Practices
01.23.2001
Closeout and Payment Processes for Cost-Reimbursable Contracts
12.18.2000
Design of Cost Accounting System for Research and Acquisitions
09.28.2000
Technical Support Services Contract: Better Management Oversight and Sound Business Practices Are Needed
12.17.1999
Cost and Flight Data for Aircraft Overflights
08.04.1999
Labor Costs for Facilities and Equipment Projects
03.22.1999
Federal Aviation Administration's Financing and Cost-Control
02.24.1999
Follow-up Report on the Surface Transportation Board's User Fees
11.17.1998
Surface Transportation Board User Fees
08.10.1998
Report on Implementation of Cost Accounting System
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