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ARRA Lessons Learned: FTA Needs To Improve Its Grant Oversight To Prevent Improper Payments
In February 2009, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) received $8.4 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for economic stimulus and recovery grants.
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Date: 04.02.2014
PDF icon FTA Oversight of ARRA Expenditures^04-02-14.pdf
FHWA Needs To Strengthen Its Oversight of State Transportation Improvement Programs
Each year, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides about $40 billion in Federal funding to States for construction and improvements to the Nation’s highways and bridges.
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Date: 01.05.2017
PDF icon STIPs Final Report _January 5.pdf
FTA Monitored Grantees’ Corrective Actions, but Lacks Policy and Guidance To Oversee Grantees With Restricted Access to Federal Funds
More than 2,000 urban and rural transit operators receive Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grants funds and technical assistance.
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Date: 04.12.2016
PDF icon FTA Oversight of At-Risk Grantees^4-12-16.pdf
FTA’s Limited Oversight of Grantees’ Compliance With Insurance Requirements Puts Federal Funds and Hurricane Sandy Insurance Proceeds at Risk
What We Looked At
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Date: 10.30.2019
PDF icon FTA Sandy Insurance Oversight Final Report^10-30-19.pdf
Improvements in FTA’s Safety Oversight Policies and Procedures Could Strengthen Program Implementation and Address Persistent Challenges
Recent incidents have demonstrated weaknesses in the safety performance and oversight of some rail transit systems.
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Date: 11.02.2016
PDF icon FTA Safety Oversight Final Report^11-02-2016.pdf
Letter to Representative Nadler on Relocation Assistance Provided to Tenants Affected by the Fulton Street Transit Center Project
On January 17, we issued a letter to Representative Jerrold Nadler regarding whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) provided adequate relocation planning, advisory services, and coordination of assistance to individuals and busine
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Date: 01.17.2007
PDF icon cc2006037.pdf
Challenges to Improving Oversight of Rail Transit Safety and Implementing an Enhanced Federal Role
On January 31, 2012, we issued our final report on the challenges FTA may face if Congress passes legislation expanding its oversight role of rail transit safety.  We found that although basic safety incident data, such as fatalities, injuries, an
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Date: 01.31.2012
PDF icon Rail Transit Safety Challenges Report^1-31-12.pdf
Audit of the Tren Urbano Rail Transit Project
This report presents the results of our third audit of the Tren Urbano Rail Transit Project (Tren Urbano) in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Date: 09.29.2004
PDF icon mh2004098.pdf
Lessons Learned From the East Side Access Project Can Enhance FTA’s Oversight of MTA’s Reporting on Remaining ARRA Grants
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has committed nearly $2.7 billion in Federal funding to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) East Side Access (ESA) project, including the most American Recovery and Reinvestment A
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Date: 06.12.2013
PDF icon FTA's Oversight of NYC East Side Access Project ARRA Funds^6-12-13.pdf
IG Testifies on FTA Before House Panel
The Inspector General testified regarding FTA’s “New Starts” criteria before the House Transportation-Treasury Appropriations Subcommittee.
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Date: 04.28.2004
PDF icon newstarts testimony.pdf

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