Mass Transit:
Significant Federal Investment Is Not Adequately Protected
T-RCED-91-68: Published: Jun 12, 1991. Publicly Released: Jun 12, 1991.
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GAO discussed the Urban Mass Transportation Administration's (UMTA): (1) oversight of its grant programs; and (2) proposals to increase funding flexibility between mass transit and highways and to reduce the federal share for transit assistance. GAO noted that: (1) UMTA funds were vulnerable to fraud, waste, and mismanagement, since grantees lacked adequate financial and other management systems to ensure that funds were spent appropriately; (2) UMTA did not effectively use such monitoring tools as triennial reviews to oversee grantees' activities; (3) UMTA relied primarily on grantees' certifications of compliance with federal procurement and other requirements to ensure the proper spending of funds; (4) the implementation of a multimodal strategy to address surface transportation infrastructure needs and congestion problems would be ideal, but was not practical due to the Department of Transportation's practice of preparing separate budget and needs studies for mass transit and highways; (5) the UMTA proposal to eliminate operating assistance for some grantees failed to fully consider the financial burden placed on transit authorities to comply with recent environmental and disabled persons legislation; and (6) increased state and local financial interests could encourage transit authorities to build cost-beneficial projects, seek cost-effective alternatives, and minimize waste and misuse of federal funds.
Sep 30, 2020
Supplemental Material For GAO-20-686:
Transit Asset Management: Survey of TAM Program ParticipantsGAO-20-687SP: Published: Sep 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2020.-
Transit Asset Management:
FTA Should Clarify Performance Data and Develop a Plan to Guide Future Program ImprovementsGAO-20-686: Published: Sep 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2020.
Sep 8, 2020
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Airport Funding:
Information on Grandfathered Revenue Diversion and Potential Implications of RepealGAO-20-684: Published: Sep 8, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 8, 2020. -
Aviation Sanitation:
FDA Could Better Communicate with Airlines to Encourage Voluntary Construction Inspections of Aircraft Galleys and LavatoriesGAO-20-612: Published: Sep 8, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 8, 2020.
Sep 2, 2020
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Facial Recognition:
CBP and TSA are Taking Steps to Implement Programs, but CBP Should Address Privacy and System Performance IssuesGAO-20-568: Published: Sep 2, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 2, 2020.
Aug 20, 2020
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Aircraft Noise:
Information on a Potential Mandated Transition to Quieter AirplanesGAO-20-661: Published: Aug 20, 2020. Publicly Released: Aug 20, 2020.
Aug 18, 2020
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Aviation Safety:
Actions Needed to Evaluate Changes to FAA's Enforcement Policy on Safety StandardsGAO-20-642: Published: Aug 18, 2020. Publicly Released: Aug 18, 2020.
Aug 10, 2020
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Transportation Research:
Additional Actions Could Improve DOT's Internal Collaboration and Reliability of Information on Research ActivitiesGAO-20-622: Published: Aug 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Aug 10, 2020.
Jul 27, 2020
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Surface Transportation Security:
TSA Has Taken Steps to Improve its Surface Inspector Program, but Lacks Performance TargetsGAO-20-558: Published: Jul 27, 2020. Publicly Released: Jul 27, 2020.
Jul 16, 2020
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Capital Investment Grants Program:
FTA Should Improve the Effectiveness and Transparency of Its ReviewsGAO-20-512: Published: Jul 16, 2020. Publicly Released: Jul 16, 2020.
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