Amtrak:
Early Progress Made in Implementing Strategic and Business Plan, but Obstacles Remain
T-RCED-95-227: Published: Jun 16, 1995. Publicly Released: Jun 16, 1995.
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GAO discussed Amtrak's progress in: (1) implementing its strategic and business plan: (2) addressing its current financial crisis and; (3) reorganizing its operations. GAO noted that: (1) the strategic and business plan is expected to reduce Amtrak's costs by adjusting routes and the frequency of service, retiring some of the railways oldest cars, reducing staff, and improving labor productivity; (2) in order for Amtrak to fulfill its strategic and business plan, maintenance work will have to be contracted out, and state and local contributions will have to increase; (3) the bulk of Amtrak's capital requirements are allocated for the continuation of the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project, which will extend high-speed, electrified rail service between New York and Boston, and rehabilitate the infrastructure between Washington and New York; and (4) if Amtrak achieves all of the savings envisioned by this plan and federal support continues at the present level, Amtrak will still fall $1.3 billion short of covering its costs.
Jan 7, 2021
Aircraft Noise:
Better Information Sharing Could Improve Responses to Washington, D.C. Area Helicopter Noise ConcernsGAO-21-200: Published: Jan 7, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 7, 2021.
Dec 18, 2020
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Automated Technologies:
DOT Should Take Steps to Ensure Its Workforce Has Skills Needed to Oversee SafetyGAO-21-197: Published: Dec 18, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 18, 2020.
Dec 17, 2020
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Emergency Responder Safety:
States and DOT Are Implementing Actions to Reduce Roadside CrashesGAO-21-166: Published: Dec 17, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 17, 2020.
Nov 24, 2020
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Reagan National Airport:
Information on Effects of Federal Statute Limiting Long-Distance FlightsGAO-21-176: Published: Nov 24, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 24, 2020.
Nov 19, 2020
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Federal-Aid Highways:
States and Local Governments Reported Benefits to Federal Highway Fund Swapping, but Impacts Cannot be Definitively DeterminedGAO-21-88: Published: Oct 20, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2020.
Nov 16, 2020
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Aviation Certification:
FAA Needs to Strengthen Its Design Review Process for Small AirplanesGAO-21-85: Published: Nov 16, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 16, 2020.
Nov 9, 2020
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Aviation Safety:
FAA's Office of Aviation Safety Should Take Additional Actions to Ensure Its Workforce Has Needed SkillsGAO-21-94: Published: Nov 9, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 9, 2020.
Oct 29, 2020
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Puerto Rico:
Perspectives on the Potential to Expand Air Cargo OperationsGAO-21-21: Published: Oct 29, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 29, 2020.
Sep 30, 2020
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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.
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