The condition of the nation’s large bridges has improved over the last decade, but state transportation officials have faced challenges constructing or completing major projects on large bridges over the past five years, according to a new report by a congressional watchdog agency.
August 16, 2017Government, Business, Safety
GAO: Condition of Large U.S. Bridges Improving, but Challenges Remain
Government, Business, Safety
Government Watchdog Criticizes FMCSA’s Information Technology Systems
A government watchdog has issued a searing review of some of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s most critical information technology systems used to monitor the safety of motor carriers.
July 24, 2017Government
Transportation Department, ATA Spar Over Meaning of Report by Congressional Agency
A Government Accountability Office report on statistical methodology at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration generated a celebration by Department of Transportation officials and charges of excessive spin control by American Trucking Associations.
August 4, 2015Government
GAO Critical of CSA Data
The U.S. Government Accountability Office said last week that some data included in the federal government’s Compliance, Safety Accountability program do not have a “strong predictive relationship with crashes.”
February 10, 2014Government
GAO Prepares Report on Reincarnated Fleets
The Government Accountability Office is preparing a report on motor carriers that have their operating authority revoked only to come back with a different name to apply for authority again.
May 30, 2011Government
GAO Exposes Security Lapses of TWIC Program at Ports
Investigators with the Government Accountability Office said they were able to gain unescorted access to several U.S. ports using fake biometric Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards.
May 16, 2011