GAO Month in Review – July 2008

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Matthieu Desiderio

Here are the latest US Government Accountability Office (US GAO) reports about transportation, published in July 2008.

Air Traffic Control: FAA Uses Earned Value Techniques to Help Manage Information Technology Acquisitions, but Needs to Clarify Policy and Strengthen Oversight. GAO-08-756, July 18, 2008 (45 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-756
Airline Industry: Potential Mergers and Acquisitions Driven by Financial and Competitive Pressures. GAO-08-845, July 31, 2008 (51 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-845
Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration Has Strengthened Planning to Guide Investments in Key Aviation Security Programs, but More Work Remains. GAO-08-1024T, July 24, 2008 (13 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-1024T
Commercial Drivers: Certification Process for Drivers with Serious Medical Conditions. GAO-08-1030T, July 24, 2008 (7 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-1030T
Commercial Drivers: Certification Process for Drivers with Serious Medical Conditions. GAO-08-826, June 30, 2008 (25 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-826
Examples of Job Hopping by Commercial Drivers After Failing Drug Tests. GAO-08-829R, June 30, 2008 (9 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-829R
Highway Public-Private Partnerships: Securing Potential Benefits and Protecting the Public Interest Could Result from More Rigorous Up-front Analysis. GAO-08-1052T, July 24, 2008 (13 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-1052T
Highway Safety: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Implement Changes in the Highway Safety Improvement Program Since SAFETEA-LU. GAO-08-1015T, July 17, 2008 (13 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-1015T
National Airspace System: DOT and FAA Actions Will Likely Have a Limited Effect on Reducing Delays during Summer 2008 Travel Season. GAO-08-934T, July 15, 2008 (31 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-934T
Public Transportation: Improvements Are Needed to More Fully Assess Predicted Impacts of New Starts Projects. GAO-08-844, July 25, 2008 (62 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-844
Safe Routes to School: Progress in Implementing the Program, but a Comprehensive Plan to Evaluate Program Outcomes Is Needed. GAO-08-789, July 31, 2008 (41 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-789
Surface Transportation Programs: Proposals Highlight Key Issues and Challenges in Restructuring the Programs. GAO-08-843R, July 29, 2008 (28 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-843R
Surface Transportation: Principles Can Guide Efforts to Restructure and Fund Federal Programs. GAO-08-744T, July 10, 2008 (29 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-744T
Traffic Safety Programs: Progress, States’ Challenges, and Issues for Reauthorization. GAO-08-990T, July 16, 2008 (31 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-990T
Traffic Safety: NHTSA’s Improved Oversight Could Identify Opportunities to Strengthen Management and Safety in Some States. GAO-08-788, July 14, 2008 (48 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-08-788