GAO Month in Review – March 2009

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Matthieu Desiderio

Here are the latest US Government Accountability Office (US GAO) reports about transportation, published in March 2009.

Coast Guard: Observations on Changes to Management and Oversight of the Deepwater Program. GAO-09-462T, March 24, 2009 (8 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-462T
Commuter Rail: Many Factors Influence Liability and Indemnity Provisions, and Options Exist to Facilitate Negotiations. GAO-09-282, February 24, 2009 (66 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-282
High Speed Passenger Rail: Future Development Will Depend on Addressing Financial and Other Challenges and Establishing a Clear Federal Role. GAO-09-317, March 19, 2009 (102 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-317
Highway Infrastructure: Federal Efforts to Strengthen Security Should Be Better Coordinated and Targeted on the Nation’s Most Critical Highway Infrastructure. GAO-09-57, January 30, 2009 (79 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-57
Highway Trust Fund: Improved Solvency Mechanisms and Communication Needed to Help Avoid Shortfalls in the Highway Account. GAO-09-316, February 6, 2009 (23 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-316
Next Generation Air Transportation System: Issues Associated with Midterm Implementation of Capabilities and Full System Transformation. GAO-09-481T, March 25, 2009 (20 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-481T
Next Generation Air Transportation System: Status of Transformation and Issues Associated with Midterm Implementation of Capabilities. GAO-09-479T, March 18, 2009 (21 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-479T
Responses to Questions for the Record: February 11, 2009, Hearing on the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009. GAO-09-467R, March 10, 2009 (8 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-467R
Transportation Programs: Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation and Congress. GAO-09-435T, March 10, 2009 (22 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-435T
Urban Partnership Agreements: Congestion Relief Initiative Holds Promise; Some Improvements Needed in Selection Process. GAO-09-154, March 25, 2009 (93 pages).
http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/details.php?rptno=GAO-09-154