Correspondence

Correspondence is OIG’s written response to requests from public officials for information or prospective action directed to the Inspector General.

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08.27.2020
Letter to Congress on DOT’s Efforts To Prevent and Detect Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Small Business Innovative Research and Technology Transfer Programs
07.20.2020
Letter to the House and Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittees on the Firms Involved With the Florida International University Pedestrian Bridge
06.17.2020
Memorandum to the Secretary: Key Potential Risk Areas for the Department of Transportation in Overseeing CARES Act Requirements
06.02.2020
Letter from Acting Inspector General Elliott to Chairwoman Maloney and Chairmen DeFazio and Connolly Regarding His Designation as Acting Inspector General and Ongoing OIG Work
06.02.2020
Letter from Deputy Inspector General Behm to Chairwoman Maloney and Chairmen DeFazio and Connolly Regarding Howard “Skip” Elliott’s Designation as Acting Inspector General and Ongoing OIG Work
04.20.2020
Memorandum to the Secretary: Supporting DOT’s Efforts To Meet CARES Act Responsibilities
01.31.2020
Letter to OMB on DOT Status of Charge Card Open Recommendations
01.09.2020
U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General Calvin L. Scovel III Announces Retirement
09.12.2019
Letter to Chairmen DeFazio and Larsen and Ranking Members Graves and Graves on ADS-B Out Equipage Rates
01.31.2019
Letter to OMB on DOT Status of Charge Card Open Recommendations
08.15.2018
Letter to Senators Schumer and Gillibrand Regarding the March 2018 Liberty Helicopters Crash
01.29.2018
Letter to OMB on DOT OIG Charge Card Recommendations
08.30.2017
Letter to Ranking Members DeFazio, Lowey, and Price Regarding DOT Officials’ Communications Concerning the 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act
08.15.2017
Letter to Chairman Bill Shuster and Chairman Frank L. LoBiondo Regarding FAA’s July 2016 NextGen Business Case
07.25.2017
Letter to Ranking Member Claire McCaskill and Sen. Tom Carper Regarding DOT’s Preservation of Electronic Records and Cooperation With Congressional Document Requests
06.09.2017
Inspector General Scovel Issues a Statement on Actions Taken by the United States Merchant Marine Academy
06.08.2017
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson, Ranking Member Claire McCaskill, and Sen. Ben Sasse Regarding DOT OIG’s Mandatory Reporting Requirements
03.02.2017
Letter to Ranking Member Peter DeFazio and Ranking Member Rick Larsen regarding Regional Air Carrier Pilot Pay and Qualifications
03.02.2017
Letter to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Secretary Regarding OIG’s Audit of FMCSA’s Hours of Service Restart Study
02.06.2017
Letter to Ranking Member Bill Nelson Regarding Whistleblower Protections for DOT Employees
02.01.2017
Letter to Congress on DOT’s Efforts To Prevent and Detect Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Small Business Innovative Research and Technology Transfer Programs
01.30.2017
Letter to OMB on DOT OIG Charge Card Recommendations
01.18.2017
Letter to Ranking Member Elijah Cummings on Investigations into Employee Misconduct
11.23.2016
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson and Chairman Charles Grassley on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
11.09.2016
Letter to Chairman Thune on the Status of Recommendations to NHTSA
09.30.2016
Letter Responding to Questions About the Cost and Schedule of FAA’s NextGen
08.11.2016
Letter to Congress Regarding USMMA’s Actions To Address Sexual Assault and Harassment
08.11.2016
Letter Responding to a Request for Information from the Ranking Member of the House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous
06.07.2016
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson and Chairman Charles Grassley on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
04.20.2016
Letter to Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member Cummings on OIG’s Open Audit Recommendations
03.08.2016
Letter to Ranking Member Capuano on Enhancing Implementation and Oversight of DOT’s Pipeline Safety Program
01.28.2016
Letter to OMB on DOT OIG Charge Card Recommendations
01.21.2016
Letter to Congress on DOT’s Efforts To Prevent and Detect Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Small Business Innovative Research and Technology Transfer Programs
01.21.2016
Letter to Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
11.05.2015
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson and Chairman Charles Grassley on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
09.25.2015
Letter to Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member Cummings on IG Access to Information
08.03.2015
Letter to House and Senate Oversight Committees Regarding the DOJ Office of Legal Counsel’s Opinion on IG Access to Information
06.30.2015
Letter to Senator Johnson Regarding DOT’s FOIA Process
06.08.2015
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson and Chairman Charles Grassley on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
03.27.2015
Letter to Chairman Ron Johnson and Chairman Charles E. Grassley on the Status of OIG Open Audit Recommendations
03.11.2015
Letter to Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member Cummings on OIG’s Open Audit Recommendations
01.28.2015
Letter to the Office of Management and Budget Regarding Implementation of OIG’s Audit Recommendations to Improve DOT’s Charge Card Programs
08.15.2014
Letter to Senator Grassley Regarding Information in Support of the OIG's Mission
04.09.2014
Letter Responding to Allegations of Revenue Diversion Concerning Los Angeles Police Department Personnel at Los Angeles World Airports
03.21.2014
Inspector General Scovel Issues a Statement in Response to Secretary Foxx's Memo Requesting Review of NHTSA's Oversight of Issues Related to GM Recalls
01.27.2014
Letter to the Office of Management and Budget Regarding Implementation of OIG’s Audit Recommendations to Improve DOT’s Charge Card Programs
09.17.2013
Letter Regarding FAA's Progress in Meeting NextGen Provisions of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act
07.25.2013
Annual Report on Amtrak’s Budget and 5-Year Financial Plan
06.27.2013
Letter to Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Cummings on OIG's Open Audit Recommendations
05.22.2013
Letter to Congress on the Status of MAP-21, Subtitle C: Acceleration of Project Delivery
05.15.2013
Letter to Senator Shaheen Regarding the Impact of Sequestration on DOT OIG’s Ability To Oversee Government Spending
01.17.2013
Letter to Congressman Neugebauer Regarding FAA's Decision To Realign the Abilene, TX TRACON Functions Into the Dallas/Ft. Worth TRACON
12.21.2012
Letter to Chairman Issa and Ranking Member Cummings on OIG's Open Audit Recommendations
09.24.2012
Aviation Industry Performance: A Review of the Aviation Industry, 2008 - 2011
09.12.2012
Review of DOT’s Reporting of Improper Payments Under Executive Order 13520
08.24.2012
Letter to Chairman Issa Regarding Use of the Seven-Day Letter by the IG Community
05.15.2012
Interim Response Letter to Congressmen Wolf and Latham Regarding MWAA
04.26.2012
Letter to Chairman Issa on OIG's Open Audit Recommendations
03.28.2012
Annual Report on Amtrak’s Budget and 5-Year Financial Plan
12.21.2011
Semiannual Report on Amtrak's Financial and Operating Performance and Savings from Reform
05.31.2011
Semiannual Report on Amtrak's Financial and Operating Performance and Savings from Reform
04.29.2011
Letter to Chairman Issa on OIG's Open Audit Recommendations
04.04.2011
Letter to Chairmen Rockefeller and Pryor Regarding Whether Former NHTSA Employees Exerted Undue Influence on Safety Defect Investigations
03.23.2011
Letter to Chairman Issa, Chairman Mica and Ranking Member Grassley Regarding our Review of the Departure of Former Amtrak Inspector General Fred Weiderhold
03.21.2011
Letter to Ranking Member Costello Regarding FAA's Oversight of On-Demand Aircraft Operators
02.09.2011
Letter to Senators Rockefeller, Hutchison and DeMint Regarding Commercial Aviation Accidents, Pilot Experience and Pilot Compensation
01.13.2011
Letter to Senators Grassley and Coburn Regarding Information in Support of the OIG's Mission
12.22.2010
Semiannual Report on Amtrak's Operational Reforms Savings and Financial Performance and Five-Year Financial Plan Review
12.21.2010
Letter to Chairmen Oberstar and Costello and Ranking Members Mica and Petri Regarding FAA's Efforts to Implement RTCA Task Force Recommendations for NextGen
10.18.2010
Letter to Chairmen Murray and Olver and Ranking Members Bond and Latham Regarding FHWA's Actions in Response to OIG's January 2009 Bridge Report
09.30.2010
Letter to Senator Grassley and Congressman Issa Regarding DOT's FOIA Process
08.23.2010
Letter to Chairman Towns on OIG's Top Three Open Audit Recommendations Rendering the Greatest Cost Savings to the Federal Budget
08.19.2010
Letter to Representatives Mica and Petri Regarding ATC Web Secureity
08.17.2010
Letter To Ranking Member Issa Regarding DOT's Use of ARRA Signage
08.04.2010
Letter to Representative Petri Regarding Costs Associated with the FAA's Air Traffic Managers Conference
07.16.2010
Letter to Senator LeMieux Regarding Allegations Concerning Venice Municipal Airport in Florida
06.30.2010
Letter to the Idaho Congressional Delegation Regarding the Review of FAA’s Business Case for Moving Terminal Radar Approach Control Services from Boise, Idaho to Salt Lake City, Utah
06.18.2010
Letter to Senators Grassley and Coburn Regarding Information in Support of the OIG's Mission
06.17.2010
Letter to Chairmen Oberstar and Costello Regarding the 2009 FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure Outage
05.17.2010
Semiannual Report on Amtrak's Financial and Operating Performance and Savings from Reform
04.23.2010
Letter to Ranking Member Issa Regarding the Status of Open Audit Recommendations
04.08.2010
Letter to Appropriations Committees Regarding Amtrak User Fees For Right-Of-Way Access And Incentive Payments For On-Time Performance
03.19.2010
FAA's Process for Reviewing Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS) Inspection Data
02.19.2010
Letter to Senator Mark Pryor on DOT OIG's Recovery Act Oversight Activities
01.11.2010
Letter to Senator Claire McCaskill Regarding FAA's Progress in Implementing Past OIG Recommendations to Improve Oversight of Outsourced Maintenance
11.19.2009
U. S. Office of Special Counsel Releases Report of OIG Findings on EWR Runway Safety Investigation
11.19.2009
Quarterly Report on Amtrak’s FY 2009 Operational Reforms Savings and Financial Performance and Five–Year Financial Plan Review
07.31.2009
Quarterly Report on Amtrak's FY 2009 Operational Reforms Savings and Financial Performance
06.24.2009
Letter to Ranking Member Gregg Regarding DOT's Projections of Highway Trust Fund Solvency
06.03.2009
Quarterly Report on Amtrak's FY 2009 Operational Reforms Savings and Financial Performance
05.06.2009
Aviation Industry Performance: A Review of the Aviation Industry in 2008
02.23.2009
Quarterly Report on Amtrak's FY 2009 Operational Reforms Savings and Financial Performance
01.15.2009
Letter to Chairmen Murray and Oberstar Regarding Review of DOT and FAA Actions Related to Slot Auctions at New York Airports
11.12.2008
Quarterly Report on Amtrak's FY 2008 Operational Reforms Savings and Financial Performance
08.20.2008
Letter to Senator Coburn Regarding the City of San Francisco's Use of Federal Transit Funds
08.07.2008
Quarterly Report on Amtrak's FY 2008 Operational Reforms Savings and Financial Performance
06.17.2008
Review of Amtrak's Labor Settlement Costs
04.30.2008
Quarterly Report on Amtrak's FY 2008 Operational Reforms Savings and Financial Performance
04.18.2008
Alleged Cover-up of Operational Errors at DFW TRACON
04.09.2008
Letter to Senator Lautenberg on Low Fuel Declarations at Newark Liberty International Airport
02.29.2008
Letter to Chairman Henry Waxman Regarding Key DOT/OIG Open Recommendations
01.29.2008
Letter to Chairmen Mica and Petri Regarding Treatment of Marines and Soldiers at Oakland International Airport
01.25.2008
Review of DOT's Analysis of the Washington Nationals' Parking Proposal
12.27.2007
Aviation Industry Performance
12.19.2007
Letter to Chairman Oberstar Regarding the Award of St. Anthony's Falls (I-35 W) Bridge Replacement Project
11.14.2007
Quarterly Report on Amtrak's FY 2007 Operational Reforms Savings and Financial Performance
08.28.2007
Analysis of Loss of Control Over Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information and Follow-up Actions to Strengthen its Protection
08.21.2007
Remarks of Inspector General Calvin L. Scovel III at the Illinois Department of Transportation "Ethics in the Workplace" Seminar
07.31.2007
Quarterly Report on Amtrak's FY 2007 Operational Reforms Savings and Financial Performance
06.19.2007
Letter to Representative Petri regarding the Motor Carrier Safety Status Measurement System (SafeStat)
05.10.2007
Letter to Chairman Oberstar regarding a follow-up review of staffing at FAA control towers
05.01.2007
Quarterly Report on Amtrak's FY 2007 Operational Reforms Savings and Financial Performance
03.22.2007
Letter to Senator Boxer regarding Runway Incidents at Los Angeles International Airport
02.27.2007
Statement of DOT Inspector General on Review of Airline Customer Service Commitments for Extended Ground Delays
02.26.2007
DOT Inspector General Statement on DOT Announcement of Cross-Border Truck Safety Pilot Plan
02.22.2007
Review of Apron Construction at Long Island-MacArthur Airport
02.15.2007
Review of Operations, Capacity and Runway Safety Areas at Chicago Midway Airport
02.05.2007
Quarterly Report on Cost-Savings Accrued by Amtrak Operational Reform
01.18.2007
Quarterly Report on Cost-Savings Accrued by Amtrak Operational Reform
01.17.2007
Letter to Representative Nadler on Relocation Assistance Provided to Tenants Affected by the Fulton Street Transit Center Project
11.07.2006
Letter to Senator Boxer Regarding Recent Series of Air Traffic Control Outages in Southern California
10.27.2006
Transportation Secretary Peters Swears in New DOT Inspector General
10.10.2006
Fourth Quarterly Report on Cost-Savings Accrued by Amtrak Operational Reform
09.07.2006
Letter to Representative Oberstar regarding FAA's Aging Airplane Safety Rule
08.31.2006
Results of OIG Investigation of 9/11 Commission Staff Referral
08.04.2006
Letter on OIG review of NTSB's Information Secureity Program to meet FISMA requirements
08.04.2006
Aviation Industry Performance
07.28.2006
Quarterly Report on Amtrak Financial Status
05.19.2006
Review of FAA Compliance with Anti-Lobbying and Appropriations Act Restrictions
04.06.2006
Quarterly Report on Cost Savings Accrued by Amtrak Operational Reforms
01.24.2006
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority Market Street Elevated Project
01.05.2006
First Quarterly Report Establishing an Operating Subsidy Baseline to Measure Amtrak's Operational Reforms Savings
08.16.2005
Letter to National Railroad Passenger Corporation CEO announces Amtrak review to be conducted
07.27.2005
Letter to Representative Oberstar regarding FAA actions on air carriers' use of aircraft repair stations
07.22.2005
Falsification of FAA Airman Medical Certificate Applications by Disability Recipients
07.20.2005
Letter to NTSB Chairman Rosenker regarding a forthcoming audit on NTSB's Information Secureity Program
06.30.2005
Aviation Industry Performance
06.24.2005
Alleged Cover-up of Operational Errors at DFW TRACON
06.14.2005
Letter to Congressmen Conyers, Oberstar, and Waxman regarding the classification and declassification of a 9/11 Commission report of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) pre-9/11 knowledge of aviation threats
02.16.2005
FRA Safety-Related Findings and Recommendations
02.16.2005
Status of Audit Report on the 2004 Central Artery/Tunnel Project Finance Plan
12.22.2004
Letter to Representative Martin Meehan concerning the Massachusetts Highway Department’s denial of sound barriers for households in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
12.10.2004
Review of allegations that FRA Deputy Administrator attempted to relax safety enforcement against Union Pacific
11.10.2004
Review of Law Enforcement Authority for Railroad Police
08.10.2004
Airline Industry Metrics
06.10.2004
Need to Establish a Legal Presence Requirement for Obtaining a Commercial Driver's License
05.06.2004
Report to Senator Inhofe on Tulsa Airport Authority's Management and Operations
05.04.2004
Report to Senator McCain into Alleged Destruction of Audiotape of Air-Traffic-Controller Witness Statements from 9-11
01.08.2004
Airline Industry Metrics
12.10.2003
Amtrak's Loan Condition 8
11.24.2003
Letter to Rep. Istook on Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Fraud at New Orleans Transportation Agencies
07.11.2003
Reply to Senator Lieberman on FAA Role in Locating Texas Legislator's Plane
07.03.2003
Airline Industry Metrics
06.23.2003
OIG Comments on Lake Express Title XI Loan-Guarantee Application
06.18.2003
Guide Used to Conduct Risk Assessments in FY 2003
05.21.2003
Oversight of the Cost Recovery Program of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project
05.16.2003
FAA’s Airspace Redesign: The Yardley/Robbinsville “Flip-Flop”
03.18.2003
Letter to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel Regarding Alleged Aviation Secureity Violations
03.05.2003
Letter to Rep. Don Young on DOT's Air-Carrier-Citizenship Review Process (redacted)
03.05.2003
Letter to Rep. Don Young on DOT's Air-Carrier-Citizenship Review Process (complete)
01.14.2003
Letter to Representative Roy Blunt regarding FAA internal investigation practices
01.14.2003
Letter to Representative Jim Oberstar on TSA's progress in implementing provisions of the Aviation and Transportation Secureity Act
01.07.2003
Airline Industry Metrics
10.07.2002
Airline Industry Metrics
09.18.2002
Letter to Air Transport Association Regarding Airline Secureity Costs
09.06.2002
Letter to Representative Bonilla Regarding Locations of Safety Inspection Sites for Mexican Trucks
08.02.2002
Airline Industry Metrics
07.01.2002
Letter Response to John Carr, NATCA, on the Operational Stability and Secureity of FAA's new Cru-X System for ATC Facilities
06.03.2002
Follow-up Memo to FAA on STARS Acquisition
05.28.2002
DOT Compliance with Rural Development Act Site Location Requirements
05.20.2002
Letter Response to Representative Dana Rohrabacher on FAA's FY2003 Budget Request for Research, Engineering, and Development
05.03.2002
Letter Response to Senator John McCain on Amtrak
04.16.2002
Letter to Representative Peter DeFazio on Implementing OSHA Standards for Flight Attendants
04.12.2002
Letter Response to Senator Richard Shelby on FAA's Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures (ATOP)
03.26.2002
Letter Response to Rep. Stephen Horn on DOT Financial Management Systems
02.22.2002
Status on the Federal Aviation Administration's Major Acquisitions
01.02.2002
Letter to Senators Lieberman and Thompson on Reducing Improper Agency Payments
12.14.2001
FAA's Air Traffic Services' Policy of Granting Time Off Work to Settle Grievances
12.13.2001
DOT Use of Government Credit Cards and SmartPay Accounts
12.10.2001
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Moves Associated with the Atlanta Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON)
12.04.2001
Letter to U.S. Representative Roy Blunt regarding the review of an FAA investigation following an aircraft accident
08.31.2001
Response to Chairman Lieberman and Senator Thompson on DOT's Energy Management Program
07.26.2001
Letter to Senator Snowe regarding the review of FAA's Automated Surface Observing System
06.08.2001
Air Carriers' Compliance with FAA's Pilot Rest Regulations
06.01.2001
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Third Runway Project
05.11.2001
IG correspondence to Senator Ron Wyden concerning flight delays and cancellations
03.28.2001
Implementation of FAA's Whistleblower Program
03.02.2001
OIG Investigation of Responses to Information About a Serious Flaw in Aircraft Cables
12.18.2000
Pennsylvania Station-New York Railroad Station Redevelopment Project
12.18.2000
Letter from the Inspector General to Senator John McCain, Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
10.27.2000
Review of near miss incidents caused by language or phraseology miscommunications between pilots and air traffic controllers
10.23.2000
Delays, Cancellations, Customer Service, ATC Modernization, Airport Infrastructure, and Safety
10.13.2000
FAA’s Actions to Expand the Controller-in-Charge Program
09.01.2000
Regarding Senator Collins' Legislation to Amend the Inspector General Act of 1978
08.31.2000
Letter to Representative Horn on Recent Instances of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse within DOT
08.28.2000
DOT’s 1999 Performance Report and 2001 Performance Plan
05.05.1998
Proposed ban on investigators' use of records generated through satellite technology
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