Testimony

The Inspector General and OIG senior executives are routinely asked to testify at congressional oversight hearings held by House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over the Department of Transportation.

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03.27.2019
Perspectives on Overseeing the Safety of the U.S. Air Transportation System
08.09.2018
Perspectives on FRA’s Oversight of the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program and of Federal Funding for the California High-Speed Rail Authority
03.01.2018
Observations on Federal Funding Support for Positive Train Control Implementation
02.27.2018
Perspectives on Maintaining Safety and Enhancing Oversight of a Diverse and Complex Aviation Industry
05.17.2017
Observations on FAA’s Efforts To Implement Reforms and Modernize the National Airspace System
04.05.2017
USMMA’s Efforts To Address Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment
03.16.2017
Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
02.08.2017
Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
06.15.2016
Key Issues Facing FAA’s Air Traffic Controller Workforce
03.16.2016
Budget and Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
03.15.2016
Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
03.08.2016
MARAD′s Efforts To Address Program Management Challenges
02.03.2016
Statement for the Record: FAA’s Efforts to Maintain and Secure Pilot Records
06.23.2015
NHTSA’s Efforts To Identify Safety-Related Vehicle Defects
06.08.2015
Oversight of Major Transportation Projects: Opportunities To Apply Lessons Learned
03.24.2015
Foreign Countries’ Processes for Operating Air Transportation Systems
03.04.2015
FMCSA Oversight and Reauthorization Issues
12.10.2014
FAA's Progress and Challenges in Integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the National Airspace System
11.18.2014
Status of FAA's Efforts to Operate and Modernize the National Airspace System
09.16.2014
NHTSA’s Oversight of Vehicle Safety Defects and Highway Safety Grants
06.25.2014
Progress and Challenges in Meeting Expectations for NextGen
04.02.2014
Identifying and Investigating Vehicle Safety Defects
02.05.2014
FAA’s Implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 Remains Incomplete
01.14.2014
The Success of FAA’s Air Traffic Controller Optimum Training Solution Relies on Sound Contracting and Program Management Practices
10.30.2013
FAA Can Improve the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Its Certification Processes
09.18.2013
Status of DOT’s Actions To Address Subtitle C of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
07.17.2013
FAA’s Progress and Challenges in Advancing the Next Generation Air Transportation System
04.18.2013
The Federal Aviation Administration’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request: Key Issues Facing the Agency
04.16.2013
FAA’s Progress and Challenges in Advancing Safety Oversight Initiatives
03.14.2013
Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
03.05.2013
Top Ten OIG Recommendations for the U.S. Department of Transportation
12.06.2012
A Grants Management Framework and Stakeholder Agreements Are Key to Fully Implementing FRA’s High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program
11.16.2012
Observations on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's Governance
09.20.2012
Investigating Household Goods Fraud
09.12.2012
Update on FAA’s Progress and Challenges in Advancing the Next Generation Air Transportation System
07.18.2012
Update on the Safety and Cost Aspects of the Federal Aviation Administration's Contract Tower Program
05.31.2012
Progress and Challenges With FAA's Facility Consolidation Effort
04.25.2012
The State of Aviation Safety and FAA’s Oversight of the National Airspace System
03.29.2012
Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
03.20.2012
Progress and Challenges in Responding to Key Provisions of the Airline Safety Act
10.05.2011
Federal Aviation Administration's Progress and Challenges in Developing and Transitioning to the Next Generation Air Transportation System
09.14.2011
Federal Railroad Administration's Progress Implementing the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act
07.21.2011
Statement for the Record: FMCSA is Strengthening Motor Carrier Safety Oversight But Further Action and Attention Are Needed
05.24.2011
Air Traffic Control Safety Oversight
05.12.2011
FAA's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request: Key Issues Facing the Agency
05.04.2011
Ensuring ARRA Funds are Spent Appropriately to Maximize Program Goals
02.16.2011
Actions Needed To Meet FAA’s Long-Term Goals for NextGen
07.21.2010
FHWA Has Taken Actions But Could Do More to Strengthen Oversight of Bridge Safety and States' Use of Federal Bridge Funding
04.29.2010
Federal Railroad Administration Faces Challenges in Carrying Out Expanded Role
04.22.2010
Actions Taken and Needed To Improve Management and Oversight of PHMSA’s Hazardous Materials Special Permits and Approvals Program
04.21.2010
Challenges in Meeting FAA’s Long-Term Goals for the Next Generation Air Transportation System
03.18.2010
Weaknesses in DOT's Suspension and Debarment Program Limit its Protection of Government Funds
03.17.2010
The Federal Aviation Administration’s Oversight of On-Demand Aircraft Operators
02.04.2010
Progress and Challenges With FAA's Call to Action for Airline Safety
11.18.2009
Actions Needed to Improve Safety Oversight and Security at Aircraft Repair Stations
10.28.2009
Actions Needed to Meet Expectations for the Next Generation Air Transportation System in the Mid–Term
09.10.2009
PHMSA's Process for Granting Special Permits and Approvals for Transporting Hazardous Materials Raises Safety Concerns
07.29.2009
Challenges in Implementing Performance-Based Navigation in the U.S. Air Transportation System
06.11.2009
Regional Air Carriers and Pilot Workforce Issues
06.10.2009
The Federal Aviation Administration's Role in Safety Oversight of Air Carriers
05.20.2009
Progress and Remaining Challenges in Reducing Flight Delays and Improving Airline Customer Service
04.30.2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: DOT's Implementation Challenges and the OIG's Strategy for Continued Oversight of Funds and Programs
04.29.2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: DOT's Implementation Challenges and the OIG's Strategy for Continued Oversight of Funds and Programs
03.18.2009
Federal Aviation Administration: Actions Needed To Achieve Mid-Term NextGen Goals
03.10.2009
Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
02.11.2009
Key Issues for Reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration
10.07.2008
Testimony to NTSB on January 2, 2008, Victoria, Texas, Motor Coach Accident
09.17.2008
FAA's Certification of the Eclipse EA-500 Very Light Jet
09.11.2008
Status of FAA's Efforts To Develop the Next Generation Air Transportation System
06.25.2008
Actions Needed To Enhance Pipeline Security
06.11.2008
Key Issues Facing the Federal Aviation Administration's Controller Workforce
04.17.2008
Key Safety and Modernization Challenges Facing the FAA
04.10.2008
Key Safety Challenges Facing the FAA
04.09.2008
Status Report on Actions Underway To Address Flight Delays and Improve Airline Customer Service
04.03.2008
Actions Needed to Strengthen FAA's Safety Oversight and Use of Partnership Programs
04.03.2008
Amtrak's Future Outlook and Budgetary Needs
03.11.2008
Cross-Border Trucking Demonstration Project
02.13.2008
Actions Needed To Improve Runway Safety
02.07.2008
FAA's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request: Key Issues Facing the Agency
10.25.2007
Effectiveness of Federal Drunk Driving Programs
10.18.2007
Challenges Facing the U.S. Department of Transportation, Fiscal Year 2008
10.17.2007
Challenges Facing the Implementation of FAA's Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast Program
10.10.2007
The Conversion of Flight Service Stations From FAA to Contract Operations
09.27.2007
Actions Needed to Improve Airline Customer Service and Minimize Long, On-Board Delays
09.26.2007
Actions Needed to Improve Airline Customer Service and Minimize Long, On-Board Delays
09.20.2007
FHWA Can Do More in the Short Term to Improve Oversight of Structurally Deficient Bridges
09.05.2007
Federal Highway Administration's Oversight of Structurally Deficient Bridges
07.17.2007
Falsification of FAA Airman Medical Certificate Applications by Disability Recipients
07.11.2007
Motor Carrier Safety: Oversight of High-Risk Trucking Companies
06.20.2007
Aviation Safety: FAA Oversight of Foreign Repair Stations
05.22.2007
Actions Needed To Further Improve Railroad Safety
05.10.2007
FAA's FY 2008 Budget Request: Key Issues Facing the Agency
05.09.2007
Actions Needed To Reduce Risk With the Next Generation Air Transportation System
05.08.2007
Opportunities To Further Improve Railroad Safety
04.24.2007
Opportunities To Improve Internal Controls Over the Federal Transit Benefit Program
04.20.2007
Actions Needed To Improve Airline Customer Service
04.11.2007
Refocusing Efforts To Improve Airline Customer Service
03.29.2007
Inspector General Testified Before the House Aviation Subcommittee Regarding FAA's Oversight of Outsourced Air Carrier Maintenance
03.21.2007
Inspector General Testifies Before the House Aviation Subcommittee Regarding FAA Financing Proposals
03.13.2007
House Highways and Transit Subcommittee Testimony on Status of Safety Requirements for Cross-Border Trucking With Mexico Under NAFTA
03.08.2007
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Testimony on Status of Safety Requirements for Cross-Border Trucking With Mexico Under NAFTA
03.06.2007
Top Management Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation
02.28.2007
Amtrak's FY 2008 Budget Needs
02.14.2007
FAA's FY 2008 Budget Request: Key Issues Facing the Agency
01.30.2007
Reauthorization of the Federal Railroad Safety Program
09.20.2006
Observations on FAA's Oversight of Aviaton Safety
07.25.2006
Perspectives on the Progress and Actions Needed to Address the Next Generation Air Transportation System
07.13.2006
Lower Manhattan Reconstruction: Lessons Learned from Large Transportation Projects
06.21.2006
Observations on Current and Future Efforts to Modernize the National Airspace System
05.04.2006
Acting Inspector General Testifies On Household Goods Moving Fraud
04.27.2006
Principal Assistant Inspector General for Auditing and Evaluation Testified On Pipeline Safety
03.29.2006
Observations on the Progress and Actions Needed to Address the Next Generation Air Transportation System
03.28.2006
Perspectives on FAA’s FY 2007 Budget Request and the Aviation Trust Fund
03.16.2006
Intercity Passenger Rail and Amtrak
03.16.2006
Pipeline Safety: Progress and Remaining Challenges
11.17.2005
Inspector General Testifies on Aviation Safety
09.21.2005
Reauthorization of Intercity Passenger Rail and Amtrak
07.21.2005
Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Issues
05.26.2005
Outlook for Aviation Delays in the Summer of 2005 and Actions Needed to Mitigate Congestion in the Short- and Long-term
05.12.2005
Intercity Passenger Rail and Amtrak
05.11.2005
Background Checks For Holders of Commercial Drivers Licenses With Hazardous Materials Endorsements
05.04.2005
Perspectives on the Aviation Trust Fund and Financing the Federal Aviation Administration
04.22.2005
Impact of Water Leaks on the Central Artery/Tunnel Project and Remaining Risks
04.21.2005
Reauthorization of Intercity Passenger Rail and Amtrak
04.14.2005
Next Steps for the Air Traffic Organization
04.07.2005
Department of Transportation’s Implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act
04.05.2005
Reauthorization of TEA-21 Safety Programs
12.02.2004
Water Leaks Within the I-93 Tunnels of the Central Artery Project
07.20.2004
Progress and Challenges in Improving Pipeline Safety
06.16.2004
Actions Taken and Actions Needed To Improve Pipeline Safety
06.15.2004
Addressing Controller Attrition: Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Federal Aviation Administration
06.15.2004
Actions Taken and Needed for Improving Pipeline Safety
06.08.2004
Remarks of Inspector General Kenneth Mead at the 2004 National Fraud Awareness Conference
05.18.2004
Short and Long-term Efforts to Mitigate Flight Delays and Congestion
04.28.2004
IG Testifies on FTA Before House Panel
04.22.2004
Key Issues for the Federal Aviation Administration's FY 2005 Budget
04.05.2004
Financial Condition of the Chinese and U.S. Airline Industries
03.17.2004
FAA’s FY 2005 Budget: Opportunities to Control Costs and Improve Effectiveness of Programs
10.30.2003
Observations on Bringing Fiscal Discipline and Accountability to FAA’s Air Traffic Control Modernization Program
10.02.2003
The Future of Intercity Passenger Rail Service and Amtrak
09.24.2003
Safety and Cost Metrics of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Visual Flight Rule Towers
07.22.2003
Controlling Costs and Improving the Effectiveness of Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration Programs
07.17.2003
OIG Supplemental Materials for the House Budget Committee's July 9, 2003 Hearing Record on Opportunities to Control Costs and Improve the Effectiveness of Department of Transportation Programs
07.15.2003
Federal Aviation Administration Efforts to Locate Aircraft N711RD
07.09.2003
Opportunities to Control Costs and Improve the Effectiveness of Department of Transportation Programs
06.05.2003
Title XI Loan Guarantee Program
05.22.2003
IG Testifies Before National Commission on Terrorist Attacks
05.08.2003
Management of Cost Drivers on Federal-aid Highway Projects
04.29.2003
The Future of Intercity Passenger Rail Service and Amtrak
04.09.2003
Cost Control Issues for the Federal Aviation Administration's Operations and Modernization Accounts
04.02.2003
The State of the Aviation Industry and the Federal Aviation Administration
03.13.2003
DOT FY'04 Budget and Management Challenges
02.12.2003
Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration
02.11.2003
The State of the Federal Aviation Administration
02.05.2003
Aviation Security Costs, Transportation Security Administration
11.19.2002
Computer Security Challenges Within the Department of Transportation
09.19.2002
Improving the Delivery of Transportation Projects
08.07.2002
Progress in Implementing Provisions of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act
07.23.2002
Progress in Implementing Provisions of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act
06.27.2002
Implementation of Commercial Motor Carrier Safety Requirements at the U.S.-Mexico Border
06.20.2002
Key Challenges Facing the Transportation Security Administration
06.20.2002
Amtrak's Financial Condition
05.14.2002
IG Remarks before the 2nd National Conference on Highway Construction and Public Transportation Fraud
05.01.2002
Management of Large Highway and Transit Projects
04.17.2002
Key Budget Issues Facing the Transportation Security Administration
04.11.2002
FAA Oversight of Passenger Aircraft Maintenance
03.19.2002
U.S. Coast Guard Budget and Management Issues
03.14.2002
Amtrak's Performance, Budget, and Passenger Rail Service Issues
03.13.2002
FAA's Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Request
03.07.2002
Amtrak’sPerformance, Budget, and Passenger Rail Service Issues
02.28.2002
Progress and Challenges in Implementing the TREAD Act
02.27.2002
Amtrak’s Performance, Budget, and Passenger Rail Service Issues
02.14.2002
U.S. Coast Guard Budget and Management Issues
02.13.2002
Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Program
02.13.2002
Department of Transportation Budget for Fiscal Year 2003
02.05.2002
Key Issues Concerning Implementation of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act
01.23.2002
Challenges Facing TSA in Implementing the Aviation and Transportation Security Act
11.14.2001
Status of Airline Security After September 11, 2001
11.01.2001
Amtrak's Security, Safety, and Financial Issues
10.11.2001
Deployment and Use of Security Technology
09.25.2001
Actions Needed to Improve Aviation Security - Testimony before the Committee on Governmental Affairs and the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, U.S. Senate
09.21.2001
Aviation Security in the United States - Testimony before the House Aviation Subcommittee
09.20.2001
Aviation Security in the United States - Testimony before the joint House-Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee
09.13.2001
Status Report on the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS)
08.02.2001
Update II: Actions to Enhance Capacity and Reduce Delays and Cancellations
07.25.2001
Amtrak's Financial Performance
07.18.2001
Motor Carrier Safety at the U.S.-Mexico Border
06.26.2001
Further Actions Are Needed to Reduce Runway Incursions
06.20.2001
Status Report on Airline Customer Service
06.13.2001
Status Report on the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System
06.13.2001
U.S. Coast Guard Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Request for Modernization
05.10.2001
Air Carrier Flight Delays and Air Passenger Rights
05.03.2001
Actions to Improve the Performance of the National Aviation System
03.21.2001
Amtrak's Financial Performance and Requirements
03.15.2001
Flight Delays and Cancellations
03.14.2001
Federal Aviation Administration Efforts to Develop and Deploy the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System
03.09.2001
Life Safety Issues in Pennsylvania Station Amtrak Tunnels
03.08.2001
DOT Management Challenges
02.14.2001
Management Oversight Issues
02.13.2001
Airline Customer Service Commitment
10.23.2000
Remarks by the DOT Inspector General to the Washington, DC International Aviation Club regarding Delays, Cancellations, Customer Service, ATC Modernization, Airport Infrastructure, and Safety
10.05.2000
Observations on FAA and Industry Efforts to Address Concerns about Aircraft Wiring
09.27.2000
Computer Security Within the U.S. Department of Transportation
09.26.2000
Assessment of Amtrak's Financial Performance and Requirements
09.14.2000
Flight Delays and Cancellations
07.25.2000
Air Carrier Flight Delays and Customer Service
07.20.2000
Internet sales of airline tickets
06.29.2000
Observations on FAA's Satellite Navigation Efforts
06.28.2000
Airline Customer Service Commitment
06.09.2000
Limited Progress in Disposing of Obsolete Vessels
05.24.2000
Limited Progress in Disposing of Obsolete Vessels
05.16.2000
Reauthorization of the Maritime Administration
05.11.2000
Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Program
05.03.2000
Central Artery/Ted Williams Tunnel Project Highlights Need for Effective Federal Oversight
04.13.2000
National Transportation Safety Board - Rapidraft Payment System
04.06.2000
Aviation Security - Federal Aviation Administration
03.22.2000
Program Data Quality in the U.S. Department of Transportation
03.22.2000
Key Safety, Modernization, and Financial Issues Facing FAA
03.16.2000
Testimony on Aviation Security - Federal Aviation Administration
03.15.2000
Deepwater Capability Replacement Project
03.15.2000
Amtrak’s Financial Outlook
03.09.2000
Management Oversight Issues
03.08.2000
Transportation Investment Projects Management and Oversight
03.02.2000
Motor Carrier Safety
03.01.2000
Improving Aviation Safety, Efficiency, and Security: FAA’s Fiscal Year 2001 Request For Research, Engineering, and Development
03.01.2000
Deepwater Capability Replacement Project
02.23.2000
Amtrak's Financial Outlook
02.03.2000
Modernizing the Federal Aviation Administration: Challenges and Solutions
10.28.1999
Amtrak's Financial Outlook
09.30.1999
Financial Data Quality in the U.S. Department of Transportation
09.30.1999
Readiness for the Year 2000 Transportation Sector - Domestic and International
09.30.1999
The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project
09.29.1999
S.1501 The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999
09.09.1999
Readiness for the Year 2000 Aviation Industry - Domestic and Foreign and the Federal Aviation Administration
04.27.1999
Motor Carrier Safety Program
03.25.1999
Air Traffic Control Modernization
03.18.1999
Financial Management at the Federal Aviation Administration
03.15.1999
The Year-2000 Technology Challenge at the Department of Transportation
03.10.1999
Aviation Security - Federal Aviation Administration
03.10.1999
Amtrak's Financial Outlook
03.09.1999
Federal Aviation Administration: Financing and Cost Control
03.09.1999
Air Traffic Control Modernization
03.04.1999
Observations on FAA's Research, Engineering and Development Program
02.25.1999
DOT's 10 Top-Priority Management Issues
02.23.1999
Surface Transportation Safety/Motor Carrier Safety and Related Matters
09.08.1998
Recent Developments in FAA Acquisitions
08.06.1998
DOT/FAA Year-2000 Computer Issues
07.21.1998
Awarding Discretionary Funds in the US. Department of Transportation
05.14.1998
Aviation Security
03.24.1998
Amtrak's Financial Future
03.12.1998
FAA's Research, Engineering and Development program
03.05.1998
Air Traffic Control Modernization
02.12.1998
Statement of The Honorable Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation
02.04.1998
Year-2000 challenges to the air traffic control system
11.13.1997
FAA's runway incursion program
10.17.1997
FAA's plans to use satellite technology for air traffic management
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