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Mass Transit Grants: If Properly Implemented, FTA Initiatives Should Improve Oversight

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Nov. 19, 1992
Report No. RCED-93-8
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Summary:

The $35 billion grants program at the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), which helps state and local authorities build or upgrade mass transit systems, is one of 16 areas in the federal government that GAO has flagged as highly vulnerable to fraud, waste, and abuse. In a series of reports, GAO has examined grant oversight in four FTA regions that receive about 60 percent of FTA's grant funds. This report (1) builds on GAO's earlier work to demonstrate the systemic effect of FTA's weak oversight, (2) assesses recent FTA and legislative initiatives designed to correct oversight problems, and (3) examines the mix of staff between FTA regional offices and headquarters and the agency's use of contractors to conduct oversight activities.

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