The Inspector General for the Department of Transportation (DoT-IG) is charged with monitoring and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse. They are frequently asked by Congress to do investigations and reviews. The DoT-IG issues audit reports, evaluations, and management advisories with findings and recommendations to improve program delivery and performance. For example, in fiscal year 2006, DoT-IG issued 76 audit reports, which identified more than $893 million in financial recommendations.

This is the full listing (with links) of Investigations and News Items related to FAA, as posted by the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General (DoT-IG), from early 2001 until February 2014.

• 02-05-2014 — FAA’s Implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 Remains Incomplete

• 01-31-2014 — Management Advisory on Registration of Aircraft to U.S. Citizen Trustees in Situations Involving Non-U.S. Citizen Trustors and Beneficiaries

• 01-31-2014 — Inspector General Review of Fiscal Year 2013 Drug Control Funds and Performance Summary Reporting – Federal Aviation Administration

• 01-28-2014 — FAA Made Limited Progress in Implementing NextGen Provisions of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012

• 01-14-2014 — The Success of FAA’s Air Traffic Controller Optimum Training Solution Relies on Sound Contracting and Program Management Practices

• 01-09-2014 — Michigan Firm Agrees to Pay $3.825M to the Government to Settle DBE Fraud Claims

• 12-19-2013 — Audit Initiated on FAA’s Organizational Structure

• 12-18-2013 — Review Initiated of FAA’s Fiscal Year 2013 Drug Control Obligation and Performance Summary Reports

• 12-18-2013 — Review Initiated of FAA’s Fiscal Year 2013 Drug Control Obligation and Performance Summary Reports

• 12-18-2013 — FAA Needs To Improve ATCOTS Contract Management To Achieve Its Air Traffic Controller Training Goals

• 12-18-2013 — More Comprehensive Data Are Needed To Better Understand The Nation’s Flight Delays And Their Causes

• 12-18-2013 — FAA’s Safety Data Analysis and Sharing System Shows Progress, but More Advanced Capabilities and Inspector Access Remain Limited

• 12-17-2013 — Tennessee Man Indicted for Making False Statements

• 12-16-2013 — DOT’s FY 2014 Top Management Challenges

• 12-16-2013 — Tennessee Man Sentenced for Flying Without a License

• 12-13-2013 — Quality Control Review of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012

• 11-20-2013 — Florida Man Indicted for Flying Without an Airman Certificate

• 11-19-2013 — North Carolina Resident Indicted for Piloting Aircraft without License

• 11-14-2013 — Commercial Pilot Sentenced for Flying An Aircraft While Under the Influence of Alcohol

• 11-14-2013 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Progress in Reducing Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Accidents

• 11-04-2013 — Former Aerospace Company Owner Convicted for Fraudulent Aircraft Part Repairs

• 10-30-2013 — FAA Can Improve the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Its Certification Processes

• 10-22-2013 — Former Aircraft Parts Salesman Sentenced for Falsifying Aircraft Parts Records

• 09-30-2013 — Company Owner Sentenced to 84 Months for Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials

• 09-26-2013 — Management Advisory: Suspended or Debarred Firms Are Listed on State DBE Directories as Eligible for DBE Participation

• 09-23-2013 — DOT Does Not Fully Comply With Requirements of the Reducing Over-Classification Act

• 09-23-2013 — Former Carson Helicopter Director of Maintenance Pleads Guilty

• 09-20-2013 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of the Hazardous Materials Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program

• 09-17-2013 — Letter Regarding FAA’s Progress in Meeting NextGen Provisions of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act

• 08-27-2013 — FAA’s Controller Scheduling Practices Can Impact Human Fatigue, Controller Performance, and Agency Costs

• 08-27-2013 — FAA Is Making Progress but Improvements in Its Air Traffic Controller Facility Training Are Still Needed

• 08-20-2013 — Oregon Pilot Charged for Falsifying his Airman’s Medical Applications

• 08-15-2013 — FAA Has Made Progress Fielding ERAM, but Critical Work on Complex Sites and Key Capabilities Remains

• 07-17-2013 — FAA’s Progress and Challenges in Advancing the Next Generation Air Transportation System

• 07-11-2013 — Owner of Trucking Firm Agrees to Civil Settlement for DBE Fraud

• 07-03-2013 — California Man Convicted for Endangering Safety of Passenger Aircraft

• 07-01-2013 — Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Piloting an Aircraft Without Certification

• 06-28-2013 — Florida Pilot Charged for Falsifying his Airman’s Medical Applications and a Bill of Sale with the FAA

• 06-27-2013 — FAA’s Civil Aviation Registry Lacks Information Needed for Aviation Safety and Security Measures

• 06-20-2013 — FAA Lacks a Reliable Model for Determining the Number of Flight Standards Safety Inspectors It Needs

• 06-18-2013 — French National Sentenced for Fraud in Boarding Commercial Aircraft in Philadelphia

• 05-30-2013 — Virginia Pilot Sentenced to Jail for False Statements to Federal Aviation Administration on Medical Certificate Application

• 05-29-2013 — FAA’s Acquisition Strategy for Terminal Modernization Is at Risk for Cost Increases, Schedule Delays, and Performance Shortfalls

• 05-22-2013 — Louisiana Man Indicted for Making False Statements

• 05-17-2013 — Owner of Staten Island-based Construction Company Sentenced for Her Role in a DBE Scheme

• 05-15-2013 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Efforts To Address Runway Incursions

• 05-14-2013 — Tennessee Citizen Indicted for Piloting Aircraft Without Certification

• 05-09-2013 — Former Aircraft Parts Repair Facility Salesman Indicted for Falsifying Maintenance Certificates

• 05-08-2013 — Frenchman Pleads Guilty for Impersonation of an Air France Pilot

• 05-06-2013 — North Carolina Pilot Pleads Guilty to False Statements on FAA Medical Certificate

• 05-01-2013 — FAA Continues To Face Challenges in Implementing a Risk-Based Approach for Repair Station Oversight

• 04-26-2013 — Commercial Pilot Convicted for Flying an Aircraft While Under the Influence of Alcohol

• 04-23-2013 — Frenchman Using Fake ID and Uniform Charged for Entering USAIR Cockpit

• 04-23-2013 — Weaknesses in the Department’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Limit Achievement of Its Objectives

• 04-22-2013 — Philadelphia Resident Sentenced to Jail for Fake Bomb Threat at Airport

• 04-18-2013 — ARRA Lessons Learned: Opportunities Exist for FAA To Further Improve Its Oversight of Airport Grant Payments

• 04-18-2013 — The Federal Aviation Administration’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request: Key Issues Facing the Agency

• 04-17-2013 — Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty for Shining a Laser Light at a Police Helicopter

• 04-16-2013 — FAA’s Progress and Challenges in Advancing Safety Oversight Initiatives

• 04-09-2013 — Audit Initiated of the Costs and Controls Associated With the 2012 FAA/NATCA Collective Bargaining Agreement

• 04-01-2013 — FAA Mechanic Sentenced for Theft of his FAA Issued Tools

• 03-27-2013 — Improvements to DOT’s Governance Processes Are Needed To Enhance Oversight of Major IT Investments

• 03-26-2013 — Pennsylvania Man Convicted in False Aircraft Inspection Scheme

• 03-25-2013 — Audit Initiated of New Participants in FAA’s Airport Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

• 03-14-2013 — Audit Initiated of DOT’s Oversight of Long, On-Board Flight Delays

• 03-13-2013 — Follow-Up Audit Initiated on DOT’s Suspension and Debarment Program

• 03-05-2013 — Top Ten OIG Recommendations for the U.S. Department of Transportation

• 02-27-2013 — FAA’s Efforts To Track and Mitigate Air Traffic Losses of Separation Are Limited by Data Collection and Implementation Challenges

• 02-22-2013 — Chicago Contractor Sentenced in a DBE Fraud Scheme

• 02-20-2013 — Private Pilot Pleads Guilty to Providing False Statements to the FAA

• 02-14-2013 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Progress in Meeting the NextGen Provisions of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012

• 02-14-2013 — Growth of Domestic Airline Code Sharing Warrants Increased Attention

• 02-13-2013 — Audit Initiated of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012

• 02-01-2013 — Former Carson Helicopter Executive Indicted for Fraud and Endangering the Safety of Aircraft in Flight

• 02-01-2013 — Office of Inspector General’s Review of FAA’s Fiscal Year 2012 Drug Control Funds and Performance Summary Reporting

• 01-31-2013 — FAA and Industry Are Advancing the Airline Safety Act, but Challenges Remain To Achieve Its Full Measure

• 01-23-2013 — Virginia Pilot Pleads Guilty for False Statements to Federal Aviation Administration on Medical Certificate Applications

• 01-23-2013 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Information Security Controls of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast System

• 01-17-2013 — Hawaii Resident Sentenced for Illegally Shipping Fireworks

• 01-17-2013 — Letter to Congressman Neugebauer Regarding FAA’s Decision To Realign the Abilene, TX TRACON Functions Into the Dallas/Ft. Worth TRACON

• 01-16-2013 — Construction Project Manager Sentenced for His Role in a Large DBE Fraud Scheme on New York Area FAA Funded Project

• 01-14-2013 — Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty for False Explosive Threat at Airport

• 12-21-2012 — Audit Initiated of Air Traffic Controller Productivity Initiatives

• 12-19-2012 — FAA Has Not Adequately Implemented Security Requirements for Its En Route Automation Modernization System

• 12-17-2012 — Three Massachusetts Men Sentenced for DBE Fraud

• 12-13-2012 — Review Initiated of FAA’s Fiscal Year 2012 Drug Control Obligation and Performance Summary Reports

• 12-10-2012 — Modesto Man Ordered to Repay FAA $60,000 for Damage Caused to Modesto Airport During Copper Cable Thefts

• 12-06-2012 — Revoked South Florida Repair Station Shop Supervisor Sentenced to Prison for Aircraft Parts Conspiracy

• 12-05-2012 — Virginia Pilot Indicted for False Statements to FAA on Medical Certificate Applications

• 11-30-2012 — IMPACT Magazine

• 11-16-2012 — Observations on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s Governance

• 11-14-2012 — Quality Control Review of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2011

• 11-05-2012 — Pennsylvania Man Charged for Calling in Fake Explosive Threat at PHL Airport

• 11-05-2012 — Contract Towers Continue To Provide Cost-Effective and Safe Air Traffic Services, but Improved Oversight of the Program Is Needed

• 10-30-2012 — Former Operations Manager Pleads Guilty to Recklessly Endangering Aircraft

• 10-29-2012 — Southern California Chemical Processing Company Sentenced for Providing False Statements Related to Aircraft Parts

• 10-23-2012 — Florida Pilot Sentenced for Falsification of his FAA Airman Medical Certificate Application

• 10-22-2012 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of Unmanned Aircraft Systems

• 10-18-2012 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Surface Surveillance Programs for Runway Safety

• 10-18-2012 — Multiple Individuals Sentenced for their Roles in an Aircraft Parts Conspiracy

• 10-11-2012 — Georgia Aviation Consultant Sentenced for Producing Fraudulent FAA Supplemental Type Certificates

• 10-10-2012 — Former Northern California Company Owner Charged in Superceding Indictment For Fraudulent Aircraft Repairs

• 10-10-2012 — South Florida Woman Sentenced for Her Participation in a Fraudulent Aircraft Parts Conspiracy

• 10-09-2012 — Audit Initiated on the Effects of Limited Competition on Airline Flight Delays and Cancellations

• 10-05-2012 — Jacksonville Man Indicted For Shining Laser at a Police Helicopter

• 09-24-2012 — Aviation Industry Performance: A Review of the Aviation Industry, 2008 – 2011

• 09-21-2012 — Sole Proprietor of Massachusetts DBE Company Pleads Guilty to DBE Fraud

• 09-17-2012 — Two South Florida Residents Sentenced in a Fraudulent Aircraft Parts Conspiracy

• 09-14-2012 — Revoked South Florida Repair Station Shop Supervisor Convicted at Trial for Aircraft Parts Conspiracy

• 09-13-2012 — Weaknesses In Program And Contract Management Contribute To ERAM Delays And Put Other NextGen Initiatives At Risk

• 09-12-2012 — Update on FAA’s Progress and Challenges in Advancing the Next Generation Air Transportation System

• 09-10-2012 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of the Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program

• 09-10-2012 — Former Employee of Aviation Company Guilty of Transporting Stolen Property

• 09-05-2012 — Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to DBE Fraud

• 08-29-2012 — Hawaii Resident Pleads Guilty to Illegally Shipping Fireworks

• 08-23-2012 — Pennsylvania Man Indicted for Attempting to Board Plane with Explosives

• 08-22-2012 — FAA Has Not Effectively Implemented its Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Program

• 08-22-2012 — Iowa Man Sentenced for Falsifying His Pilot Flight Log

• 08-16-2012 — FAA Employee Convicted for Theft

• 08-14-2012 — Pennsylvania Aircraft Repair Company Indicted For Aircraft Parts Fraud; Company Official Arrested

• 08-10-2012 — South Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Aircraft Parts Fraud Conspiracy

• 08-09-2012 — Revoked South Florida Repair Station President, Vice-President, and General Manager Plead Guilty to Aircraft Parts Conspiracy

• 08-08-2012 — California Man Guilty of Submitting a False Document to the FAA

• 08-06-2012 — Modesto Man Sentenced To Prison For Modesto Airport Copper Wire Theft

• 08-01-2012 — Challenges With Implementing Near-Term NextGen Capabilities at Congested Airports Could Delay Benefits

• 08-01-2012 — South Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to a Fraudulent Aircraft Parts Conspiracy

• 07-31-2012 — Project Manager Pleads Guilty to Mail/Wire Fraud Conspiracy in Connection with DBE Fraud Scheme

• 07-23-2012 — Aviation Consultant Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy

• 07-19-2012 — Audit Initiated of Underlying Causes for FAA’s Limited NextGen Progress

• 07-19-2012 — Long Term Success of ATSAP Will Require Improvements In Oversight, Accountability, and Transparency

• 07-18-2012 — Three South Florida Residents Sentenced in a Fraudulent Aircraft Parts Conspiracy

• 07-18-2012 — Update on the Safety and Cost Aspects of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Contract Tower Program

• 07-17-2012 — The Success of FAA’s Long-Term Plan for Air Traffic Facility Realignments and Consolidations Depends on Addressing Key Technical, Financial, and Workforce Challenges

• 07-06-2012 — Chicago Contractor Pleads Guilty to a DBE Fraud Scheme

• 07-02-2012 — Southern California Chemical Processing Company Pleads Guilty

• 06-29-2012 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of Los Angeles International Airport Revenue Use

• 06-27-2012 — South Florida Airline Pilot Sentenced for Falsification of his FAA Airman’s Medical Certificate

• 06-12-2012 — Florida Pilot Pleads Guilty For Falsification of his FAA Airman’s Medical Application

• 06-04-2012 — Massachusetts Company Owner Pleads Guilty to DBE Fraud

• 05-31-2012 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Air Traffic Controller Scheduling Practices

• 05-31-2012 — Progress and Challenges With FAA’s Facility Consolidation Effort

• 05-24-2012 — South Florida Aircraft Parts Inspector Pleads Guilty to a Fraudulent Aircraft Parts Conspiracy

• 05-17-2012 — Southern California Chemical Processing Company Charged for Falsification of Aircraft Parts

• 05-15-2012 — South Florida Individuals Plead Guilty to a Fraudulent Aircraft Parts Conspiracy

• 05-15-2012 — Interim Response Letter to Congressmen Wolf and Latham Regarding MWAA

• 05-14-2012 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) Program

• 05-14-2012 — California Men Pled Guilty to Conspiring to Steal Copper Wires from Modesto Airport

• 05-09-2012 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Efforts to Streamline Its Processes for Implementing New Performance-Based Flight Procedures

• 05-04-2012 — Former Air Traffic Controller Sentenced for Worker’s Compensation Fraud

• 05-04-2012 — Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Falsifying His Pilot Flight Log

• 04-25-2012 — Former Executive of Peruvian Airline Sentenced for Fixing Fuel Surcharge Rates on Air Cargo Shipments

• 04-25-2012 — Florida Airline Transport Pilot Convicted for Falsification of His FAA Airman’s Medical Certificate

• 04-25-2012 — The State of Aviation Safety and FAA’s Oversight of the National Airspace System

• 04-23-2012 — Status of Transformational Programs and Risks to Achieving NextGen Goals

• 04-18-2012 — Former FAA Aviation Safety Inspector Sentenced for Accepting Illegal Gratuities

• 04-16-2012 — Audit Initiated of Air Carrier Flight Delays and Cancellations

• 04-12-2012 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Implementation of the Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) System

• 04-05-2012 — South Florida Men Sentenced To Jail Time and Ordered to Pay $1.45 Million in Restitution In Aircraft Parts Fraud Conspiracy

• 04-04-2012 — FAA Employee in Oklahoma Charged in Theft Case

• 03-30-2012 — Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Operating an Aircraft Without An Airman’s Certificate

• 03-28-2012 — FAA’s Contracting Practices are Insufficient to Effectively Manage its Systems Engineering 2020 Contracts

• 03-28-2012 — Sixteen South Florida Aircraft Company Employees Indicted In a Conspiracy To Commit Aircraft Parts Fraud

• 03-20-2012 — Progress and Challenges in Responding to Key Provisions of the Airline Safety Act

• 03-16-2012 — Former Cessna Employee Sentenced to 18 Months Incarceration for Selling Stolen Aircraft Parts on Ebay

• 03-09-2012 — Former Cargolux Airlines Executives Sentenced for Price Fixing

• 03-09-2012 — Audit Initiated to Review the Security Controls over FAA’s ATCSCC

• 03-06-2012 — Refinements to DOT’s Management of the Highway Trust Fund’s Solvency Could Improve the Understanding and Accuracy of Shortfall Projections

• 03-05-2012 — Former FAA Employee Sentenced for Theft of Unearned U.S. Military Pay

• 02-24-2012 — Virginia Pilot Sentenced for Flying with a Revoked Pilot Certificate

• 02-16-2012 — Florida Pilot Indicted for Falsification of His FAA’s Airman Medical and Student Pilot Certificate

• 02-15-2012 — Business Owner Sentenced for Sale of Counterfeit Integrated Circuits to the U.S. Government

• 02-10-2012 — ARRA Job Data Reporting for FAA Programs—Lessons Learned for Improving Accuracy and Transparency for Future Job Reporting

• 02-07-2012 — Audit Initiated to Follow-up on FAA’s ATCOTS Contract Challenges

• 02-03-2012 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Controller Facility Training Program

• 01-27-2012 — Colton Harris-Moore AKA “The Barefoot Bandit” Sentenced

• 01-26-2012 — South Florida Men Convicted in Connection with Aircraft Parts Fraud

• 01-17-2012 — FAA Certified Designated Airworthiness Representative and Aviation Mechanic Indicted For Conspiring To Falsify An Aircraft Inspection

• 01-13-2012 — Audit Initiated of the Federal Aviation Administration Fiscal Years 2012 and 2011 Financial Statements

• 01-13-2012 — Former Air Traffic Controller Convicted of Workers’ Compensation Fraud

• 01-12-2012 — Enhanced Oversight of Staffing and Training at FAA’s Critical Facilities is Needed to Maintain Continuity of Operations

• 12-20-2011 — Georgia Aviation Consultant Indicted for Producing Fraudulent FAA Supplemental Type Certificates

• 12-20-2011 — New Approaches Are Needed to Strengthen FAA Oversight of Air Carrier Training Programs and Pilot Performance

• 12-15-2011 — Missouri Man Indicted for Fraud and Flying without a Pilot’s License

• 12-14-2011 — Independent Aviation Consultant Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud Involving Fraudulent FAA Certificate

• 11-22-2011 — Co-Founder of a Luxury Charter Jet Company Sentenced

• 11-21-2011 — Former Cessna Employee Pleads Guilty to Selling Stolen Aircraft Parts on Ebay

• 11-18-2011 — South Florida Man Sentenced In Aircraft Parts Fraud Scheme

• 11-14-2011 — Quality Control Review of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2011 and 2010

• 11-04-2011 — Former Commercial Airline Pilot Sentenced for Operating a Common Carrier Under the Influence of Alcohol

• 11-01-2011 — Owner of San Francisco Export Company Charged with the Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials

• 10-27-2011 — FAA Safety Inspector Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes Over Seven Year Period

• 10-27-2011 — Florida Woman Sentenced for Trafficking Counterfeit High Tech Devices

• 10-25-2011 — Sentence Handed Down in VisionTech Components, LLC Sales of Counterfieit Integrated Circuits Case

• 10-05-2011 — Federal Aviation Administration’s Progress and Challenges in Developing and Transitioning to the Next Generation Air Transportation System

• 10-03-2011 — Pilot Pleads Guilty to False Statement after Conducting an Illegal Charter Flight to North Carolina

• 09-29-2011 — Six Individuals Charged with Making Fraudulent Aircraft Repairs

• 09-29-2011 — More Rigorous Oversight is Needed to Ensure Venice Municipal Airport Land Sales and Leases are Used Appropriately

• 09-20-2011 — Co-founders of Luxury Air Charter Company Sentenced for Operating Illegal Charter Flights and Causing Plane Crash in New Jersey

• 09-12-2011 — FAA and Industry Are Taking Action To Address Pilot Fatigue, But More Information On Pilot Commuting Is Needed

• 09-08-2011 — Aviation Mechanic Sentenced for Role in Fraudulent Parts Repairs

• 09-07-2011 — Audit Initiated of Departmental Review Processes for FAA’s High-Risk Major Systems Acquisitions

• 08-26-2011 — South Florida Men Sentenced and Another Pleads Guilty in Connection with Aircraft Parts Fraud

• 08-22-2011 — Former Pilot of Luxury Charter Jet Company Sentenced for Illegal Flights and Falsifying Safety Records

• 08-17-2011 — The Owner and the Chief Inspector of a South Florida FAA Repair Station Sentenced for Aircraft Parts Fraud

• 08-16-2011 — North Carolina Civil Engineer Sentenced for Fraud Involving Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Projects

  A civil engineer is sentenced to jail time for fraudulent use of a state seal to secure $4.3M in FAA AIP funds for a small airport near Clemson University. The fraud enabled commencement of construction (and erosion/siltation, which impacted neighboring properties and a nearby lake) without required environmental reviews.

• 08-16-2011 — Former Charter Jet Company Director Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud the FAA by Using Unqualified Pilots

• 08-04-2011 — FAA Oversight Is Key For Contractor-Owned Air Traffic Control Systems That Are Not Certified

• 08-03-2011 — FAA Policies and Plans are Insufficient to Ensure an Adequate and Effective Acquisition Workforce

• 08-03-2011 — Georgia Pilot Sentenced for Making A False Statement on his FAA Airman Medical Certificate

• 06-29-2011 — FAA Needs To Strengthen Its Risk Assessment and Oversight Approach for Organization Designation Authorization and Risk-Based Resource Targeting Programs

• 06-21-2011 — Audit Initiated of the Management of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

• 06-17-2011 — United Express Pilot Found Guilty of Operating an Aircraft Under the Influence of Alcohol

• 06-17-2011 — South Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Aircraft Parts Fraud

• 06-17-2011 — Colton Harris Moore “The Barefoot Bandit” Pleads Guilty to Multi-State Crime Spree

• 06-15-2011 — FAA’s Approach To SWIM Has Led To Cost And Schedule Uncertainty And No Clear Path For Achieving NextGen Goals

• 06-09-2011 — FAA Needs to Strengthen Controls Over the 2009 FAA/NATCA Collective Bargaining Agreement

  In summer 2009, FAA finally agreed to a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the controllers Union, NATCA; this ended years of acrimonious impasse, after FAA had unilaterally imposed the ‘Whitebook’ in September 2006. However, past history shows FAA lacks controls to avoid substantial cost overruns. This DoT-IG report confirmed that problem applies still to the 2009 CBA, and made four recommendations to FAA.

• 06-07-2011 — Texas Man Sentenced for Making a False Statement to the Federal Aviation Administration

• 06-03-2011 — South Florida Aircraft Parts Broker Employee Pleads Guilty To Aircraft Parts Fraud

• 05-31-2011 — Aviation Mechanic Convicted for Role in Fraudulent Parts Repairs

• 05-31-2011 — South Florida FAA Repair Station Owner and His Chief Inspector Pled Guilty to Aircraft Parts Fraud on A Commercial Aircraft

• 05-31-2011 — Three Massachusetts Men Indicted for DBE Fraud on FAA Funded Residential Soundproofing Contracts

• 05-25-2011 — Pennsylvania Certified Flight Instructor Sentenced for Falsifying Medical Certificate

• 05-24-2011 — Air Traffic Control Safety Oversight

• 05-23-2011 — Quality Control Review of Single Audit on the Port Authority of New Jersey and New York

• 05-20-2011 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s En Route Automation Modernization Program Information Security Controls

• 05-19-2011 — FAA Must Strengthen Its Cost and Price Analysis Processes to Prevent Overpaying for Noncompetitive Contracts

• 05-19-2011 — Audit Initiated of Follow-Up Review of FAA and Industry Efforts To Enhance Airline Safety in Response to the Colgan Air Accident

• 05-19-2011 — Jury Convicts North Carolina Civil Engineer for Fraud Involving Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Projects

• 05-13-2011 — City of Palmer (Alaska) Pays $857,000 False Claims Settlement Regarding Usage of Airport Funds

• 05-12-2011 — FAA’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request: Key Issues Facing the Agency

• 05-11-2011 — Audits Initiated of FAA’s Metric to Track Air Traffic Losses of Separation and Implementation of Air Traffic Safety Action Program

• 05-04-2011 — Ensuring ARRA Funds are Spent Appropriately to Maximize Program Goals

• 04-15-2011 — Quality Control Review on the Vulnerability Assessment of FAA’s Operational Air Traffic Control System

• 04-14-2011 — Audit Initiated of DOT’s Administration of its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

• 04-07-2011 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Aviation Safety Inspector and Analyst Staffing

• 04-06-2011 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Contract Tower Program

• 04-06-2011 — Cost in Support of the Kabul Afghanistan Airport Infrastructure Improvement and Capacity Building Project are Supported and Valid

• 03-30-2011 — FAA Must Improve Its Controller Training Metrics To Help Identify Program Needs

• 03-21-2011 — Letter to Ranking Member Costello Regarding FAA’s Oversight of On-Demand Aircraft Operators

• 03-16-2011 — Former Commercial Airline Pilot Charged with Operating a Common Carrier Under the Influence of Alcohol

• 03-15-2011 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Program

• 03-11-2011 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Terminal Automation Modernization Program

• 02-28-2011 — FAA Did Not Ensure Revenue was Maximized at Denver International Airport

• 02-25-2011 — Former FAA Employee Sentenced for Embezzlement

• 02-23-2011 — Quality Control Review of Single Audit on the City and County of San Francisco

• 02-23-2011 — Quality Control Review of Single Audit on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

• 02-22-2011 — Audit Initiated of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2011 and 2010

• 02-22-2011 — Philadelphia Flight Instructor Pleads Guilty for the Falsification of his Application for a FAA Medical Certificate

• 02-17-2011 — FAA Fulfilled Most ARRA Requirements in Awarding Airport Grants

• 02-16-2011 — Actions Needed To Meet FAA’s Long-Term Goals for NextGen

• 02-09-2011 — Letter to Senators Rockefeller, Hutchison and DeMint Regarding Commercial Aviation Accidents, Pilot Experience and Pilot Compensation

• 02-07-2011 — FAA A&P Mechanic Sentenced to Three Years Probation for Falsifying Aircraft Parts Repairs and Aircraft Inspections

• 01-31-2011 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Air Traffic Facility Realignment

• 01-31-2011 — Virginia Pilot Sentenced for Falsifying Aircraft Maintenance Records

• 01-20-2011 — Massachusetts Man Indicted for Illegally Transporting Ammunition Primers on Passenger Aircraft

• 01-07-2011 — Philadelphia Flight Instructor Charged with False Statements

• 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

• 12-21-2010 — Audit Initiated of the Security and Controls over the Civil Aviation Registry Systems – Federal Aviation Administration

• 12-16-2010 — FAA Needs To Improve Risk Assessment Processes For Its Air Transportation Oversight System

• 12-16-2010 — Follow-Up Review Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of Foreign and Domestic Repair Stations

• 12-10-2010 — FAA Needs To Implement More Efficient Performance-Based Navigation Procedures and Clarify the Role of Third Parties

• 12-01-2010 — Improper Payments Identified in FAA’s Airport Improvement Program

• 11-19-2010 — Two Michigan Construction Firms Agree to Pay $1.4 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims

• 11-15-2010 — Jury Convicts Two Company Executives for Operating an Illegal Luxury Charter Jet Company

• 11-10-2010 — Quality Control Review of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2009

• 10-28-2010 — New York Flight Delays Have Three Main Causes, but More Work Is Needed To Understand Their Nationwide Effect

• 10-27-2010 — FAA Mechanics Plead Guilty and are Sentenced for Falsifying Aircraft Parts Repairs and Inspections

• 10-22-2010 — Audit Initiated of Controller Staffing and Training at Critical Air Traffic Control Facilities

• 10-22-2010 — ARRA Websites Vulnerable to Hackers and Carry Security Risks

• 10-19-2010 — Airport Improvement Project Manager Indicted on Mail and Wire Fraud

• 10-12-2010 — FAA Faces Significant Risks in Implementing the Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast Program and Realizing Benefits

• 10-07-2010 — Former Aircraft Parts Supplier Sentenced for Fraud Involving Aircraft Parts

• 09-30-2010 — FAA’s Air Traffic Controller Optimum Training Solution Program: Sound Contract Management Practices are Needed to Achieve Program Outcomes

• 09-29-2010 — Southern California Electron Tube Distributor Charged with Fraud Involving Aircraft Parts and Wire Fraud

• 09-27-2010 — FAA Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing $123,774 from the U.S. Government

• 09-27-2010 — Quality Control Review of Single Audit on the City of Charlotte, North Carolina

• 09-27-2010 — Former Pilot of Defunct Private Jet Company Admits to Defrauding the FAA and Flying Illegal Charter Flights

• 09-14-2010 — Audit Initiated on the Progress and Problems Implementing the En Route Automation Modernization Program Federal Aviation Administration

• 09-03-2010 — FAA Employee Arrested for Theft of Government Property

• 09-02-2010 — Polar Air Cargo LLC Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Air Cargo Shipments

• 08-30-2010 — Audit Announcement for the Vulnerability Assessment of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Operational Air Traffic Control System

• 08-30-2010 — North Carolina Man Sentenced to 22 Months in Jail for Fraudulent Medical Review Officer Scheme

• 08-25-2010 — Improvements in Cost-Plus Award-Fee Processes are Needed To Ensure Millions Paid in Fees are Justified

• 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 Security

• 08-17-2010 — Audit Initiated on FAA’s Oversight of Code Share Programs Federal Aviation Administration

• 08-10-2010 — FAA Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic Pleads Guilty to Aircraft Parts Fraud

• 08-04-2010 — Letter to Representative Petri Regarding Costs Associated with the FAA’s Air Traffic Managers Conference

• 07-21-2010 — Review of FAA’s Call to Action Plan for Runway Safety

• 07-16-2010 — Letter to Senator LeMieux Regarding Allegations Concerning Venice Municipal Airport in Florida

• 07-15-2010 — Pilot Sentenced for Making False Statements on His Medical Application

• 07-14-2010 — Man Sentenced for Illegal Transportation of Hazardous Materials

• 07-07-2010 — Parts Brokers Sentenced to 30 Months Incarceration and Ordered to Pay Over $1,936,500 for Aircraft Parts Fraud

• 07-01-2010 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Expenditures for Airport Improvements at the Kabul Afghanistan International Airport

• 06-30-2010 — Former FAA Employee Sentenced to 42 Months Imprisonment for Scheme to Steal Excess Government Property

• 06-18-2010 — Information Security and Privacy Controls Over the Airmen Medical Support Systems

• 06-17-2010 — South Florida Repair Station Owner Jailed for Aircraft Parts Fraud

• 06-17-2010 — Letter to Chairmen Oberstar and Costello Regarding the 2009 FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure Outage

• 06-16-2010 — Timely Actions Needed to Advance the Next Generation Air Transportation System

• 06-08-2010 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Implementation of RTCA’s NextGen Task Force Recommendations

• 06-02-2010 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of Venice Municipal Airport Revenues

• 05-05-2010 — Audit Initiated on the Adequacy of Measures Taken To Address the Solvency of the Highway Trust Fund

• 04-21-2010 — Challenges in Meeting FAA’s Long-Term Goals for the Next Generation Air Transportation System

• 04-09-2010 — Audit Initiated on the Federal Aviation Administration’s Award of Systems Engineering 2020 Contracts

• 04-01-2010 — Review of Screening, Placement, and Initial Training of Newly Hired Air Traffic Controllers

• 03-25-2010 — Florida FAA Certified Repair Station Owner Sentenced For Aviation Parts Fraud

• 03-24-2010 — South Florida Repair Station Owner Pleads Guilty To Aircraft Parts Fraud

• 03-19-2010 — FAA’s Process for Reviewing Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS) Inspection Data

• 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

• 03-16-2010 — Audit Initiated of the Costs and Controls Associated With the 2009 FAA/NATCA Contract

• 03-16-2010 — Pennsylvania County Officials Charged in Corruption Probe Involving DOT Contracts

• 03-11-2010 — South Florida Repair Station Owner Pleads Guilty To Aircraft Parts Fraud

• 02-25-2010 — South Florida FAA Repair Station Owner Charged With Aircraft Parts Fraud

• 02-22-2010 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Fiscal Years 2010 and 2009 Financial Statements

• 02-18-2010 — Drug Testing Company and its Owner Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud Charges

• 02-16-2010 — FAA’s Oversight of American Airlines’ Maintenance Programs

• 02-09-2010 — Florida Aircraft Parts Manufacturer Sentenced to Over 3 Years Imprisonment and Ordered to Pay $1-3 Million in Restitution

• 02-04-2010 — Progress and Challenges With FAA’s Call to Action for Airline Safety

• 01-11-2010 — Letter to Senator Claire McCaskill Regarding FAA’s Progress in Implementing Past OIG Recommendations to Improve Oversight of Outsourced Maintenance

• 01-07-2010 — Final Report on the Department of Transportation’s Suspension and Debarment Program

• 12-08-2009 — Audit Initiated of Security and Controls of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast System

• 12-04-2009 — Former Hazardous Materials Handler Sentenced to 18 Months Imprisonment and Ordered to Pay $211,000 in Restitution

• 12-04-2009 — Former Florida Repair Station Owner Sentenced to 12 months Imprisonment

• 11-30-2009 — Final Report on DOT’s Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Continued Management Attention Is Needed to Address Oversight Vulnerabilities

• 11-23-2009 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Acquisition Workforce

• 11-19-2009 — U. S. Office of Special Counsel Releases Report of OIG Findings on EWR Runway Safety Investigation

• 11-19-2009 — Audit Initiated of the Review of Job Creation Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

• 11-18-2009 — Reposting of Redacted Audit: Security at Aircraft Repair Stations

• 11-18-2009 — Actions Needed to Improve Safety Oversight and Security at Aircraft Repair Stations

• 11-18-2009 — Audit Announcement Initiated on the Review of FAA’s Efforts To Improve Its System for Tracking Controller Training

• 11-13-2009 — Quality Control Review of Audited Financial Statements for FY 2009 and FY 2008, Federal Aviation Administration

• 11-02-2009 — Review of FAA’s Progress in Enhancing Air Traffic Control Systems Security

• 10-28-2009 — Actions Needed to Meet Expectations for the Next Generation Air Transportation System in the Mid–Term

• 10-27-2009 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Progress in Developing and Implementing the Next Generation Air Transportation System Transformational Programs

• 10-23-2009 — Audit Initiated of Pilot Training and Regional Airlines

• 10-21-2009 — Status of the Aviation Rulemaking Committee’s 77 Initiatives for Reducing Delays in the New York Area

• 10-21-2009 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Revised National Airspace Certification Procedures

• 10-19-2009 — Audit Initiated of Commercial Aviation Accidents, Pilot Experience, and Pilot Compensation

• 09-21-2009 — Quality Control Review of Single Audit on the City of Phoenix, Arizona

• 09-17-2009 — Civil Complaint Filed Against Michigan Attorney Regarding Prohibited Solicitations Following Air Carrier Accident

• 09-17-2009 — Dutch Airline Executive Sentenced to Eight Months in Jail for Fixing Prices on Air Cargo Shipments and Fined $20,000

• 09-08-2009 — Former New York Pilot Pleads Guilty to Forging FAA Airworthiness Certificate

• 09-03-2009 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Process for Awarding ARRA Grants for Airport Projects

• 08-19-2009 — Indiana Man Sentenced to 51 Months Imprisonment and $906,000 in Restitution for the Willful Destruction of an Aircraft and Sending False Distress Calls

• 08-06-2009 — ARRA Advisory: FAA’s Process for Awarding ARRA Airport Improvement Program Grants

• 07-29-2009 — Challenges in Implementing Performance-Based Navigation in the U.S. Air Transportation System

• 07-16-2009 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Organization Designation Authorization and Risk-Based Resource Targeting

• 07-14-2009 — Audit Initiated of FAA Regulations and Airline Policies Regarding Crew Rest Requirements and Fatigue Issues Federal Aviation Administration

• 07-13-2009 — Report on On-Demand Operators: Less Stringent Safety Requirements and Oversight than Large Commercial Air Carriers

• 07-10-2009 — FAA Certified Mechanic Falsified Records at Pennsylvania Maintenance School

• 07-07-2009 — Charter Flights Director of Defunct Private Jet Company Admits Using Unqualified Pilots

• 06-29-2009 — Air Traffic Control: Potential Fatigue Factors

• 06-29-2009 — Former FAA Employee’s Brother Convicted in Government Property Theft Scheme

• 06-22-2009 — Owner of Former FAA Repair Station Sentenced to $403,289 in Restitution and 3-Years Probation

• 06-22-2009 — Co-Founder of Charter Jet Company Admits Running Commercial Flights Without License

• 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

• 06-08-2009 — Training Failures Among Newly Hired Air Traffic Controllers

• 05-26-2009 — Owner of New Jersey Airport Pleads Guilty to Charge of Theft of $375,000 AIP Funds

• 05-20-2009 — Progress and Remaining Challenges in Reducing Flight Delays and Improving Airline Customer Service

• 05-14-2009 — FAA Is Not Realizing the Full Benefits of the Aviation Safety Action Program

• 05-06-2009 — Aviation Industry Performance: A Review of the Aviation Industry in 2008

• 05-04-2009 — Review of Web Applications Security and Intrusion Detection in Air Traffic Control Systems

• 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 — DOT OIG Economic Recovery Oversight Plan

• 04-29-2009 — American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: DOT’s Implementation Challenges and the OIG’s Strategy for Continued Oversight of Funds and Programs

• 04-23-2009 — Controller Staffing at Key California Air Traffic Control Facilities

• 03-24-2009 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Air Traffic Controller Optimum Training Solution Program

• 03-24-2009 — FAA’s Process for Reporting and Investigating Operational Errors

• 03-18-2009 — Federal Aviation Administration: Actions Needed To Achieve Mid-Term NextGen Goals

• 03-17-2009 — Former New York FAA Electronics Engineer Sentenced in a Travel Voucher Fraud Scheme

• 03-06-2009 — Former New Jersey FAA Supervisor Sentenced to Two Years Imprisonment for Accepting Bribes from an FAA Contractor

• 03-03-2009 — Actions Taken and Needed to Improve FAA’s Runway Safety Area Program

• 02-20-2009 — Audit Initiated of the Oversight of RNP Third-Party Agreements Federal Aviation Administration

• 02-12-2009 — Audit Initiated of DOT’s Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008 Financial Statements

• 02-11-2009 — Audit Initiated of the Federal Aviation Administration Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008 Financial Statements

• 02-11-2009 — Key Issues for Reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration

• 02-04-2009 — Charter Jet Company Officials Arrested in Connection with a 2005 Plane Crash

• 01-29-2009 — Notification of Review of Oversight Challenges Associated with Economic Stimulus Funding for Transportation Projects

• 01-15-2009 — Letter to Chairmen Murray and Oberstar Regarding Review of DOT and FAA Actions Related to Slot Auctions at New York Airports

• 12-15-2008 — FAA’s Management and Maintenance of Air Traffic Control Facilities

• 11-19-2008 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Process for Screening, Placing, and Training Newly Hired Air Traffic Controllers

• 11-14-2008 — Air Traffic Control Specialist Sentenced to 78 Months Imprisonment for Charges of Child Pornography

• 11-13-2008 — Quality Control Review of Audited Financial Statements for FY 2008 and FY 2007, Federal Aviation Administration

• 11-10-2008 — Quality Control Review of Audited Financial Statements for FY 2008 and FY 2007, Federal Aviation Administration’s Administrative Services Franchise Fund

• 10-29-2008 — Florida Pilot Convicted for Falsifying FAA Medical Application

• 10-24-2008 — New York Man Pleads Guilty to Impersonating an FAA Agent

• 10-08-2008 — DOT’s Information Security Program

• 10-07-2008 — Interim Report on Award-Fee Criteria for FAA’s System Engineering and Technical Assistance II (SETA-II) Contract

• 10-03-2008 — Florida Pilot Arrested for Falsifying FAA Medical Application

• 09-30-2008 — Air Carriers’ Outsourcing of Aircraft Maintenance

• 09-30-2008 — FAA’s Progress and Challenges in Meeting FTI Transition Goals

• 09-26-2008 — Observations on Short-Term Capacity Initiatives

• 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

• 09-04-2008 — Pennsylvania Aircraft Maintenance Operator Sentenced for Falsifying Maintenance Records and Stealing Aircraft Parts Scheme

• 08-29-2008 — Audit Initiated of the System-Wide Information Management Program

• 08-27-2008 — Nebraska Pilot Sentenced to 16 Months Imprisonment for Making False Statements on his Application for FAA Airmen Medical Certificate

• 08-04-2008 — Former CEO of Houston Flight Management Company Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Logbook Entry

• 07-18-2008 — Florida Aircraft Owner Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Maintenance Records

• 07-09-2008 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of Denver International Airport Revenues

• 06-30-2008 — Audit Initiated of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s Special Permits and Approvals Program

• 06-30-2008 — Review of FAA’s Oversight of Airlines and Use of Regulatory Partnership Programs

• 06-24-2008 — Audits Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of Air Carrier Operations

• 06-18-2008 — Audit Initiated of Air Traffic Controller Staffing at FAA Facilities in California

• 06-12-2008 — Audit Initiated of Improper Payments in the Airport Improvement Program (AIP)

• 06-11-2008 — Key Issues Facing the Federal Aviation Administration’s Controller Workforce

• 06-10-2008 — Florida Pilot Sentenced for Falsifying his Immigration Status on his Airman and Medical Applications

• 06-05-2008 — Review of the Air Traffic Controller Facility Training Program

• 06-02-2008 — Audit Initiated of the Web Applications Security in Air Traffic Control Systems

• 05-28-2008 — Interim Report: Award-Fee Criteria for the National Airway Systems Contract

• 05-13-2008 — Small Community Air Service Development Program

• 05-06-2008 — Audit Initiated of the JPDO’s Progress Toward the Next Generation Air Transportation System

• 04-29-2008 — Florida Pilot Pleads Guilty to Fraud Relating to his Airman Application and Immigration Status

• 04-25-2008 — Owner of Tennessee Aircraft Sales Company Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison for Falsifying Aircraft Maintenance Logbooks

• 04-24-2008 — Review of Reported Near Mid-Air Collisions in the New York Metropolitan Airspace

• 04-18-2008 — Alleged Cover-up of Operational Errors at DFW TRACON

• 04-17-2008 — Key Safety and Modernization Challenges Facing the FAA

• 04-14-2008 — Air Traffic Control Modernization: FAA Faces Challenges in Managing Ongoing Projects, Sustaining Existing Facilities, and Introducing New Capabilities

• 04-10-2008 — Key Safety Challenges Facing the FAA

• 04-09-2008 — Letter to Senator Lautenberg on Low Fuel Declarations at Newark Liberty International Airport

• 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

• 03-21-2008 — Assessment of FAA’s Cost Accounting System and Practices

• 03-04-2008 — Missouri Owner of Helicopter Sales/Rebuilding Firm Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Charges after Selling Damaged Helicopters

• 03-03-2008 — Las Vegas Commercial Helicopter Pilot Sentenced for Falsification of FAA Airman Medical Applications

• 03-03-2008 — Use of the National Airspace System (NAS)

• 02-28-2008 — Audit Initiated of Information Security and Privacy Controls over FAA’s Medical Support System

• 02-27-2008 — Interim Report On Award-Fee Criteria for the National Airspace System Implementation Support II Contract and Bridge Contract

• 02-26-2008 — Assessment of FAA’s Risk-Based System for Overseeing Aircraft Manufacturers’ Suppliers

• 02-13-2008 — Actions Needed To Improve Runway Safety

• 02-12-2008 — FAA Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribing Former FAA Employee

• 02-11-2008 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of Airlines’ Regulatory Partnership Programs and Internal Review Process

• 02-07-2008 — FAA’s Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request: Key Issues Facing the Agency

• 02-04-2008 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Use of Non-Competitive Contracts and Price and Cost Analysis

• 01-29-2008 — FAA Aviation Safety Inspector Pleads Guilty to Theft in False Military Leave Scheme

• 01-29-2008 — Letter to Chairmen Mica and Petri Regarding Treatment of Marines and Soldiers at Oakland International Airport

• 01-25-2008 — Review of FAA’s Final Monitor Aid Tool at Denver’s Terminal Radar Approach Control Center

• 01-14-2008 — FAA’s Implementation of Runway Status Lights

• 01-07-2008 — Audit Initiated of Potential Controller Fatigue Factors at Chicago Air Traffic Control Facilities

• 12-27-2007 — Aviation Industry Performance

• 12-05-2007 — Audit Initiated of Training Failure Rates Among Newly Hired Air Traffic Controllers

• 11-13-2007 — Quality Control Review of the FAA Administrative Services Franchise Fund’s FY07 and FY06 Financial Statements

• 11-09-2007 — Quality Control Review of FAA’s FY07 and FY06 Financial Statements

• 11-05-2007 — Audit Initiated of the FAA’s Process for Investigating and Reporting Operational Errors

• 10-31-2007 — FAA Needs to Improve ASDE-X Management Controls to Address Cost Growth, Schedule Delays, and Safety Risks

• 10-26-2007 — Audit Announcement–Audit of FAA’s Runway Safety Area Improvement Program

• 10-26-2007 — Prioritization of Airport Improvement Program Funding

• 10-18-2007 — Former FAA Senior Advisor Pleads Guilty To Theft for Filing False Travel Vouchers

• 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

• 09-28-2007 — FAA’s Actions Taken to Address Allegations of Unsafe Maintenance Practices at Northwest Airlines

• 09-27-2007 — Actions Needed to Improve Airline Customer Service and Minimize Long, On-Board Delays

• 09-27-2007 — Review Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of Commuter and On-Demand Operators

• 09-26-2007 — Actions Needed to Improve Airline Customer Service and Minimize Long, On-Board Delays

• 09-25-2007 — Actions Needed to Minimize Long, On-Board Flight Delays

• 09-13-2007 — FAA’s Oversight of Inactive Airport Improvement Program Grant Obligations

• 09-07-2007 — Review of Congressional Earmarks Within Department of Transportation Programs

• 08-15-2007 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast Program

• 08-08-2007 — California Air Ambulance Pilot Sentenced for Falsification of FAA Airman Medical

• 07-17-2007 — Falsification of FAA Airman Medical Certificate Applications by Disability Recipients

• 07-12-2007 — Former Commercial Pilot Pleads Guilty to Falsifying FAA Medical Forms

• 07-12-2007 — Owner of Tennessee Aircraft Sales Company Convicted of Wire Fraud

• 06-21-2007 — Aviation Repair Station Owner Convicted of Improper Repair and Service of Aircraft Propellers

• 06-20-2007 — Aviation Safety: FAA Oversight of Foreign Repair Stations

• 06-20-2007 — Employee of Aerospace Metals Company Ordered to Pay $213,402 in Restitution In Aerospace Parts Fraud Case

• 06-18-2007 — Review of Reported Near Mid-Air Collisions in the New York Metropolitan Airspace

• 06-18-2007 — FAA’s Management and Maintenance of Air Traffic Control Facilities

• 06-13-2007 — Former FAA Supervisor at the William J. Hughes Technical Center Pleads Guilty in Contract Fraud Scheme

• 06-12-2007 — Former Official Of Michigan Aircraft Parts Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Charges Of Conspiracy To Commit Aircraft Parts Fraud

• 06-01-2007 — Florida Pilot Sentenced For Making False Statements On Medical Forms

• 05-24-2007 — Progress Has Been Made in Reducing Runway Incursions, but Recent Incidents Underscore the Need for Further Proactive Efforts

• 05-21-2007 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Air Traffic Controller Facility Training Program

• 05-21-2007 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Implementation of Runway Status Lights

• 05-18-2007 — Interim Report on Controls Over the Federal Aviation Administration’s Conversion of Flight Service Stations to Contract Operations

• 05-10-2007 — FAA’s FY 2008 Budget Request: Key Issues Facing the Agency

• 05-10-2007 — Letter to Chairman Oberstar regarding a follow-up review of staffing at FAA control towers

• 05-09-2007 — Actions Needed To Reduce Risk With the Next Generation Air Transportation System

• 04-20-2007 — Actions Needed To Improve Airline Customer Service

• 04-17-2007 — Former Boston Maine Airways Corporation Official Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Financial Documents in 2005 Filings to DOT

• 04-11-2007 — Refocusing Efforts To Improve Airline Customer Service

• 04-11-2007 — Audit Initiated of Short-Term Capacity Initiatives

• 04-03-2007 — FAA Safety Manager Fined for Making Statement on FAA Application

• 04-02-2007 — Consultant Jailed in Philadelphia International Airport Fraud Case

• 04-02-2007 — Former Quality Assurance Manager for Aircraft Parts Distributor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charges Involving Aircraft Parts Fraud

• 03-30-2007 — Audit Initiated of DOT’s Information Security Program

• 03-30-2007 — Employee of Aerospace Metals Company Sentenced for Falsifying Tests Results

• 03-29-2007 — Inspector General Testified Before the House Aviation Subcommittee Regarding FAA’s Oversight of Outsourced Air Carrier Maintenance

• 03-22-2007 — Letter to Senator Boxer regarding Runway Incidents at Los Angeles International Airport

• 03-21-2007 — Inspector General Testifies Before the House Aviation Subcommittee Regarding FAA Financing Proposals

• 03-20-2007 — Former Air Ambulance Pilot Convicted of Falsifying His Medical Certificate Application

• 03-16-2007 — Review of Staffing at FAA’s Combined Radar Approach Control and Tower With Radar Facilities

• 03-15-2007 — Contractors Agree to Pay $11.75 Million in Michigan DBE Fraud Case

• 03-14-2007 — Florida Pilot Convicted of Making False Statements

• 03-14-2007 — Aircraft Mechanic Barred From Working in Aviation Industry For Five Years

• 03-12-2007 — Miami International Airport Contractor Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison For DBE Fraud

• 03-09-2007 — Florida Aircraft Parts Supplier Ordered Jailed For 78 Months For Falsely Certifying Aircraft Parts

• 02-22-2007 — Review of Apron Construction at Long Island-MacArthur Airport

• 02-20-2007 — California Aircraft Parts Brokerage Firm and its Manager Sentenced for Fraud and Conspiracy Involving Fraudulent Representation of Aircraft Parts

• 02-16-2007 — Owners of Florida Aerospace Metals Supplier Jailed and Fined For Supplying Customers with Sub-Standard Metals

• 02-15-2007 — Review of Operations, Capacity and Runway Safety Areas at Chicago Midway Airport

• 02-14-2007 — FAA’s FY 2008 Budget Request: Key Issues Facing the Agency

• 02-12-2007 — Joint Planning and Development Office: Actions Needed to Reduce Risks With the Next Generation Air Transportation System

• 02-09-2007 — FAA Continues to Make Progress in Implementing its Controller Workforce Plan, But Further Efforts are Needed in Several Key Areas

• 02-05-2007 — Emergency Transportation Services Contract: Lessons Learned From the 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes

• 01-24-2007 — Florida Design and Engineering Firm Pays $6.4 Million to Settle False Claims Act Claims

• 01-19-2007 — Employee of Aerospace Metals Company Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Test Results

• 01-17-2007 — FAA Debars Former Advertising Firm Executive Involved in Airport Concessions Contract Fraud

• 12-20-2006 — Two Oklahoma Men Convicted for Records Falsification in Connection With Improper Aircraft Engine Overhauls

• 12-19-2006 — Former Montana Airport Director Sentenced for Bribery Involving Land Sale to Missoula International Airport

• 12-13-2006 — Oversight of Airport Improvement Program Hurricane Grants

• 12-12-2006 — Audit Initiated of Users of the Air Traffic Control System

• 12-06-2006 — Former Employee of a Florida Aerospace Metals Supplier Sentenced for False Statements

• 12-06-2006 — San Francisco Student Pilot Sentenced for Falsification of His FAA Airman’s Medical Application

• 11-28-2006 — Two Montana Helicopter Repair Companies and Owner Indicted on Fraud Charges

• 11-27-2006 — FAA Safety Manager Pleads Guilty to False Statement on FAA Application

• 11-21-2006 — Follow-up Review: Performance of U.S. Airlines in Implementing Selected Provisions of the Airline Customer Service Commitment

• 11-20-2006 — Florida Aircraft Parts Supplier Convicted on Fraud Charges in Connection with False Certifications on Flight-Critical Parts

• 11-17-2006 — Miami International Airport Contractor Convicted of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Fraud

• 11-15-2006 — DOT FY’06 and FY’05 Consolidated Financial Statements

• 11-14-2006 — Quality Control Review of FAA’s FY06 and FY05 Consolidated Financial Statements

• 11-13-2006 — FAA FY’06 Administrative Services Franchise Fund Financial Statements

• 11-07-2006 — Letter to Senator Boxer Regarding Recent Series of Air Traffic Control Outages in Southern California

• 11-03-2006 — Philadelphia Airport Advertising Supplier Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

• 10-13-2006 — Former Air Traffic Controller Pleads Guilty to Explosives Violation in Colorado

• 09-28-2006 — FAA’s Management of and Controls Over Memorandums of Understanding

• 09-27-2006 — Former Company Official and Consultant Plead Guilty in Corruption Scheme Involving FAA-regulated Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) Concession Contracts

• 09-21-2006 — Audit of FAA’s RESULTS National Contracting Service

• 09-20-2006 — Observations on FAA’s Oversight of Aviaton Safety

• 09-15-2006 — Former Employee of Asbestos Monitoring Company Jailed for Violating the Clean Air Act on a FAA-Funded Airport Project

• 09-07-2006 — Letter to Representative Oberstar regarding FAA’s Aging Airplane Safety Rule

• 08-31-2006 — Wisconsin Student Pilot Pleads Guilty to Submitting a False Statement

• 08-04-2006 — Owner Of Florida Import/Export Company Sentenced To Forfeit Two Private Aircraft For Illegally Transporting Radioactive Hazardous Materials (HazMat)

• 08-04-2006 — Aviation Industry Performance

• 08-03-2006 — Use of Airport Revenues by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

• 07-28-2006 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Prioritization of Airport Improvement Program Funds

• 07-26-2006 — Illinois Man Pleads Guilty To Flying a Helicopter Without A Valid Pilot’s License And Falsifying An Application For Airman’s Medical Certificate

• 07-25-2006 — Perspectives on the Progress and Actions Needed to Address the Next Generation Air Transportation System

• 07-21-2006 — Audit Initiated of DOT’s Information Security Program

• 07-17-2006 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Air Traffic Control Modernization Efforts

• 07-11-2006 — Review of FAA’s Actions To Address Mold at the Detroit Metropolitan Air Traffic Control Tower Facility

• 07-10-2006 — California Aircraft Parts Brokerage and Manager are Convicted of Conspiracy and Fraud Involving Misrepresentation of Aircraft Parts

• 06-30-2006 — Internal Controls Over Payments For Emergency Disaster Relief Transportation Services

• 06-29-2006 — Two Montana Businessmen Plead Guilty in Connection with Fraudulent $603,000 Land Sale to Missoula International Airport

• 06-21-2006 — Report on the Air Traffic Organization’s Management Controls Over Credit Hours

• 06-21-2006 — Observations on Current and Future Efforts to Modernize the National Airspace System

• 06-15-2006 — Audit Announced of FAA’s Oversight of Inactive Airport Improvement Program Grant Obligations

• 06-14-2006 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Progress in Implementing Key Elements of Controller Workforce Plan

• 06-07-2006 — Former Iowa Aircraft Maintenance Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Forging Inspector’s Signature on Aircraft Maintenance Logs

• 05-26-2006 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Progress in Transitioning to the FTI Program

• 05-19-2006 — Small Communities Aviation Delays and Cancellations

• 05-19-2006 — Review of FAA Compliance with Anti-Lobbying and Appropriations Act Restrictions

• 05-19-2006 — Former Montana Airport Director Pleads Guilty in Connection with Fraudulent $603,000 Land Sale to Missoula International Airport

• 05-17-2006 — New Jersey Construction Contract Company and CEO Suspended for Deceptive Business Practices

• 05-09-2006 — Review of FAA’s Actions To Address Runway Incursions at Boston Logan, Chicago O’Hare, and Philadelphia International Airports

• 05-08-2006 — Controls Over the Federal Aviation Administration’s Conversions of Flight Service Stations to Contract Operations

• 05-01-2006 — Former FAA Contract Air Traffic Controller Indicted on Federal Charges in Connection with Colorado Bombings

• 04-27-2006 — FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure Program: FAA Needs To Take Steps To Improve Management Controls and Reduce Schedule Risks

• 04-18-2006 — Former Air Carrier Flight Procedures Instructor Pleads Guilty to Falsifying FAA Airman Certificates

• 04-06-2006 — Air Ambulance Operator and Mechanic Indicted for Aircraft Parts Fraud

• 04-05-2006 — Former Air Traffic Controller Contractor Arrested on Federal Explosive Charges in Connection with Colorado Bombings

• 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

• 03-24-2006 — Oklahoma Aviation Mechanic Sentenced to Pay $57,500 in Case involving Improper Engine Overhauls

• 03-10-2006 — Former Commercial Pilot Jailed for Operating an Aircraft While Intoxicated

• 03-06-2006 — Former Executive of Advertising Company Pleads Guilty in Corruption Scheme Involving $15 Million in Philadelphia Airport Concession Contracts

• 03-02-2006 — Guilty Plea in Philadelphia Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Fraud Case

• 02-21-2006 — Certified Airline Transport Pilot for California Charter Flight Company Pleads Guilty to Charges of Falsifying Pilot Evaluations

• 02-15-2006 — Asbestos Removal Contractor Ordered to Pay Over $500,000 for Clean Air Act Violations In Connection with Fraud on Buffalo-Niagara Airport Expansion Project

• 02-14-2006 — New Approaches Needed in Managing the Physical Security of FAA Facilities and the DOT Headquarters Building

• 01-20-2006 — Internal Controls Over the Emergency Disaster Relief Transportation Services Contract

• 12-15-2005 — Review of Air Carriers’ Use of Non-Certificated Repair Facilities

• 12-07-2005 — FAA Has Opportunities To Reduce Academy Training Time and Costs by Increasing Educational Requirements for Newly Hired Air Traffic Controllers

• 11-28-2005 — Two Officials of California Aircraft Parts Brokerage Firm Sentenced to Combined 22 Years in Jail and Ordered to Pay Nearly $5.5 Million in Case Involving Substitution of Flight-Critical Parts

• 11-21-2005 — Final Defendant is Sentenced in $100 Million Wisconsin Bid-Rigging Scheme

• 11-17-2005 — Inspector General Testifies on Aviation Safety

• 11-15-2005 — Quality Control Review of the Audited Balance Sheet for FY 2005 for FAA Administrative Services Franchise Fund

• 11-14-2005 — Quality Control Review of Audited Financial Statements for FY 2005 AND FY 2004 for Federal Aviation Administration

• 10-28-2005 — Company Enters “No Contest” In Clean Air Act Violation Case Involving FAA Contractor

• 10-26-2005 — Former Commercial Pilot Pleads Guilty to Operating an Aircraft While Intoxicated

• 10-25-2005 — California Aircraft Parts Manufacturing Company Pays $2.5 Million in Civil Settlement under Suspected Unapproved Parts (SUPs) Case

• 10-14-2005 — Helicopter Mechanic Sentenced for Making False Statements on Maintenance Records

• 10-12-2005 — Management Advisory: Accounting and Financial Reporting of Related Hurricane Costs

• 10-06-2005 — Audit initiated of Oversight Efforts for Hurricane Relief and Recovery Activities

• 09-30-2005 — Midway Atoll Cost Sharing

• 09-30-2005 — Audit of the Management of Land Acquired Under Airport Noise Compatibility Programs

• 09-26-2005 — Arizona Man Sentenced, Ordered to Pay $24,700 Involving Aircraft Parts Fraud Scheme

• 09-22-2005 — Quality Control Review of KPMG’s Notice of Finding and Recommendation,

• 09-20-2005 — Owner of California Aircraft Brokerage Firm Pleads Guilty in Case Involving Falsely Certified General Aviation Aircraft Inspections

• 09-19-2005 — Pennsylvania Company Owner Jailed Seven Years and Ordered to Pay Over $652,000 for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Fraud and Other Schemes

• 09-12-2005 — Owner of Two Pennsylvania Engineering Companies Gets Three Years in Jail and Ordered to Pay $321,360 for Leading an Airport Billing Scam

• 09-09-2005 — Follow-up Review of Airline Customer Service Commitments Announced

• 09-02-2005 — Quality Control Review of the Report on Controls over the Delphi Financial Management System, DOT

• 08-25-2005 — Undocumented Alien Formerly Working as an Aircraft Mechanic at an FAA-Certificated Repair Station Sentenced and to be Deported

• 08-18-2005 — Audit initiated on Federal Aviation Administration’s Oversight of Airport Revenue

• 08-15-2005 — Two Former Aircraft Mechanics at FAA-Certified Repair Station Sentenced

• 08-10-2005 — Owner of Florida Import/Export Company Charged with Illegally Transporting Radioactive Hazardous Materials (HazMat)

• 08-05-2005 — Washington Man Sentenced to 31 Days in Jail for Flying without Valid Airman Certificate

• 08-03-2005 — Audit announced of FAA’s Airport Surface Detection Equipment-Model X Program

• 08-01-2005 — Colorado Flight Training Company Settles Over Contract Dispute Involving Falsely Supported Travel Claims

• 07-29-2005 — Follow-Up Audit Announced of FAA’s Management of and Controls over Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)

• 07-27-2005 — Letter to Representative Oberstar regarding FAA actions on air carriers’ use of aircraft repair stations

• 07-25-2005 — Second Manager for Michigan Aircraft Parts Manufacturing Company Pleads Guilty in Case Involving Nonconforming Parts for Military Aircraft

• 07-25-2005 — Former Montana Airport Director Gets Ten Years in Prison for Embezzling $654,000 in Airport Funds

• 07-22-2005 — Falsification of FAA Airman Medical Certificate Applications by Disability Recipients

• 07-21-2005 — Chicago’s O’Hare Modernization Program

• 07-18-2005 — Audit announced on FAA’s Joint Planning and Development Office

• 07-18-2005 — Defendants charged with lying to the Federal Aviation Administration about disqualifying medical conditions and criminal histories in order to obtain pilot’s licenses

• 07-15-2005 — Review of the RESULTS Multiple-Award Procurement Program

• 07-14-2005 — Dewitt Jackson “Jack” Maxwell and Arthur E. Teele, Jr. charged with conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering

• 06-30-2005 — Aviation Industry Performance

• 06-30-2005 — FAA’s En Route Modernization Program Is On Schedule But Steps Can Be Taken to Reduce Future Risks

• 06-29-2005 — Former Professor Receives Over Three Years in Prison For Embezzling Nearly $1 Million from a DOT-funded Research Center

• 06-27-2005 — Two Former Repair Station Mechanics Sentenced and to be Deported in Undocumented Alien Case

• 06-27-2005 — Manager of Michigan Aircraft Parts Manufacturing Company Pleads Guilty in Case Involving Nonconforming Parts for Military Aircraft

• 06-24-2005 — Alleged Cover-up of Operational Errors at DFW TRACON

• 06-22-2005 — FAA’s Air Traffic Organization Controls over Credit Hours

• 06-22-2005 — Three Former Repair Station Mechanics Sentenced in Undocumented Alien Case

• 06-22-2005 — Pennsylvania Company Owner Found Guilty in Philadelphia Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Fraud Scheme

• 06-21-2005 — The OIG plans to conduct an audit of the FAA’s Controller-in-Charge (CIC) program.

• 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

• 06-03-2005 — FAA Safety Oversight of an Air Carrier Industry in Transition

• 06-02-2005 — Illinois Company and Employee Plead Guilty to Shipping Undeclared Hazardous Materials (HazMat) on Commercial Aircraft

• 06-02-2005 — Statement on FAA’s New York TRACON Assessment

• 05-31-2005 — Additional Guilty Plea in Case of Undocumented Aliens Employed by FAA Repair Station

• 05-26-2005 — Report on Controller Staffing: Observations on FAA’s 10-Year Strategy for the Air Traffic Controller Workforce

• 05-26-2005 — Outlook for Aviation Delays in the Summer of 2005 and Actions Needed to Mitigate Congestion in the Short- and Long-term

• 05-26-2005 — Status of FAA’s Major Acquisitions: Cost Growth and Schedule Delays Continue To Stall Air Traffic Modernization

• 05-23-2005 — Former Air Traffic Controller Jailed for Lying on Airman Medical Certification Applications

• 05-19-2005 — Audit initiated on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Carriers’ Outsourcing of Aircraft Maintenance

• 05-13-2005 — Airspace Redesign Efforts Are Critical To Enhance Capacity but Need Major Improvements

• 05-13-2005 — Flight Instructor Sentenced for Falsely Claiming to Hold Valid FAA Certificate

• 05-04-2005 — Perspectives on the Aviation Trust Fund and Financing the Federal Aviation Administration

• 05-04-2005 — Additional Guilty Pleas to False Documentation Charges in Case of Undocumented Aliens Employed by FAA Repair Station

• 05-02-2005 — Aircraft Mechanic Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements on Application for FAA Mechanic’s Certificate

• 04-19-2005 — Audit initiated of Federal Aviation Administration’s Telecommunication Infrastructure Program

• 04-15-2005 — Helicopter Mechanic Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements Involving Aircraft Maintenance

• 04-14-2005 — Next Steps for the Air Traffic Organization

• 04-13-2005 — Over $94,000 in Airport Improvement Funds Recouped After Contract Fraud Conviction

• 04-01-2005 — Two Former Employees of Arizona Aircraft Parts Company Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Fraud

• 03-08-2005 — 27 Alleged Illegal Aliens Arrested at FAA-Approved Repair Station in North Carolina

• 03-02-2005 — Former FAA Air Traffic Controller Pleads Guilty for False Statements on Airman Medical Certification Application

• 02-28-2005 — Review of December 2004 Holiday Air Travel Disruptions

• 02-10-2005 — Flight Instructor Pleads Guilty for Falsely Claiming to Hold Valid FAA Certificate

• 02-08-2005 — North Carolina Man Sentenced to Jail for Falsifying Application for Student Pilot License and Airman Medical Certificate

• 01-31-2005 — FAA Inactive Obligations

• 01-05-2005 — Bogus FAA Flight Instructor Gets Over Three Years in Jail for Transporting a Stolen Lear Jet

• 12-31-2004 — OIG Announces Hotline and Website for Reporting Information on Holiday Travel Disruptions

• 12-27-2004 — Statement of DOT Inspector General Kenneth M. Mead Regarding Investigation of Holiday Travel Disruptions

• 11-29-2004 — Former Minnesota FAA Air Traffic Controller Sentenced for Solicitation of a Minor

• 11-28-2004 — Former FAA Employee Receives 3 Year Prison Sentence for Possession of Child Pornography

• 11-23-2004 — Report on Terminal Modernization: FAA Needs To Address Its Small, Medium, and Large Sites Based on Cost, Time, and Capability

• 11-19-2004 — New Approaches Needed in Managing FAA’s Hazardous Materials Program

• 11-17-2004 — 2003 Status Assessment of Federal Aviation Administration Cost Accounting System and Practices

• 11-16-2004 — Student Pilot Found Guilty for False Statements on Airman’s Certificate

• 11-15-2004 — DC Woman Sentenced in FAA Employee Identities Theft Case

• 11-12-2004 — Federal Aviation Administration FY 2004 Financial Statements

• 11-05-2004 — Security and Controls Over Technical Center Computer Systems, FAA

• 10-26-2004 — FAA Flight Instructor Pleads Guilty to Possession of False FAA Licenses

• 10-19-2004 — Air Traffic Control Specialist Indicted for Falsifying Medical Certificate Applications

• 10-13-2004 — California Man Gets Jail Time and Fined $185,000 for Falsifying Aircraft Logbooks

• 09-30-2004 — Observations on FAA’s Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications Program

• 09-28-2004 — FAA Administration and Oversight of Regionally Issued Contracts

• 09-28-2004 — Former FAA Air Traffic Controller Pleads Guilty to Soliciting a Minor

• 09-27-2004 — Former Michigan Official and Wife Found Guilty of Extortion

• 09-23-2004 — Land Acquisition and Relocation Assistance at the Seattle-Tacoma and Reno-Tahoe International Airports

• 09-20-2004 — Report on FAA Controls Over the Reporting of Operational Errors

• 09-09-2004 — Report on FAA’s Actions To Address Allegations of Leave and Overtime Abuse at Five Locations

• 09-07-2004 — Audit announced on FAA’s Major Acquisitions

• 08-31-2004 — Audit announced of Physical Security of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Facilities

• 08-17-2004 — Audit initiated of FAA’s Initiatives To Address Air Traffic Controller Staffing

• 08-16-2004 — Tennessee Businessman Pleads Guilty to Piloting an Aircraft Without a License

• 08-10-2004 — Airline Industry Metrics

• 08-09-2004 — Former Logan Airport Air Traffic Controller (ATC) Sentenced For False Statements Made to FAA

• 08-05-2004 — FAA’s En-Route Center Computer Security and Controls

• 07-16-2004 — Former FAA Employee Sentenced for Travel Fraud

• 07-07-2004 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Management of Land Acquired Under Airport Noise Compatibility Programs

• 07-01-2004 — Former FAA Employer Sentenced in Travel Card Abuse Case

• 06-27-2004 — Former Airline Pilot Sentenced for Submitting False Medical Certificates

• 06-17-2004 — Short- and Long-term Efforts to Mitigate Flight Delays and Congestion

• 06-15-2004 — Addressing Controller Attrition: Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Federal Aviation Administration

• 06-14-2004 — Guilty Plea in Identify Theft Case Resulting in 27 FAA Employees Being Defrauded of Over $360,000 in Unauthorized Charges

• 06-02-2004 — Opportunities To Improve FAA’s Process for Placing and Training Air Traffic Controllers in Light of Pending Retirements

• 05-28-2004 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures (ATOP) Program

• 05-25-2004 — Aircraft Parts Distributor Indicted and Arrested

• 05-20-2004 — Former FAA Employee Ordered To Repay $350,000 in Workers Compensation Fraud

• 05-19-2004 — Federal jury convicts Logan air traffic controller for lying about OUIs

• 05-19-2004 — St. Petersburg man pleads guilty to hacking into government websites and to selling stolen credit card numbers

• 05-18-2004 — Short and Long-term Efforts to Mitigate Flight Delays and Congestion

• 05-13-2004 — FAA Employee Pleads Guilty to Housing Voucher Fraud

• 05-07-2004 — Former Commercial Pilot Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Medical Certificates

• 05-06-2004 — Loan Default Could Result in Misuse of Airport Funds at Tulsa International Airport

• 05-06-2004 — Report to Senator Inhofe on Tulsa Airport Authority’s Management and Operations

• 05-04-2004 — Airport Lease Broker Receives 78 Months Prison Term for Fraud

• 05-04-2004 — Report to Senator McCain into Alleged Destruction of Audiotape of Air-Traffic-Controller Witness Statements from 9-11

• 04-30-2004 — Owner of Helicopter and Airplane Repair Business Accused of Endangering Aircraft

• 04-29-2004 — Connecticut Man Draws 46-Month Prison Term for Sneaking Undeclared Ammonia on Commercial Flight

• 04-27-2004 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Actions to Address Allegations of Leave and Overtime Abuse

• 04-22-2004 — Key Issues for the Federal Aviation Administration’s FY 2005 Budget

• 04-08-2004 — Florida Man Jailed for Piloting Plane Without an Airman Certificate

• 04-05-2004 — Financial Condition of the Chinese and U.S. Airline Industries

• 04-02-2004 — Revenue Diversions at San Francisco International Airport: $12.5 Million

• 03-31-2004 — FAA’s Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures

• 03-26-2004 — FAA Computer Technician Jailed for Possessing Child Pornography

• 03-17-2004 — FAA’s FY 2005 Budget: Opportunities to Control Costs and Improve Effectiveness of Programs

• 03-08-2004 — Audit Initiated of Air Carriers’ Use of Noncertificated Repair Facilities

• 03-05-2004 — Private Pilot Ordered to Halfway House for Falsifying FAA Application

• 02-23-2004 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of Aircraft Manufacturers’ Quality-Assurance Systems for Suppliers

• 02-13-2004 — Using CRU-X to Capture Official Time Spent on Representational Activities

• 02-06-2004 — Jury Convicts Air Traffic Controller/Pilot of Defrauding Workers’ Compensation Program of More Than $359,000

• 01-29-2004 — Pilot Guilty of Obtaining License Under False Pretenses

• 01-22-2004 — Pilot Imprisoned for Defrauding FAA

• 01-08-2004 — Airline Industry Metrics

• 01-06-2004 — California Man Fined $197,384, Draws Prison Term for Defrauding FAA and Social Security Administration

• 12-19-2003 — Review of FAA’s Financial Statements for FYs 2003 and 2002

• 12-17-2003 — Pilot Pleads Guilty to Falsifying FAA Form

• 12-08-2003 — Former Pilot Convicted and Fined $17,500 for Attempting to Ship Concealed Motorcycle

• 12-05-2003 — Owner of Indirect Air Carrier Guilty of Making False Statements Regarding Hazmat

• 11-20-2003 — Broker Pleads Guilty to Selling Below-Par Aircraft Parts

• 11-13-2003 — Owner of Detector Dogs Against Drugs & Explosives Gets 15 Months Added to Previous Prison Term

• 11-06-2003 — FBI Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Using False Name on Pilot Certificates

• 11-05-2003 — Audit Initiated of Support Services Contracts Issued by FAA’s Regions

• 11-05-2003 — Felon Pleads Guilty to Covering Up Criminal History on FAA Application

• 10-30-2003 — Observations on Bringing Fiscal Discipline and Accountability to FAA’s Air Traffic Control Modernization Program

• 10-07-2003 — Report on Air Carrier Compensation Claims, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act

• 10-02-2003 — CEO of Aviation Repair Station Fined $15,000 and Jailed for Lying about Jet Engine Repairs

• 09-26-2003 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of Airport Land Acquisition and Relocation Assistance Programs

• 09-26-2003 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Oversight of Airport Land Acquisition and Relocation Assistance Programs

• 09-24-2003 — Safety and Cost Metrics of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Visual Flight Rule Towers

• 09-18-2003 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Certification and Surveillance of Aircraft and Aircraft Parts

• 09-12-2003 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s En Route Automation Modernization Program

• 09-12-2003 — FAA’s Management of Memorandums of Understanding with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association

• 09-11-2003 — Pilot Fined for Flying With No License

• 09-10-2003 — FAA Needs to Reevaluate STARS Costs and Consider Other Alternatives

• 09-05-2003 — Results of Investigation into Allegations Concerning MWAA Duty-Free Concession Contract

• 09-04-2003 — Safety, Cost, and Operational Metrics of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Visual Flight Rule Towers

• 08-15-2003 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s National Airspace Redesign

• 08-06-2003 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Next-Generation Air/Ground Communications Program

• 08-05-2003 — Owner of Detector Dogs Against Drugs & Explosives Pleads Guilty to Illegally Shipping Explosives via Air

• 07-23-2003 — Status Report on FAA’s Operational Evolution Plan

• 07-15-2003 — Audit Initiated of FAA Oversight of New-Entrant and Low-Cost Air Carriers

• 07-15-2003 — Federal Aviation Administration Efforts to Locate Aircraft N711RD

• 07-11-2003 — Reply to Senator Lieberman on FAA Role in Locating Texas Legislator’s Plane

• 07-08-2003 — Review of Air Carriers’ Use of Aircraft Repair Stations

• 07-03-2003 — Airline Industry Metrics

• 07-03-2003 — Improper Heat Treatment of Aircraft Parts Charged in Indictment of Hydroform and Temperform

• 07-02-2003 — Air Traffic Controller with Criminal Past, Medical Condition Convicted of Making False Statements

• 06-27-2003 — Status of FAA’s Major Acquisitions

• 06-26-2003 — Former FAA Employee Admits to Withdrawing $4,000 Using Stolen Government Travel Card

• 06-20-2003 — Pilot Impersonator Jailed for 11 Months

• 06-15-2003 — FAA’s Overobligation of ICE-MAN Funds

• 06-11-2003 — Audit Initiated of the Impact of the Growing Use of Regional Jets on Aviation System Operations and Competition

• 06-03-2003 — 2002 Status Assessment of FAA’s Cost-Accounting System and Practices

• 05-22-2003 — IG Testifies Before National Commission on Terrorist Attacks

• 05-20-2003 — FAA’s Airspace Redesign: The Yardley/Robbinsville “Flip-Flop”

• 05-16-2003 — FAA’s Airspace Redesign: The Yardley/Robbinsville “Flip-Flop”

• 05-14-2003 — Flight School Instructor Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Airman Medical Application

• 05-13-2003 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Hazardous Materials Program

• 05-08-2003 — Logan International Air Traffic Controller Indicted for Five Counts of Lying About DUIs

• 04-25-2003 — Former Miami Aviation Director Gets 4 Years in Contract Bribery Scheme

• 04-18-2003 — Aviation Repairman Fined $14,500 for Falsifying Repairs

• 04-16-2003 — Pilot Sentenced for Falsifying Qualification Forms

• 04-14-2003 — Four Sentenced for Stealing from British Airways Passengers

• 04-14-2003 — Convicted Felon Gets 5 Years’ Jail Time, Ordered to Pay $957,805 in Restitution in Aircraft Parts Cases

• 04-09-2003 — Cost Control Issues for the Federal Aviation Administration’s Operations and Modernization Accounts

• 04-07-2003 — CEO of FAA Repair Station Admits to Dangerous Shortcuts on Jet Engines

• 04-04-2003 — President of Detector Dogs Against Drugs and Explosives charged with fraud, witness tampering, making false statements, and transporting explosives via air commerce

• 04-03-2003 — Operational Errors and Runway Incursions

• 04-02-2003 — The State of the Aviation Industry and the Federal Aviation Administration

• 03-26-2003 — Audit Initiated on FAA’s Oversight of Financially Distressed Air Carriers

• 03-25-2003 — Audit Initiated of Air Traffic Controller Training

• 03-24-2003 — Healthy Pilot Found Guilty of Deceiving Social Security Administration for Benefits

• 03-20-2003 — Oversight of Airport Revenue

• 03-18-2003 — Letter to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel Regarding Alleged Aviation Security Violations

• 03-14-2003 — Federal Air Marshal Program

• 03-12-2003 — Air Traffic Controller with Criminal Past, Medical Condition Convicted of Making False Statements

• 03-07-2003 — Pilot Jailed for Using Faked Pilot’s License

• 03-05-2003 — Letter to Rep. Don Young on DOT’s Air-Carrier-Citizenship Review Process (redacted)

• 02-27-2003 — Former FAA Inspector Sentenced for Theft

• 02-25-2003 — Sixth Defendant in Airport Baggage-Theft Case Pleads Guilty

• 02-25-2003 — Airport Security Sweep Update (Philadelphia)

• 02-21-2003 — Flight Instructor Jailed for Covering Up DUI Charge

• 02-20-2003 — Airport Security Sweep Update (Austin)

• 02-20-2003 — Construction Company Owner Jailed

• 02-13-2003 — Airport Security Sweep Update (Miami)

• 02-13-2003 — Airport Worker Pleads Guilty to Airport Security Badge Fraud

• 02-12-2003 — Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration

• 02-11-2003 — Texan Jailed for Flying Without a Pilot’s License

• 02-11-2003 — The State of the Federal Aviation Administration

• 02-11-2003 — Fifth Defendant in Airport Baggage Theft Case Pleads Guilty

• 01-31-2003 — Four Airport Employees Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Steal Items from Checked Passenger Bags

• 01-28-2003 — 15 Employees Arrested in Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Security Sweep

• 01-28-2003 — Foreign National Sentenced for Falsifying Airman’s Medical Applications

• 01-27-2003 — Review of FAA’s Audited FY 2002 Financial Statements

• 01-24-2003 — Aircraft Parts Inspector Sentenced for False Certifications on Aircraft Part Repairs

• 01-23-2003 — Flight School Owner Jailed for 4 Years for Wide-Ranging Fraud

• 01-21-2003 — Cost-Accounting Practices of FAA’s Terminal Service

• 01-17-2003 — FAA’s Oversight of Workers’ Compensation Claims in Air Traffic Services

• 01-16-2003 — Couple Sentenced in Aircraft Parts Conspiracy and Kickbacks Case

• 01-15-2003 — Airport Sweep Update (Boston)

• 01-15-2003 — Newton Man Sentenced for Providing False Information and Documents to Obtain Employment at Logan Airport

• 01-14-2003 — Letter to Representative Roy Blunt regarding FAA internal investigation practices

• 01-10-2003 — Pilot Sentenced for Fraudulent Airman Medical Certificates

• 01-09-2003 — Airport Sweep Update (Miami)

• 01-08-2003 — Dallas Man Fined $15,000 and Jailed for Using Fraudulent Aircraft Mechanics Certificate

• 01-08-2003 — Ten Contract Workers for Sikorsky Aircraft Arrested for Concealing Disqualifying Backgrounds

• 01-07-2003 — Airline Industry Metrics

• 12-20-2002 — Integrated Terminal Weather System: Important Decisions Must Be Made on the Deployment Strategy

• 12-20-2002 — Former MIA Assistant Aviation Director and Wife Plead Guilty in Airport Corruption Case

• 12-18-2002 — DOT’s Monitoring of Orbitz’s On-Line Travel Sales

• 12-18-2002 — Logan Airport Employee Sentenced for Lying on Security Badge Application

• 12-18-2002 — FAA’s Progress in Developing and Deploying the Local Area Augmentation System

• 12-17-2002 — Corporate Officer Fined $330,000 in Date Rape Drug Case

• 12-17-2002 — Two OK Firms and Two Officials Fined $448,000 for Using Unapproved Parts in Aircraft Repairs

• 12-16-2002 — Commercial Pilot Admits Using Fraudulent License

• 12-16-2002 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Cost-Accounting System for the Airports Line of Business

• 12-11-2002 — Six MIA Airport Employees Indicted for Stealing from Checked Passenger Bags

• 12-10-2002 — Workers at Chicago’s O’Hare, Midway Airports Criminally Charged in Latest Security Sweep

• 12-06-2002 — Connecticut Airport Checkpoint Screener Arrested for Concealing Criminal History

• 12-05-2002 — Former Plant Manager Sentenced for False Claims About Aircraft Control Cable

• 12-03-2002 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Major Acquisitions

• 12-02-2002 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Terminal Automation Modernization Program

• 12-02-2002 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures

• 11-25-2002 — Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud in New Charge Involving Aviation Parts

• 11-25-2002 — Aviation Parts Broker Sentenced on Tax Fraud Charges

• 11-20-2002 — Criminal Charges Filed Against DFW Airport Workers

• 11-19-2002 — Federal and State Authorities File Criminal Charges Against 98 Defendants in Security Sweeps at JFK and LaGuardia Airports

• 11-15-2002 — FAA’s National Airspace System Implementation Support Contract

• 11-08-2002 — Former Uncertified Airline Mechanic Sentenced

• 11-08-2002 — Flight School Owner Pleads Guilty to Falsifying FAA & INS Documents to Conceal Criminal Record

• 11-07-2002 — California Man Guilty of Falsifying Airworthiness Certificates for Three Planes

• 11-06-2002 — Florida Man Jailed for Lying on Pilot’s License Application

• 11-05-2002 — 21 Newark Airport Employees Charged, 11 Arrested in Latest Sweep

• 10-31-2002 — Audit Initiated of FAA Airport Funding and Cost Issues

• 10-29-2002 — Former FAA Inspector Pleads Guilty to Theft

• 10-29-2002 — Airport Sweep Update (October 29, 2002)

• 10-22-2002 — Airport Sweep Update (October 22, 2002)

• 10-18-2002 — Aircraft Parts Broker Jailed

• 10-18-2002 — Former FAA Inspector Pleads Guilty to Conflict of Interest

• 10-16-2002 — 7 Arrested in Security Sweep at Detroit Metropolitan Airport

• 10-16-2002 — Airport Sweep Update (October 16, 2002)

• 10-11-2002 — Audit Initiated of FAA’s Management and Control Over National, Regional, and Local Memorandums of Agreement

• 10-08-2002 — Audit Initiated of TSA’s Federal Air Marshal Program

• 10-07-2002 — Airline Industry Metrics

• 09-30-2002 — Massachusetts Man Guilty of Making False Statements to Obtain Employment at Logan Airport

• 09-23-2002 — Airport Sweep Update (September 23, 2002)

• 09-19-2002 — Audit of the Air Cargo Security Program

• 09-12-2002 — FAA Repair Station Owners Ordered to Pay $6,000 in Restitution

• 09-09-2002 — IG Special Agents Participate in Houston Airport Arrests

• 09-06-2002 — 28 Individuals Arrested for Fraudulently Securing Employment at South Florida Airports

• 09-05-2002 — Update on Airport Security Sweeps—Boston, Los Angeles

• 08-27-2002 — SabreTech Fined $500,000 in ValuJet Crash Resentencing

• 08-19-2002 — Two Men Charged with Offering Illegal Payments to Federal Baggage Screeners

• 08-16-2002 — Illegal Foreign National Sentenced for Using False SSN for Logan Employment

• 08-15-2002 — FAA’s Airport Lease Data

• 07-23-2002 — Progress in Implementing Provisions of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act

• 07-12-2002 — Garrison Protective Services Fined $50,000 for Airport Security Violations

• 07-12-2002 — FAA Orders Emergency Revocation of Mechanic’s Certificate

• 07-10-2002 — Audit Initiated on Cost Issues of Air Traffic Consolidations

• 07-09-2002 — Egyptian Flight School Owner in NY Pleads Guilty to Defrauding FAA

• 07-02-2002 — Portland Airport Worker Deported After Pleading Guilty to Using Fake ID

• 07-01-2002 — Letter Response to John Carr, NATCA, on the Operational Stability and Security of FAA’s new Cru-X System for ATC Facilities

• 06-26-2002 — Former Pilot Gets 18 Months for Forged Medical Certificate

• 06-21-2002 — Texas Man Fined for Faking Aircraft Life Raft Repairs

• 06-20-2002 — Airline Employee Jailed for Stealing Aircraft Parts

• 06-18-2002 — Airport Security Manager Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Screeners’ Records

• 06-10-2002 — Man with Suspended License Admits to Piloting a Plane

• 06-10-2002 — Former Employee at BWI Convicted for False Security Badge Application

• 06-07-2002 — Newly Initiated Audit – TSA’s Oversight of Security Screener Service Contracts

• 06-06-2002 — 20 Norfolk International Airport employees arrested as part of an anti-terrorism airport security initiative

• 06-06-2002 — 9 Richmond International Airport employees arrested as part of an anti-terrorism airport security initiative

• 06-05-2002 — Former Uncertified Airline Mechanic Convicted

• 06-04-2002 — Former FAA Employee Pleads Guilty to Receiving Stolen FAA Funds

• 06-03-2002 — Former Logan Airport Employee Convicted in SIDA Fraud Case

• 06-03-2002 — Follow-up Memo to FAA on STARS Acquisition

• 05-29-2002 — Aviation Company Fined $5,000 for Using FAA Seal

• 05-28-2002 — Update on Airport Security Arrests

• 05-22-2002 — Aircraft Parts Owner Jailed for Violating Pretrial Order Regarding SUPs

• 05-21-2002 — Owners of FAA Repair Station Plead Guilty to Lying to FAA

• 05-20-2002 — Letter Response to Representative Dana Rohrabacher on FAA’s FY2003 Budget Request for Research, Engineering, and Development

• 05-14-2002 — Update on Security Sweep at Hartsfield-Atlanta International Airport

• 05-14-2002 — Employee Sentenced for Falsifying Air Mechanic’s Certificate

• 04-25-2002 — Five Former Felons Arrested on Security Badge Charges at Oakland (CA) International Airport

• 04-23-2002 — 102 Arrests Made at Dulles, Reagan Washington National Airports

• 04-22-2002 — Update of Atlanta Airport SIDA Badge Cases—Former Employee Sentenced

• 04-18-2002 — Charlotte Airport Security Violations Result in 42 More Guilty Pleas

• 04-17-2002 — Salesman to Pay $81,500 in Restitution for Bribing Miami Airport Official

• 04-16-2002 — Former Plant Manager of Strandflex Pleads Guilty to Making False Claims About Aircraft Control Cable to DoD, NASA

• 04-16-2002 — Letter to Representative Peter DeFazio on Implementing OSHA Standards for Flight Attendants

• 04-16-2002 — Man Sentenced for Boarding Plane with Four Box Cutters

• 04-12-2002 — Letter Response to Senator Richard Shelby on FAA’s Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures (ATOP)

• 04-11-2002 — FAA Oversight of Passenger Aircraft Maintenance

• 04-08-2002 — Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS)

• 04-05-2002 — Repair Station Owner Jailed for Making Illegal Repairs on Military Planes

• 03-28-2002 — Officials Fined $200,000 to Settle Fraudulent Repair Certificate Case

• 03-19-2002 — Two Sentenced in Theft of Aviation Parts Blueprints

• 03-14-2002 — Review to Begin of FAA’s Cost-Accounting System for Terminals/Towers Station

• 03-13-2002 — FAA’s Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Request

• 03-08-2002 — Sacramento Airport Employees Charged for Lying to Obtain Security Badges

• 03-08-2002 — 66 Indictments; 47 Airport Workers Arrested at Charlotte-Douglas Airport

• 03-06-2002 — Audit Initiated of Post 9/11Advanced Aviation Security Technologies

• 02-28-2002 — Acquisition of FAA’s Weather and Radar Processor

• 02-27-2002 — Twenty Logan International Airport Employees Charged For Using False Information And Documents To Obtain Secure Area Access Badges

• 02-27-2002 — FAA Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2001 and 2000

• 02-25-2002 — Quality Control Review of FAA Property, Plant, and Equipment

• 02-22-2002 — Status on the Federal Aviation Administration’s Major Acquisitions

• 02-20-2002 — Three Operators of Household Moving Companies Arrested in Extortion Scheme

• 02-20-2002 — Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $138,250 from FAA

• 02-20-2002 — Five Illegal Aliens Arrested at Atlanta Airport Used False Documents to Gain Employment, SIDA Badges

• 02-14-2002 — Review Initiated of FAA’s Long-Range Radar Program

• 02-14-2002 — Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Forcing Subordinates to Lie for SIDA Badges

• 02-13-2002 — Federal Highway Contractor and Its President Sentenced for Bribery

• 02-12-2002 — Airline Employees Pleads Guilty to Stealing American Eagle Aircraft Parts

• 02-11-2002 — Airman Convicted of Obstruction of Accident Investigation

• 02-06-2002 — Workers at McCarran Airport Face Federal Charges

• 02-06-2002 — Two Former Sea-Tac Workers Sentenced and Deported for INS Violations

• 02-06-2002 — Student Pilot Sentenced for Flying Without ATC Clearance

• 02-06-2002 — Former FAA Employee Convicted of Lying on his Airman Medical Exams

• 02-05-2002 — Dulles Airport Passenger Fined $1,000 for Concealing Knife

• 02-05-2002 — Key Issues Concerning Implementation of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act

• 01-31-2002 — Review Initiated Of Air Carriers Use Of Aircraft Repair Stations

• 01-28-2002 — Former FAA Employee Pleads Guilty to Submitting $80,000 in Fake Purchase Orders

• 01-25-2002 — Defendant Sentenced for Operating a Chop Shop

• 01-23-2002 — Airport Security Company Pleads Guilty to Security Violations

• 01-17-2002 — Repair Station Owner Pleads Guilty to Making Illegal Repairs on Military Planes

• 01-10-2002 — FAA Cost Accounting System and Practices – 2001 Status Assessment

• 01-09-2002 — Counterfeit Aircraft Parts Dealer Ordered Jailed for 56 Months

• 01-04-2002 — Notification of Review of Proposed Technologies to Improve Aviation Security

• 12-30-2001 — Dulles Airport Worker Admits Using Fake ID to Obtain Security Badge

• 12-19-2001 — Review Announced of FAA’s Operational Evolution Plan

• 12-19-2001 — Man Sentenced for Making False SIDA Badge

• 12-18-2001 — Airline Employee Arrested in Theft of Aircraft Parts

• 12-14-2001 — Free Flight Phase 1 Technologies: Progress To Date and Future Challenges

• 12-14-2001 — Subcontracting Issues of the Contract Tower Program

• 12-14-2001 — FAA’s Air Traffic Services’ Policy of Granting Time Off Work to Settle Grievances

• 12-14-2001 — Review Announced of Aviation Trust Fund and FAA Financing Issues

• 12-13-2001 — Review of Aviation Infrastructure Commitments Announced

• 12-12-2001 — Oversight of FAA’s Aircraft Maintenance, Continuing Analysis, and Surveillance Systems

• 12-11-2001 — FAA Flight Service Stations Cost Accounting Practices

• 12-10-2001 — Notification of audit on FAA’s progress in reducing runway incursions and operational errors

• 12-10-2001 — Ninth MIA Airport Worker Pleads Guilty in Security Case

• 12-10-2001 — Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Moves Associated with the Atlanta Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON)

• 12-07-2001 — Automated Flight Service Stations: Significant Benefits Could be Realized by Consolidating AFSS Sites in Conjunction with Deployment of OASIS

• 12-07-2001 — Dulles International Airport Worker Arrested

• 12-04-2001 — Man Fined for Trying to Board Plane with Hidden Knife

• 12-04-2001 — Letter to U.S. Representative Roy Blunt regarding the review of an FAA investigation following an aircraft accident

• 12-01-2001 — Security Guard Sentenced in MIA Airport Case

• 11-30-2001 — Physician Loses FAA Medical Certificate Over Test Readings

• 11-28-2001 — Former Cargo Handler Pleads Guilty in Miami Airport Security Case

• 11-27-2001 — Review Initiated of FAA’s National Airspace System Implementation Support Contract

• 11-26-2001 — Review Announced of FAA’s Air Traffic Services’ Workers’ Compensation Program

• 11-19-2001 — Mechanic Placed on Probation for Lying About Aircraft Inspection

• 11-14-2001 — Status of Airline Security After September 11, 2001

• 11-08-2001 — Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty in MIA Security Case

• 11-07-2001 — Woman with Knife Charged with Violating Airport Security Rules

• 11-06-2001 — Aircraft Parts Manufacturer Guilty of Inspection Fraud

• 10-30-2001 — FAA Air Traffic Services Planned Labor Distribution Reporting

• 10-29-2001 — Audit Initiated of Air Transportation and Essential Air Services

• 10-23-2001 — Argenbright’s Probation Extended in Settlement

• 10-23-2001 — Ft. Lauderdale Airport Worker Guilty of Faking Security Badge

• 10-22-2001 — Two Contractors Plead Guilty in Miami Airport Security Case

• 10-22-2001 — Aircraft Mechanic Gets Jail for Falsifying FAA Documents

• 10-17-2001 — Airline Worker Arrested for Illegally Trying to Ship 300 Pounds of Fireworks

• 10-17-2001 — Two More Plea Guilty in Miami Airport Security Case

• 10-16-2001 — Former Airline Employee Pleads Guilty to Falsifying FAA Certificates

• 10-16-2001 — Initial Findings of Review of Argenbright Security, Inc.

• 10-11-2001 — Secretary Mineta Applauds Legal Action, Assigns Team to Philadelphia Airport

• 10-10-2001 — Deportation Ordered in Airport Security Badge Case

• 10-10-2001 — $300,000 in Fines Assessed in Aircraft Parts Case

• 10-02-2001 — Man with Fake IDs, Flight Documents Arrested in Texas

• 09-28-2001 — Guilty Plea in 1998 Drowning

• 09-24-2001 — Two Deported in Miami Airport Security Badge Case

• 01-18-2001 — Aviation Safety excerpt from the January 18, 2001 Top DOT Management Challenges report

• 01-18-2001 — Aviation System Capacity and ATC Modernization excerpt from January 18, 2001 Top DOT Management Challenges report

• 01-18-2001 — Surface and Airport Infrastructure excerpt from the January 18, 2001 Top DOT Management Challenges report