Pursuit's Take
In 2009 and 2010, Congress appropriated over $10 billion for the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) program. However, the FRA’s grant monitoring policies and procedures are incomplete. They do not require staff to document in the Agency’s electronic systems grantees’ corrective actions to resolve problems identified during monitoring. As a result, FRA cannot be certain that it is appropriately safeguarding federal investments.
Media Coverage
Washington Examiner: Grant staff not required to report waste and fraud to internal watchdog
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