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Tag Archives: Physical Infrastructure
How prepared are airports and airlines to handle a pandemic?
Physical distancing and avoiding shared surfaces can be quite difficult when it comes to air travel. Airports and airplanes have many of the features that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend you avoid to prevent the spread of diseases, … Continue reading
Home for the Holidays? Not So Fast…
Flights delayed or canceled, passengers bumped, family celebrations missed—we’ve all heard the air travel horror stories. What recourse do you have if it happens to you? Well, that can depend on what caused the problem. Today’s WatchBlog takes a closer … Continue reading
A GAO Photo Album
They say a picture is worth a thousand words—which is one reason our Watchdogs often snap photos on the audit trail to use as evidence in our reports. In today’s WatchBlog, we’re highlighting some of the photos that helped to … Continue reading
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December 12, 2019
Tagged Alfredo Gomez, Anne-Marie Fennell, Chris Currie, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental quality, federal lands, FEMA, Frank Rusco, highway safety, Homeland Security and Justice, land management, Natural Resources and Environment, Offshore oil drilling, Oil spills, Perimeter security, Personnel security, Physical Infrastructure, physical security, pollution, public lands, Recreation area security, security systems, Susan Fleming, trucks
And the Emmy Goes to…
What do primetime television shows have to do with the work we do? More than you might think! We’re gearing up for this Sunday’s Emmys by looking at how some of the nominated shows deal with issues we’ve reported about. … Continue reading
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September 19, 2019
Tagged Andrew Von Ah, Dam safety, Department of Education, Education grants, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Food and Drug Administration, Forensic Audits and Investigative Service, Gretta Goodwin, higher education, Homeland Security and Justice, Nathan Anderson, Perimeter security, Physical Infrastructure, Secret Service, Seto Bagdoyan, Student financial aid, Tim Persons
GAO Reports by the Numbers: Physical Infrastructure
From transportation and telecommunications to federal assets and the Postal Service, our Physical Infrastructure team reports on topics that impact the way we travel, communicate, and conduct business.
Are Your Online Purchases Legit?
More counterfeit goods, drugs, and other illegal or prohibited items may be entering the United States as people increasingly buy things online. So, today’s WatchBlog explores how Customs and the Postal Service screen packages coming into the United States and … Continue reading
Navigating Auto Recalls
Is your car one of the over 50 million affected by safety recalls in 2016? How would you know? In December 2016, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began consolidating its various websites (including safercar.gov) into NHTSA.gov to provide a … Continue reading
The Internet of Things – Are We Ready for 50 Billion Things?
Your Fitbit, TV remote, microwave, and other wireless devices that use a network to communicate are part of the “Internet of Things” (IoT). Their use is growing fast—some experts forecast that 25-50 billion devices will be in use by 2025. … Continue reading
Planning of Metrorail’s SafeTrack Projects (podcast)
In response to serious safety concerns regarding Washington, DC’s Metrorail system, in May 2016 the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority started SafeTrack—a large-scale rehabilitation project. Along with addressing immediate safety concerns, SafeTrack was intended to tackle a backlog of track … Continue reading
