Fri, Nov 20, 2009
Agency Deemed "Clean" By The DOT IG
For the seventh consecutive year the National Transportation
Safety Board's financial statements received an unqualified, or
"clean," opinion from the Department of Transportation Inspector
General.
The results are from an audit conducted on the Safety Board's
financial statements for Fiscal Year 2009. The opinion comes
at a time when the Board has realized improvement in several
management measurements.
"As proud as I am of the continuing professionalism of the
NTSB's accident investigations," NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman
said, "I am gratified that the agency has demonstrated achievement
in its stewardship of taxpayer resources."
Recently, the Government Accountability Office issued a report
finding that the NTSB "has fully implemented or made significant
progress in adopting leading management practices in all areas in
which GAO made prior recommendations." The GAO also praised
the Board's continuing improvement of information security.
GAO found that the Safety Board was in substantial compliance with
the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).
"As we work to serve the American people, we must administer our
programs as efficiently and economically as possible," Chairman
Hersman said. "To do this, we rely on our system of
management controls to assure that our financial activities comply
with applicable laws, that our items of value are safeguarded, and
that our operations are accounted for properly."
More News
Aero Linx: JAARS Nearly 1.5 billion people, using more than 5,500 languages, do not have a full Bible in their first language. Many of these people live in the most remote parts of>[...]
'Airplane Bounced Twice On The Grass Runway, Resulting In The Nose Wheel Separating From The Airplane...' Analysis: The pilot reported, “upon touchdown, the plane jumped back>[...]
"Burt is best known to the public for his historic designs of SpaceShipOne, Voyager, and GlobalFlyer, but for EAA members and aviation aficionados, his unique concepts began more t>[...]
"Polaris Dawn, the first of the program’s three human spaceflight missions, is targeted to launch to orbit no earlier than summer 2024. During the five-day mission, the crew >[...]
There Are SO Many Ways To Get YOUR Aero-News! It’s been a while since we have reminded everyone about all the ways we offer your daily dose of aviation news on-the-go...so he>[...]