Inspector General

Is your fleet data safe with FMCSA?

After the attempted hack of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) medical database just over three years ago, the agency has been working to build its digital defenses surrounding its databases. But, after the Office of Inspector General (IG) for the Department of Transportation completed an audit of the administration’s information technology, it seems there are still major security flaws in FMCSA’s data-banking systems.

On Oct. 20, IG released a report detailing its recent...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-your-fleet-data-safe-with-fmcsa

Inspector General says Elaine Chao used office to help family

A report released by the Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. Department of Transportation says that Trump Administration Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao used her office staff on a number of occasions to handle matters related to her father, James Chao, founder of Foremost Shipping, and her sister, Angela, who now runs the company.

A redacted version of the report is appended to a letter sent March 2 to Peter DeFazio, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/inspector-general-says-elaine-chao-used-office-to-help-family/