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23 Mar 2017, 10:08 am by Altman & Altman
A supervisory special agent working within the inspector general’s office of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, referred to colloquially as Amtrak, has been reinstated and awarded a hefty sum of over $892,000 by the railroad company after he was terminated for raising safety concerns about a contractor hired by Amtrak. [read post]
1 Mar 2007, 5:51 am
Amtrak's FY 2008 Budget Needs, February 28, 2007, Testimony by David Tornquist, Assistant Inspector General, Competition and Economic Analysis Before... [read post]
22 Nov 2019, 12:51 pm by Joe Consumer
”  Senator Durbin’s move apparently follows a recent report from Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General, finding that when Amtrak trains are late (27% of time), freight interference is to blame nearly 60% of the time. [read post]
4 Aug 2011, 9:54 am by Judicial Watch Blog
In fact, in its report the DHS Inspector General warns that terrorists will continue to target trains (remember Madrid and Mumbai?) [read post]
26 Oct 2006, 3:33 am
From the AP: Amtrak cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars in unnecessary legal expenses, an independent investigator said Wednesday.The legal department of the federally subsidized passenger railroad failed to properly manage its outside law firms, which charged $103 million from June 2002 through June 2005, according to a review by the Transportation Department's inspector general. [read post]
26 Oct 2006, 3:33 am
From the AP: Amtrak cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars in unnecessary legal expenses, an independent investigator said Wednesday.The legal department of the federally subsidized passenger railroad failed to properly manage its outside law firms, which charged $103 million from June 2002 through June 2005, according to a review by the Transportation Department's inspector general. [read post]
12 Dec 2006, 12:08 am
A recent probe by inspector generals for Amtrak and the Transportation Department found that Amtrak mismanaged more than $100 million in legal fees. Visit In-House Counsel Who Killed the Mass Torts Bonanza? [read post]
5 May 2017, 6:00 am by Karl Bayer
Although this provision of the collective bargaining agreement does not mention the Amtrak Office of the Inspector General, and although the Amtrak Inspector General did not participate in the Amtrak-FOP contract negotiations and did not sign the agreement, the arbitrator concluded that Rule 50 bound the Inspector General. [read post]
29 Jun 2022, 11:58 am by jeffreynewmanadmin
Agencies of the task force include the FBI; IRS-Criminal Investigation; Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office, Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Investigative & Forensic Services; Amtrak Office of Inspector General; and Department of Labor-Employee Benefits Security Administration. [read post]
20 Dec 2006, 12:54 am
The move comes after a call by two House members for the DOJ to investigate Amtrak's legal department and outside counsel after the release of an inspector general's report, which found that Amtrak mismanaged more than $100 million in legal bills. Arent Fox Takes Over Calif. [read post]
15 May 2015, 1:53 pm by CJLF Staff
Discretionary Releases Not Tracked By DHS:  The Homeland Security Department's inspector general has released a new report which says that the Department of Homeland Security failed to keep track of the number of times it used prosecutorial discretion to justify releasing illegal immigrants from custody. [read post]
11 Apr 2015, 12:00 pm by The Public Employment Law Press
Hochheiser served as Director of Investigative Reporting and Special Counsel in the Office of the New York State Inspector General, where she led major investigations into criminal activity and abuses of office in New York State. [read post]
11 Oct 2011, 7:02 pm by Social Sciences Faculty Librarian
In a federal…   Amtrak Office of Inspector General: Organizational Assessment Contributing organization(s): National Academy of Public Administration. [read post]
1 May 2017, 5:27 am by Eugene Volokh
Circuit (over a dissent): The collective bargaining agreement that produced the bill of rights cannot alter the Amtrak Inspector General’s investigatory authority. [read post]
9 Nov 2021, 6:36 am by Don Asher
  We have discussed several dangers that the new federal act seeks to address, see: Developments in Fight against Drugged Driving Accidents Inspector General Investigates NHTSA’s Enforcement of Federal Car Crash Safety Standards Will Mandating Automatic Emergency Braking Systems in Semi-Trucks Reduce the Danger of Rear-End Truck Crashes? [read post]