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Hearing Hearing Date: February 26, 2016 9:00 am 2154 Rayburn HOB

Oversight of Federal Vehicles

Subject
Oversight of Federal Vehicles
Date
February 26, 2016
Time
9:00 am
Place
2154 Rayburn HOB

PURPOSE:

  • To review the structure of accountability for owned and leased federal vehicles, and incentives for proper management.
  • To assess the status of vehicle management by the National Passenger Rail Corporation (Amtrak).

BACKGROUND:

  • According to the General Services Administration, federal agencies owned or leased 633,851 vehicles in fiscal year 2014 at a cost of $4.4 billion.
  • The Government Accountability Office reported 1 in 10 (1,521) leased vehicles examined at selected agencies lacked a readily available justification and 3 agencies kept leased vehicles totaling $1.7 million in lease payments that were identified as unjustified.
  • Amtrak manages 2,500 vehicles to meet its mission at a reported annual cost of $28.1 million.

 

Witnesses and testimonies: Ms. Lori Rectanus

Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues
Government Accountability Office

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Mr. Bill Toth

Director, Offices of Fleet Management
General Services Administration

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Mr. Tom Howard

Inspector General
Amtrak

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Mr. Joseph H. Boardman

President and Chief Executive Officer
Amtrak

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