United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-07-28 monographic deposited born digital 40 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-922T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-922T P0b002ee18038fac1 f:d05922t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-922T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-922T GAO-05-922T Budget deficit Federal funds Funds management Future budget projections Internal controls Mass transit Mass transit funding Financial analysis Federal aid for transportation Testimony A31562 In recent years, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has faced serious financial and budgetary problems as well as continuing challenges related to the safety and reliability of its transit services. At the same time, ridership is at an all-time high, and WMATA continues to provide critical services and considerable benefits to the Washington region and to the federal government. This statement discusses (1) WMATA's responsibilities for serving the interests of the federal government, including the agency's role in transporting federal employees and visitors to the nation's capital and in supporting homeland security for the Washington metropolitan region; (2) the current funding challenges facing WMATA and the options proposed to address these challenges; (3) preliminary information on some of the entities that currently provide oversight of WMATA and the focus of their recent reviews; and (4) some considerations and options in instituting spending safeguards and oversight of any additional federal assistance provided to WMATA, should Congress decide to provide such assistance. GAO discussed this testimony with WMATA and FTA officials, who provided comments and additional information that GAO incorporated as appropriate. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-922T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-922T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-922T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-922T.pdf GAO-05-922T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-922T Testimony GAO-05-922T; Mass Transit: Preliminary Views on Options for Additional Fiscal Oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; Budget deficit Federal funds Funds management Future budget projections Internal controls Mass transit Mass transit funding Financial analysis Federal aid for transportation Volume 78 Page 302 78 Stat. 302 Volume 88 Page 1565 88 Stat. 1565 Volume 115 Page 2230 115 Stat. 2230 Public Law 88-365 Public Law 89-774 Public Law 95-503 Public Law 107-117