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 2008-01-08 monographic deposited born digital 82 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-198 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-198 P0b002ee180372e28 f:d08198 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-198 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-198 GAO-08-198 Commuter transportation Contract oversight Contractor violations Contractors Funds management Ground transportation Highway planning Internal controls Interstate highways Performance measures Policy evaluation Public roads or highways Risk management State highways Strategic planning Transportation Transportation contracts Transportation costs Transportation planning National Cooperative Highway Research Program Other Written Product A79431 Pressure on state and local governments to deliver highway projects and services, and limits on the ability of state departments of transportation (state DOT) to increase staff levels have led those departments to contract out a variety of highway activities to the private sector. As requested, this report addresses (1) recent trends in the contracting of state highway activities, (2) factors that influence state highway departments' contracting decisions, (3) how state highway departments ensure the protection of the public interest when work is contracted out, and (4) the Federal Highway Administrations' (FHWA) role in ensuring that states protect the public interest. To complete this work, GAO reviewed federal guidelines, state auditor reports, and other relevant literature; conducted a 50-state survey; and interviewed officials from 10 selected state highway departments, industry officials, and FHWA officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-198/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-198.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-198/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-198.pdf GAO-08-198 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-198 Other Written Product GAO-08-198; Federal-Aid Highways: Increased Reliance on Contractors Can Pose Oversight Challenges for Federal and State Officials; Commuter transportation Contract oversight Contractor violations Contractors Funds management Ground transportation Highway planning Internal controls Interstate highways Performance measures Policy evaluation Public roads or highways Risk management State highways Strategic planning Transportation Transportation contracts Transportation costs Transportation planning National Cooperative Highway Research Program Public Law 92-582