Reports and Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning

OIG Strategic Plan for FY 2024-2028

Annual Reports to State Legislature

OIG Annual Report to the Legislature Fiscal Year 2023

OIG Annual Report to the Legislature Fiscal Year 2022

OIG Annual Report to the Legislature Fiscal Year 2021
OIG Annual Report to the Legislature 2020

Activities Reports to the Board of Directors

OIG Snapshot Report of Activities July-September 2023 

*The Annual Report to the Legislature in July 2023 serves as the quarterly update for April-June 2023

OIG Report of Activities January 2023 to March 2023

OIG Report of Activities October-December 2022

OIG Report of Activities July-September 2022

*The FY 22 Annual Report to the Legislature in July 2022 serves as the quarterly update for April-June 2022
OIG Report of Activities January-March 2022
OIG Report of Activities October-December 2021
OIG Report of Activities July-September 2021
*The Annual Report to the Legislature in June 2021 serves as the quarterly update for April-June 2021
OIG Report of Activities January-March 2021
OIG Report of Activities October-December 2020
OIG Report of Activities July-September 2020
OIG Report of Activities January-June 2020
OIG Report of Activities August-December 2019

Audit Committee Discussion Items

OIG Funding Needs - FY 2023 and 2024


Audit Reports

September 1, 2022: Performance Audit of the Organizational Structure of BART’s Financial Operations

OIG Audit Plan for FY 2024-2026


Investigation Reports

December 19, 2023: Limited Report: BART Contractors My Be Subject to $8.3M in Penalties & Damages

September 8, 2023: Summary of Misconduct Investigations

June 20, 2023: Inconsistent Compensation & Hiring Practices Perpetuate Pay Disparities 

June 20, 2023: No Indication that Release of Personal & Private Information was Willful

April 7, 2023: Promotional Item Distribution Requires Better Tracking

February 3, 2023: $350K in Homeless Outreach Yielded Unclear Results

February 3, 2023: $56,000 in Project Administration Costs Were Avoidable

February 3, 2023: Overlooked Opportunity to Help Develop DBE

February 3, 2023: Link21 Expenditure Missing from Public Reports

February 3, 2023: Caution is Needed to Avoid Conflict-of-Interest Violations

Febraury 3, 2023: BART Employees Collected Pay and Benefits for Time Not Worked

November 4, 2022: BART Manager Did Not Commit Overtime Abuse

November 4, 2022: District Followed Procedure & Law in Imposing Discipline

September 1, 2022: Union Obstruction Prevented Investigation

July 8, 2022: BART Used Federal Funding as Allowed

July 8, 2022: End of Shift Timekeeping Requires Clarification and Better Transparency

July 8, 2022: Questionable Credit Card Purchases by BART Employee

July 8, 2022: Workplan Selection Process Gives Appearance That Favored Firms Could Receive Unfair Advantage

April 8, 2022: Summary of Time Thefts Investigations
April 8, 2022: Potential Conflict of Interest May Require Voiding a $40 Million Construction Management Contract and Not Paying $5.4 Million of Invoices
November 12, 2021: Purchase Order Change Acceptable but Backend Programming Changes Are an Internal Control Weakness
November 12, 2021: Elected Official Social Media Use Does Not Follow Best Practices
August 13, 2021: Use of Existing Contract Acceptable but BART Double Paid for Some Delivery Services and Incurred Avoidable Customs Storage Fees
August 13, 2021: Misunderstanding of the NASPO Program Led to BART Making Purchases Without Proper Contracts in Place 
August 13, 2021: Circumvention of Procurement Rules Risks Disruption to Payroll 
August 13, 2021: BART Has Been Unresponsive to Police Retirees in Correcting Pay and Benefit Reporting Errors
August 13, 2021: BART Required DRIP Retirees to Return Property but Individual Noncompliance Occurred
August 13, 2021: No Evidence of Fraud but Employees Would Benefit from Training on Their Fiduciary Responsibilities
May 14, 2021: Valid Scores Used to Select Financial Auditor 
April 9, 2021: Special Compensation Reportable to CalPERS is Limited by Law
January 6, 2021: Unmanned Storeroom Access Procedure Is Outdated
October 29, 2020: BART Employment and Assignment of Relatives Policy Not Violated 
October 29, 2020: More Frequent Reviews of Dell Pricing Will Ensure BART Pays Less for Its Computer Equipment 
October 29, 2020: Bike to Wherever Day Another Victim of COVID-19 Pandemic 
October 29, 2020: Correct Candidate Selected, but a Better Process Is Needed to Identify Scoring Errors
October 25, 2019: BART Approved a Fixture for the M-line Tunnel Lighting Upgrade That Did Not Meet Key Contract Specifications.