Report 2011-504 Recommendation 5 Responses

Report 2011-504: High-Speed Rail Authority Follow-Up: Although the Authority Addressed Some of Our Prior Concerns, Its Funding Situation Has Become Increasingly Risky and the Authority's Weak Oversight Persists (Release Date: January 2012)

Recommendation #5 To: High-Speed Rail Authority, California

In order to ensure that staff receive relevant information on the program's status, the Authority should amend the oversight consultant's work plan to include a critical review of the progress reports for accuracy and consistency. Authority staff should also request that the Program Manager revise its progress reports to include information on the status of contract products and services in relationship to what was promised.

6-Month Agency Response

The Authority amended the oversight consultant's work plan to include a critical review of the progress reports. In addition, the Authority provided four recent copies of the Program Manager's progress reports that included information on the status of contract products and services in relationship to what was promised. (See 2013-406, p. 243)

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Fully Implemented

All Recommendations in 2011-504

Agency responses received after June 2013 are posted verbatim.