Federal report faults airports authority for weaknesses in controls, oversight, Washington Post, May 15, 2012

By Dana Hedgpeth, Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 11:40 AM

A federal review of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has found deficiencies in MWAA’s policies and practices on financial disclosures, travel and transparency.

The eight-page draft report, by the U.S. Transportation Department’s inspector general, is expected to be released Tuesday afternoon. A copy of the draft was obtained by The Washington Post.

The airports authority, which has 1,400 employees and a nearly $2 billion annual budget, oversees Reagan National and Dulles International airports as well as construction of Metro’s new Silver Line. Nearly 30 local politicians and officials from MWAA and Virginia’s transportation department are expected to be briefed this afternoon by the inspector general. . . .

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