Investigation Archive (2019 - 2023)
Investigation Archive: 2023
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
February 3, 2023: BART Employee Collected Pay and Benefits for Time Not Worked
Investigation Archive: 2022
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
Investigation Archive: 2019 - 2021
November 12, 2021: Purchase Order Change Acceptable but Backend Programming Changes Are an Internal Control WeaknessNovember 12, 2021: Elected Official Social Media Use Does Not Follow Best PracticesAugust 13, 2021: Use of Existing Contract Acceptable but BART Double Paid for Some Delivery Services and Incurred Avoidable Customs Storage FeesAugust 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 ErrorsAugust 13, 2021: BART Required DRIP Retirees to Return Property but Individual Noncompliance OccurredAugust 13, 2021: No Evidence of Fraud but Employees Would Benefit from Training on Their Fiduciary ResponsibilitiesMay 14, 2021: Valid Scores Used to Select Financial Auditor April 9, 2021: Special Compensation Reportable to CalPERS is Limited by LawJanuary 6, 2021: Unmanned Storeroom Access Procedure Is OutdatedOctober 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 ErrorsOctober 25, 2019: BART Approved a Fixture for the M-line Tunnel Lighting Upgrade That Did Not Meet Key Contract Specifications.