The premier accident investigator is urged to tighten up its management practices

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is often among the first to arrive on the scene, after an airplane or train crashes. Its expertise is renowned. But the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found the NTSB needs to tighten up its own performance planning, particularly by more effectively connecting its strategic goals with its mission of transportation safety. For more on this, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Heather Krause, GAO's Director of Physical Infrastructure Issues.
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