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Vol. 2, No. 34 – November 09, 2005
- Former Amtrak President and CEO David Gunn has left the building. Today, the Amtrak Board of Directors announced that Mr. Gunn has been released by the board and his services are no longer required. Read more…
Vol. 2, No. 33 – November 09, 2005
- United States Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta issued a press release early this week about last week’s GAO report on Amtrak financial misdeeds. This whole affair has remained relatively low key. As one influential reporter for a daily newspaper commented, “this whole report looks like a yawn; it’s not about real money, not into the billions.” Oddly, to many of us, millions of dollars still constitutes real money. Perhaps one must live outside of Washington to have that perspective about real money. U.S. Department of Transportation to Tighten Oversight of Amtrak Based on GAO Recommendations Read more…