Bob Porterfield is a veteran journalist and has worked as a reporter for the Boston Globe, Newsday, the Associated Press and was a special correspondent for the Huffington Post.
A final version of the audit released Friday is nearly identical to the draft leaked Thursday, except it now contains an 85-page response from the agency.
Lots of money is being spent in the western U.S. to build rail lines. From Denver to LA to Honolulu, federal officials want to know whether the FTA is doing a good job overseeing those projects.