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Rep. Davis: Metro needs more oversight on overtime and pensions

Washington DC Examiner
by Scott McCabe, 5 hrs ago, WASHINGTON
Rep. Tom Davis said an Examiner report revealing how Metro spent $70 million in overtime was evidence that the agency needed more oversight and an independent inspector general.


Metro faces budget shortfall
5 hrs ago, WASHINGTON
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will likely have to tap a reserve fund to balance its budget by the end of the fiscal year.

Software error sparked fire
5 hrs ago, WASHINGTON
A software malfunction led to the fire on a Metrorail car Sunday that forced the evacuation and closure of the Waterfront station, a transit system official said Thursday. The incident concerned Metro officials because it happened on one of the system’s new 6000 series cars. Steven Fiel, Metro’s chief operating officer for rail, said the computer software in the railcar that controls the flow of electricity did not redirect the current away from equipment on the car’s undercarriage as it should have, causing the equipment to heat up and catch fire. Fiel said the problem is being corrected in the 152 railcars that use the software.
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