High-speed rail board strips CEO of contract authority after $600,000 travel scandal

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The board that oversees the California High-Speed Rail Authority voted Friday to rein in Chief Executive Ian Choudri’s contracting authority following a state investigation that showed consultants billed the agency $600,000 in questionable travel expenses. The investigation by the office of inspector general [ ] The post High-speed rail board strips CEO of contract authority after $600,000 travel scandal appeared first on Palo Alto Online.