The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation noted in a new report that there are currently major gaps in the T’s staffing, including having one-third fewer people than needed to properly operate the capital budget office. Moreover, one in every 10 of the T’s entire budgeted jobs are vacant, the foundation said.

At end of the last fiscal year, the T had a budget for 7,400 employees, but 900 positions were already unfilled and another 740 are vacancies expected in this current fiscal year due to staff departures.