Department of Transportation

Our Objective(s)To perform a quality control review (QCR) of KPMG LLP's management letter related to the audit of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) financial statements for fiscal year 2025. We reviewed KPMG's management letter, dated January 28, 2026, and related documentation. About This...

Our Objective(s)To perform a quality control review (QCR) of KPMG LLP's management letter related to the audit of the DOT's consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. We reviewed KPMG's management letter, dated January 29, 2026, and related...

As required by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (as amended), this Semiannual Report summarizes the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding 6-month period.

Our Objective(s)To evaluate DOT Operating Administrations' implementation of National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS) priority actions, monitoring of progress, and measurement of success. Specifically, we assessed DOT's (1) identification and implementation of NRSS priority actions and (2) procedures...

Our Objective(s)To assess the Department of Transportation's (DOT) (1) progress implementing the Federal policy on return to in person work and (2) procedures for overseeing compliance with worksite requirements. Why This AuditSenators Joni Ernst and Ted Cruz requested that our office review DOT's...

Our Objective(s)To assess FTA's determinations of applicants' progress toward meeting Transit Asset Management (TAM) performance targets prior to awarding Capital Investment Grants (CIG). Why This AuditThe CIG Program provides discretionary grants for the construction and expansion of transit...

Our Objective(s)To determine whether Cherry Bekaert LLP's revised audit work complied with the Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended; the Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Guidance; and the extent to which we could rely on the auditor's work on the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT)...

Our Objective(s)To assess FHWA's process for approving Advanced Transportation Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Reimbursements grant program (ATCMTD) disbursements by reviewing and verifying that program disbursements are supported and valid. Why This AuditFHWA's ATCMTD grant program...

Our Objective(s) To assess the extent to which the Office of the Secretary of Transportation's (OST) use of working capital funds aligns with advance funding agreements for costs and types of services provided to customers. Why This Audit The Department of Transportation (DOT) budgeted approximately...

Our Objective(s) To assess the Department of Transportation's (DOT) (1) process for reviewing consumer complaints for airline ticket refunds and (2) efforts to hold airlines accountable for providing timely refunds to consumers. Why This Audit As the airline industry began to respond to and recover...