Department of Transportation

Our Objective(s) To assess the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) actions to address the 24 recommendations from National Academy of Public Administration's (NAPA) 2021 report specified by Congress. Specifically, we assessed MARAD's progress in addressing the 24 specified recommendations and...

Our Objective(s) To determine (1) whether Cherry Bekaert LLP's work complied with the Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended, and 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) major...

Our Objective(s) To perform a quality control review (QCR) of Sikich's fiscal year 2025 audit of the effectiveness of the Department of Transportation's (DOT) information security program and practices. Why This Audit The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 requires agencies to...

Our Objective(s) To evaluate the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) (1) policies and procedures for the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program and (2) ability to monitor foreign civil aviation authorities (CAAs) for potential safety concerns. Why This Audit In 2022, FAA...

Our Objective(s) To assess the status of the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) unexpended Hurricane Sandy funds. Why This Audit In January 2013, FTA received $10.9 billion for the widespread damage Hurricane Sandy caused to transportation infrastructure when it hit the mid-Atlantic and...

Our Objective(s) To assess FTA's oversight of State Safety Oversight Agency (SSOA) compliance with Federal requirements. Specifically, we assessed FTA's (1) communication of its SSO audit oversight methodology, (2) SSO audit process, and (3) reliability of SSO audit data in its recommendation...

Our Objective(s) To perform a quality control review (QCR) of KPMG LLP's examination of the Enterprise Services Center's (ESC) description of its system and the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of controls for the period October 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. We reviewed KPMG's...

Our Objective(s) To evaluate single audit reports uploaded to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse between April 1, 2025 and June 30, 2025, and identify findings that affect directly awarded Department of Transportation (DOT) programs. Why This AuditOIG performs oversight of independent, non-Federal...

Our Objective(s)To assess the Special Crash Investigations (SCI) Program's (1) selection of crashes for investigation, (2) collection and analysis of special crash investigation data, and (3) use of this data to improve vehicle safety. Why This AuditNHTSA estimates that 40,990 people died in motor...

Our Objective(s)Assess FAA's identification and measurement of the impacts of external factors, such as weather and airline decision making, on Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) benefits and costs. Why This AuditNextGen is a multibillion-dollar infrastructure effort that aims to...