Department of Transportation

What We Looked AtWe queried and downloaded 94 single audit reports prepared by non-Federal auditors and submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse between January 1, 2020, and March 31, 2020, to identify significant findings related to programs directly funded by the Department of Transportation...

What We Looked AtWe performed a quality control review (QCR) on the single audit that Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) performed for the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s (Commission) fiscal year that ended June 30, 2018. During this period, the Commission expended...

What We Looked AtWe performed a quality control review (QCR) on the single audit that McGee, Hearne & Paiz, LLP (MHP) performed for the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s (WYDOT) fiscal year that ended September 30, 2018. During this period, WYDOT expended approximately $285 million from the U.S...

What We Looked AtAfter the fatal collapse of a pedestrian bridge at Florida International University (FIU) on March 15, 2018, the Secretary of Transportation and the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation asked us to review DOT’s oversight role in the FIU...

What We Looked AtIn 2013 and 2014, reports from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) documented a disproportionate decline in commercial air service to smaller communities. Since that time, there have been concerns that small- and medium...

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

What We Looked AtThis report presents the results of our quality control review (QCR) of KPMG LLP’s management letter related to the audit it conducted, under contract with us, of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) consolidated financial statements for fiscal years 2019 and 2018. In addition...

What We Looked AtThis report presents the results of our quality control review (QCR) of KPMG LLP’s management letter related to the audit it conducted, under contract with us, of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) consolidated financial statements for fiscal years 2019 and 2018. In...

What We Looked AtIn 2012, Congress directed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop a plan for the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)—also known as drones—into the National Airspace System. As part of its integration and oversight of UAS, FAA compiles data in its UAS...

What We Looked AtThe Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA) requires Federal agencies to report improper payment estimates for all programs identified as susceptible to significant improper payments. It requires agencies to limit improper payments to less than 10 percent of their...