Department of Transportation

Our Objective(s)To determine whether (1) Charles E. Harris & Associates, Inc.’s (CEH) 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...

We Looked At The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported $12.9 billion in general Property, Plant, and Equipment (PP&E) in its fiscal year 2022 Agency Financial Report (AFR), including $4.2 billion in capitalized equipment. Federal agencies are required to prepare accurate annual financial...

What We Looked AtFollowing a series of disruptive cyberattacks in the public and private sectors, the President issued an Executive Order in 2021 requiring civilian Federal agencies to protect and secure their critical infrastructure and computer systems, which underpin the American people’s...

What We Looked At This report presents the results of our quality control review (QCR) of an audit of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) information security program and practices. The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) requires agencies to develop, implement, and...

What We Looked AtWe queried and downloaded 60 single audit reports prepared by non-Federal auditors and submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse between January 1, 2024, and March 31, 2024, to identify significant findings related to programs directly funded by the Department of Transportation...

What We Looked AtThe locks, channels, and accompanying infrastructure of the St. Lawrence Seaway are perpetual transportation assets that require periodic and regular capital reinvestment in order to continue to operate safely, reliably, and efficiently. The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway...

What We Looked At This report presents the results of our quality control review (QCR) of an attestation examination of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Enterprise Services Center (ESC) controls. ESC provides financial management services to DOT and other agencies and operates under the...

What We Looked AtWe queried and downloaded 39 single audit reports prepared by non-Federal auditors and submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse between April 1, 2024, and June 30, 2024, to identify significant findings related to programs directly funded by the Department of Transportation (DOT...

What We Looked At The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) provides technical and administrative services, including information technology (IT) services, to DOT components through the Working Capital Fund (WCF). The Office of the Chief Information...

What We Looked At The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Next Generation Air Transportation System aims to modernize the Nation’s air traffic system and provide safer and more efficient air traffic management. The Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) program, an almost $1 billion part of this...