Smithsonian Institution

This report highlights the accomplishments achieved through our oversight and investigative activities for the 6-month period ending March 31, 2026. As described in this report, our oversight work during this reporting period continued to address high-risk programs and operations of the Smithsonian...

In 2023, the Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian) began a multi-year project to revitalize the Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden. Smithsonian awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to address waterproofing, concrete decay and stormwater management problems, among other issues, for the Sculpture Garden...

This is the third and final report of the fiscal year 2025 financial statement audits of the Smithsonian Institution performed by the independent accounting firm of KPMG LLP.

The Office of Inspector General conducted an audit to assess the Smithsonian’s capabilities to prevent, detect, and respond to IT and physical security incidents.

The Office of the Inspector General contracted with Sikich CPA LLC (Sikich) to determine whether contract modifications for the Pod 6 construction contract were reasonable, necessary, within the scope of the contract, and effectively awarded and administered. Sikich found that the Smithsonian did...

This is the second report of the fiscal year 2025 financial statements audit of the Smithsonian Institution performed by the independent public accounting firm of KPMG LLP (KPMG). On February 27, 2026, KPMG issued its independent auditor’s report on the Smithsonian Institution’s statement of...

The objective of this audit was to determine the extent to which the National Collections Program had effective controls over the processes to award monies from the Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF) and ensure that these funds were spent in accordance with their intended purposes. We...

This is the first report of the fiscal year 2025 financial statements audit of the Smithsonian Institution and provides results of the Smithsonian Enterprises Net Gain review for fiscal year 2025 performed by the independent public accounting firm of KPMG LLP.

This report highlights the accomplishments achieved through our oversight and investigative activities for the 6-month period ending September 30, 2025.

Smithsonian Enterprises (SE) oversees the majority of the revenue-generating operations of the Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian). It is an essential source of unrestricted funds— monies without donor-imposed or legal restrictions on their use. SE provides unrestricted funds to the Smithsonian...