FY 2013 Financial Statements, U.S. Department of Education

For FY 2013, both the Department and FSA received unmodified opinions on their financial statements. Although it no longer noted a material weakness, the FY 2013 audit reports noted a significant deficiency in internal controls over financial reporting surrounding some loan servicing systems, including DMCS2, and found persistent deficiencies in controls surrounding information systems. The report on the Department’s financial statements also noted that its financial management systems did not substantially comply with certain systems requirements of the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act because of the control weaknesses surrounding information systems. A number of recommendations were made to address the weaknesses identified.