Independent Auditors’ Report on the Department of Homeland Security’s FY 2025 Consolidated Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The independent public accounting firm KPMG LLP (KPMG) under contract with the DHS, Office of Inspector General, has issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on DHS’s fiscal year 2025 consolidated financial statements.  KPMG noted that the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, DHS’s financial position as of September 30, 2025. KPMG issued an adverse opinion on DHS’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2025. The report identifies material weaknesses in internal control in five areas: 1. Information Technology Controls and Information Systems 2. Financial Reporting 3. Taxes Receivable, Net 4. Construction in Progress 5. Internal Control Monitoring KPMG also identified a significant deficiency related to Grant Recipient Monitoring as well as noncompliance with the following two laws: 1. Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act of 1982 2. Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996.