Summary Report on Significant Single Audit Findings Impacting DOT Programs for the 3-Month Period Ending December 31, 2022

What We Looked AtWe queried and downloaded 60 single audit reports prepared by non-Federal auditors and submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse between October 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022, to identify significant findings related to programs directly funded by the Department of Transportation (DOT).What We FoundWe found that reports contained a range of findings that impacted DOT programs. The auditors reported 20 incidents of significant noncompliance with Federal guidelines related to 12 grantees that require prompt action from DOT's Operating Administrations (OA). Of these 20 incidents, 11 were repeat findings related to 6 grantees. The auditors also identified questioned costs totaling $5,538,037 for four grantees. Of this amount, $3,703,195 was related to the Joint Programs of the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Reservation, and $1,787,378 was related to the Navajo Nation. Additionally, we identified nonmonetary repeat findings that caused qualified opinions for Joint Programs of the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Reservation, the County of San Joaquin, California, and the State of Mississippi.RecommendationsWe recommend that DOT coordinate with the impacted OAs to develop a corrective action plan to resolve and close the findings identified in this report. We also recommend that DOT determine the allowability of the questioned transactions and recover $5,538,037, if applicable.