What We Looked AtWe contracted with the independent public accounting firm KPMG LLP to audit the Department of Transportation's (DOT) financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2018, and September 30, 2017, and to provide a report on internal control over financial reporting and compliance with laws and other matters. The contract required that the audit be performed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted Government auditing standards, Office of Management and Budget audit guidance, and the Governmental Accountability Office's and Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency's Financial Audit Manual. In connection with the contract, we performed a quality control review of KPMG's report dated November 13, 2018, related documentation, and inquired of its representatives.What We FoundOur quality control review disclosed no instances in which KPMG did not comply, in all material respects, with U.S. generally accepted Government auditing standards.RecommendationsDOT concurs with KPMG's four recommendations.
| Report Date | Agency Reviewed / Investigated | Report Title | Type | Location | |
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| Department of Transportation | Quality Control Review of the Independent Auditor's Report on the Department of Transportation's Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2017 | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Environmental Protection Agency | EPA Unable to Assess the Impact of Hundreds of Unregulated Pollutants in Land-Applied Biosolids on Human Health and the Environment | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Environmental Protection Agency | EPA's Fiscal Years 2018 and 2017 Consolidated Financial Statements | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2018 Report on NASA’s Top Management and Performance Challenges | Top Management Challenges | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Federal Labor Relations Authority | Financial Statement Audit of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for Fiscal Year 2018 | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Federal Labor Relations Authority | Management Letter for Fiscal Year 2018 Audit of FLRA's Financial Statements | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Federal Labor Relations Authority | Statement on Auditing Standards AU-C Section 260 Letter | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of the Interior | Investigative Report of Coal Self-Bonding in Wyoming | Investigation |
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| Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board | Audit of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's Fiscal Years 2018 and 2017 Financial Statements | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Office of the Director of National Intelligence | Assessment of IC Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Programs | Inspection / Evaluation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |