Federal Reports

The audit objectives were to determine whether program funds were managed in accordance with the ARC and Federal grant requirements.

The Office of Inspector General's annual plan outlines the work planned for the year ahead, including agency wide audits or evaluations, mandated reviews, and which posts may receive audits or evaluations.

What We Looked AtWe queried and downloaded 91 single audit reports prepared by non-Federal auditors and submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse between July 1, 2023, and September 30, 2023, 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 43 incidents of significant noncompliance with Federal guidelines related to 19 grantees that require prompt action from DOT’s Operating Administrations (OA). Of these 43 findings, 13 were repeat findings related to 10 grantees. The auditors also identified questioned costs totaling $6,464,590 for five grantees. Of this amount, $5,141,550 was related to the State of Oklahoma, and $989,435 to Ottawa County, Oklahoma. Additionally, we identified nonmonetary repeat findings that caused qualified opinions for Cherokee County, Georgia; the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, Jackson, MS; the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico; the County of San Joaquin, California; the North Coast Railroad Authority, Ukiah, CA; Ottawa County, Oklahoma; Alamosa County, Colorado; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule, SD; and the Commonwealth Ports Authority, Saipan, MP. 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 $6,464,590, if applicable.