The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) requires Federal agencies to implement information security programs. The act also requires agencies to conduct annual independent reviews to determine the effectiveness of their programs and report the reviews’ results to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). We have contracted with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, an independent public accounting firm, to conduct the review of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) information security program for fiscal year 2023, subject to our oversight.
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The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation (CRRSA) Act of 2021 provided $10 billion to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to address impacts resulting from COVID-19. Most of this funding, $9.83 billion, was provided to States and the District of Columbia through FHWA’s Surface Transportation Block Grants (STBG) program. Due to the large amount the CRRSA Act provided to FHWA, the timeframe for obligating and using the funds, and the act’s other requirements, we are initiating this audit.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides financial assistance to local transit providers, investing more than $13 billion annually in grants to develop and improve transit systems. Recipients use those funds through FTA’s various grant programs for a variety of purposes, including the purchase and disposal of real property for the construction of bus facilities, metro-line extensions, and rail corridor projects. Given FTA’s investment in projects to develop and improve our Nation’s transit systems, we are initiating an audit to assess FTA’s oversight of real property disposition.