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As a Federal service provider, the Department of Transportation (DOT) offers a range of business services to its Operating Administrations and other Federal organizations through its Enterprise Services Center (ESC). The Office of Management and Budget requires Federal service providers to give client agencies annual reports from independent auditors that describe internal controls in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 18 (SSAE-18).
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02.12.2024
We issued a letter to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Subcommittee on Aviation in response to a request that we review the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight of two key areas on the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Our objectives were to evaluate FAA’s oversight activities of two targeted elements of the 737 MAX: (1) the inoperability of the angle-of-attack (AOA) disagree alert on the majority of the MAX fleet in 2019 and (2) the inclusion of the maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) as part of the speed trim in the 737 MAX design.
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02.07.2024
On January 23, 2024, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) suspended Adam Ball, Andrew Semenchuk, and Jeffrey Bartlett, current and former executives of Surveying Solutions, Inc. (SSI), from being participants or principals in any covered transaction for a temporary period pending the completion of an investigation or ensuing legal or administrative proceedings.
 
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02.06.2024
On January 17, 2024, the U.S. District Court for Northern District of Ohio sentenced Shawn Martin to 12 months of probation and a $100 special assessment. On September 21, 2023, Martin pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. The investigation revealed that from February 2018 to February 2020, Martin submitted false commercial driver’s license (CDL) test results to the Ohio Department of Public Safety. Specifically, Martin submitted test results for applicants who either failed or never took the tests in exchange for payments.
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02.06.2024
What We Looked At
This report presents the results of our quality control review (QCR) of the management letter that KPMG issued on its audit, under contract with us, of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) consolidated financial statements for fiscal years 2023 and 2022. This management letter discusses internal control matters that KPMG was not required to include in its audit report.
 
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02.02.2024
What We Looked At
This report presents the results of our quality control review of KPMG LLP’s management letter for its audit, conducted under contract with us, of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) consolidated financial statements for fiscal years 2023 and 2022. The management letter discusses four internal control matters that KPMG was not required to include in its audit report.
 
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02.02.2024

What We Looked At 
This report presents the results of our quality control review of Allmond & Company LLC’s (Allmond) management letter for its audit, conducted under contract with us, of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation’s (GLS) financial statements for fiscal year 2023. The management letter discusses two internal control matters that Allmond was not required to include in its audit report. 

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02.01.2024
On January 17, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts sentenced Neta Centio to 15 months in prison, 1 year of supervised release, forfeiture of $19,305, a $10,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment. Centio pleaded guilty on August 21, 2023, to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud.
 
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01.31.2024
On January 16, 2024, Cindy McAleese pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York to conspiracy to commit offense against the United States. As outlined in court filings, McAleese—a civilian contracting officer with the U.S. Army since 2012 and stationed at Fort Drum, New York—received and accepted tangible and intangible things of value for official acts performed on behalf of conspirator Sean O'Sullivan and O’Sullivan’s business, Sierra Delta Contracting LLC (SDC). These official acts included recommending that certain U.S.
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01.31.2024
On January 11, 2024, Bruce Israel, former vice president and part owner of Asphalt Specialists, Inc., pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to involvement in two conspiracies to rig bids for asphalt paving services contracts in Michigan.
 
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01.31.2024