Audit Results Once Again Successful for Interior Department

Financial Management Office Racks up 14 Clean Audits in a Row

01/13/2011
Last edited 09/29/2021

WASHINGTON, DC – For the 14th consecutive year, the Interior Department has received a favorable audit opinion from KPMG LLP (KPMG), an independent certified public accounting firm and the Department's external auditor.

The welcome news was announced by Interior Assistant Secretary Rhea Suh, who also serves as Interior's Chief Financial Officer (CFO). “This audit opinion is a reflection of the Department's continuing commitment to sound financial management and success. It also reflects our commitment to significant reforms to improve efficiency and services across the board.”

The CFO Act requires completion of the audit within 45 days of the end of the fiscal year, an accelerated schedule over past years. This year's audit included all of the Department's bureaus and reporting components -- the National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement, Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as Departmental Offices. By consolidating the audit at the Department level, Interior reduces costs and achieves improved integration.

The audit was performed by KPMG in accordance with the Comptroller General of the United States of America's Government Auditing Standards, the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Bulletin 01-02 Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements, and the Government Accountability Office/President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency's Financial Audit Manual.

The Interior Department manages the Nation's public lands and minerals including providing access to public lands and the Outer Continental Shelf for renewable and conventional energy; is the steward of 20 percent of the Nation's lands including national parks and national wildlife refuges; is the largest supplier and manager of water in the 17 western States and a supplier of hydropower energy; and upholds Federal trust responsibilities to American Indian tribes and Alaska Natives. It is also responsible for migratory wildlife conservation, historic preservation, endangered species conservation; mapping, geological, hydrological and biological science for the nation; and financial and technical assistance for the insular areas.

A copy of the Agency Financial Report may be found at http://www.doi.gov/pfm/par/afr2010/ . To request a copy email elisha_pippen@ios.doi.gov .

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