Management Letter: DOE-OIG-24-10

January 16, 2024

The Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2023 Consolidated Financial Statements

Pursuant to requirements established by the Government Management Reform Act of 1994, the Office of Inspector General engaged the independent public accounting firm of KPMG LLP to perform the audit of The Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2023 Consolidated Financial Statements. During the audit, KPMG LLP considered the Department’s internal controls over financial reporting and tested for compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements that could have a direct and material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

During the audit, KPMG LLP identified deficiencies in internal control that are included in the attached management letter.  The attached letter contains six new findings and a total of seven recommendations that were issued during the audit of The Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2023 Consolidated Financial Statements. Management fully concurred with each of the recommendations included in the management letter and had taken or planned to take corrective actions.  Management’s responses are included with each finding.  The audit did not identify any deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that are considered material weaknesses.