November 13, 2006

Report on the Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 2006 Consolidated Balance Sheet

In response to requirements established by the Government Management Reform Act of 1994, the Office of Inspector General engages the independent public accounting for of KMPG LLP to audit the Department of Energy's Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 consolidated balance sheet. The contractor was engages to audit only the balance sheet because a material weakness in financila control and reporting resulted in a disclaimer of opinion on the FY 2005 Audit of the Department's Consolidated Financial Statements.