Performance And Accountability Report - Fiscal Year 2013 - Federal Aviation Administration - U.s. Department Of Transportation Page 79

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A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow
management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or
detect and correct, misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination
of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of
the entity’s financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. A
significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe
than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.
Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this
section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material
weaknesses or significant deficiencies and therefore, material weaknesses or significant deficiencies may
exist that were not identified. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify any deficiencies
in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, we did identify certain
deficiencies in internal control, described in the accompanying schedule of findings in Exhibit I, that we
consider to be significant deficiencies.
Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the FAA’s consolidated financial statements are
free from material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws,
regulations, contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material
effect on the determination of financial statement amounts, and certain provisions of other laws and
regulations specified in OMB Bulletin No. 14-02. However, providing an opinion on compliance with
those provisions was not an objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be
reported under Government Auditing Standards or OMB Bulletin No. 14-02.
FAA’s Response to Findings
The FAA’s response to the findings identified in our audit is described in the accompanying schedule of
findings in Exhibit I. The FAA’s response was not subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the
audit of the consolidated financial statements and, accordingly, we express no opinion on the response.
Purpose of the Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards
The purpose of the communication described in the Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing
Standards section is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance and the
result of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the FAA’s internal control or
compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.
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