Management Letter Related to the Audit of the U.S. Department of State FY 2024 Financial Statements

During the audit of the Department of State’s (Department) FY 2024 financial statements, an independent external auditor identified matters involving internal control, which it brought to the Department’s attention. These matters related to controls over untimely obligations, personnel data for locally employed staff, personnel records and actions, supporting data related to the asbestos remediation estimate, access privileges reviews for a supply chain application, and logging and monitoring of controls for a real property application.