Independent Auditors' Report on DHS' FY 2012 Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The attached report presents the results of the u.s. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) financial statements audit for fiscal year (FY) 2012 and the results of an examination of internal control over financial reporting of those financial statements. These are mandatory audits required by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended by the Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act of 2004. This report is incorporated in the Department's FY 2012 Annual Financial Report. We contracted with the independent public accounting firm KPMG LLP (KPMG) to perform the integrated audit.