Department of Homeland Security

The United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) was not able to consistently interdict non-commercial vessels smuggling drugs into the United States. From fiscal years 2021 through 2023, the Coast Guard interdicted an estimated 421.9 metric tons of cocaine but fell short of its total cocaine removal...

Williams, Adley & Company-DC, LLP (Williams Adley), under contract with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, concluded that DHS complied with applicable statutes, regulations, and policies governing grants and contracts awarded by any means other than full and open...

(U) The objective of this joint audit was to determine whether the Coast Guard implemented cybersecurity controls to protect Coast Guard systems operating on the Department of Defense (DoD) Information Network (DODIN) in accordance with applicable cybersecurity requirements. The Coast Guard must...

In May 2024, we conducted on-site, unannounced inspections at five U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities in the Tucson area, specifically four U.S. Border Patrol (Border Patrol) facilities and one Office of Field Operations port of entry. At the time of our on-site inspections, Border...

The Department of Homeland Security has taken steps to develop guidance and establish oversight for artificial intelligence (AI) use, but more action is needed to ensure DHS governs and manages AI use appropriately. DHS issued AI-specific guidance, appointed a Chief AI Officer, and established...

Williams, Adley & Company – DC, LLP (Williams Adley), under contract with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, issued an Independent Accountant’s Review Report on the United States Coast Guard’s (Coast Guard) FY 2024 Drug Control Budget Formulation Compliance Report...

Williams, Adley & Company – DC, LLP (Williams Adley), under contract with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, issued an Independent Accountant’s Review Report on the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) Detailed Accounting Report for Drug Control Funds. Coast Guard’s...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) obligated $267.7 billion (95.3 percent) of disaster relief funding available between fiscal years 2017 and 2023 for disaster-related activities, as authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, 42 United...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) did not implement effective controls for the selected High Value Asset (HVA) system per Federal and departmental requirements. CISA developed policies and procedures to reduce risks to sensitive information stored on the selected HVA system...

During our unannounced inspection of Baker County Sheriff’s Office (Baker) in Macclenny, Florida, we found Baker and ICE staff complied with ICE’s 2019 National Detention Standards for Non-Dedicated Facilities (NDS 2019) for classification, grievances, recreation, segregation, facility conditions...