Department of Homeland Security

Although the Department of Homeland Security has made improvements to reduce improper payments (IPs) and unknown payments (UPs), DHS did not comply with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) in fiscal year (FY) 2022. According to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A123, an...

During our unannounced inspection of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Northwest ICE Processing Center (Northwest) in Tacoma, Washington, we found that the facility complied with standards for intake and classification; facility conditions, including housing and hygiene; detainee...

In May 2022, we conducted unannounced inspections of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities in the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas, specifically six U.S. Border Patrol facilities and three Office of Field Operations (OFO) ports of entry (POEs).

The objective for this unannounced inspection was to determine whether U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) complied with National Standards on Transport, Escort, Detention, and Search (TEDS) and other relevant policies and procedures related to conditions of detention at nine CBP short-term...

We conducted an unannounced inspection of Northwest ICE Processing Center (Northwest) to assess ICE field offices’ management of these facilities and compliance with applicable standards. We also conducted a limited review of the facility’s COVID-19 requirements. We found that the facility complied...

The objective was to determine whether the Department of Homeland Security complied with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) in fiscal year 2022. We determined that although DHS made improvements to reduce improper payments (IP) and unknown payments (UP), it did not comply with the...

The objective for this unannounced inspection was to determine whether U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) complies with National Standards on Transport, Escort, Detention, and Search (TEDS) and other relevant policies and procedures related to length of detention and conditions of detention at...

Based on our evaluation of 18 sampled OTFOC contracts and 16 sampled noncompetitive grants awarded in FYs 2020 and 2021, we determined that DHS components complied with applicable guidance when awarding contracts and grants. DHS officials supported award decisions with the required planning, market...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) support complex and intersecting missions related to immigration, trade, and travel. Since 2019, shifts in U.S. immigration and border security policies, migrant surges, COVID-19, and the overall rising...

DHS’ information security program for FY 2022 was rated “effective,” according to this year’s reporting instructions. We based this rating on our evaluation of DHS’ compliance with the FISMA requirements on unclassified and National Security Systems, for which DHS improved its maturity level in...