Department of Homeland Security

FEMA awarded $110 million in humanitarian relief funds provided by ARPA to the EFSP National Board to provide services to families and individuals encountered by DHS in communities most impacted by the humanitarian crisis at the Southwest border. As of September 8, 2021, the National Board awarded...

Following the SolarWinds breach discovery in 2020, CISA improved its ability to detect and mitigate risks from major cyberattacks, but work remains to safeguard Federal networks. CISA coordinates Federal agencies’ defense against cyberattacks, but the SolarWinds response revealed that CISA did not...

Attached for your action is our final report, Secret Service and ICE Did Not Always Adhere to Statute and Policies Governing Use of Cell-Site Simulators – Law Enforcement Sensitive. We incorporated the formal comments provided by your office.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) did not consistently apply the information technology (IT) access controls needed to restrict unnecessary access to its systems and information. Specifically, FEMA did not promptly remove or adjust system and information access when personnel separated...

For your information is our final report, Major Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security. This annual publication, required by the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, summarizes what the OIG considers the most serious management and performance challenges...

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 OTFOC in fiscal year 2022...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) did not provide sufficient oversight of Project Airbridge, a COVID-19 initiative. Under unprecedented pressure to mitigate disruptions in global medical supply chains, FEMA established Project Airbridge.

During our unannounced inspection of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Port Isabel Service Processing Center (Port Isabel) in Los Fresnos, Texas, we found that Port Isabel complied with standards for the voluntary work program, access to legal services, and medical care for detainees.

We reviewed the deaths of five individuals in custody reported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the deaths of five individuals in custody reported by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in fiscal year 2021. We found that no underlying systemic factors, policies, or...