Department of Homeland Security

Coast Guard instituted controls for P.L. 85-804 extraordinary relief. Specifically, Coast Guard hired a senior review team for an independent status review of the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program and commissioned independent reviews of the contractor’s business systems. After receiving the...

Although the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) worked with its strategic partners to deliver critical medical supplies and equipment in response to COVID-19, FEMA did not effectively manage the distribution process. Specifically, FEMA did not use the Logistics Supply Chain Management System...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) did not consistently implement effective access controls to restrict access to its network and information technology (IT) systems. Although ICE took a multi-layered approach to managing access for personnel who change positions or leave the component...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehended and subsequently released a migrant without providing information requested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) that would have confirmed the migrant was a positive match with the Terrorist Screening Data Set...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) did not always secure information stored on mobile devices. Specifically, FEMA did not document whether it removed all data from mobile devices that were disposed of, lost or stolen, or taken on international travel. This occurred because FEMA did not...

In July 2022, we conducted unannounced inspections of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities in the Yuma and Tucson areas of Arizona, specifically five U.S. Border Patrol facilities and two Office of Field Operations (OFO) ports of entry (POE).

In May 2022, we conducted unannounced inspections of seven U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities along the United States–Canada (northern) border, specifically three Border Patrol stations in the Swanton sector, one port of entry in the Office of Field Operations (OFO) Boston Field...

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...