Department of Homeland Security

The objective was to determine how effectively FEMA supported and coordinated Federal efforts to distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilators in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. We determined that FEMA did not have reliable data to inform allocation decisions and ensure accurate...

Before reopening in June 2020, FLETC developed a formal plan to resume in-person training. Through this plan, along with other policies and procedures, FLETC established protocols in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance and medical expertise. DHS students and component...

FEMA does not always appropriately report and investigate employee allegations of sexual harassment and workplace sexual misconduct. For FYs 2012 to 2018, we identified 305 allegations from FEMA employees potentially related to sexual harassment and sexual misconduct such as sexual assault...

Our audit objective was to determine to what extent the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) acquisition of computed tomography (CT) systems addresses needed capabilities. We determined TSA acquired CT systems that did not address all needed capabilities. These issues occurred because the...

The objective was to determine the extent to which TSA has implemented requirements of the 9/11 Act and TSA Mod Act to develop strategies, programs, regulations, reports, and other initiatives to strengthen transportation security. Although TSA implemented 167 of the 251 (67 percent) requirements in...

The Transportation Security Card Program Assessment (Public Law 114-278) requires DHS to assess the effectiveness of the Transportation Security Card Program and to prepare a corrective action plan (CAP) to respond to any findings. Our objective was to determine DHS’ compliance with the public law...

Rescue 21 Alaska, Coast Guard’s maritime search and rescue communication system, has experienced outages resulting from antiquated equipment in Coast Guard’s District 17. Challenges and funding shortages during system acquisition caused Coast Guard to limit the purchase of new equipment for Rescue...

We focused on the Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP) membership revocations of three U.S. citizens associated with the migrant caravan and whether CBP revoked the TTP memberships in retaliation for the individuals’ support of the migrant caravan. We also addressed systemic issues related to TTP...

ICE has taken various actions to prevent the pandemic’s spread among detainees and staff at their detention facilities. At the nine facilities we remotely inspected, these measures included maintaining adequate supplies of PPE such as face masks, enhanced cleaning, and proper screening for new...

Although ICE had controls in place that required Capgemini Government Solutions, LLC to provide qualified labor, ICE did not properly construct or monitor the contract. This occurred because ICE awarded a firm-fixed-price contract but required a labor-hour performance measurement to monitor and...