Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) did not always conduct and manage assessments of owned and leased facilities for the safe and economical use of its real property. Department of Homeland Security policy requires CBP to assess the condition, function, and overall performance of its real...

From fiscal years 2020 to 2023, we conducted 17 unannounced inspections at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities across the United States (facility locations below), which resulted in 17 reports and 1 management alert.

RMA Associates, LLC (RMA), under contract with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, concluded that the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) did not fully comply with Financial Acquisition Regulation and DHS requirements. Specifically, I&A’s internal guidance lacked...

We determined that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations used overtime in accordance with policies and procedures. The Customs Officer Pay Reform Act provides guidance on the use of overtime and premium pay for CBP officers and sets a statutory fiscal year maximum...

Since 2020, the Department of Homeland Security has taken certain actions to address cyber and physical security threats to the election infrastructure but has adjusted its efforts to combat disinformation. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a new Election Security...

The United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) has begun to expend Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds for the procurement, construction, and improvements projects identified in its fiscal year 2022 IIJA Spend Plan. At the time of our review, Coast Guard had only spent approximately 1...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) conducts individualized assessments of some land port of entry (LPOE) operations to evaluate workforce staffing, technology, and infrastructure improvements. While these assessments may have allowed OFO to optimize some LPOE...