Department of Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security has taken steps to develop guidance and establish oversight for artificial intelligence (AI) use, but more action is needed to ensure DHS governs and manages AI use appropriately. DHS issued AI-specific guidance, appointed a Chief AI Officer, and established...

Williams, Adley & Company – DC, LLP (Williams Adley), under contract with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, issued an Independent Accountant’s Review Report on the United States Coast Guard’s (Coast Guard) FY 2024 Drug Control Budget Formulation Compliance Report...

Williams, Adley & Company – DC, LLP (Williams Adley), under contract with the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, issued an Independent Accountant’s Review Report on the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) Detailed Accounting Report for Drug Control Funds. Coast Guard’s...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) obligated $267.7 billion (95.3 percent) of disaster relief funding available between fiscal years 2017 and 2023 for disaster-related activities, as authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, 42 United...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) did not implement effective controls for the selected High Value Asset (HVA) system per Federal and departmental requirements. CISA developed policies and procedures to reduce risks to sensitive information stored on the selected HVA system...

During our unannounced inspection of Baker County Sheriff’s Office (Baker) in Macclenny, Florida, we found Baker and ICE staff complied with ICE’s 2019 National Detention Standards for Non-Dedicated Facilities (NDS 2019) for classification, grievances, recreation, segregation, facility conditions...

The Department of Homeland Security has technology that enables identification and sharing of emerging threat information, but DHS partners did not always use this technology to obtain threat information. DHS has various technological methods for maintaining real-time situational awareness and...

Our review of prior Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General and U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) oversight reports identified recurring challenges with DHS’ strategic planning efforts. We previously reported that DHS and its components had not promptly updated...

Although U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have policies andprocedures to check the identity of noncitizens seeking entry intothe United States, they cannot always verify the noncitizens’identities. According to Federal law, noncitizens...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) did not effectively manage and secure its mobile devices or the infrastructure supporting the devices. Specifically, ICE did not implement security settings required to protect its mobile devices and did not mitigate vulnerabilities from applications...