Department of Homeland Security

During the week of May 6, 2019, we visited five Border Patrol stations and two ports of entry in the El Paso sector as part of our unannounced spot inspections of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) holding facilities and observed dangerous holding conditions at the Paso Del Norte Bridge (PDT...

We determined that DHS did not comply with Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA) because it did not meet two of the six requirements. Specifically, the Department omitted the percent of recaptured amounts from the Other Information section in its Agency Financial Report and...

This report presents the results of KPMG LLP’s (KPMG) work conducted to address the performance audit objectives relative to the Audit of Department of Homeland Security’s Fiscal Year 2017 Conference Spending. KPMG performed the work during the period of September 18, 2017 to August 30, 2018, and...

The thirteen reports that DHS OIG retracted and removed from its website were not compliant with applicable standards. The deficiencies in the retracted reports were a result of several key changes to DHS OIG’s approach to oversight work that were poorly communicated and managed by senior leaders, a...

We determined that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has not implemented an effective process to track adjudicative decisions and ensure data integrity in CLAIMS3. Specifically, USCIS cannot reliably trace adjudicative decisions recorded in CLAIMS3 back to the Immigration...

FEMA awarded two contracts to Bronze Star, and Bronze Star could not meet the requirements of either contract. This delayed delivery of crucial supplies, and impeded Puerto Rican residents’ efforts to protect their homes and prevent further damage. FEMA’s errors within both solicitations may have...

We determined that DHS' information security program for Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information intelligence systems is effective this year as the Department achieved “Level 4 – Managed and Measurable” in three of five cybersecurity functions, based on current reporting instructions for...

Williams, Adley and Company–DC, LLP completed an audit of Missouri’s management of State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) and Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) grants awarded during fiscal years (FY) 2012 through 2015. Williams Adley concluded that Missouri’s State Administrative Agency...

This interim report is part of an ongoing audit to determine the extent the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is meeting disaster survivors’ transitional shelter needs after the California wildfires and Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017. We determined that FEMA does not require...

We determined that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) violated the Privacy Act of 1974 and Department of Homeland Security policy by unnecessarily releasing to a contractor the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (SPII) of 2.3...