Department of Homeland Security

Complainant is a Senior Special Agent with the United States Secret Service. For 20 years, he worked in a variety of investigative and protective duties until his security clearance was suspended in 2013. Complainant reported to us that the Secret Service suspended and revoked his security clearance...

FEMA’s December 2017 Eligibility Determination of Cobra contract costs for its Public Assistance (PA) program was unsound. Federal regulations and FEMA policy require all costs claimed under the PA program to be necessary and reasonable to accomplish the work properly and efficiently. FEMA conducted...

CBP’s controls over the Global Entry Program do not always prevent ineligible and potentially high-risk Global Entry members from obtaining expedited entry into the United States. This occurred because CBP officers did not always comply with policies when reviewing Global Entry applications nor do...

DHS components did not always properly solicit, award, and manage contracts according to Federal and departmental regulations. In fiscal year 2016, DHS awarded $2.4 billion in contract actions that were valued at less than $300 million per action. For this audit, we reviewed $153.2 million of the $2...

During the week of June 10, 2019, we visited five Border Patrol stations and two ports of entry in the Rio Grande Valley sector and observed serious overcrowding and prolonged detention of children and adults that require immediate attention. Specifically, Border Patrol facilities in the Rio Grande...

DHS does not have sufficient policies and procedures to address employee misconduct. Specifically, the Department’s policy does not include procedures for reporting allegations of misconduct, clear and specific supervisor roles and expectations, or clearly defined key discipline terms. These...

This report summarizes findings on our latest round of unannounced inspections at four detention facilities housing ICE detainees. Because we observed immediate risks or egregious violations of detention standards at the Adelanto and Essex facilities, we issued individual reports to ICE after our...

DHS OIG determined that DHS had controls in place when it issued, solicited, selected, and mitigated risks for its three consortia Other Transaction Agreements (OTA) active in fiscal year 2017 for development of prototypes for border and cyber security, and research in critical infrastructure...

We recommend that the DHS Office of the Chief Security Officer address planning, policy, and acquisition deficiencies prior to further implementation of the expanded scope of the Insider Threat Program. Specifically, the alert highlighted deficiencies we identified in planning and implementing of...

In seven audits conducted from 2012 through 2016, we identified the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) past challenges making accurate repair-or-replace decisions. Based on our prior work, this report identifies 10 improper decisions or miscalculations FEMA should avoid when making such...