Department of Homeland Security

As a follow-up to our 2017 report on TSA’s Federal Air Marshal Service’s (FAMS) domestic flight operations, we conducted this audit to determine the extent to which FAMS can interdict an improvised explosive device during flight. We identified vulnerabilities with FAMS’ contribution to international...

We determined that the Department of Homeland Security has established a process that provides guidance to identify required capabilities, gaps, and opportunities, which are found in capability needs documents. The Department also has controls in place to prevent components from circumventing this...

We determined that although DHS commissioned its comprehensive program assessment, it did so more than one year later than the timeline mandated in the public law. The public law also required TSA to take six actions to improve the process for vetting individuals with access to secure areas of...

National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Chief of Staff requested a review to determine whether Federal Protective Service (FPS) inspectors’ positions were classified correctly for purposes of earning overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Although properly classified as non-exempt...

In most instances, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Professional Responsibility, Investigative offices accurately maintained equipment records and complied with vehicle and availability pay requirements. Offices were also accurate in accounting for all firearms. Investigative...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) contracts with 106 detention facilities to detain removable aliens. In FY 2017, these 106 facilities held an average daily population of more than 25,000 detainees. Since the beginning of FY 2016, ICE has paid more than $3 billion to the contractors...

We issued this alert because, during our audit, we identified serious performance issues with U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) contract with Accenture. Accenture has yet to demonstrate the efficient, innovative, and expertly run hiring process described in its initial Performance Work...

The County received about $28.1 million in Public Assistance grant awards from Florida — a FEMA grantee — for damages from severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding in April and May 2014. Jackson County was the first subgrantee in Florida to be approved for a grant award obligation...

We determined that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) failed to ensure the timely collection, write-off, and processing of delinquent debt from importers during fiscal years 2014–16. Instead, CBP settled for collecting funds from importer surety bonds, which yielded less than 1 percent of the...

The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA) requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to establish standard operating procedures (SOP) for searching, reviewing, retaining, and sharing information in communication, electronic, or digital devices at U.S. ports of entry. We...