Department of Homeland Security

We determined that Border Patrol lacks the data and procedures needed to determine whether it is meeting workload requirements related to investigative and law enforcement activities. Although directed by Congress in 2011, neither U.S. Border Protection (CBP) nor Border Patrol has completed or...

The objective was to determine whether TSA implemented proper procedures to safeguard the secure areas of our Nation’s airports and whether airports, aircraft operators, and contractors were complying with TSA’s security requirements to control access to these areas. We identified vulnerabilities...

o We intended to verify whether the U.S. Coast Guard is properly reporting service members who are prohibited from possessing a firearm (“prohibited individuals”) to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). However, in comparing relevant databases with data into the National Instant Background...

We identified a number of serious issues that violate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) 2011 Performance-Based National Detention Standards and pose significant health and safety risks at the facility. Specifically, we are concerned about unreported security incidents; food safety...

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...