Department of Homeland Security

We determined that not all forms DHS and its components use to create Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) include the required Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA) statement. Further, although many of the settlement agreement templates and settlement agreements in the sample we reviewed...

DHS did not comply with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA) because it did not meet one of the six IPERA requirements. Specifically, DHS did not meet its annual reduction targets for 2 of 14 programs. Additionally, we determined that DHS did not provide adequate oversight of...

We found that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) overpaid its employees because it mistakenly believed the Department’s payroll provider had an automated control to prevent payments over the annual cap, and because it did not follow its own premium pay policy. We also found that FEMA has...

We determined that the Federal Air Marshall Services’ (FAMS) could not demonstrate the extent its ground-based activities’ contributed to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) mission. FAMS lacked performance measures for most ground-based activities and could not provide a budget...

We determined that the Federal Air Marshall Services’ (FAMS) could not demonstrate the extent its ground-based activities’ contributed to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) mission. FAMS lacked performance measures for most ground-based activities and could not provide a budget...

We determined that although U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had controls over its polygraph examination process, a key control over its review and approval process was not always operating as intended. Specifically, in a small number of cases, the polygraph quality control program may not...

Since FY 2014, DHS improved conference spending reporting and implemented policies and procedures to ensure proper oversight and accurate and timely reporting. However, we found instances where DHS did not comply with annual conference reporting requirements. The Department failed to report two...

We determined that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) uses two types of inspections to examine detention facilities in more than 200 detention facilities, yet, neither the inspections nor the onsite monitoring ensure consistent compliance with detention standards, nor do they promote...

The audits, inspections, and investigations we conducted during this reporting period will improve treatment and care of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at detention facilities; make progress toward implementing controls to regulate access to the Department of Homeland Security...

: In July 2017, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that it awarded 252 projects under the Public Assistance alternative procedures pilot program valued at $11.9 billion, with just 26 of those projects (10.32 percent) closed. During our fieldwork, we gained access to FEMA’s grant...