Department of Homeland Security

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) did not ensure that it closed out disaster declarations in a timely manner. We reviewed 79 disaster declarations and identified 26 programs with nearly $9.4 million in unliquidated funds that remained open beyond their approved periods of performance...

Although U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) responded to CBPOne™ application weaknesses after implementation, it did not formallyassess and mitigate the technological risks involved with expanding theapplication to allow undocumented noncitizens (noncitizens) to scheduleappointments to present...

In January 2024, we conducted onsite, unannounced inspections atfour U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities in the DelRio area, specifically three U.S. Border Patrol (Border Patrol)facilities and one Office of Field Operations (OFO) port of entry(POE).

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) did not fullyimplement the State-Administered Direct Housing Grant Programrequired by Section 1211(a) of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of2018 (DRRA). Specifically, as of March 2024, FEMA had not issuedfinal regulations to fully implement the program...

In October 2023, we conducted on-site, unannounced inspections at five U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities in the ElPaso area, specifically three U.S. Border Patrol (Border Patrol) facilities and two Office of Field Operations ports of entry. At the time of our on-site inspection...

During our ongoing audit of the Department of Homeland Security’s learning management system (DHSLearning), we identified a significant risk to the operations, assets, and individuals at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC)...

TSA could not assess the operational impacts to its primary mission of safeguarding the Nation’s transportation system while TSA deployed air marshals to assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Southwest border. This occurred because TSA did not establish baseline quantifiable and...

The United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) took steps to enhance the cyber posture of the Marine Transportation System (MTS) but faces challenges fully implementing cybersecurity readiness efforts to protect the U.S. supply chain. Over the past 2 years, in accordance with its statutory requirements...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA)Emergency Non-Congregate Sheltering (NCS) Interim Policy104-009-18 (Interim Policy) provided an adequate and effectiveframework during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, theInterim Policy waived the existing pre-approval requirement,allowing for...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) did not adjudicate affirmative asylum applications in a timely manner to meet statutory timelines and to reduce its existing backlog. At the end of fiscal year 2023, USCIS had more than 1 million asylum cases pending determination. Of those, USCIS...