Department of Homeland Security's FY 2021 Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 and Executive Order 13520, Reducing Improper Payments

Submitting OIG:

Report Description:

The Department of Homeland Security did not comply with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) in fiscal year 2021.

Date Issued:

Friday, June 10, 2022

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

OIG-22-45

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

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Attachment	Size
OIG-22-45.pdf	3.6 MB

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	No
We recommend the DHS Chief Financial Officer comply with the PIIA requirement to report an improper payment and unknown payment estimate of less than 10 percent for each program for which an estimate was published in the materials accompanying the annual financial statement by ensuring that FEMA continues to enhance internal control procedures over the Disaster Case Management and Urban Search & Rescue programs by: a. developing and implementing policies and procedures for establishing and defining documentation requirements; b. providing appropriate training to personnel responsible for developing and operating internal controls; c. ensuring the implementation and operating effectiveness of policies and procedures over labor rate review and payment processing; and d. reviewing unknown payments to determine whether they are proper or improper and reporting the review results in future years as required by OMB Circular A-123.
2	Open	No
We recommend the DHS Chief Financial Officer ensure that DHS’ Risk Management and Assurance Division follow OMB requirements for agencies that do not comply with PIIA, as defined in OMB Circular A-123.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

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