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

We recommend the DHS Chief Financial Officer comply with the PIIA requirement to report an improper payment and unknownpayment 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 establishingand defining documentation requirements;b. providing appropriate training to personnel responsible for developingand operating internal controls;c. ensuring the implementation and operating effectiveness of policies andprocedures over labor rate review and payment processing; andd. reviewing unknown payments to determine whether they are proper orimproper and reporting the review results in future years as required byOMB Circular A-123.