DHS Continues to Make Progress Meeting DATA Act Requirements, but Challenges Remain

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Date Issued

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Submitting OIG

Department of Homeland Security OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Department of Homeland Security OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Homeland Security

Report Number

OIG-22-04

Report Description

The objectives were to assess the completeness, accuracy, timeliness, and quality of DHS’ fiscal year 2020, fourth quarter (FY 2020/Q4) spending data submitted for publication on USASpending.gov; and DHS’ implementation and use of the government-wide financial data standards.

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Open Recommendations

This report has 2 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
1	No	$0	$0
Develop and apply solutions to ensure FEMA fully complies with the new DATA Act requirements in OMB Memorandum M-20-21 for reportingcumulative COVID-19 outlays on a monthly basis and linking spending to emergency and disaster appropriations through the Disaster Emergency Fund Code data element. Ensure the solutions produce complete and accurate data elements that can be independently traced and verified to an auditable file.
3	No	$0	$0
Develop and apply solutions to improve the implementation and use of the government-wide financial data standards for procurement andfinancial assistance data elements that had an accuracy error rate of 10 percent or more.