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Federal Reports
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Report Title
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U.S. Agency for International Development
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Wits Health Consortium in Multiple Countries Under Multiple Awards, January 1 to December 31, 2019 (Report No. 4-674-21-010-R)
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Franois-Xavier Bagnaud Rwanda Under Multiple Awards, January 1 to December 31, 2019 (Report No. 4-696-21-011-R)
Financial Audit of USAID Resources Managed by Society for Family Health Rwanda Under Cooperative Agreement AID-696-A-13-00001, January 1 to December 31, 2019 (Report No. 4-696-21-012-R)
Financial Audit of MCC Resources Managed by Millennium Foundation of Kosovo Under the Threshold Program Grant Agreement, September 12, 2017, to September 30, 2019
We consider the most serious management and performance challenges facing DHS to be: performing fully and effectively during COVID-19, countering terrorism and homeland security threats, ensuring proper financial management, ensuring information technology (IT) supports essential mission operations, improving Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) contracts and grants management, disaster assistance, and fraud prevention, and strengthening oversight and management of major systems acquisition. Meeting these challenges requires unity of effort, a commitment to mastering management fundamentals, and the identification and allocation of appropriate resources. As we have noted in previous Major Management and Performance Challenges reports, many of the Department’s senior leadership positions still do not have permanent, Presidentially appointed and Senate confirmed officials.
KPMG issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on the financial statements, reporting that they present fairly, in all material respects, DHS’ financial position as of September 30, 2020. However, KPMG identified material weaknesses in internal control in two areas and other significant deficiencies in three areas. Consequently, KPMG issued an adverse opinion on DHS’ internal control over financial reporting. KPMG also reported three instances of noncompliance with laws and regulations. DHS concurred with all of the recommendations.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), United States Secret Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have not fully complied with DHS’ guidelines for implementing the Lautenberg Amendment. To illustrate, CBP and Secret Service did not ensure law enforcement officers completed annual Lautenberg Amendment certifications as required. CBP and ICE also did not use available resources to monitor law enforcement officer arrests and convictions subject to the Lautenberg Amendment. None of the four components provided domestic violence awareness training to law enforcement officers as required by the implementing guidelines. We made three recommendations that will enhance the components’ ability to ensure compliance with DHS’s guidelines for implementing the Lautenberg Amendment. One recommendation is closed and the other two recommendations are resolved and open.
