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FEMA Should Recover $13.8 Million in FEMA Public Assistance Funds Awarded to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for Ineligible Hydroelectric Plant
From the Background: "The facility is a three-turbine hydroelectric generating plant that began operation in 1986. It produced a small amount of the City's total commercial and residential electrical needs. From 1997 through early 2007, the City hired North American Hydro to operate and maintain the facility. The facility has been inactive since January 2007, when frazil river ice damaged the trash racks and straightening vanes of two of the three turbine generators. In June 2008, 17 months following the ice damage, a federally declared flooding disaster caused severe damage to the facility. Before the January 2007 ice damage, the 21-year-old facility needed significant capital expenditures to continue operating efficiently over the long term. Also, according to the City's hydroelectric consultants, the facility generally produced about 20 percent less electricity than expected because its design allows it to capture available water flow only about 35 percent of the time. Generally, an inactive facility is not eligible for FEMA funding. However, Federal regulation allows funding if a facility can meet at least one of three exceptions. According to 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 206.226(k)(2), facilities that were not in active use at the time of the disaster are not eligible except in those instances where (1) the facilities were only temporarily inoperative for repairs or remodeling, or (2) active use by the applicant was firmly established in an approved budget, or (3) the owner can demonstrate to FEMA's satisfaction an intent to begin use within a reasonable time."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
Hadley, Tonda L.; Dodd, Christopher; Smith, Patti . . .
2013-05
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FEMA Should Disallow $4.1 Million of the $48.5 Million Public Assistance Grant Awarded to ARK Valley Electric Cooperative, Kansas
From the Document: "We audited Public Assistance grant funds awarded to ARK Valley Electric Cooperative (Cooperative) in Kansas (Public Assistance Identification Number 000-UEBOK-00). Our audit objective was to determine whether the Cooperative accounted for and expended Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines. The Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM), a FEMA grantee, awarded the Cooperative $48.5 million for damages resulting from severe winter storms that occurred December 6 through 19, 1007. The award provided 75 percent funding for permanent work (Category F) and emergency protective measures (Category B) for eight projects (one small and seven large). Of the seven large projects, three were improved projects. The audit covered the period December 6, 1007, to September 16, 1011, the cutoff date of our audit, and included a detailed review of projects totaling $48.5 million, or 100 percent of the total award."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
Hadley, Tonda L.; Dugan, Moises; Smith, Lori . . .
2013-04
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Effectiveness of the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division's Management Practices to Implement the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program
From the Executive Summary: "The 'Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007' established the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program, which allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to regulate chemical facilities that may present a high-level security risk. Within the Department's National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Office of Infrastructure Protection, the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division is responsible for implementing the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program. [...] We assessed DHS' efforts to implement the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program from inception to the end of fiscal year 2012. Specifically, we reviewed whether: (1) management controls are in place and operational to ensure that the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Program is not mismanaged; (2) NPPD and Infrastructure Security Compliance Division leadership misrepresented program progress; and (3) nonconforming opinions of program personnel have been suppressed or met with retaliation."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2013-03
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Management Letter for the FY 2012 DHS Financial Statements and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Audit
From the Document: "Attached for your information is our final report, 'Management Letter for the FY 2012 DHS Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting Audit'. This report contains observations and recommendations related to internal control deficiencies that were not required to be reported in the 'Independent Auditors' Report' over the FY 2012 DHS financial statements and internal control over financial reporting. Internal control deficiencies, which are considered significant deficiencies were reported, as required, in the 'Independent Auditors' Report', dated November 14, 2012, which was included in the FY 2012 DHS 'Annual Financial Report'."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2013-02
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DHS Had Authority to Deploy Federal Law Enforcement Officers to Protect Federal Facilities in Portland, Oregon, but Should Ensure Better Planning and Execution in Future Cross-Component Activities
From the Highlights: "Beginning on May 29, 2020, the Federal Protective Service (FPS) experienced challenges protecting Federal property in Portland, Oregon. FPS requested assistance from DHS law enforcement officials. Our objective was to assess the authority, preparation, and activities of DHS law enforcement officers deployed to protect Federal property. [...] We made two recommendations to improve DHS' preparedness for protecting Federal property."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2021-04-16
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FEMA Should Recover $6.7 Million of Ineligible or Unused Funds Awarded to Cameron Parish, Louisiana, for Hurricane Rita
From the Document: "We audited Public Assistance grant funds awarded to Cameron Parish, Louisiana (Parish ) (Public Assistance Identification Number 023-99023-00). Our audit objective was to determine whether the Parish accounted for and expended Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines. The Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), a FEMA grantee, awarded the Parish $63.2 million for damages resulting from Hurricane Rita, which occurred on September 24, 200S The award provided 100 percent FEMA funding for 126 large projects and 213 small projects. The audit covered the period September 24, 2005, through November 28, 2012, the cutoff date of our audit, and included a detailed review of 52 projects totaling $45.6 million, or 72 percent of the total award, and a limited review of insurance issues and costs related to one architectural and engineering firm."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2013-02
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Kentucky's Management of State Homeland Security Program and Urban Areas Security Initiative Grants Awarded Fiscal Years 2008-2010
From the Executive Summary: "Public Law 110-53, 'Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007', requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to audit individual States' management of State Homeland Security Program and Urban Areas Security Initiative grants. This report responds to the reporting requirement for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Commonwealth of Kentucky: (1) spent grant funds effectively and efficiently; (2) complied with applicable Federal laws and regulations and DHS guidelines governing the use of such funding; and (3) enhanced the ability of State grantees to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other manmade disasters. The audit included a review of three awards totaling approximately $32 million in State Homeland Security Program and Urban Areas Security Initiative grant funds awarded to Kentucky from fiscal years 2008 through 2010."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2013-02
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FEMA Should Recover $881,956 of Ineligible Funds and $862,983 of Unused Funds Awarded to St. Charles Parish School Board, Luling, Louisiana
From the Document: "We audited Public Assistance (PA) grant funds awarded to St, Charles Parish School Board, Luling, Louisiana (School Board) (PA Number 089 0042C-00). Our audit objective was to determine whether the school Board accounted for and expended Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2013-02
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FEMA Should Recover $8.5 Million of Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the City of Gulfport, Mississippi, for Debris Removal and Emergency Protective Measures -- Hurricane Katrina
From the Document: "We audited Public Assistance grant funds awarded to the City of Gulfport, Mississippi (City) (FIPS [Federal Information Processing Standard Publication] Code 047-29700-00) for debris removal and emergency protective measures. Our audit objective was to determine whether the City accounted for and expended Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2013-02
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Wisconsin's Management of Homeland Security Program and Urban Areas Security Initiative Grants Awarded During Fiscal Years 2008 Through 2010
From the Document: "Attached for your action is our final report, 'Wisconsin's Management of Homeland Security Program and Urban Areas Security Initiative Grants Awarded During Fiscal Years 2008 Through 2010'. We incorporated the formal comments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Office of Justice Assistance in the final report. The report contains five recommendations aimed at improving the State's management of State Homeland Security Program and Urban Areas Security Initiative grants."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2013-01
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FEMA's Implementation of the Mississippi Secondary Programmatic Agreement Under Hurricane Katrina
From the Document: "We audited the Secondary Programmatic Agreement (Secondary Agreement) among the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Advisory Council for Historic Preservation, Mississippi State Historic Preservation Officer (State Preservation Officer), Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (State). The purpose of the audit was to determine whether FEMA was properly implementing the agreement to identify and document historic sites. The Director of FEMA's Mississippi Recovery Office in Biloxi, Mississippi, requested this audit."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2011-12
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Erie County, New York, Generally Followed Regulations for Spending Public Assistance Grant Funds for Flooding in August 2009
From the Document: "We audited Public Assistance (PA) funds awarded to the Erie County (County), New York (Public Assistance Identification Number 029-99029-00). Our audit objective was to determine whether the County accounted for and expended Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines. The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (HSES), a FEMA grantee, awarded the County $10.2 million for damages caused by heavy rains in August 2009. The award provided 75 percent FEMA funding for 28 large and 177 small projects. The audit covered the period August 8, 2009, through August 17, 2012, and included a review of 11 large projects totaling less than $1.5 million, or less than 15 percent of t he total award (see Exhibit A, Schedule of Projects Audited). As of the cutoff date of our audit, none of the large projects that we reviewed were closed."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2013-01
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(U) Further Development and Reinforcement of Department Policies Can Strengthen DHS' Intelligence Systems Security Program
From the Unclassified Summary: "We reviewed the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) enterprise-wide security program for Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information intelligence systems. Pursuant to the Federal Information Security Management Act, we reviewed the Department's security management, implementation, and evaluation of its intelligence activities, including its policies, procedures, and system security controls for enterprise-wide intelligence systems. In doing so, we assessed the Department's continuous monitoring, configuration management, identity and access management, incident response and reporting, risk management, security training, plans of actions and milestones, contingency planning, security capital planning, and systems inventory."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2013-01
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FEMA Should Recover $401,046 of Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida -- Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne
From the Document: "We audited Public Assistance grant funds awarded to the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (City) (FIPS [Federal Information Processing Standards] Code 099-54075-00). Our audit objective was to determine whether the City accounted for and expended Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines. The City received Public Assistance grant awards totaling $5.6 million from the Florida Division of Emergency Management (State), a FEMA grantee, for damages resulting from Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne, which occurred in September 2004. The awards provided 100 percent FEMA funding for the first 72 hours of emergency protective measures and debris removal activities and 90 percent funding thereafter for those two activities. The awards also provided 90 percent FEMA funding for permanent repairs to buildings, roads, and park facilities."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2013-06
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FEMA's Efforts to Collect a $23.1 Million Debt from the State of Louisiana Should Have Been More Aggressive
From the Background: "During 2004, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor and our office issued audit reports on the State's management of the Hazard Mitigation, Unmet Needs, and Flood Mitigation Assistance grant programs. The scope of our 2004 audit included funding for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and Unmet Needs programs totaling $40,524,912 in direct project costs and administrative and management costs from eight disasters declared between September 1998 and October 2002. We recommended that, among other actions, FEMA identify and deobligate any ineligible, unsupported, or duplicate funding. In March 2005, as a result of our recommendations, FEMA Region VI started the process of recouping $30.4 million from the State. By May 2007, the State had provided FEMA Region VI with sufficient documentation to reduce the original debt from $30.4 million to $26.6 million. In July 2010, the Regional Administrator, after applying cost overruns, reduced the debt to $23.1 million and referred it to the FEMA Finance Center in September 2010 for issuance of the Bill for Collection. In January 2012, the FEMA Finance Center transferred the debt to Treasury. As of May 2014, Treasury still held the uncollected debt."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2014-09
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Management Directorate's Management Letter for FY 2012 DHS Consolidated Financial Statements Audit
From the Document: "Attached for your information is our final report, 'Management Directorate's Management Letter for FY 2012 DHS Consolidated Financial Statements Audit'. This report contains an observation related to an internal control deficiency that was not required to be reported in the 'Independent Auditors' Report on DHS' FY 2012 Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting'. Internal control deficiencies that are considered significant deficiencies were reported, as required, in the 'Independent Auditors' Report', dated November 14, 2012, which was included in the DHS FY 2012 'Annual Financial Report'."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2013-04
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Information Technology Management Letter for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Component of the FY 2012 Department of Homeland Security Financial Statement Audit
From the Document: "We have audited the balance sheet of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department) as of September 30, 2012, and the related statements of net cost, changes in net position, and custodial activity, and combined statement of budgetary resources for the year then ended (referred to as the 'fiscal year (FY) 2012 financial statements'). We were also engaged to audit the Department's internal control over financial reporting of the FY 2012 financial statements. The objective of our audit engagement was to express an opinion on the fair presentation of the FY 2012 financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of the FY 2012 financial statements. In accordance with 'Government Auditing Standards', our 'Independent Auditors' Report', dated November 14, 2012, included internal control deficiencies identified during our audit engagement that, in aggregate, represented a material weakness in information technology (IT) controls and financial system functionality at the DHS Department-wide level. This letter represents the separate limited distribution report mentioned in that report, of matters related to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2013-04
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Independent Review of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's Reporting of FY 2012 Drug Control Obligations
From the Document: "Attached for your information is our final report, 'Independent Review of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's Reporting of FY 2012 Drug Control Obligations'. Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's management prepared the Table of Prior Year Drug Control Obligations and the accompanying Unreasonable Burden Statement to comply with the requirements of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Circular, 'Drug Control Accounting', dated May 1, 2007."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2013-01
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Department of Homeland Security's FY 2020 Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 and Executive Order 13520, Reducing Improper Payments
From the Document: "Our objective was to determine whether DHS complied with PIIA [Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019] and Executive Order 13520. Additionally, we evaluated the accuracy and completeness of DHS' improper payment reporting."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2021-05-07
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Violations of ICE Detention Standards at Pulaski County Jail
From the Document: "In accordance with the 'Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020', we conduct unannounced inspections of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities to ensure compliance with detention standards. Between November 2020 and January 2021, we conducted a remote inspection of the Pulaski County Jail (Pulaski) to evaluate compliance with ICE detention standards and COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] requirements."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2021-04-29
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FEMA Should Recover $46.2 Million of Improper Contracting Costs from Federal Funds Awarded to the Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, New Orleans, Louisiana
From the Document: "We audited Public Assistance (PA) grant funds awarded to the Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, New Orleans, Louisiana (Tulane) (Public Assistance Identification Number 000-ULVHC-00). Our audit objective was to determine whether Tulane accounted for and expended Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), a FEMA grantee, awarded Tulane the gross amount of $291.9 million for damages resulting from Hurricane Katrina, which occurred on August 29, 2005. As shown in table 1, Tulane's insurance proceeds as of June 2011 and a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan reduced the gross amount to a net award of $153.1 million."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
Hadley, Tonda L.; Hamrick, Paige; Haney, William . . .
2013-08
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Information Technology Management Letter for the Office of Financial Management and Office of Chief Information Officer Components of the FY 2014 Department of Homeland Security Financial Statement Audit
From the Highlights: "Each year, our independent auditors identify component-level information technology control deficiencies as part of the DHS consolidated financial statement audit. This letter provides details that were not included in the fiscal year (FY) 2014 DHS Agency Financial Report. We recommend the Chief Information Officer and Chief Financial Officer make improvements to DHS' financial management systems and associated information technology security program."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2015-04-14
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Ohio's Management of Homeland Security Grant Program Awards for Fiscal Years 2010 Through 2012 (Revised)
From the Highlights: "The Department of Homeland Security provides Federal funding through the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) to assist state and local agencies in enhancing capabilities to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies. Public Law 110‐53, 'Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007', requires our office to audit individual states' management of State Homeland Security Program and Urban Areas Security Initiative grants. [...] Our recommendations focus on better monitoring, reconciling accounts, documenting expenditures and budget changes, and tracking inventory."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2015-01-09
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Evaluation of Alleged AUO Misuse at U.S. Customs and Border Protection's National Targeting Center (OSC File No. DI-14-0581) (Revised)
From the Highlights: "The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) received a whistleblower disclosure concerning employees at U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) National Targeting Center-Cargo, in Herndon, Virginia and the National Targeting Center- Passenger, in Reston, Virginia. The whistleblower alleged that employees in both locations regularly claim administratively uncontrollable overtime (AUO), but fail to perform duties that qualify for AUO. OSC referred this allegation to DHS Acting Secretary Rand Beers. The Department subsequently requested our assistance with this allegation and several other AUO-related allegations from other DHS components. We assembled a taskforce of auditors, program analysts, investigators, and attorneys to review these allegations. This report contains the results of our evaluation on the alleged misuse of AUO at the National Targeting Centers in Herndon and Reston, Virginia."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2014-12-02
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Evaluation of Alleged AUO Misuse at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Internal Affairs (OSC File No. DI-14-0666)
From the Highlights: "We conducted this evaluation in response to a whistleblower disclosure concerning employees in U.S. Custom and Border Protection's (CBP) Office of Internal Affairs. The whistleblower alleged that Office of Internal Affairs employees claimed administratively uncontrollable overtime (AUO) daily, but failed to perform duties that qualify for AUO."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2015-02-12
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City of Loveland, Colorado, Could Benefit from Additional Assistance in Managing Its FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funding
From the Highlights: "The City of Loveland, Colorado (City) received a $21.1 million grant for damages from a September 2013 disaster. We conducted this audit early in the grant process to identify areas where the City may need additional technical assistance or monitoring to ensure compliance with Federal requirements. [...] The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) should direct Colorado to provide technical assistance and monitoring to the City to ensure it properly spends $21.1 million in Federal funding."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2015-01-29
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Larimer County, Colorado, Needs Assistance to Ensure Compliance with FEMA Public Assistance Grant Requirements
From the Highlights: "Larimer County, Colorado (County) received a $22.5 million grant for damages from a September 2013 disaster. We conducted this audit early in the grant process to identify areas where the County may need additional technical assistance or monitoring to ensure compliance with Federal requirements. [...] FEMA should direct Colorado, as the grantee, to provide the County additional technical assistance and monitoring, and review costs the County incurred for eligibility and proper accounting."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2015-02-26
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Evaluation of Alleged AUO Misuse by U.S. Border Patrol Agents Engaged as CrossFit Instructors (OSC File No. DI-14-0539)
From the Highlights: "We conducted this evaluation in response to a whistleblower disclosure concerning employees in the U.S. Border Patrol's (USBP) El Centro Sector Headquarters in El Centro, California. The whistleblower alleged that Border Patrol agents detailed to the El Centro Sector Headquarters as CrossFit instructors claim administratively uncontrollable overtime (AUO), but fail to perform duties that qualify for AUO. Border Patrol agents also serve as CrossFit instructors in seven other Border Patrol sector headquarters."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2015-01-08
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United States Secret Service Has Adequate Oversight and Management of Its Acquisitions (Revised)
From the Highlights: "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its components continue to face challenges in overseeing and managing acquisition programs. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this audit to determine whether the Secret Service had adequate oversight and management of its acquisitions. [...] We recommend that the Secret Service finalize and issue component-specific acquisition guidance and select a Component Acquisition Executive."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2015-02-10
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Gulf Coast Mental Health Center, Mississippi, Generally Accounted for and Expended FEMA Public Assistance Grant Funds According to Federal Requirements
From the Highlights: "The Gulf Coast Mental Health Center (Center) received an award of $2.1 million from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grantee, for damages resulting from Hurricane Katrina, which occurred in August 2005. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Center accounted for and expended FEMA funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines. [...] FEMA should disallow $61,200 of duplicate benefits the Center claimed."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2014-12-09
