DOD, DHS and HHS contracting officials misreported competition data for 22 of the 41 orders GAO reviewed. The findings call into question competition data associated with nearly $3 billion in annual obligations for IT-related orders. Keep Reading
Investigation also found that Accenture’s use of “EyeDetect” software to prescreen applicants raises legal concerns. Keep Reading
IOM has strengthened the three governments’ capacity to collect, manage, analyze, and share migration information. Prior to these USAID-assisted efforts, data on returning migrants was limited in all three countries and the information produced was not readily available for use by other government agencies. Keep Reading
In response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, as well as the 2017 California wildfires, GAO found that FEMA AND USACE relied heavily on advance contracts. As of May 31, 2018, FEMA and USACE obligated about $4.5 billion for various goods and services through these contracts. Keep Reading
NIST seeks comments from any public safety official who use public safety mobile and wearable devices; the deadline for public comments is Jan. 7. Keep Reading
While a small number of agencies reported being mature in their implementation of FRDAA activities, most are in the process of developing key fraud risk activities, and others have yet to start developing them. Keep Reading
GAO reviewed a selection of 54 counter-trafficking projects and found that the Department of Labor and USAID had fully documented their monitoring activities, while State had not. Keep Reading
Investigations include a DHS employee who left sensitive documentation on a commercial airliner, a DHS OIG manager who allegedly committed insurance fraud. Keep Reading
The OIG found that the two current CBP and ICE training facilities were aging and needed remodeling and support from the construction of new facilities. Keep Reading
The number of U.S. flag vessels involved in international trade declined from 199 vessels at the end of 1990 to just 82 vessels by the end of 2017. Keep Reading
