DHS OIG Reports ‘Dangerous Overcrowding’ Needing ‘Immediate’ Fix in CBP Detention Facilities
"At one facility, some single adults were held in standing room only conditions for a week" and many children have had no access to showers. Keep Reading
Law Enforcement Telephone Numbers Used in Two-Part Extortion Scam, Warns DHS OIG
The fraudster tells the victim that the funds they provided the day before went to a criminal organization or terrorist group such as ISIS or al-Qaeda. Keep Reading
OIG: USCIS Data Quality Improvements Needed to Track Adjudicative Decisions
The Office of Inspector General analysis of fiscal years 2015–2017 CLAIMS3 data showed that only 66 percent of adjudicative decisions could be tracked. Keep Reading
IG: Staffing Shortages Hamper State Dept.’s Ability to Monitor Contracts
OIG found that the use of cost reimbursable contracts had a significant effect on the workload of the invoice reviewers because of the complexity of the invoices. Keep Reading
FEMA ‘Released Unnecessary’ Private Data of 2.3 Million Disaster Survivors
The breach put at risk of identity theft survivors of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, as well as the 2017 California wildfires. Keep Reading
DHS OIG Issued 30 Reports in 6-Month Period, 51 Cases Accepted for Prosecution
Investigations include a DHS employee who left sensitive documentation on a commercial airliner, a DHS OIG manager who allegedly committed insurance fraud. Keep Reading
OIG Report: DHS Needs Training Upgrades to Hire 15,000 Border Patrol, ICE Agents
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
USPS Needs Sharper View of Cybersecurity Budget, Report Says
The report comes as the Postal Service recently had to address security weaknesses on its public-facing websites that allowed the information of 60 million users to be exposed. Keep Reading
OIG Report: 20,000 ISIS Terrorists in Iraq and Syria; Fight Is ‘Years, If Not Decades’ from Over
According to a quarterly report to Congress, ISIS has continued to move underground and solidify as an insurgency in Iraq and Syria. Keep Reading
OIG: DHS ‘Not Fully Prepared’ on Zero-Tolerance Border Policy; ‘Struggled’ to Reunite Families
Report says agents "do not appear to take measures to ensure that preverbal children separated parents can be correctly identified." Keep Reading
