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
Coast Guard Needs to Improve TWIC Oversight for Transportation Security, OIG Finds
Coast Guard "does not have a full understanding of the extent to which the TWIC program addresses security risks in the maritime environment." Keep Reading
OIG: Increased Risk of Fraud as Oversight of Hurricane Debris Removal Lacking
Although local officials said contractors perform required monitoring of debris removal efforts, FEMA, state, and subrecipients provided limited or no contractor oversight. Keep Reading
OIG: Cybersecurity Must be Further Integrated into FDA Premarket Review Process
Networked medical devices cleared or approved by the FDA, such as hospital-room infusion pumps and diagnostic imaging equipment, can be susceptible to cybersecurity threats. Keep Reading
OIG: DoJ Complied With Improper Payments and Recovery Act
The Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA) requires each Office of the Inspector General to determine whether the agency is in compliance with IPERA and to submit a report on that determination. Keep Reading
OIG: Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority Provided FEMA Incorrect Information for $33 Million Project
OIG recommends that FEMA should disallow the grant funds awarded to the authority for Project 828 and coordinate with DHS for any applicable suspension and debarment actions. Keep Reading
