Reports

Department of the Interior OIG

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Did Not Account for CARES Act Funds Appropriately

We determined that the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe did not follow applicable requirements in its agreements with the BIA.

Department of Housing and Urban Development OIG

Emergency Solutions Grants CARES Act Implementation Challenges

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Emergency Solutions Grants Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) (ESG-CV) program. Our audit objective was to determine what challenges ESG-CV grant recipients faced in implementing the program and using grant funds. We used a survey questionnaire to gather feedback and insight directly from the 362 recipients of ESG-CV grants. At the time we initiated this audit in July 2021, ESG-CV grant recipients had spent $563,178,336 of available $3.96 billion grant funds. We performed this audit to assist...

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Department of Homeland Security OIG

FEMA Needs to Improve Its Oversight of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must improve its oversight of the National Board’s (Board) administration of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to ensure individuals receive aid in a timely manner and that program funding is used in accordance with Federal requirements.

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Department of Homeland Security OIG

Violations of ICE Detention Standards at Folkston ICE Processing Center and Folkston Annex

The objective was to conduct an unannounced inspection of Folkston Processing Center and Folkston Annex to monitor compliance with select ICE detention standards.

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Inspection / Evaluation | 7/05/2022

1 - Closed

Ensure the Folkston facility conditions we identified as deficient are corrected and in compliance with 2011 PBNDS requirements.

10 - Closed

Provide ICE visitation schedules, including the time, duration, and location for housing unit visits, to ensure Folkston detainees are aware of their regular access to assigned ICE ERO deportation officers.

11 - Closed

Ensure ICE provides copies of ICE request forms and secure drop boxes in all Folkston housing units.

12 - Closed

Ensure Folkston maintains staffing levels outlined in the ICE contract.

13 - Closed

Ensure Folkston properly secures and stores detainee personal property.

2 - Closed

Establish coordination of medical care for detainees moved between Folkston IPC and Folkston Annex and ensure timely access to specialty care.

3 - Closed

Address medical staffing issues at Folkston IPC to ensure adequate mental health care for detainees.

4 - Closed

Require Folkston staff to complete daily medical monitoring of detainees in administrative segregation.

5 - Closed

Provide detainees in segregation at Folkston IPC access to recreation, legal calls, laundry services for bedding and clothing, mail, legal materials, law library, and commissary.

6 - Closed

Ensure Folkston segregation practices related to handcuffing comply with 2011 PBNDS requirements.

7 - Closed

Establish a grievance and facility request tracking system to ensure timely and complete responses to all detainee requests filed at Folkston.

8 - Closed

Ensure Folkston meets ICE’s COVID-19 requirements for wearing masks and social distancing.

9 - Closed

Establish a requests tracking system to ensure timely and complete responses to all detainee requests filed at Folkston.

Department of Defense OIG

DoD Cooperative Agreements With Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Obligations

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Department of Homeland Security OIG

ICE Did Not Follow Policies, Guidance, or Recommendations to Ensure Migrants Were Tested for COVID-19 before Transport on Domestic Commercial Flights

The objective was to determine the extent to which the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) mitigates safety risks by testing migrants for COVID-19 before transport on domestic commercial flights and whether a process is in place for escorting noncitizen unaccompanied children (UCs) during transport.

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Audit | 5/23/2022

Department of Defense OIG

Audit of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Use of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Funding

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Audit | 5/17/2022

D-2022-0098-D000AU-0001-0001.a - Closed

Rec. 1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, develop internal controls that implement emergency funding guidance and ensure proper use of emergency authorized funds.

D-2022-0098-D000AU-0001-0001.b - Closed

Rec. 1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, develop internal controls that require North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command officials to retain sufficient evidence, including a clear and accurate description of the goods and services purchased, that demonstrates how those goods and services supported the specific emergency.

D-2022-0098-D000AU-0001-0002.a - Closed

Rec. 2.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director, Budget Operations and Personnel, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Budget) develop and implement internal controls that verify whether current and future emergency expenses meet specific funding requirements prior to reimbursement and retain sufficient evidence of verification.

D-2022-0098-D000AU-0001-0002.b - Closed

Rec. 2.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director, Budget Operations and Personnel, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Budget) conduct a review of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command CARES Act transactions 1, 3, 5, 6, 14, 16, 17, 18, 24, and 25 to determine whether the purpose statute was violated. In addition, review the remaining 472 North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command CARES Act transactions, which were not part of our sample, to ensure CARES Act funds were used as intended.

D-2022-0098-D000AU-0001-0002.c - Closed

Rec. 2.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director, Budget Operations and Personnel, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Budget), in coordination with North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, make the appropriate accounting adjustments for transactions 1, 3, 5, 6, 14, 16, 17, 18, 24, and 25 to non-CARES Act funding if the Director's review concludes the purpose statute was violated. The Director's review could result in the potential monetary benefits of $19.2 million (in questioned costs) and $7.4 million (in unsupported costs).

D-2022-0098-D000AU-0001-0002.d - Closed

Rec. 2.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director, Budget Operations and Personnel, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Budget) determine whether any purpose statute violations result in Antideficiency Act violations based on Recommendations 2.b. and 2.c.

D-2022-0098-D000AU-0001-0002.e - Closed

Rec. 2.e: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director, Budget Operations and Personnel, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Budget) report any resulting Antideficiency Act violations to the Secretary of the Air Force, who then reports relevant information to the President and Congress.

Department of Homeland Security OIG

Lessons Learned from DHS' Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Initiative

Our objective was to evaluate how DHS determined employee status for placement into vaccine distribution priority groups; determine how DHS, in conjunction with VHA, planned to triage and distribute available vaccine inventory and vaccinate frontline, mission-critical DHS staff; and evaluate how DHS executed its plan.

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Department of Defense OIG

Audit of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Execution of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Funding

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Department of Homeland Security OIG

Management Alert - FEMA's COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Operating Procedures Are Inconsistent with Previous Interpretation of Long-Standing Regulations for Eligible Funeral Expenses

We are issuing this management alert to advise the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that its Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Funeral Assistance Program operating procedures contradict FEMA’s previous interpretation of long-standing regulations for ineligible funeral expenses established in FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program and Policy Guide (IAPPG). This interpretation of regulations for ineligible funeral expenses remains unchanged in FEMA Policy 104-21-0001 (COVID-19-specific policy).

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Reports

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Did Not Account for CARES Act Funds Appropriately

Emergency Solutions Grants CARES Act Implementation Challenges

FEMA Needs to Improve Its Oversight of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program

Violations of ICE Detention Standards at Folkston ICE Processing Center and Folkston Annex

DoD Cooperative Agreements With Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Obligations

ICE Did Not Follow Policies, Guidance, or Recommendations to Ensure Migrants Were Tested for COVID-19 before Transport on Domestic Commercial Flights

Audit of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Use of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Funding

Lessons Learned from DHS' Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Initiative

Audit of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Execution of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Funding

Management Alert - FEMA's COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Operating Procedures Are Inconsistent with Previous Interpretation of Long-Standing Regulations for Eligible Funeral Expenses

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