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Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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Weekly Progress
Source: Agency Financial and Activity Report as of 2009-04-30
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Financial and Activity Report
Financial Status: |
- Total Available: $102,965,725
- Total Paid Out: $132,457
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Major Actions Taken to Date: |
- TSA:
- - Hiring Plans are in place.
- - Press release issued with TSA checked baggage screening projects listed.
- - Issued conditional letters to airports indicating project consideration.
- - Spend plan submitted to the Appropriations Committees on April 3, 2009
- - Spend plan briefed to the Appropriations Committees on April 9, 2009
- USCG:
- - Funding has been allocated to the ( Acquisition, Construction and Improvements (AC&I $98M) to the program office
- - Funding has been allocated to the (Alteration of Bridges (AB $142M) to the Coast Guard program office
- - Submitted planned obligations and outlay data (by month) for the AC&I and AB Programs
- - Mobile Bridge project was advertised. Bid Documents of EJ&E Bridge completed
- - Preliminary planning documentation and outlay projections completed on all shore infrastructure projects
- - Analysis, planning, and preliminary engineering design
- documentation completed on vessel projects.
- - Obligated $459K of AC&I funds for the Coast Guard 378 Foot High Endurance Cutter Project
- - Funding provided to Facilities Design and Construction Center ($7M) to exercise option on current contract for CGC
- Sycamore Cordova Housing Phase IV.
- - Began first phase of DHS IG audit of ARRA AC&I and AB projects.
- USM - Submitted RWA package to GSA for $198.9M commitment. Committed $450K for Site Survey Team
- FEMA:
- - Emergency Food & Shelter:
- - Complete Congressional notifications of award April 9, 2009
- - Awarded funds to the National Board of the Emergency Food and Program April 9, 2009.
- ICE:
- - Spend plan submitted to the Appropriations Committees on April 3, 2009
- - Developed preliminary estimates of the communications network infrastructure required to upgrade
- Boston and Denver Regions.
- - Submitted Project 25 (P25) equipment and limited services procurement package for the Boston and Denver Regions
- Denver Regions to Office of Acquisition Management (OAQ)
- - Developed preliminary schedule for Boston and Denver Region P25 Upgrade initiative
- count, and equipment list for the coverage areas.
- - Completed initial draft of Tactical Communications Recovery Act Project Plan
- - Completed edits from internal review of Recovery Act Plan and submitted for DHS review.
- CBP:
- - Agency spend plans have been forwarded to Appropriations Committees.
- - Ports of Entry - Initiated outreach to landowners and surrounding
- communities to begin site surveys and environmental assessments.
- - Tactical Communications - conducted 2nd meeting with Procurement on
- Taccom Acquisition strategy; provided info. as related to number of
- requisitions required to obligate ARRA funding; ESC pre-briefings have
- been provided to OBP, OFO and A&M as related to expenditures.
- Briefed ARRA spend plans to the House and Senate appropriations staff
- on April 9th; Submitted the OneNet paper to DHS in support of the ITAR
- requirement for the Acquisition Plan Review.
- - NII met with Procurement on Acquisition Strategy to support the $100M
- for several different types of contracts, and is now in process of preparing
- acquisition documents. NII is submitting the ARRA Procurement Requests
- through the standard approval process as individual PRs for the $100M.
- The first 2 PRs for $38M are moving quickly and are at the AC for approval on 4-27-09.
- OIG:
- - Initiated 10 audits of DHS agency plans of Recovery Act funds.
- - Held meeting with DHS and agency liaisons to communicate and coordinate requirements under the Recovery Act.
- - Held planning meeting with primary Recovery Act audit teams to work on overall audit approach for all
- Recovery Act audit teams.
- - Initiate development of the tools and systems to meet the reporting needs as required by the Recovery Act.
- - Drafted an advisory report of DHS capabilities to assist the department and its agencies to prioritize and
- mitigate risks to implement initiatives funded by the Recovery Act.
- - Updated staff training plan designed to increase the knowledge of IG audit staff to effectively audit initiatives
- funded by the Recovery Act.
- - Held entrance conference on April 9, 2009 for OIG's audit of DHS' agency Recovery Plan.
- - Held entrance conference on for OIG's audit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's, spending plan.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Coast Guard for audits
- of spending plans..
- - Finalized the audit plan for DHS spending plan audits.
- - Attended first Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board working group meeting.
- - Issued Draft Advisory Report on DHS' Capabilities to Implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment
- Act of 2009
- - Held entrance conference on April 22, 2009, for the audit of Federal Emergency Management Agency's
- capabilities to oversee grant programs funded by the Recovery Act
- - Finalized the audit plan for the audit of Federal Emergency Management Agency's capabilities to
- - oversee American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant programs
- - Attended working meeting with Department of Homeland Security to discuss and finalize the Office
- of Inspector General's Advisory Report on the department's capabilities to implement the American
- Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
- - Conducted interviews of component personnel responsible for developing spending plans and
- supporting documentation requested undergoing analysis
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Major Planned Actions: |
- TSA - Negotiate with airports on OTAs
- USCG:
- - Bid solicitation advertisements for the Burlington Bridge project
- - Complete bid documentation of Burlington Bridge project
- - Continue planning documentation for final shore
- infrastructure project.
- - Continue engineering design documentation for vessel projects.
- - Award of option on existing contract for $7M to complete Cordova Housing Project.
- USM - Plan to obligate $198.9M with GSA in late April 2009; remaining funds to obligate by 9/30/09.
- FEMA: State & Local Programs/Firefighters Assistance Grants:
- - Will issue grant guidance June/July 2009
- - Receipt and review of grant applications July/August 2009
- - Grants will be awarded September/December 2009
- ICE:
- - Develop procurement package for Hub Upgrade Generator Power System
- - Develop Mobile Communications System procurement package
- - Develop Wireless Communications Kit procurement package for submission to
- Office of Acquisitions (OAQ) by end of April 2009.
- - Develop HUB Upgrade Infrastructure Brand Name J&A and submit to OAQ.
- - Changed bullet to read plan to obligate $198,900M with GSA in late April 2009;
- remaining funds to obligate by 9/30/09.
- CBP:
- - Ports of Entry - Plans to issue multiple Request for Proposal (RFP)
- by 6/25/09 for multiple design/build project contract awards by 8/16/09.
- - SBInet - Initiate procurement and deployment of near-term
- existing technology, June/July 2009.
- - Non-intrusive inspection (NII) systems - Estimated contract award
- of 5/29/2009 for the first of approx. 5 or 6 awards. All awards should
- be completed by the 4th quarter of FY09.
- - Tactical Communications - Estimated contract award July 2009;
- initiate procurement & conduct radio site construction activities;
- Develop white paper explaining the role of the IP console and
- infrastructure upgrade in response to request from the House
- Appropriations Committee staff.
- OIG :
- - Issue Advisory Report on DHS' Capabilities to Implement the American Recovery and
- Reinvestment Act of 2009
- - Inspector General will attend bi-weekly meeting of the Recovery Accountability
- meetings of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board
- Continued fieldwork on all 11 ongoing Recovery Act audits, including additional interviews
- and analysis of supporting documentation
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