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Source: Agency Financial and Activity Report
as of 2009-04-30
Financial and Activity Report

Report Date: 2009-04-24View History

 Financial Status:
  • Total Available: $102,965,725
  • Total Paid Out: $132,457
 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
 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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