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Management Alerts

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These notifications are used by the OIG to inform senior DHS managers of conditions which pose an immediate and serious threat of waste, fraud and abuse in agency programs. These alerts, usually triggered by findings made in the course of our audit, inspections and investigative work, may also contain recommendations to correct the identified concerns.

Report Number Title Publish Date Fiscal Year
OIG-21-05 Management Alert - FPS Did Not Properly Designate DHS Employees Deployed to Protect Federal Properties under 40 U.S.C. § 1315(b)(1) 2021
OIG-20-70 Management Alert - CBP Needs to Award A Medical Services Contract Quickly to Ensure No Gap in Services 2020
OIG-19-53 Management Alert - CBP Did Not Adequately Protect Employees from Possible Fentanyl Exposure 2019
OIG-19-51 Management Alert - DHS Needs to Address Dangerous Overcrowding and Prolonged Detention of Children and Adults in the Rio Grande Valley 2019
OIG-19-46 Management Alert - DHS Needs to Address Dangerous Overcrowding Among Single Adults at El Paso Del Norte Processing Center 2019
OIG-19-32 Management Alert - FEMA Did Not Safeguard Disaster Survivors' Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (REDACTED) 2019
OIG-19-13 Management Alert - CBP Needs to Address Serious Performance Issues on the Accenture Hiring Contract 2018
OIG-19-03 Management Alert - Coast Guard Investigative Service Search and Seizure of DHS OIG and Congressional Communications 2018
OIG-18-86 Management Alert - Issues Requiring Action at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in Adelanto, California 2018
OIG-18-85 Management Alert - Observations of FEMA's Debris Monitoring Efforts for Hurricane Irma 2018
OIG-18-54 Management Alert - Inadequate FEMA Progress in Addressing Open Recommendations from our 2015 Report, "FEMA Faces Challenges in Managing Information Technology" (OIG-16-10) 2018
OIG-18-42 Management Alert - ICE's Training Model Needs Further Evaluation 2018
OIG-18-33 Management Alert - FEMA Faces Significant Challenges Ensuring Recipients Properly Manage Disaster Funds 2017
OIG-18-31 Management Alert - Safety Issue at FLETC Artesia Warehouse 2017
OIG-18-30 Management Alert - FEMA Must Take Steps to Stop Those Attempting to Profit from Disaster Survivors Seeking Assistance in Puerto Rico 2017
OIG-18-18 Management Alert - CBP's Use of Examination and Summons Authority Under 19 U.S.C. § 1509 2017
OIG-18-14 Management Alert - Concerns with Potential Duplicate or Ineligible FEMA Public Assistance Funding for Facilities Damaged by Back-to-Back Disasters 2017
OIG-18-09 Management Alert - FEMA Should Recover $6.2 Million in Public Assistance Funds for Disaster Repairs That Are Not the Legal Responsibility of Richland County, North Dakota 2017
OIG-17-99-MA Management Alert - CBP Spends Millions Conducting Polygraph Examinations on Unsuitable Applicants (OIG-17-99-MA) 2017
OIG-17-45-MA Management Alert Regarding Inspector General Access to Information 2017