Department of Homeland Security’s OIG report: murder, drugs and corruption

Department of Homeland Security’s OIG report: murder, drugs and corruption

Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General recently released the second part of its semiannual report to Congress. In response to OIG’s investigations, the DHS declined to prosecute 111 cases, accepted 56 investigations for prosecution and achieved 56 convictions. OIG audits resulted in questioned costs of $59,424,677, of which $2,679,489 did not have supporting documentation. As a result of disallowed costs, the DHS recovered or de-obligated $32,743,847. OIG issued 14 reports, identifying $898,468,917 in funds that could be put to better use by the DHS.

OIG determined that the Department of Homeland Security cannot ensure it has sufficient personal protective equipment and antiviral medical countermeasures for a pandemic response. Previous OIG report, “DHS Has Not Effectively Managed Pandemic Personal Protective Equipment and Antiviral Medical Countermeasures,” found that the Department of Homeland Security is “ill-prepared for pandemic response.”

The OIG report examined widely-reported releases of hundreds of immigration detainees (including aliens with criminal convictions) by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in February and March 2013. The publicized releases were allegedly motivated by the budget shortfalls and were determined by the OIG to be “problematic.”

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