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Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations

Report Number Title Issue Date Fiscal Year
OIG-10-105  

> Funding Plan for the United States Coast Guard Museum 		2010
OIG-06-27 Independent Review of The U.S. Coast Guard's Reporting of FY 2005, Drug Control Funds 2006
OIG-08-43 Independent Review of The U.S. Coast Guard's Reporting of FY 2007 Drug Control Performance Summary 2008
OIG-10-107  

> Recommendations to Improve the USCG's System for Adjudicating Suspension and Revocation Matters 		2010
OIG-17-58-UNSUM Since our fiscal year 2015 evaluation, the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) has continued to provide effective oversight of DHS’ department-wide intelligence system and implemented programs for ongoing monitoring of its security practices. In addition, I&A has relocated its intelligence system to a DHS data center to improve network resiliency and support. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has migrated its sites that process Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information to a Defense Intelligence Agency owned system. However, USCG must continue to work with the Defense Intelligence Agency to clearly define the oversight responsibilities for this external system that supports its intelligence operations. We identified deficiencies in DHS’ information security program and are making two recommendations to I&A and three recommendations to USCG. I&A concurred with its two recommendations, while USCG non-concurred with its three recommendations. We conducted this review between May and September 2016.

>(U) Annual Evaluation of DHS' INFOSEC Program (Intel Systems - DHS Intelligence and Analysis) for FY 2016 		2017
OIG-07-27 110'/123' Maritime Patrol Boat Modernization Project, United States Coast Guard 2007
OIG-07-23 Acquisition of the National Security Cutter, U.S. Coast Guard, 2007
OIG-10-108  

>Allegations of Misconduct within the Coast Guard Administrative Law Judge Program 		2010
OIG-17-03 We determined that the maritime missions and responsibilities of the agencies are not duplicative and their efforts bolster the overall effectiveness of DHS maritime border security. Given the large area of responsibility, different activities, and limited resources, eliminating the maritime law enforcement responsibilities of either agency — or combining them — could be harmful to border security.  However, Air and Marine Operations and the Coast Guard could improve coordination in some areas.  DHS concurred with our two recommendations to improve oversight, and coordination of maritime operations.

>AMO and Coast Guard Maritime Missions Are Not Duplicative, But Could Improve with Better Coordination 		2017
OIG-08-30 Annual Review of Mission Performance United States Coast Guard 2008
OIG-06-50 Annual Review of Mission Performance, United States Coast Guard (FY 2005) 2006
OIG-10-17 Annual Review of the United States Coast Guard's Mission Performance 2010
OIG-09-13 Annual Review of the United States Coast Guard's Mission Performance (FY 2007) 2009
OIG-10-106  

>Annual Review of the United States Coast Guard's Mission Performance (FY 2009) 		2010
OIG-14-140 This report presents our annual review of the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) mission performance, as required by the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The act defines the USCG’s 11 statutory missions as either non homeland security missions or homeland security. The act also prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from substantially reducing any of the USCG’s missions after its transfer to the Department of Homeland Security, except as specified in subsequent acts.

>Annual Review of the United States Coast Guard's Mission Performance (FY 2013) 		2014
OIG-11-111  

>Annual Review of the United States Coast Guard’s Mission Performance (FY 2010) 		2011
OIG-12-119  

>Annual Review of the United States Coast Guard’s Mission Performance (FY 2011) 		2012
OIG-13-122 The objective of this review was to determine the extent to which the USCG Is maintaining Its historical level of effort on non-homeland security missions. To address our objective, we reviewed the resource hours the USCG used to perform its various missions. We also reviewed the USCG's performance measures and results for each non-homeland security and homeland security mission. We did not verify the accuracy of the USCG-provided data. According to the USCG's data, the gap between resource hours for homeland security versus non-homeland security missions has narrowed from approximately 14 percent in fiscal year 2007 to approximately 4 percent in fiscal year 2012 (52 percent of resource hours for homeland security missions versus 48 percent for non-homeland security missions).

>Annual Review of the United States Coast Guard’s Mission Performance (FY 2012) 		2013
OIG-05-29 Audit of the Coast Guard's Civilian Pay Budget Process 2005
OIG-19-02 CBP Should Improve Its Air Coordination of the Rio Grande Valley Sector 2019
OIG-11-108  

>Coast Guard Has Taken Steps To Strengthen Information Technology Management, but Challenges Remain 		2011
OIG-18-15 Coast Guard IT Investments Risk Failure Without Required Oversight 2018
OIG-24-08 Coast Guard National Maritime Center's Oversight of Merchant Mariner Training and Examinations 2024
OIG-21-65 Summary: Rescue 21 Alaska, Coast Guard’s maritime search and rescue communication system, has experienced outages resulting from antiquated equipment in Coast Guard’s District 17.  Challenges and funding shortages during system acquisition caused Coast Guard to limit the purchase of new equipment for Rescue 21 Alaska, requiring District 17 to maintain existing equipment for longer than initially planned.  Alaska’s winter weather conditions and remote access to communication site locations cause lengthy repair times, further exacerbating the outage impacts.  The outages have prevented Coast Guard, at times, from effectively receiving and responding to distress calls from mariners.  Coast Guard has made some upgrades to the Rescue 21 Alaska system to enhance distress communication availability and reliability.  Although Coast Guard plans for further upgrades, outages persist.  When notifying the public about the outages, Coast Guard primarily relies on a “Local Notice to Mariners” posted on their public website.  However, this limits who can receive the notices, as not all mariners go to the internet to determine outage locations.  Alaska mariners shared other effective methods Coast Guard could use to improve its notifications to the public when there are known VHF distress communications outages.  Adequately upgrading the communications equipment and ensuring robust attempts are made to notify the public when outages occur is essential for Coast Guard to achieve its search and rescue mission in Alaska.  We made two recommendations to ensure the Coast Guard is prioritizing Rescue 21 Alaska upgrades and appropriately notifying the public of outages. Coast Guard concurred with both recommendations.

>Coast Guard Should Prioritize Upgrades to Rescue 21 Alaska and Expand Its Public Notifications during Outages 		2021
OIG-10-84  

>Coast Guard's Blueprint for Acquisition Reform Needs Improved Oversight  ( 		2010
OIG-20-16 DHS does not have a unified approach for procuring and using handheld chemical identification devices despite the widespread use of these devices across multiple components.  We recommended DHS establish a process to coordinate joint needs across components and maximize savings from strategic sourcing opportunities.  We made two recommendations that should help improve unity of effort in procuring and using handheld chemical identification devices.  DHS concurred with recommendation 1 but did not concur with recommendation 2.

>DHS Should Seek a Unified Approach when Purchasing and Using Handheld Chemical Identification Devices 		2020
OIG-12-87  

>DHS’ Intelligence Community Members’ Continuity of Operations and Intelligence Readiness 		2012
OIG-08-82 Enhanced Configuration Controls and Management Policies can Improve USCP Network Security(Redacted)IG- 2008
OIG-04-43 FY 2003 Mission Performance United States Coast Guard, September 2004 2004
OIG-13-19 According to the Department of Homeland Security, in fiscal year 2011, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) was responsible for 15 percent of the Department’s personal property and, between fiscal years 2008 and 2010, disposed of approximately $3.3 billion worth of such property. Reutilizing excess personal property maximizes the return on taxpayers’ dollars and minimizes expenditures for new procurements. Federal agencies are required to reutilize excess personal property unless doing so causes serious hardship, is impractical, or impairs operations. We conducted an audit to determine if the USCG’s policies, procedures, and processes ensure the proper identification and classification of excess personal property, as well as the proper reutilization and disposal of this property.

>Identification, Reutilization, and Disposal of Excess Personal Property by the United States Coast Guard 		2013
OIG-05-30 Improved Security Required for U.S. Coast Guard Networks (Redacted) 2005
OIG-06-55 Improvements Needed in the U.S. Coast Guard's Acquisition and Implementation of Deepwater Information Technology Systems 2006
OIG-09-73  

>Independent Auditor's Report on USCG's FY 2008 Mission Action Plans Included in the DHS FY 2009 Internal Control Playbook 		2009
OIG-08-73 Independent Auditor’s Report of USCG’s FY 2008 Mission Action Plans 2008
OIG-05-13 Independent Review of the U.S. Coast Guard (CG) Reporting of FY 2004 Drug Control Funds Report 2005
OIG-07-70 Independent Review of The U.S. Coast Guard's Reporting of FY 2006 Drug Control Funds, 2007
OIG-08-42 Independent Review of The U.S. Coast Guard's Reporting of FY 2007 Drug Control Obligations 2008
OIG-09-26  

>Independent Review of the U.S. Coast Guard's Reporting of FY 2008 Drug Control Obligations 		2009
OIG-10-47  

>Independent Review of the U.S. Coast Guard's Reporting of FY 2009 Drug Conrol Performance Summary Report 		2010
OIG-10-48  

>Independent Review of the U.S. Coast Guard's Reporting of FY 2009 Drug Control Obligations 		2010
OIG-11-34  

>Independent Review of the U.S. Coast Guard's Reporting of FY 2010 Drug Control Obligations 		2011
OIG-11-35  

>Independent Review of the U.S. Coast Guard's Reporting of FY 2010 Drug Control Performance Summary Report 		2011
OIG-12-31  

>Independent Review of the U.S. Coast Guard's Reporting of FY 2011 Drug Control Obligations 		2012
OIG-09-27  

>Independent Review of the U.S. Coast Guards's  Reporting for FY 2008 Drug Control Performance Summary Report 		2009
OIG-12-32  

>Independent Review of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Reporting of FY 2011 Drug Control Performance Summary Report 		2012
OIG-13-27 We have reviewed the accompanying Performance Summary Report of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) United States Coast Guard (USCG) for the year ended September 30, 2012. We have also reviewed the accompanying management’s assertions for the year ended September 30, 2012. USCG’s management is responsible for the Performance Summary Report and the assertions.

>Independent Review of U.S. Coast Guard's Reporting of FY 2012 Drug Control Performance Summary Report 		2013
OIG-14-39 We contracted with the independent public accounting firm KPMG LLP to perform the review. KPMG LLP is responsible for the attached independent accountants’ report, dated February 04, 2014, and the conclusions expressed in it. We do not express an opinion on the Detailed Accounting Submission. This report contains no recommendation.

>Independent Review of U.S. Coast Guard's Reporting of FY 2013 Detailed Accounting Submission 		2014
OIG-13-31 We have reviewed the accompanying Table of FY 2012 Drug Control Obligations and related disclosures of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) United States Coast Guard (USCG) for the year ended September 30, 2012. We have also reviewed the accompanying management’s assertions for the year ended September 30, 2012. USCG’s management is responsible for the Table of FY 2012 Drug Control Obligations, related disclosures, and the assertions.

>Independent Review of U.S. Coast Guard’s Reporting of FY 2012 Drug Control Obligations 		2013
OIG-14-35 We contracted with the independent public accounting firm KPMG LLP to perform the review. KPMG LLP is responsible for the attached independent accountants’ report, dated February 04, 2014, and the conclusions expressed in it. We do not express an opinion on the Performance Summary Report. This report contains no recommendation.

>Independent Review of U.S. Coast Guard’s Reporting of FY 2013 Drug Control Performance Summary Report ( 		2014
OIG-10-77  

>Information Technology Management Letter for the United States Coast Guard Component of the FY 2009 DHS Integrated Audit 		2010

*NDAA, Pub. L. 117-263, section 5274 Response Received. View responses

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