Ongoing Projects

Evaluate USSS’ preparation for and response to the events of January 6, 2021

Review U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) screening of potential Special Interest Aliens, who CBP later learned had entered the United States with assistance from a smuggling network with ties to a foreign terrorist organization.

Assess DHS' progress in meeting cybersecurity information requirements, pursuant to Section 107 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.

Determine the actions DHS has taken to secure election infrastructure and counter disinformation campaigns to influence the results since 2020

Determine the extent to which CBP has the capability to identify and prevent individuals from entering the United States using fraudulent travel documentation.

Determine to what extent CBP has controls to track, store, dispose of, and report on items seized for Intellectual Property Rights violations.

Determine to what extent TSA prevents and mitigates threats against the domestic passenger rail and mass transit systems.

Determine whether CBP's Cross-Border Tunnel Threat program has the technology to identify, assess, breach, and remediate cross-border tunnels.

Determine whether TSA screens aviation workers to prevent threats and shares derogatory information with appropriate law enforcement, as required by federal law.

Evaluate DHS law enforcement components' preparation for and response to the events at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021.

To determine how well Science and Technology (S&T) has managed research, development, testing, and evaluation activities aimed at improving critical infrastructure security and resilience.

To determine the effectiveness of DHS' technology, procedures, and coordination to screen and vet non-citizens entering or resettling in the United States.

To determine the extent CBP deployed technology and measured technology performance to detect drugs on the Southwest border.

To determine the extent I&A handles and stores classified information to prevent unauthorized access.

To determine the extent to which TSA ensures migrants traveling on domestic flights provide proof of identification consistent with all other domestic travelers. We will also determine whether CBP and ICE policies and procedures are adequated to confirm an individual's identity for the documents TSA accepts for domestic travel.

To determine to what extent CBP and CWMD defined operational requirements for the Next Generation Mobile Radiation Portal Monitor Program prior to procuring prototype systems for operational test and evaluation.

To determine to what extent DHS has developed, acquired, adopted, and maintained artificial intelligence capabilities for the purpose of improving intelligence collection and analysis in a timely manner.

To determine to what extent the U.S. Coast Guard identifies and prevents small vessels from smuggling drugs into the United States.

To determine TSA's updated progress in implementing 9/11 Act and TSA Modernization Act requirements since the DHS OIG first reported on these efforts in September 2021.

To determine whether costs reimbursed by FEMA's Port Security Grant Program were allowable and paid in accordance with relevant laws and policies, and to determine what extent FEMA's administration of the program strengthens the security and resiliency of the nation's ports against emerging threats.

To determine whether DHS has adequate technology to identify and share actionable information on emerging domestic terror threats with its external partners.