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FEMA’s Management of Mission Assignments to Other Federal Agencies Needs Improvement

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Homeland Security OIG
Report Description: 
Although the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) processed and obligated funds timely to other Federal agencies (OFA), it did not provide sufficient oversight to ensure OFAs used pandemic funding as required. Specifically, FEMA did not develop detailed cost estimates when initially establishing MAs, validate unliquidated and open obligations throughout the MA lifecycle, and verify cost eligibility against Public Assistance guidance before closing the MA.
Date Issued: 
Friday, September 30, 2022
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Homeland Security
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
OIG-22-76
Component, if applicable: 
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Special Projects: 
Pandemic
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
4
View Document: 
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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
1 Open No
We recommend the FEMA Associate Administrator for Response and Recovery develop a process to ensure FEMA components comply with FEMA’s Mission Assignment Guide, requiring the formulation of comprehensive cost estimates during initiation and throughout the performance period for mission assignments.
2 Open No
We recommend the FEMA Associate Assistant Administrator for Response and Recovery evaluate the resources and other process improvements needed to ensure unliquidated obligations financial data are obtained, reviewed, and reported, as required per FEMA guidance.
3 Open No
We recommend the FEMA Deputy Administrator develop a risk-based process for reviewing documentation that supports mission assignment expenditures and apply this process to COVID-19 mission assignments to ensure eligibility of claimed costs.
Displaying 3 of 3 Recommendations