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Extreme Heat: Limited FEMA Assistance Highlights Need for Reevaluation of Agency’s Role
GAO-25-107474
Sep 30, 2025
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4 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Federal Emergency Management Agency The Administrator of FEMA should identify quantitative and qualitative evidence for tribal, state, and local governments to use to complete a benefit-cost analysis for projects addressing extreme heat. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Federal Emergency Management Agency The Administrator of FEMA should establish a plan with a timeline and milestones to incorporate additional extreme heat activities into its benefit-cost analysis processes. (Recommendation 2)
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Federal Emergency Management Agency The Administrator of FEMA should identify mitigation projects with extreme heat as the primary focus and develop and distribute examples that model such projects. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Federal Emergency Management Agency The Administrator of FEMA should evaluate the agency's role and capabilities to identify any gaps in its programs for assisting tribal, state, and local governments to address extreme heat events, and identify and determine whether and how best to address any gaps. (Recommendation 4)
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Port Security: FEMA Should Improve Transparency of Grant Decisions
GAO-25-107587
Sep 17, 2025
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3 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should ensure that the Administrator of FEMA, in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, updates the PSGP grant announcement to fully describe the application evaluation process, including all application review criteria and their relative weights. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should ensure that the Administrator of FEMA, in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, updates the PSGP grant announcement to include all factors or elements other than merit criteria that FEMA may use in selecting applications for award. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should ensure that the Administrator of FEMA, in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, assesses each step of the PSGP application evaluation process to determine if the results are consistent with FEMA's goals for distributing the program's funds and make adjustments, as appropriate. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Land Port Inspections: CBP Should Improve Performance Data and Deployment Plans for Scanning Systems
GAO-25-107379
Sep 15, 2025
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2 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
United States Customs and Border Protection The Commissioner of CBP should clearly define all NII key performance parameters and report performance using them. (Recommendation 1)
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United States Customs and Border Protection The Commissioner of CBP should determine how to include deployment of large-scale NII systems to all southwest border land POEs in updates to its deployment plans. (Recommendation 2)
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Homeland Security: Actions Needed to Address Longstanding Gaps in Human Resources IT
GAO-25-107233
Sep 04, 2025
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10 Open Recommendations
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Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should direct the Chief Human Capital Officer to establish and implement a timeframe for updating and maintaining the HRIT strategic management plan and ensure it reflects measurable strategic goals. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should direct the Chief Human Capital Officer to establish and implement a process for ensuring it has a complete inventory of human resources systems that are used across DHS, on an ongoing basis. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should direct the Chief Human Capital Officer to develop and implement a process, timeline, and frequency for updating HRIT portfolio governance documents. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should direct the Chief Human Capital Officer to update the HRIT portfolio capabilities assessment to ensure it is in alignment with the current portfolio. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should direct the Chief Human Capital Officer to develop and implement a plan for engaging portfolio stakeholders that includes documenting key decisions made with stakeholders. (Recommendation 5)
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Department of Homeland Security The Secretary of Homeland Security should direct the Chief Human Capital Officer to collect complete project information from each of the components' HRIT projects and measure the performance of the projects based on complete project data to ensure they are producing value against HRIT's strategic goals (once finalized). (Recommendation 6)
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