Department of Homeland Security

In the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Congress passed the Homeland Security Act (P.L. 107-296), which established the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and combined the functions of 22 Federal departments and agencies with broad responsibilities to secure the Nation from threats. Together, we are committed to relentless resilience, striving to prevent future attacks against the United States and our allies, responding decisively to natural and man-made disasters, and advancing American prosperity and economic security long into the future.

In the many years since the September 11th attacks, the Department has marshaled this collective vision to face new and emerging threats against the Homeland. To do so, we are instilling a “culture of relentless resilience” across the United States to harden security for the threats on the horizon, withstand attacks, and rapidly recover. We are raising security baselines across the world, addressing systemic risks, and building redundancies for critical lifelines that enable our prosperity and way of life. Perhaps most importantly, we are forging partnerships to strengthen public, private, and international cooperation and crowd-sourcing solutions that outpace the intentions of our adversaries. As the complex threat environment continues to evolve and loom, the Department will embody the relentless resilience of the American people to ensure a safe, secure, and prosperous Homeland.

In 2017, the nation faced a historic Atlantic hurricane season. The effects from consecutive hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria were widespread, causing long-lasting damage across the southern continental U.S. and surrounding islands, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Supplemental appropriations were designated as an emergency requirement in the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 (P.L. 115-56), the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-72), and the Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-123) were issued to specific agencies to provide the resources needed to recover and rebuild following recent hurricanes and other applicable natural disasters. Within these supplemental appropriations, DHS received a total supplemental appropriation amount of $50.72 billion. Per the language of the supplemental appropriations, once disaster supplemental funded programs initially met or exceeded the $10 million disbursement threshold for payments applicable for Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) review for the 12-month reporting period, the program was deemed susceptible to significant improper payments and thus applicable for statistical sampling and reporting. Since the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements disbursement activity began, the Department has identified and monitored programs that have expended more than $10 million in applicable outlays in any given fiscal year (FY).

In 2020, our Nation faced the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress provided $2 trillion in supplemental funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, an economic relief package with over $45 billion in CARES Act funding provided to DHS. In FY 2021, DHS Components received over $50 billion in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) with the majority allotted to the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund (DRF). The DRF is an appropriation used to direct, coordinate, manage, and fund eligible response and recovery efforts associated with domestic major disasters and emergencies. In addition, the FEMA DRF received over $19 billion from the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) to carry out disaster relief activity, including COVID-19 related activity.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-123, Appendix C, “Requirements for Payment Integrity Improvement”, serves as the implementing guidance to ensure that legislative requirements within the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) are sufficiently addressed. Per OMB Circular No. A-123, Appendix C, agencies should assess all programs with annual outlays greater than $10 million for improper payment risk at least once every three years to determine whether the total annual Improper Payments (IPs) plus Unknown Payments (UPs) collectively for each program are likely to be above or below the statutory threshold for the given year. As part of the DHS risk assessment process, all programs are subject to a preliminary risk assessment which serves to determine if the program has been subject to significant changes, fluctuations, new requirements, etc. that could have substantially altered the program’s susceptibility to making significant improper payments, even in off-cycle years. If the preliminary risk assessment indicates a need to reassess the risk of the program or if the program is due for an updated assessment due to the three-year frequency cycle, DHS will then move the program into the comprehensive risk assessment process. In 2025, DHS has 176 programs applicable for tracking and reporting to OMB. A total of 80 of the programs were not subject to the risk management process in 2025 as the program disbursements subject to payment integrity assessment fell below the OMB threshold of $10 million. For the remaining 96 DHS programs that exceeded $10 million in annual outlays subject to payment integrity assessment, DHS completed a comprehensive risk assessment for 63 programs. Upon completion of the comprehensive risk assessment process, no new programs were determined to be newly susceptible to significant improper payments.

Due to the burden of testing and reporting for the programs impacted heavily by disaster supplemental appropriation disbursements, DHS is reporting statistical testing results two years in arrears. While supporting the mission, DHS remains strongly committed to ensuring our agency’s transparency and accountability to the American taxpayer and achieving the most cost-effective strategy on the reduction of improper payments. For specifics regarding changes in reporting for specific programs as well as program results, please refer to the program level reporting. In comparison to prior year reporting, DHS has:

a) Removed one program from PIIA Phase 2 reporting as the program has been adequately baselined under PIIA requirements and has been determined to not be susceptible to significant improper payments and thus reverted to PIIA Phase 1, effective for the 2025 reporting period.
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Procurement, Construction, and Improvements (PC&I) – Disaster Supplemental Funds

b) Continued PIIA Phase 2 reporting for two programs, based on FY 2023 disbursement activity, effective for the 2025 reporting period.
• FEMA Funeral Assistance
• FEMA Public Assistance – Validate as You Go (VAYGo)

c) Added one program into PIIA Phase 2 reporting based on FY 2023 disbursement activity, effective for the 2025 reporting period.
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Procurement, Construction, and Improvements (PC&I) – Disaster Supplemental Funds

For the 2025 reporting of Phase 2 programs, DHS is publishing improper payment estimates for a total of three programs. All programs disbursement activity subject to assessment and reporting in 2025 included outlay activity from FY 2023. Overall, DHS conducted statistical assessments over more than $21.6 billion in disbursement activity with over 98 percent of disbursements being deemed proper. As such, DHS is reporting an agency-wide error rate of approximately 1.26 percent in 2025. As highlighted in the program specific reporting, the FEMA Public Assistance – VAYGo program accounts for just under 99 percent of the disbursement amount that was reviewed by the agency and contributed to over 95 percent of the DHS total IP and UP reported totals. The primary root causes for errors identified during the 2025 assessment and reporting period were:
• Unable to Determine whether the Payment is Proper or Improper due to Insufficient Documentation (categorized as Unknown Payments) – estimated error amount of over $240 million accounting for over 87 percent of the total DHS reported error rate
• Failure to Access Data or Information (categorized as Improper Payments) – estimated error amount of over $33 million accounting for over 12 percent of the total DHS reported error rate

To address the issues surrounding insufficient documentation, FEMA continues to work with recipients and applicants on obtaining additional information and missing documentation for the UPs. FEMA remains committed to streamlining and automating the program processes, training relevant parties and stakeholders, ensuring that policy and process documentation is current and available, and maintaining consistent and regular oversight through internal reviews and audit activity while not overburdening grant recipients and assistance applicants. With the two major programs primarily contributing to the 2025 estimated error rates for the agency, please refer to the program level reporting for the FEMA Public Assistance – VAYGo program and the FEMA Funeral Assistance program for additional detail regarding granular root causes, corrective actions taken, corrective actions planned, and for additional context related to the payment environment and integrity of the program.

Finally, in 2025 the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) completed its evaluation to determine the Department’s compliance with PIIA requirements based off of the FY 2024 reporting. The DHS OIG determined that DHS complied with all PIIA requirements. The DHS OIG determined that DHS also met OMB’s requirement to designate programs with improper payment estimates greater than or equal to $100 million, in annual monetary loss, as High-Priority and to provide quarterly reporting submissions to PaymentAccuracy.gov. No recommendations were made by the DHS OIG.

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Agency level Payment Integrity results

  • Payment accuracy rate

    (Based on federal funding spent by programs determined by agencies as susceptible to improper payments)

  • Improper payments rate

    (Based on federal funding spent by programs determined by agencies as susceptible to improper payments)

  • Unknown payments rate

    (Based on federal funding spent by programs determined by agencies as susceptible to improper payments)

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Recovery of overpayments

Please note: Overpayment amounts recovered are reported in the year they were recovered, not the year they were identified. Therefore it is possible in some years to have a recovery rate greater than 100%.

Overpayment amount identified through recovery activities $45.73 M
Overpayment amount recovered through recovery activities $102.17 M
Recovery activities recovery rate 223.41 %

Why recovery audits are not cost effective in certain programs

DHS performs regular monitoring and conducts recovery activities throughout the year. As such, historical recovery audit efforts indicated that many identified overpayments had already been identified by the agency and thus were not applicable for recovery audit vendor commission. Given the low return on value for the recovery audit vendors, DHS was unsuccessful in keeping a vendor in place for this effort in previous years due to cost inefficiency for the vendor and for DHS.

Based on additional cost-benefit analysis, DHS has examined the program structures, payment types and transaction volume, success rates in recoupment, as well as the expected cost incurred examining labor costs, clearance and equipment costs, commission payments, etc. Cost analysis reviews conducted to date have not successfully determined that any of the programs would be cost beneficial for recovery audit efforts. DHS continues to refine the information within the analysis, and if determined to be cost effective, will work through procurement channels to move forward with establishing a recovery audit mechanism going forward.

Intentional monetary loss improper payments are more commonly referred to as financial fraud and are overpayments that occur on purpose. This agency reported $106.98M of confirmed fraud in this reporting cycle.

Supplemental Information

Across the Department, many DHS Components utilize the Do Not Pay (DNP) Initiative to assist in preventing and detecting improper payments. Primary use is focused during the “At the Time of Payment” stage in the payment lifecycle. Any funds disbursed by the Department of Treasury go through Payment Integration, in which the DNP Portal automatically matches all payment files against the established DNP datasets. Current DHS usage of the DNP Initiative is more heavily focused on detecting potential payment issues versus prevention.

Based on the DHS usage of DNP in fiscal year (FY) 2025, there were 12 DHS Components had their payment data reviewed against the DNP datasets which have been vetted against Social Security Administration (SSA) Death Master File (DMF), American InfoSource (AIS) Obituary and Probate, Department of Defense, and Department of State data sources during Payment Integration (or at the time of payment). Overall, in FY 2025 (note that due to the timing of this reporting, all September 2025 activity may not yet have been included on the Payment Activity Report) there were over 5.9 million DHS payments reviewed totaling to over $56.18 billion in disbursement activity. For the data reported:
• Over 89 percent of DHS payments had no issues noted during the review.
• Approximately 10 percent of DHS payments were noted as having incomplete or invalid data elements (i.e., social security number, first / last name, etc.) that resulted in the payment transaction being deemed as ‘unmatchable’ to the standardized DNP datasets.
• Less than 1 percent of payments were “matched” to the standardized DNP datasets and thus required further DHS review and adjudication to determine the appropriateness of the payment.

The Working System has reduced/prevented improper payments:

The Working System strives to maintain accurate data. However, the past year, DHS has identified incorrect information in the Working System Monthly.

DHS was found compliant during the most recent PIIA compliance review.

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Compliant programs:

  • Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office - Federal Assistance
  • Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office - Homeland Security Biowatch Program
  • Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office - National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program
  • Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office - Operations & Support
  • Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office - Procurement, Construction, and Improvement
  • Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office - Research & Development
  • Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office - Securing the Cities Program
  • Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - All Other
  • Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Capacity Building
  • Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Cyber Defense Education and Training
  • Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Emergency Communications
  • Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative
  • Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Payroll
  • Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Stakeholder Engagement
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Adjustment or Receivable
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Assistance to Firefighter Grants
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Assistance to Firefighter Grants: Fire Prevention Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Assistance to Firefighter Grants: Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grants
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Case Management
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Commercial Bill of Lading
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Commercial Bill of Lading - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Continuing Training Grants Program: Alliance for System Safety of Unmanned Aircraft Systems through Research Excellence
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Continuing Training Grants Program: National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Crisis Counseling
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Disaster Case Management
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Disaster Direct Loan Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Disaster Relief Fund: Individuals and Households Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Disaster Relief Fund: Individuals and Households Program - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Dividends & Interest
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Dividends & Interest - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Educational Stipend
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Emergency Food & Shelter Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Emergency Management Baseline Assessment Grant Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Emergency Management Performance Grants
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Emergency Operations Center Community Project Grants
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - FRM Risk Map - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Federal Insurance & Mitigation Administration: Claims and Non-Claims
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Federal Insurance & Mitigation Administration: Grants
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Fleet Card
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Flood Hazard Map and Risk Analysis Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Funeral Assistance
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Hazard Mitigation Grant Program - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Hermit's Peak
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Homeland Security Grant Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Grant Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Interagency Agreements
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Interagency Agreements - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Intercity Bus Security Grants
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Intercity Passenger Rail Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Litigation Settlement
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Lost Wages
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Mission Assignments
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Mitigation: Flood Mitigation Assistance - Swift Current
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - National Dam Safety Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - National Dam Safety Program: Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dam Grant Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Grant Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - National Flood Insurance Fund - Mandatory Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Next Generation Warning System Grant Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Nonprofit Security Grant Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Other Claims and Indemnities
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Payroll
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Payroll - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Port Security Grant Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Pre-Disaster Mitigation
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Preparedness: Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program - Fire Prevention and Safety
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Preparedness: Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Preparedness: Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Public Assistance
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Public Assistance - Validate as You Go
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Purchase Card
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Reimbursable
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Reinsurance
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Shelter and Services Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Temporary House Unit Refund
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Tort Claims
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Training
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Training - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Training Grants
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Transit Security Grant Program
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Travel
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Travel - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Urban Search and Rescue
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Vendor Pay
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Vendor Pay - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency – United States Fire Administration
  • Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers - Law Enforcement Training
  • Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers - Mission Support
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Funds
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Debit Card
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Enforcement and Removal Operations
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Fleet Card
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Homeland Security Investigations
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Homeland Security Investigations - CyberTipline
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Management
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of the Assistant Secretary
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Operations & Support - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Payroll
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Procurement, Construction, and Improvements - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Purchase Card
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Servicewide Agreements
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Travel
  • Management Directorate - Federal Protective Service
  • Management Directorate - Management & Administration
  • Office of Inspector General - Audits, Inspections, & Investigations
  • Office of Inspector General - Audits, Inspections, & Investigations - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • Office of Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness - Analysis and Operations
  • Science and Technology Directorate - Centers of Excellence
  • Science and Technology Directorate - Operations & Support
  • Science and Technology Directorate - Procurement
  • Science and Technology Directorate - Research & Development
  • Science and Technology Directorate - Research, Testing, Evaluation, and Demonstration of Technologies
  • Science and Technology Directorate - Scientific Leadership Awards
  • Transportation Security Administration - Operations & Support: Aviation Screening Operations
  • Transportation Security Administration - Operations & Support: Mission Support
  • Transportation Security Administration - Operations & Support: Other Operations and Enforcement
  • Transportation Security Administration - Operations & Support: Other Operations and Enforcement - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • Transportation Security Administration - Payroll, Compensation, & Benefits
  • Transportation Security Administration - Payroll, Compensation, & Benefits - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • Transportation Security Administration - Procurement, Construction, and Improvements: Aviation Screening Infrastructure
  • Transportation Security Administration - Procurement, Construction, and Improvements: Mission Support Infrastructure
  • Transportation Security Administration - Procurement, Construction, and Improvements: Other Operations and Enforcement
  • Transportation Security Administration - Research & Development
  • United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Adjudication Services
  • United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Application Processing
  • United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Citizenship and Integration: Education and Training
  • United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Citizenship and Integration: Integration Training Academy
  • United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
  • United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Employment Status Verifications (E-Verify)
  • United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Immigrant Examinations Fee Account
  • United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Operation Allies Welcome Airport Assistance Grant
  • United States Coast Guard - Aviation Logistics Command
  • United States Coast Guard - Aviation Logistics Command - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • United States Coast Guard - Coast Guard Boat Safety
  • United States Coast Guard - Environmental Compliance & Restoration
  • United States Coast Guard - Environmental Compliance & Restoration - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • United States Coast Guard - Gift Fund
  • United States Coast Guard - Housing Funds
  • United States Coast Guard - Maritime Oil Spill Program
  • United States Coast Guard - Medicare Retiree Health
  • United States Coast Guard - Operations & Support
  • United States Coast Guard - Operations & Support - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • United States Coast Guard - Payroll: Civilian
  • United States Coast Guard - Payroll: Civilian - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • United States Coast Guard - Payroll: Military
  • United States Coast Guard - Procurement, Construction, & Improvement
  • United States Coast Guard - Procurement, Construction, & Improvement: National Coast Guard Museum
  • United States Coast Guard - Procurements, Construction, and Improvement - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • United States Coast Guard - Research & Development
  • United States Coast Guard - Retired Pay
  • United States Coast Guard - Supply Fund
  • United States Coast Guard - Surface Forces Logistics Command
  • United States Coast Guard - Surface Forces Logistics Command - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • United States Coast Guard - Yard Fund
  • United States Customs and Border Protection - Automation and Modernization
  • United States Customs and Border Protection - Border Security Fencing
  • United States Customs and Border Protection - Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act & Wool
  • United States Customs and Border Protection - Miscellaneous
  • United States Customs and Border Protection - Operations and Maintenance
  • United States Customs and Border Protection - Operations and Support
  • United States Customs and Border Protection - Operations and Support - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • United States Customs and Border Protection - PR and VI Programs
  • United States Customs and Border Protection - Procurement, Construction, and Improvements
  • United States Customs and Border Protection - Procurement, Construction, and Improvements - Disaster Supplemental Funds
  • United States Customs and Border Protection - Refund and Drawback
  • United States Secret Service - Administration
  • United States Secret Service - Contribution for Annuity Benefits
  • United States Secret Service - Field Operations
  • United States Secret Service - Procurement, Construction, & Improvement
  • United States Secret Service - Procurement, Construction, & Improvement: National Computer Forensics Institute
  • United States Secret Service - Protection
  • United States Secret Service - Research & Development
  • United States Secret Service - Training

Program name When was the last improper payment risk assessment conducted? Likely to be susceptible to significant improper payments? Substantial changes made to the assessment methodology used for the reporting cycle
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office - Federal Assistance 2024 No No
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office - Homeland Security Biowatch Program 2025 No No
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office - National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program 2024 No No
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office - Operations & Support 2024 No No
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office - Procurement, Construction, and Improvement 2023 No No
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office - Research & Development 2024 No No
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office - Securing the Cities Program 2025 No No
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - All Other 2025 No No
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Capacity Building *
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Cyber Defense Education and Training 2024 No No
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Emergency Communications 2024 No No
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative 2025 No No
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Payroll 2025 No No
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Stakeholder Engagement 2024 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Adjustment or Receivable *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Assistance to Firefighter Grants 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Assistance to Firefighter Grants: Fire Prevention Program 2023 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Assistance to Firefighter Grants: Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Program 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grants 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Case Management 2024 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Commercial Bill of Lading 2024 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Commercial Bill of Lading - Disaster Supplemental Funds 2021 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Continuing Training Grants Program: Alliance for System Safety of Unmanned Aircraft Systems through Research Excellence *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Continuing Training Grants Program: National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Crisis Counseling *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Disaster Case Management 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Disaster Direct Loan Program 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Disaster Relief Fund: Individuals and Households Program 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Disaster Relief Fund: Individuals and Households Program - Disaster Supplemental Funds *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Dividends & Interest *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Dividends & Interest - Disaster Supplemental Funds *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Educational Stipend *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Emergency Food & Shelter Program 2024 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Emergency Management Baseline Assessment Grant Program *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Emergency Management Performance Grants 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Emergency Operations Center Community Project Grants *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Federal Insurance & Mitigation Administration: Claims and Non-Claims 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Federal Insurance & Mitigation Administration: Grants 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Fleet Card *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Flood Hazard Map and Risk Analysis Program 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - FRM Risk Map - Disaster Supplemental Funds *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Funeral Assistance 2025 No Yes
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Hazard Mitigation Grant Program 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Hazard Mitigation Grant Program - Disaster Supplemental Funds 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Hermit's Peak 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Homeland Security Grant Program 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Grant Program 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Interagency Agreements *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Interagency Agreements - Disaster Supplemental Funds *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Intercity Bus Security Grants 2023 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Intercity Passenger Rail Program *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Litigation Settlement *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Lost Wages 2023 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Mission Assignments *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Mitigation: Flood Mitigation Assistance - Swift Current *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - National Dam Safety Program *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - National Dam Safety Program: Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dam Grant Program *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Grant Program *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - National Flood Insurance Fund - Mandatory Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Next Generation Warning System Grant Program *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Nonprofit Security Grant Program 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Other Claims and Indemnities *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Payroll 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Payroll - Disaster Supplemental Funds 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Port Security Grant Program 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Pre-Disaster Mitigation 2024 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Preparedness: Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program - Fire Prevention and Safety *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Preparedness: Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Preparedness: Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Public Assistance 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Public Assistance - Validate as You Go 2025 No Yes
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Purchase Card 2024 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Reimbursable *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Reinsurance 2019 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Shelter and Services Program *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Temporary House Unit Refund *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Tort Claims *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Training *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Training - Disaster Supplemental Funds *
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Training Grants 2024 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Transit Security Grant Program 2023 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Travel 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Travel - Disaster Supplemental Funds 2021 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency – United States Fire Administration 2022 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Urban Search and Rescue 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Vendor Pay 2025 No No
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Vendor Pay - Disaster Supplemental Funds 2025 No No
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers - Law Enforcement Training 2025 No No
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers - Mission Support 2025 No No
Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Funds 2023 No No
Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Debit Card *
Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Enforcement and Removal Operations 2023 No No
Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Fleet Card 2023 No No
Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Homeland Security Investigations 2024 No No
Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Homeland Security Investigations - CyberTipline *
Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Management 2025 No No
Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of the Assistant Secretary 2025 No No
Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Operations & Support - Disaster Supplemental Funds 2020 No No
Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Payroll 2023 No No
Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Procurement, Construction, and Improvements - Disaster Supplemental Funds 2025 No No
Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Purchase Card 2023 No No
Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Servicewide Agreements 2025 No No
Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Travel 2023 No No
Management Directorate - Federal Protective Service 2025 No No
Management Directorate - Management & Administration 2025 No No
Office of Inspector General - Audits, Inspections, & Investigations 2024 No No
Office of Inspector General - Audits, Inspections, & Investigations - Disaster Supplemental Funds 2021 No No
Office of Intelligence, Analysis, and Situational Awareness - Analysis and Operations 2025 No No
Science and Technology Directorate - Centers of Excellence 2025 No No
Science and Technology Directorate - Operations & Support 2023 No No
Science and Technology Directorate - Procurement 2025 No No
Science and Technology Directorate - Research & Development 2023 No No
Science and Technology Directorate - Research, Testing, Evaluation, and Demonstration of Technologies 2023 No No
Science and Technology Directorate - Scientific Leadership Awards 2023 No No
Transportation Security Administration - Operations & Support: Aviation Screening Operations 2025 No No
Transportation Security Administration - Operations & Support: Mission Support 2025 No No
Transportation Security Administration - Operations & Support: Other Operations and Enforcement 2025 No No
Transportation Security Administration - Operations & Support: Other Operations and Enforcement - Disaster Supplemental Funds 2022 No No
Transportation Security Administration - Payroll, Compensation, & Benefits 2025 No No
Transportation Security Administration - Payroll, Compensation, & Benefits - Disaster Supplemental Funds 2022 No No
Transportation Security Administration - Procurement, Construction, and Improvements: Aviation Screening Infrastructure 2025 No No
Transportation Security Administration - Procurement, Construction, and Improvements: Mission Support Infrastructure *
Transportation Security Administration - Procurement, Construction, and Improvements: Other Operations and Enforcement *
Transportation Security Administration - Research & Development 2025 No No
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Adjudication Services 2025 No No
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Application Processing 2025 No No
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Citizenship and Integration: Education and Training 2024 No No
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Citizenship and Integration: Integration Training Academy 2025 No No
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program *
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Employment Status Verifications (E-Verify) 2025 No No
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Immigrant Examinations Fee Account 2024 No No
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services - Operation Allies Welcome Airport Assistance Grant 2025 No No
United States Coast Guard - Aviation Logistics Command 2025 No No
United States Coast Guard - Aviation Logistics Command - Disaster Supplemental Funds 2022 No No
United States Coast Guard - Coast Guard Boat Safety 2024 No No
United States Coast Guard - Environmental Compliance & Restoration 2020 No No
United States Coast Guard - Environmental Compliance & Restoration - Disaster Supplemental Funds *
United States Coast Guard - Gift Fund *
United States Coast Guard - Housing Funds *
United States Coast Guard - Maritime Oil Spill Program 2024 No No
United States Coast Guard - Medicare Retiree Health *
United States Coast Guard - Operations & Support 2024 No No
United States Coast Guard - Operations & Support - Disaster Supplemental Funds 2025 No No
United States Coast Guard - Payroll: Civilian 2025 No No
United States Coast Guard - Payroll: Civilian - Disaster Supplemental Funds *
United States Coast Guard - Payroll: Military 2024 No No
United States Coast Guard - Procurement, Construction, & Improvement 2023 No No
United States Coast Guard - Procurement, Construction, & Improvement: National Coast Guard Museum *
United States Coast Guard - Procurements, Construction, and Improvement - Disaster Supplemental Funds 2024 No No
United States Coast Guard - Research & Development 2025 No No
United States Coast Guard - Retired Pay 2025 No No
United States Coast Guard - Supply Fund 2025 No No
United States Coast Guard - Surface Forces Logistics Command 2023 No No
United States Coast Guard - Surface Forces Logistics Command - Disaster Supplemental Funds *
United States Coast Guard - Yard Fund 2025 No No
United States Customs and Border Protection - Automation and Modernization 2019 No No
United States Customs and Border Protection - Border Security Fencing 2023 No No
United States Customs and Border Protection - Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act & Wool *
United States Customs and Border Protection - Miscellaneous 2021 No No
United States Customs and Border Protection - Operations and Maintenance 2021 No No
United States Customs and Border Protection - Operations and Support 2023 No No
United States Customs and Border Protection - Operations and Support - Disaster Supplemental Funds 2021 No No
United States Customs and Border Protection - PR and VI Programs 2023 No No
United States Customs and Border Protection - Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 2024 No No
United States Customs and Border Protection - Procurement, Construction, and Improvements - Disaster Supplemental Funds 2024 No No
United States Customs and Border Protection - Refund and Drawback 2024 No No
United States Secret Service - Administration *
United States Secret Service - Contribution for Annuity Benefits 2025 No No
United States Secret Service - Field Operations 2025 No No
United States Secret Service - Procurement, Construction, & Improvement 2025 No No
United States Secret Service - Procurement, Construction, & Improvement: National Computer Forensics Institute *
United States Secret Service - Protection 2025 No No
United States Secret Service - Research & Development *
United States Secret Service - Training 2025 No No

* Assessment year is not displayed because one or more of the following statements is true:

  1. Not required to conduct a risk assessment under the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019,
  2. Already assessed for improper payment risk under a different name in a prior reporting period, and/or
  3. New and planning to perform a risk assessment in the future.

The Department performs risk assessments to determine susceptibility to improper payments, testing to estimate the rates and amounts of improper payment, establishes improper payment reduction targets in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance, and develops and implements corrective actions. In previous years, the Department established a two-part process comprised of a preliminary assessment followed by a comprehensive assessment if necessary. The preliminary risk assessment process is used on all programs not already reporting an improper payment estimate and that meet the minimum disbursement threshold of $10 million. The comprehensive risk assessment process is required based on the preliminary risk assessment results and the program’s three-year risk assessment cycle. In conducting the comprehensive risk assessments, Component personnel held meetings with program managers, key personnel, and other stakeholders to discuss the inherent risk of improper payments. The Department’s comprehensive risk assessment involves evaluating attributes that directly or indirectly affect the likelihood of improper payments using the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Standards for Internal Control ("Green Book") framework as well as OMB Circular No. A-123, Appendix C guidance.

Additionally, the Department conducts independent reviews of Component submissions to identify significant changes in the program compared to last year and assess the reasonableness of the risk ratings. In accordance with OMB Circular No. A-123, Appendix C guidance, programs that are in Phase 2 and are preforming statistical testing and reporting do not need to be subject to a risk assessment process and will continue to be considered susceptible to significant improper payments until the program can be reverted to Phase 1. Once reverted to Phase 1, programs would then be subject to the three-year minimum requirement to undergo a DHS comprehensive risk assessment.