Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Procurement, Construction, and Improvements - Disaster Supplemental Funds
Program level Payment Integrity results
Sponsoring agency: Department of Homeland Security
PROGRAM METRICS
$16 M
in FY 2025 outlays, with a
99.8%
payment accuracy rate
-
Improper payment estimates over time
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Payment Integrity results
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FY 2025 improper payment estimates
Chart legend and breakdown
Payment accuracy rate
Improper payment rate
Unknown payment rate
Sampling & estimation methodology details
Sampling timeframe:
10/2022 - 09/2023
Confidence interval:
100%
Margin of error:
+/-0.0
Causes
To resolve this issue going forward, ICE has provided the Contracting Officers and Contracting Officer Representatives specialized training focused on billing, payment procedures, and documentation. With no substantial changes to the program anticipated, ICE is confident that the current resourcing and internal control environment will remain adequate to prevent and/or reduce improper payments and unknown payments.
| Overpayment root cause | Overpayment amount |
|---|---|
| Amount of overpayments within the agency's control | $0.04 M |
| Amount of overpayments outside the agency's control | $0.0 M |
| Amount of overpayments that occurred because the data/information needed to validate payment accuracy prior to making a payment does not exist | $0.0 M |
| Amount of overpayments that occurred because of an inability to access the data/information needed to validate payment accuracy prior to making a payment | $0.0 M |
| Amount of overpayments that occurred because of a failure to access data/information needed to validate payment accuracy prior to making a payment | $0.04 M |
| Underpayment root cause | Underpayment amount |
|---|---|
| Amount of underpayments | $0.0 M |
| The amount of improper payments that were paid to the right recipient for the correct amount but were considered technically improper because of failure to follow statute or regulation | $0.0 M |
| The amount that could either be proper or improper but the agency is unable to determine whether it was proper or improper as a result of insufficient or lack of documentation | $0.0 M |
Prevention
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Procurement, Construction, and Improvements (PC&I) – Disaster Supplemental Funds program was selected for Phase 2 assessment solely because of the disbursement value of supplemental disbursement funding rather than anticipated risk levels. Per the reported improper payment rate, the U.S. ICE PC&I – Disaster Supplemental Funds program is not susceptible to significant improper payments. In addition, the program's disbursement value for fiscal year (FY) 2024 disbursement activity has dropped below the $10 million threshold established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to be applicable for Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) reporting in the 2026 reporting cycle.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Procurement, Construction, and Improvements (PC&I) – Disaster Supplemental Funds program completed a census review of the fiscal year (FY) 2023 disbursement activity. As indicated by the publication of an improper payment error rate of 0.23%, the program has sufficiently proven that it is being executed with strong internal controls and sufficient human capital, information system, and infrastructure support.
The root causes of the improper payments have related to the contract award language and information, such as eligible fees and fee rates. To resolve this issue going forward, ICE has provided the Contracting Officers and Contracting Officer Representatives specialized training focused on billing, payment procedures, and documentation. With no substantial changes to the program anticipated, ICE is confident that the current resourcing and internal control environment will remain adequate to prevent and/or reduce improper payments and unknown payments.
| Payment type | Mitigation strategies taken | Mitigation strategies planned |
|---|---|---|
| Overpayments | Audit, Training | Audit, Training |
| Eligibility element/information needed | Description of the eligbility element/information |
|---|---|
| Financial | The financial position or status of a beneficiary, recipient, or their family |
Additional information
As part of the Public Law (P.L.) 115-123 disaster relief package, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was appropriate funding to support the repair or replacement of existing ICE-owned or leased facilities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Maria. The Procurement, Construction, and Improvements (PC&I) related disaster supplemental funds specifically were designated for the specific purposes of 1) facility repairs at St. George Hill in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands; 2) establishment of a long-term lease with build-out from the airport authority in San Juan, Puerto Rico; and 3) rebuilding tactical communications in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with the deployment of a tactical communications system inclusive of sufficient radio coverage and interoperability.
For the testing conducted in 2025, ICE’s assessment was focused on the associated fiscal year (FY) 2023 PC&I disaster supplemental funding disbursements of over $10 million applicable for review under the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA). Per 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); in FY 2023 the program disbursed more than $10 million in disaster supplemental funds. As such, the program is publishing an improper payment estimate over this disbursement activity in 2025. However, the program's disbursement value for FY 2024 disbursement activity subject to payment integrity review has dropped below $10 million and thus the program will not remain in Phase 2 for the upcoming 2026 reporting cycle.
Reduction target
1.5 %The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Procurement, Construction, and Improvements (PC&I) – Disaster Supplemental Funds program completed a census review of the fiscal year (FY) 2023 disbursement activity. As indicated by the publication of an improper payment error rate of 0.23%, the program has sufficiently proven that it is being executed with strong internal controls and sufficient human capital, information system, and infrastructure support. With no substantial changes to the program anticipated, ICE is confident that the current resourcing and internal control environment will remain adequate to prevent and/or reduce improper payments and unknown payments.
No additional resources have been requested specifically for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Procurement, Construction, and Improvements (PC&I) – Disaster Supplemental Funds program in the DHS fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget as a result of the Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA) assessment. As indicated by the publication of an improper payment error rate of 0.23%, the program has sufficiently proven that it is being executed with strong internal controls and sufficient human capital, information system, and infrastructure support.
For additional detail on the DHS FY 2026 budget, please refer to the DHS.gov website.
Department-wide, Component managers are responsible for completing internal control work on payment processing as part of the Department’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-123 efforts. They are further responsible for establishing and maintaining sufficient internal controls, including a control environment that prevents improper payments from being made, effectively managing improper payment risks, and promptly detecting and recovering any improper payments that may occur. Management’s efforts, to include within DHS Headquarters as well Components, around improper payments are subject to an annual compliance review by the DHS’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). These measures are designed to hold the appropriate personnel accountable for meeting applicable improper payment reduction targets and establishing and maintaining strong internal controls around payment management.
The goals and requirements for strong payment integrity are communicated Department-wide to all levels of staff throughout the DHS Office of the Chief Financial Officer and to relevant program office and procurement staff. The Department has taken extensive measures to ensure that managers, accountable officers, to include Component Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), programs, States, and localities are held accountable for reducing and recapturing improper payments. The Department’s CFO and senior staff have incorporated improper payment expectations and performance in their annual performance plans.
Although the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Procurement, Construction, and Improvements (PC&I) – Disaster Supplemental Funds program has identified or reported improper payments and unknown payments below the OMB Circular No. A-123, Appendix C guidance thresholds to be considered susceptible to significant improper payments, appropriate accountability will continue to be enforced.