Every GovConFeed story on Department of Homeland Security — contract awards, policy, enforcement, and protests, newest first.
DHS OIG report OIG-26-32 finds the Coast Guard's 52 domestic Fast Response Cutters averaged 72% operational availability against an 85% requirement, with 9,000+ deferred maintenance requests and a disabled fire suppression system whose $40 million fleet-wide fix has no validated solution or budget line.
Read the story →GAO sustained Turning Point Global Solutions' protest of DHS's $3 billion CWMS 3.0 award to incumbent WidePoint. The grounds remain under seal, and DHS has yet to say how it will respond.
DHS OIG report OIG-26-37 found ICE never assessed its overall detention needs before awarding 46 procurements worth about $9.7B, and that justification files, on-site monitoring and competition rules fell short. ICE concurred with all six recommendations.
A GovConFeed analysis of USAspending.gov records finds agencies obligated $520.9 billion on contracts from October through May, $95.8 billion more than in the same eight months a year earlier. Customs and Border Protection went from $1.9 billion to $25.7 billion.
DOJ says its Trade Fraud Task Force topped $1 billion in recoveries and charged losses in under a year, driven by two Chicago-area gold jewelry import fraud cases, and unveiled a new Global Trade & Commerce Enforcement Section.
The Coast Guard finalized $3.3 billion in contracts for six Arctic Security Cutters, with Bollinger Shipyards building four and Finland's Rauma Marine Constructions building two, completing the first phase of an 11-ship polar icebreaker program.
DHS and DOJ's July 6 interim final rule authorizes SLTT law enforcement to conduct counter-UAS operations for the first time, limited to a jointly vetted authorized-technology list and DOJ-approved training tiers.
A June 30 GAO report finds a May 2025 SecDef memo slashed DOD's operational test office from 126 to 30 positions, dropping its oversight list from 265 to 173 programs and raising the risk of weapons fielded with undocumented shortfalls.
The Department of Homeland Security named WidePoint Integrated Solutions the single awardee of its Cellular Wireless Managed Services 3.0 contract, a 10-year IDIQ worth roughly $3.1 billion that consolidates mobile management across every DHS component.
A GAO report found federal cloud spending has surpassed $10B annually, but 24 agencies face outdated FAR definitions, conflicting OMB-NIST guidance, and a retired spending data system. GAO issued recommendations to GSA, DHS, CISA, and the Federal CIO Council, and presented two matters for congressional consideration.
The White House sent Congress an $87.6 billion supplemental on June 24, 2026, with $67.15 billion for the Department of War covering Operation Epic Fury operational costs, munitions replenishment, classified programs, and emerging technology investments including drones, cybersecurity, and AMTI.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded Anduril Industries a $363 million contract for more than 200 Extended Range Sentry Towers, each standing 80 feet tall and detecting targets at a 12-kilometer range, expanding a border surveillance partnership dating to 2019.
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