Department of Homeland Security
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Enforcement
Coast Guard Fast Response Cutters Fall to 72% Availability, $40M Fire-Suppression Fix Unfunded, DHS IG Finds
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.
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Enforcement
DHS Watchdog Finds Nearly $10B in ICE Detention-Space Deals Lacked Needs Assessments and Oversight
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.
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Enforcement
Trade Fraud Task Force Tops $1 Billion as DOJ Charges Two Illinois Gold Importers
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.
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Enforcement
Outdated FAR Hampers $10B Federal Cloud Procurement, GAO Finds
A GAO report found federal cloud spending has surpassed $10B annually, but 24 agencies face outdated FAR definitions, conflicting OMB-NIST guidance, and a retired spending data system.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.
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Enforcement
ICE Awards BI2 Technologies $25.1M Sole-Source Contract for 1,570 Iris Scanners
ICE awarded Massachusetts-based BI2 Technologies a $25.1 million no-bid contract for 1,570 handheld iris scanners and support services, citing the firm as the only source of handheld iris scanning equipment that meets ICE's operational specifications for biometric identification.
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Enforcement
Canadian Steel Firms Farjess and Royal Canadian Steel to Pay $19M FCA Settlement for Mislabeling Foreign Steel to Evade Duties
Farjess Inc., Royal Canadian Steel Inc. and owner Feroz Jessani will pay $19 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they misrepresented the country of origin of European and Asian flat-rolled steel to evade antidumping, countervailing and Section 232 duties owed to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Enforcement
Perfectus Aluminum to Pay Record $549.5M in Largest-Ever Trade-Related False Claims Act Settlement
DOJ secured a record $549.5M False Claims Act settlement with importer Perfectus Aluminum over evaded Chinese aluminum AD/CVD duties. The largest-ever trade-related FCA deal signals aggressive customs enforcement and qui tam risk for contractors importing components.
