GAO: FEMA Put Millions In Sandy Assistance At Risk To Improper Use And Fraud

Homeland Security Today: On the heels of a recent audit by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) which found the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) failure to track $66 billion in obligated disaster funds put long-term disaster recovery efforts at risk, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit report released Friday detailed having identified $39 million, or 2.7 percent, of Hurricane Sandy financial assistance that may have been improper or outright fraudulent compared to 10–22 percent of similar assistance provided for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

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