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Severe Storm

  • FEMA's Initial Response to Severe Storms and Flooding in West Virginia DR-4273

    Executive Summary

    FROM: John E. McCoy II

    Assistant Inspector General for Audits

    SUBJECT: Office of Inspector General Emergency Management Oversight Team Deployment Audits

    Audit Report Numbers OIG-13-84, OIG-13-117, OIG-13-124, OIG-14-50-D, OIG-14-111-D, OIG-15-92-D, OIG-15-102-D, OIG-15-105-D, OIG-16-53-D, OIG-16-85-D, OIG-16-106-D, OIG-17-37-D

    After completing an internal review of our audits related to multiple Emergency Management Oversight Team (EMOT) projects, we have decided to permanently remove the subject reports from our public website.

    Our internal review found the subject reports may not have adequately answered objectives and, in some cases, may have lacked sufficient and appropriate evidence to support conclusions. Answering objectives with sufficient and appropriate evidence is required under Government Auditing Standards or Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation. In an abundance of caution, we believe it best to recall the reports and not re-issue them.

    Going forward, our EMOTs will deploy during the response phase of a disaster to identify and alert the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its stakeholders of potential issues or risks if they do not follow FEMA and other Federal requirements. The EMOT’s reviews will not be conducted under Government Auditing Standards. The teams will continue to observe and identify potential risk areas that will be addressed by future traditional audits, if necessary.

    A complete list of the projects removed from our website is attached. You should not place any reliance on these reports.

    Please contact me at (202) 254-4100 if you have any questions.

    Report Number
    OIG-17-37-D
    Issue Date
    DHS Agency
    Oversight Area
    Fiscal Year
    2017