Recent events
2026-04-30
Votes
PRIMARY
A partial DHS shutdown lasting 75 days occurred in early 2026 when Democrats voted against annual funding for ICE and CBP following Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, forcing Congress to pass a bill funding other DHS…
2026-04-07
Transactions
PRIMARY
DHS Inspector General and the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations launched probes into contracting practices under Secretary Noem, including a $200 million advertising contract and a $1 billion contract…
2026-03-18
Other facts
PRIMARY
The DHS Office of Inspector General accused the agency of obstructing audits of biometric data management and immigration enforcement activities; Privacy Impact Assessment filings dropped from 24 in 2024 to 8 in 2025…
2026-02-19
Transactions
PRIMARY
In February 2026, DHS awarded Palantir a five-year blanket purchase agreement (BPA) worth up to $1 billion for software licenses, maintenance, and implementation services department-wide, allowing agencies like CBP and…
2025-12-10
Transactions
PRIMARY
Out of 18 DHS contract awards falling between $99,999 and $99,999.99 that were made over this period of just more than a decade, 11 — over half — have occurred in the last few months
2025-11-21
Transactions
PRIMARY
Secretary Kristi Noem's June 2025 directive requiring personal approval for all DHS expenditures over $100,000 led to a spike of 11 contracts awarded between $99,999 and $99,999.99 from August to October 2025, compared…
2025-09-30
Transactions
PRIMARY
11 DHS contract awards between $99,999 and $99,999.99 occurred in August-September 2025, compared to only 7 such awards from October 2015 to July 2025
2025-08-01
Other facts
SECONDARY
DHS consolidated AI functions into large vendor platforms including Palantir, Clearview AI, and Paragon Solutions, as reported in 2025.
2025-07-04
Transactions
PRIMARY
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (July 2025) provided $190.6 billion in additional DHS funding through FY2029, including approximately $75 billion for ICE and $65 billion for CBP.
2022-03-28
Transactions
PRIMARY
The President's FY2023 budget request for DHS was $97.3 billion, an increase of $6.5 billion from FY2022.
2020-12-19
Other facts
PRIMARY
DHS personnel are stationed in more than 75 countries, representing the third-largest civilian footprint of any U.S. agency operating abroad.
2020-12-19
Other facts
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DHS maintains personnel stationed in more than 75 countries, representing the third-largest civilian footprint of any US agency working overseas
2020-08-13
Other facts
PRIMARY
DHS developed an internal DATA Act Solution (DAS) system to collect and perform pre-check validations of DHS components' spending data to ensure it meets Broker submission requirements
2020-08-13
Other facts
PRIMARY
Components must document and implement internal control procedures to ensure their spending data is complete, accurate, and timely
2017-09-30
Transactions
PRIMARY
DHS awarded 62 noncompetitive grants worth $140 million and 121 noncompetitive contracts worth $118 million through OTFOC in FY 2017
2017-09-30
Transactions
PRIMARY
DHS awarded 62 noncompetitive grants worth $140 million and 121 noncompetitive contracts worth $118 million through OTFOC in FY 2017.
2016-09-30
Transactions
PRIMARY
DHS awarded $13.8 billion in contracts in fiscal year 2016, an 11% increase since FY 2012, and $990 million through GSA Schedule contracts that year, ranking 4th highest by dollar value.
2016-09-30
Transactions
PRIMARY
DHS awarded $13.8 billion in contracts in fiscal year 2016, representing an 11% increase since FY 2012
2014-09-25
Transactions
PRIMARY
In 2014, ICE awarded Palantir a $41 million contract to build and maintain the Investigative Case Management (ICM) system; eventual ceiling value reached $51.7 million.
2002-11-25
Other facts
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DHS was established by the Homeland Security Act, signed into law on November 25, 2002, becoming operational on January 24, 2003, with most functions transferred by March 1, 2003.
2002-01-01
Other facts
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For DHS contracts, entry dates cannot be earlier than 2002 when department was formally created
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