1. United States
2. Wash.
3. Letter

Please initiate congressional investigations immediately into the corruption scheme inside the Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Kristi Noem. According to wide reports, the DHS secretly funneled taxpayer money from a $220 million “emergency” border ad campaign to a Republican consulting firm with deep personal, political, and financial ties to Noem and her senior aides. DHS invoked a “national emergency” to bypass the competitive bidding rules that protect taxpayers from exactly this kind of misconduct. This scandal Egan when Noem was governor when her administration pushed through an $8.5 million state advertising contract for the same firm, despite internal concerns. That same circle of advisers is now working at DHS, where the sums are larger and the oversight weaker. Meanwhile, the shell company receiving the largest portion of DHS’s funds — Safe America Media — has no track record to justify handling a nine-figure federal contract. Its owner’s own firm reported only five employees during COVID relief filings. Where the $143 million went remains completely undisclosed. This is precisely the kind of corruption that competitive bidding rules, ethics laws, and congressional oversight exist to prevent. I urge you to demand: • Immediate hearings by the House and Senate Homeland Security and Oversight Committees • Subpoenas for DHS contracting records. • A full investigation by the DHS Inspector General into conflicts of interest and misuse of emergency authorities • A legislative fix limiting emergency contracting powers to prevent future abuse Taxpayers deserve accountability. DHS is not a campaign arm. Congress cannot allow political operatives to siphon public money into private pockets under the guise of “border security.”