Homeland Security Money Should Not Have Gone to ACORN, Inspector General Report Says | CNSnews.com

Homeland Security Money Should Not Have Gone to ACORN, Inspector General Report Says | CNSnews.com: "(CNSNews.com) - The Federal Emergency Management Administration – the agency criticized for its response to Hurricane Katrina -- gave the community activist group ACORN nearly $500,000 for a fire safety program, a grant that should not have been awarded, said the Homeland Security Department’s Office of Inspector General.

“We concluded that the ACORN Institute should not have received these funds, did not fully implement and evaluate the program as approved, and could not substantiate all its grant expenditures,” the IG report says. “The Federal Emergency Management Agency did not have sufficient oversight processes to prevent the award or to fully evaluate the use of the grant money.”"

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