Ongoing Work

The OIG is conducting an audit of OJP's contract for the Justice Grants System (JustGrants). The contract was initially awarded to CSRA LLC, which was subsequently acquired by General Dynamics. The preliminary objectives of the audit are to assess: (1) OJP’s implementation of the JustGrants transition; (2) OJP’s administration of the contract; and (3) CSRA LLC’s performance and compliance with the terms, conditions, laws, and regulations applicable to the contract.

The OIG is conducting an audit of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ oversight of three-dimensional (3-D) firearm printing technology.  The preliminary objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of ATF policies and procedures regarding the regulation and oversight of 3-D firearms technology and trafficking.

The  OIG is conducting an audit of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ criminal investigation referrals and revocation of licenses for Federal Firearms Licensees (FFL).  The preliminary objectives are to assess ATF’s:  (1) risk-based approach for managing FFL inspections, (2) procedures and practices for managing and processing FFL criminal referral and disciplinary actions, and (3) processing of FFL revocations.

The OIG is conducting an audit of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP).  The preliminary objectives are to determine whether BJA: (1) implemented adequate oversight and management of COSSAP, (2) effectively coordinated and collaborated with COSSAP partners and stakeholders, and (3) accomplished COSSAP objectives and deliverables.

The Office of the Inspector General is initiating an audit of the Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) administration of the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Program.  Our preliminary objectives are to: (1) assess the adequacy of BJA’s management and oversight of its SAKI Program, (2) review BJA’s methodology in awarding SAKI funds, and (3) evaluate BJA’s approach to and progress in accomplishing BJA’s goals for the SAKI program.  

The OIG is conducting an audit of the Community Relations Service’s (CRS) contracting activities.  The preliminary objectives of the audit are to: (1) assess CRS’s contract administration and oversight efforts; (2) assess contractor performance and compliance with contract terms, conditions, laws, and regulations; and (3) evaluate CRS’s contracting activities in the furtherance of accomplishing its mission.

The Office of the Inspector General initiated an audit to examine the Criminal Division's and the Executive Office of the U.S. Attorneys' management and coordination of pandemic-related fraud allegations and referrals.

The OIG is conducting an audit of the Department of Justice’s strategy to address the domestic violent extremist (DVE) threat.  The preliminary objectives are to: (1) evaluate the Department’s efforts to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the DVE threat in the United States, and (2) determine if the Department is effectively coordinating among Department stakeholders on the implementation of its strategy.  

The OIG is conducting an audit of the Department’s Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Efforts.  The preliminary objective is to determine the extent to which the Department, through Justice Management Division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, implemented an organizational SCRM program that identifies, assesses, mitigates, and responds to supply chain risk throughout the information technology lifecycle.

The OIG is conducting an audit of the Executive Office for Immigration Review’s (EOIR) electronic case management system contracts. The preliminary objectives of the audit are to assess: (1) JMD and EOIR’s administration and oversight of its case management system contracts; (2) JMD and EOIR’s planning and procurement procedures for the case management system contracts; (3) the contractor’s compliance with the contract terms and conditions, as well as applicable laws and regulations; and (4) the contractor’s performance on the contract, including financial management, monitoring, reporting, and progress toward meeting the contract goals and objectives.

The OIG is conducting an audit of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys’ (EOUSA) two contracts  awarded to the Cherokee Nation 3S, LLC (Cherokee Nation 3S) for legal and other support services. The preliminary objective of the audit is to assess the EOUSA’s administration of the contracts, and Cherokee Nation 3S’s performance and compliance with the terms, conditions, laws, and regulations applicable to these contracts in the areas of: (1) contractor performance; (2) billings and payments; and (3) contract management, oversight, and monitoring.

The OIG is conducting an audit of the FBI Office of General Counsel's (OGC) roles and responsibilities.  The preliminary objective is to review the roles and responsibilities of the FBI OGC in overseeing compliance with applicable laws, policies and procedures relating to the FBI’s national security activities.  This audit was requested by the Attorney General and as stated in his August 31, 2020 memorandum “Augmenting the Internal Compliance Functions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”

The OIG is conducting an audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) contract awarded to Clark Construction Group, LLC to construct the Innovation Center, a part of the FBI’s new technology campus.  The preliminary audit objectives are to assess: (1) the FBI’s award and administration of the contract; and (2) Clark Construction Group’s performance and compliance with terms, conditions, laws, and regulations applicable to the contract.  

The OIG is conducting an audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) purchase order awarded to Idemia National Security Solutions, LLC (Idemia) in June 2018.  The preliminary objectives of the audit are to assess the FBI’s: (1) acquisition planning and selection of Idemia for the purchase order awarded; (2) administration and oversight of the purchase order awarded; and (3) Idemia’s performance on the purchase order awarded, including financial management, monitoring, reporting, and progress toward meeting purchase order goals and objectives.

The OIG is conducting an audit of BOP contracts awarded to Naphcare, Inc. for medical services provided to community corrections management inmates.  The preliminary objectives are to assess: (1) BOP and contractor compliance with applicable guidance in the areas of acquisition planning and procurement; (2) contract management, oversight, and monitoring; (3) billing and payments; and (4) contractor performance.

The OIG is conducting an audit of the BOP's efforts to construct and maintain institutions.  The preliminary objectives are to evaluate BOP’s:  (1) expansion of existing institutions, as well as its acquisition and construction of new institutions; and (2) maintenance of existing institutions, including how BOP identifies and implements modernization and repair projects.

The OIG is conducting an audit of the BOP's management of its National Gang Unit.  Our preliminary objectives are to: (1) evaluate the BOP’s management of the National Gang Unit; and (2) evaluate the National Gang Unit's process for identifying, designating, and tracking incarcerated gang members. 

The OIG is conducting an audit of the Justice Management Division’s (JMD) administration of shared information technology costs through the Working Capital Fund’s (WCF) Office of the Chief Information Office (OCIO) service portfolio.  The preliminary objectives are to: (1) evaluate if JMD has established an effective and efficient management structure for the OCIO service portfolio; and (2) determine if JMD’s process for the provision, reconciliation, and administration of allocations within the OCIO service portfolio of the WCF are supported, equitable, and transparent.

The OIG is conducting an audit of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) Anti-Heroin Task Force (AHTF) Program.  The preliminary objectives are to: (1) assess the COPS Office administration and oversight of the AHTF program, (2) determine the extent to which the AHTF program has been successful in combatting participating jurisdiction’s heroin and other opioids in the United States, and (3) review coordination efforts between the COPS Office and other DOJ entities to combat the heroin and opioid crisis.

The OIG is conducting an audit of the Office on Violence Against Women’s Grant Administration due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.   The preliminary objectives are to assess: (1) the grant administration and monitoring during the pandemic and (2) the guidance and assistance provided to grant recipients for addressing any increased risks to effective program implementation and to violence against women.

The OIG is conducting an audit of the Office of Justice Program’s (OJP) contract to ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. (ICF) for the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Training and Technical Assistance Center.  The preliminary objectives are to assess: OJP oversight of the ICF contract; ICF’s compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract, as well as applicable laws and regulations; and ICF performance on the contract, including financial management, monitoring, reporting, and progress toward meeting the contract tasks.

The Office of the Inspector General is initiating an audit of the fiscal years (FYs) 2019 and 2020 Superfund
activities relating to the costs incurred by the Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) in
litigating Superfund cases. The objective of the audit is to determine if the ENRD provided an equitable
distribution of total labor costs, other direct costs, and indirect costs to Superfund cases during FYs 2019
and 2020.

The OIG is conducting an audit of the United States Marshals Service’s (USMS) management of seized cryptocurrency.

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is initiating audits of the Department of Justice and select components annual financial statements for fiscal year 2021. Pursuant to Section 304(a) of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as expanded by Section 405(b) of the Government Management Reform Act of 1994, the OIG is required to perform an audit of the Department’s annual financial statements. Additionally, the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 requires an audit of the Assets Forfeiture Fund/Seized Asset Deposit Fund annual financial statements, and the Government Corporation Control Act of 1945, as amended, requires an audit of the Federal Prison Industries, Inc. annual financial statements.

The OIG is conducting a capstone review analyzing the findings of 15 published remote inspection reports of 16 facilities housing BOP inmates during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic and remaining challenges for the BOP during the pandemic and beyond.  These inspections assessed whether BOP-managed institutions, contract institutions, and contract Residential Reentry Centers complied with available guidance and best practices regarding preventing, managing, and containing potential COVID-19 outbreaks in correctional and residential reentry settings, and highlighted particular challenges faced by specific institutions.  
 

 

The OIG is conducting two surveys to better understand the effects of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the workforce, coordination efforts, and cases.  One survey is of U.S. Attorneys Offices, the Executive Office of the U.S. Attorneys, Civil Division, Civil Rights Division, Criminal Division, National Security Division, Antitrust Division, Tax Division, and Environmental and Natural Resources Division.  The second survey is specific to the Executive Office for Immigration Review because the OIG recognizes the distinct differences in EOIR's mission and responsibilities.

The Office of the Inspector General is initiating an examination of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (Department) fiscal year 2020 compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA). Our preliminary objectives are to: (1) review the payment integrity section of the fiscal year 2020 Agency Financial Report to determine whether the Department is in compliance with the PIIA, and (2) evaluate the Department’s (a) risk assessment methodology, (b) improper payment rate estimates (if required), (c) sampling and estimation plan, (if required), (d) corrective action plans (if required), and (e) efforts to prevent and reduce improper payments.

The OIG is conducting an examination of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (Department) fiscal year 2021 compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA).  The preliminary objectives are to determine whether the Department has met the requirements of PIIA related to the formulation and inclusion of the payment integrity information in the annual financial statements and in the accompanying materials to the annual financial statements for fiscal year 2021.

The Office of the Inspector General is initiating its annual Federal Information Security Modernization Act
(FISMA) evaluation for fiscal year (FY) 2021. The OIG has selected the following Department components for review:  the Justice Management Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Antitrust Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, Executive Office for United States Attorneys, and Federal Prison Industries.   

The OIG is conducting an inspection and review of Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) immigration hearings, including immigration hearings conducted via video teleconference (VTC) at U.S. Department of Homeland Security tent facilities.  This review will assess policies and procedures pertaining to the use of VTCs, the quality of the VTC broadcasts, and the potential effects of the use of VTCs on immigration hearings.  The OIG may consider including other issues that may arise during the course of our inspection and review.

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has initiated a review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) use of home confinement as a tool to mitigate the effect of the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the federal prison population.  The review will assess the BOP’s process for implementing the use of home confinement as authorized under the CARES Act, the process for its consideration of the eligibility criteria outlined in the Attorney General’s March 26 and April 3, 2020 memoranda, and the process by which BOP headquarters evaluated wardens’ recommendations that inmates who did not meet the Attorney General’s criteria be placed in home confinement.  The review will also select particular cases for examination to determine whether there were irregularities in the BOP’s processes.  If circumstances warrant, the OIG will consider including other issues that may arise during the course of the review.  The OIG is undertaking this review in response to requests from Members of Congress, and issues the OIG identified during the series of remote inspections it has conducted regarding the BOP’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In response to requests from Members of Congress and members of the public, the DOJ OIG is initiating a review to examine the DOJ’s and its law enforcement components’ roles and responsibilities in responding to protest activity and civil unrest in Washington, DC, and in Portland, Oregon in June and July 2020. The review will include examining the training and instruction that was provided to the DOJ law enforcement personnel; compliance with applicable identification requirements, rules of engagement, and legal authorities; and adherence to DOJ policies regarding the use of less-lethal munitions, chemical agents, and other uses of force. With regard to events in Lafayette Square on June 1, 2020, the DOJ OIG will coordinate our review with the Department of Interior OIG. If circumstances warrant, the OIG will consider including other issues that may arise during the course of the review.

The DOJ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is initiating a review to examine the role and activity of DOJ and its components in preparing for and responding to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The DOJ OIG will coordinate its review with reviews also being conducted by the Offices of Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of the Interior. The DOJ OIG review will include examining information relevant to the January 6 events that was available to DOJ and its components in advance of January 6; the extent to which such information was shared by DOJ and its components with the U.S. Capitol Police and other federal, state, and local agencies; and the role of DOJ personnel in responding to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. The DOJ OIG also will assess whether there are any weaknesses in DOJ protocols, policies, or procedures that adversely affected the ability of DOJ or its components to prepare effectively for and respond to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. If circumstances warrant, the DOJ OIG will consider examining other issues that may arise during the review.

The DOJ OIG is mindful of the sensitive nature of the ongoing criminal investigations and prosecutions related to the events of January 6. Consistent with long-standing OIG practice, in conducting this review, the DOJ OIG will take care to ensure that the review does not interfere with these investigations or prosecutions.

The OIG is conducting a review of non-natural inmate deaths at Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) institutions, Residential Reentry Centers, and contract facilities from fiscal years 2014 through 2019. This review will assess the circumstances surrounding inmate deaths and evaluate how the BOP seeks to prevent future inmate deaths.

The OIG is conducting a review to assess gender equity in the training and selection process for new Special Agents and Intelligence Analysts.  The review will examine policies and practices, trends and patterns for male and female trainees, and perceptions of gender equity at the FBI Academy.  It will also assess processes designed to ensure gender equity and prevent gender discrimination for trainees, including the FBI’s internal Equal Employment Opportunity process.

The OIG is conducting a review of the status of equity in race, color, national origin, and ethnicity in the Department’s law enforcement components. The review will assess equity by reviewing component demographics, recruitment, hiring, retention, attrition, promotions, and awards.  The review will also include a survey assessing staff perceptions related to equity.

The DOJ OIG is reviewing the DOJ’s use of subpoenas and other legal authorities to obtain communication records of Members of Congress and affiliated persons, and the news media in connection with recent investigations of alleged unauthorized disclosures of information to the media by government officials.  The review will examine the Department’s compliance with applicable DOJ policies and procedures, and whether any such uses, or the investigations, were based upon improper considerations.  If circumstances warrant, the OIG will consider other issues that may arise during the review.  The review will not substitute the OIG’s judgment for the legal and investigative judgments made in the matters under OIG review. 

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is initiating an attestation review of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (Department) assertions related to the Budget Formulation Compliance Submission and Detailed Accounting Submission, as required by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Circular, National Drug Control Program Agency Compliance Reviews, dated September 9, 2021.

The OIG initiated a review of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funding provided through the fiscal year 2020 Office of Justice Programs' (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program Solicitation.  The preliminary objectives are to assess OJP's efforts to:  (1) distribute Coronavirus award funding in a timely and efficient manner, and (2) review pre-award activities to determine if Coronavirus awards were made in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and other guidelines. 

The OIG is conducting a survey of inmates in BOP-managed federal prisons regarding BOP's COVID-19 pandemic response.

The OIG is reviewing DOJ’s efforts to coordinate the sharing of information related to malign foreign influence on U.S. elections. The objectives of this review are to (1) assess the effectiveness and resilience of the Department’s information sharing system related to malign foreign influence on elections; (2) assess the Department’s oversight, management, and coordination of its activities to respond to malign foreign influence on elections; and (3) identify any gaps in or duplication of its information sharing efforts.

Headquarters officials for travel between their residences and work locations.  Such use of GOVs is governed by the ATF’s Home-to-Work Plan, which is authorized by the Attorney General pursuant to 31 U.S.C § 1344.  The review will assess whether oversight and management of GOV use by ATF Headquarters officials has been consistent with the Home-to-Work Plan.