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Selected Publications and Products
Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
Department of Justice

Audit of the FBI's Execution of Its Woods Procedures for Applications Filed with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Relating to U.S. Persons, September 2021

Report of Investigation Regarding Alleged Unauthorized Contacts by Federal Bureau of Investigation Employees with the Media and Other Persons in Advance of the 2016 Election, August 2021

Management Advisory Memorandum for the Director of the FBI Regarding the Execution of Woods Procedures for Applications Filed with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Relating to U.S. Persons, March 2020

Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane Investigation (redacted), December 2019

Report of Investigation of Former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey's Disclosure of Sensitive Investigative Information and Handling of Certain Memoranda, August 2019

A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election, June 2018

Public Summary: Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Response to Unresolved Results in Polygraph Examinations, March 2018

A Review of the FBI's Use of Section 215 Orders for Business Records in 2012 through 2014, September 2016

A Review of the FBI's Activities Under Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act (Redacted), September 2012 (as released in January 2016)

A Review of the FBI's Use of Pen Register and Trap and Trace Devices Under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in 2007 through 2009 -- Executive Summary, June 2015

FBI's Use of Section 215 Orders: Assessment of Progress in Implementing Recommendations and Examination of Use in 2007 through 2009, May 2015

Audit of the Department of Justice's Use and Support of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, March 2015

A Review of the FBI's Use of Section 215 Orders for Business Records in 2006 (Redacted), March 2008 (as released in February 2016)

A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigations's Use of Section 215 Orders for Business Records (Redacted), March 2007 (as released in December 2014)

Access to Justice?: Does DOJ's Office of the Inspector General Have Access to Information Needed to Conduct Proper Oversight?, Statement of Michael Horowitz, DOJ Inspector General, September 9, 2014

A Review of the Department's Use of the Material Witness Statute with a Focus on Select National Security Matters, September 2014

A Review of the FBI's Use of National Security Letters: Assessment of Progress in Implementing Recommendations and Examination of Use in 2007 through 2009, August 2014

An Assessment of the 1996 Department of Justice Task Force Review of the FBI Laboratory, July 2014

A Review of the FBI's Progress in Responding to the Recommendations in the OIG Report on the FBI's Handling and Oversight of Katrina Leung (unclassified executive summary), October 2013

A Review of the FBI's Handling and Oversight of FBI Asset Katrina Leung. (unclassified executive summary), May 2006

Report of Investigation Concerning the Improper Disclosure of U.S. Department of Justice Information to a Member of the Media, May 2013

A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Use of Exigent Letters and Other Informal Requests for Telephone Records, January 2010

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Foreign Language Translation Program, October 2009

A Review of the FBI's Involvement in and Observations of Detainee Interrogations in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, and Iraq, revised October 2009

Fifteenth Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, on complaints alleging abuse of civil rights and civil liberties by Justice Department officials, DoJ Inspector General Glenn A. Fine, August 2009.

Review of the Department of Justice's Use of Less-Lethal Weapons, May 2009

Report of Investigation Regarding Allegations of Mishandling of Classified Documents by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, September 2, 2008

The Drug Enforcement Administration's Use of Intelligence Analysts, Audit Report 08-23, May 2008

Follow-up Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Efforts to Hire, Train, and Retain Intelligence Analysts, Audit Report 07-30, April 2007

A Review of the FBI's Use of National Security Letters: Assessment of Corrective Actions and Examination of NSL Usage in 2006, March 2008 (as released in October 2014)

A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Use of National Security Letters, DoJ Office of Inspector General, March 2007 (as released in February 2016)

Use of Polygraph Examinations in the Department of Justice, DoJ Office of Inspector General, September 2006

Ninth Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, on complaints alleging abuse of civil rights and civil liberties by Justice Department officials, DoJ Inspector General Glenn A. Fine, August 2006.

Survey Results on Access to Information Problems Encountered by Federal, State, and Local Accountability Organizations, Office of the Inspector General, June 2006

Eighth Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, on complaints alleging abuse of civil rights and civil liberties by Justice Department officials, DoJ Inspector General Glenn A. Fine, March 2006.

Seventh Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, on complaints alleging abuse of civil rights and civil liberties by Justice Department officials, DoJ Inspector General Glenn A. Fine, August 2005.

A Review of the FBI's Handling of Intelligence Information Related to the September 11 Attacks, Unclassified Version released June 2006.

Review of the Terrorist Screening Center, June 2005.

Inspection of the FBI's Security Risk Assessment Program for Individuals Requesting Access to Biological Agents and Toxins, March 2005.

Sixth Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, on complaints alleging abuse of civil rights and civil liberties by Justice Department officials, DoJ Inspector General Glenn A. Fine, March 11, 2005.

A Review of the FBI's Actions In Connection With Allegations Raised By Contract Linguist Sibel Edmonds, Unclassified Summary, January 14, 2005

Top Management Challenges in the Department of Justice 2004, November 29, 2004

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Foreign Language Program -- Translation of Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence Foreign Language Material (Unclassified/Redacted Executive Summary), Report No. 04-25, July 2004 (released September 2004).

Fifth Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, on complaints alleging abuse of civil rights and civil liberties by Justice Department officials, DoJ Inspector General Glenn A. Fine, September 13, 2004.

FBI Legal Attaché Program, DoJ Inspector General Report, March 2004 (1 MB PDF file)

IG Report on Justice Dept Response to FOIA Requests for Workplace Diversity Report, January 29, 2004.

Fourth Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, on complaints alleging abuse of civil rights and civil liberties by Justice Department officials, DoJ Inspector General Glenn A. Fine, January 27, 2004.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Efforts to Improve the Sharing of Intelligence and Other Information (redacted and unclassified), December 2003

Supplemental Report on September 11 Detainees' Allegations of Abuse at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, December 2003

Top Management Challenges in the Department of Justice: 2003, November 17, 2003

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Implementation of Information Technology Recommendations, September 2003

DoJ Inspector General Analysis of Agency Response to Treatment of Alien Detainees, September 5, 2003

Review of FBI Performance in Investigating the Espionage Activities of Robert Hanssen, Unclassified Executive Summary, August 14, 2003

Third Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, on complaints alleging abuse of civil rights and civil liberties by Justice Department officials, DoJ Inspector General Glenn A. Fine, July 17, 2003.

The September 11 Detainees: A Review of the Treatment of Aliens Held on Immigration Charges in Connection with the Investigation of the Septmber 11 Attacks, April 2003 (13.5 MB PDF file)

Second Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, on complaints alleging abuse of civil rights and civil liberties by Justice Department officials, DoJ Inspector General Glenn A. Fine, January 22, 2003.

Federal Bureau of Investigation's Management of Information Technology Investments, Audit Report, December 2002.

A Review of the FBI's Counterterrorism Program: Threat Assessment, Strategic Planning, and Resource Management, executive summary (redacted and unclassified), September 2002.

Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act (PDF), on complaints alleging abuse of civil rights and civil liberties by Justice Department officials, with a cover letter (PDF) from DoJ Inspector General Glenn A. Fine, July 15, 2002 .

The CIA-Contra-Crack Cocaine Controversy: Epilogue (July, 1998)

The CIA-Contra-Crack Cocaine Controversy: A Review of the Justice Department's Investigations and Prosecutions (December, 1997 - released July, 1998)

Operation Gatekeeper: An Investigation Into Allegations of Fraud and Misconduct (July, 1998)

The FBI Laboratory One Year Later: A Follow-Up to the Inspector General's April 1997 Report on FBI Laboratory Practices and Alleged Misconduct in Explosives-Related and Other Cases (June, 1998)

Bombs in Brooklyn: How the Two Illegal Aliens Arrested for Plotting to Bomb the New York Subway Entered and Remained in the United States (March, 1998)

A Review of the FBI's Performance in Uncovering the Espionage Activities of Aldrich Hazen Ames Unclassified Executive Summary  (April, 1997)

The FBI Laboratory: An Investigation into Laboratory Practices and Alleged Misconduct in Explosives-Related and Other Cases (April, 1997) along with Documents in the Response/Reply Appendix

COMPUTER SECURITY AT THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION Audit Report 97-14, (3/97)

The Department of Justice's Response to the Zona Rosa Murders - Redacted Version (September, 1996)

THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION'S DOMESTIC CANNABIS ERADICATION / SUPPRESSION PROGRAM Audit Report 95-20, (4/95)

Sources and Methods

• Office of the Inspector General (OIG) - Special Reports
• Office of the Inspector General (OIG) - Audit Reports

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