Review of Domestic Sharing of Counterterrorism Information
Domestic_Sharing_Counterterrorism_Information_Report
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INTRODUCTION<br />
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Senate Homeland<br />
Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and the Senate Judiciary<br />
Committee requested that the Inspectors General (IG) <strong>of</strong> the Intelligence<br />
Community (IC), Department <strong>of</strong> Homeland Security (DHS), and Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Justice (DOJ) conduct a performance audit <strong>of</strong> federally supported entities<br />
engaged in field-based domestic counterterrorism, homeland security,<br />
intelligence, and information-sharing activities in conjunction with state and<br />
local law enforcement agencies. The oversight committees requested that the<br />
joint audit examine these entities’ overall missions, specific functions,<br />
capabilities, funding, personnel costs to include full-time employees and<br />
contractors, and facility costs.<br />
In response to this request, the Offices <strong>of</strong> the Inspector General (OIG) <strong>of</strong><br />
the IC, DHS, and DOJ conducted a coordinated, joint review focusing on<br />
domestic sharing <strong>of</strong> counterterrorism information. The objectives <strong>of</strong> this review<br />
were to: (1) identify and examine the federally supported field-based<br />
intelligence entities engaged in counterterrorism information sharing to<br />
determine the overall missions, specific functions, capabilities, funding, and<br />
personnel and facility costs; (2) determine if counterterrorism information is<br />
being adequately and appropriately shared with all participating agencies; and<br />
(3) identify any gaps or duplication <strong>of</strong> effort among these entities.<br />
The review was conducted by three teams from the OIGs <strong>of</strong> the IC, DHS,<br />
and DOJ. The OIGs interviewed more than 450 individuals, including senior<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> the Director <strong>of</strong> National Intelligence (ODNI), DHS, DOJ, and state and<br />
local <strong>of</strong>ficials. In addition, the OIGs reviewed policies, procedures, and other<br />
relevant documentation, as well as prior studies. While the OIG teams shared<br />
relevant documents, attended briefings, and participated jointly in interviews <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong>ficials and subject matter experts, each OIG team was responsible for<br />
evaluating the actions <strong>of</strong>, and information available to, its respective agencies.<br />
Background<br />
Post 9/11 investigations proposed sweeping change in the IC, resulting<br />
in congressional passage <strong>of</strong> the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention<br />
Act <strong>of</strong> 2004 (IRTPA). 1 As a result <strong>of</strong> the IRTPA, the ODNI was <strong>of</strong>ficially<br />
established to lead and integrate the 16 members <strong>of</strong> the Intelligence<br />
Community, and the IRTPA codified the establishment <strong>of</strong> the National<br />
1 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act <strong>of</strong> 2004, PL 108–458, December 17, 2004, 118 Stat<br />
3638.<br />
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