Review of Domestic Sharing of Counterterrorism Information

6. Coordinate with the FBI to formalize guidance and policies for the
reporting of terrorism and counterterrorism information.
DHS OIG Analysis and Summary of Actions to Close Recommendation 6
Open. DHS concurred with the recommendation as shown in Appendix
D. This recommendation can be closed when DHS OIG receives evidence
of formal, written guidance, developed in coordination with the FBI, on
the reporting of terrorism and counterterrorism information.
Recommendation: DHS OIG recommends that the DHS clearing offices:
7. Develop and implement a formal mechanism for reviewing I&A
intelligence reporting from the field, including a logging and tracking
process.
DHS OIG Analysis and Summary of Actions to Close Recommendation 7
Open. DHS concurred with the recommendation as shown in Appendix
D. This recommendation can be closed when DHS OIG receives evidence
that the clearing offices – Privacy Office, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
(CRCL), Office of the General Counsel-Intelligence Law Division, and I&A
Intelligence Oversight – are using this SharePoint tracking tool to
document each office’s review of I&A field intelligence reporting.
Recommendation: DHS OIG recommends that I&A:
8. Develop and implement guidance for field officials granting them local
release authority for intelligence reporting.
DHS OIG Analysis and Summary of Actions to Close Recommendation 8
Open. DHS I&A concurred with the recommendation as shown in
Appendix D. This recommendation can be closed when DHS OIG
receives evidence of the final establishment and implementation of a field
release capability.
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