Review of the Security and Emergency Planning Staff's Management of Background Investigations

Evaluation and Inspections Report I-2005-010
September 2005
Office of the Inspector General

Delegated Authority Related to Background Investigations Office of the Attorney General Office of the Deputy Attorney General Office of the Associate Attorney General (authority not delegated)   With Delegated Authority?   With Delegated Authority? Office of the Solicitor General   Federal Bureau of Prisons √ Office of the Inspector General √ Drug Enforcement Administration √ Office of Legal Counsel   Federal Bureau of Investigation √ Office of Legal Policy   Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives √ Office of Intelligence   U.S. Marshals Service √ Office of Professional Responsibility   INTERPOL - U.S. National Central Bureau √ Office of Legislative Affairs   Executive Office for Immigration Review √ Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison   Office of the Pardon Attorney   Office of Information and Privacy   U.S. Parole Commission √ Office of Public Affairs   Executive Office for U.S. Trustees √ Office of Dispute Resolution   Community Relations Service √ Justice Management Division   Foreign Claims Settlement Commission   Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys √ Office of Justice Programs √ Antitrust Division √ Office of Community Oriented Policing Services -- COPS   Civil Division √ National Drug Intelligence Center √ Civil Rights Division √ Professional Responsibility Advisory Office   Criminal Division √ Office of the Federal Detention Trustee   Environment and Natural Resources Division √ Office on Violence Against Women   Tax Division √      Source: Department of Justice Public Website (http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/mps/mission.htm)   Components With Delegated Authority to Conduct and Adjudicate Background Investigations and Reinvestigations Components With Delegated Authority to Conduct Field Investigations for: a With Delegated Authority to Conduct Adjudications for: Employees Contractors Employees Contractors OIG       √ Executive Office for United States Attorneys       √ Antitrust Division       √ Civil Division       √ Civil Rights Division       √ Criminal Division       √ Environmental and Natural Resources Division       √ Tax Division       √ Federal Bureau of Prisons     √ √ DEA     √ √ FBI b √ √ √ √ ATF c √ √ √ √ USMS d   √ √ √ INTERPOL       √ Executive Office for Immigration Review       √ U.S. Parole Commission       √ Executive Office for United States Trustees     √ √ Community Relations Service       √ Office of Community Oriented Policing Services       √ National Drug Intelligence Center     √ √  Source: SEPS a OPM conducts field investigations for all Department employees and contractors, except for political appointees, attorneys, and the specific categories of employees or contractors in the ATF, FBI, and USMS. b The FBI conducts field investigations for all of the Department’s political appointees and attorneys, as well as for its own employees and contractors. c The ATF conducts field investigations for all its employees and contractors except political appointees and attorneys. d The USMS conducts background investigations of Court Security Officers and some contractors who are hired directly by USMS Districts.