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Audit of the Department of Justice Components’ Confidential Human Source Policies

The OIG is auditing the Department of Justice Components’ Confidential Human Source Policies. The preliminary objective is to review Attorney General guidance on the use of confidential sources and assess whether each component's policies comply with the appropriate guidance. This will include the 2001 Attorney General’s Guidelines Regarding the Use of Confidential Informants and the 2020 Attorney General’s Guidelines Regarding the Use of FBI Confidential Human Sources.

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Component
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Other DOJ Components
United States Marshals Service (USMS)