The Department should modify existing policy concerning a DOJ attorney's participation in a criminal or civil investigation or prosecution in which a former client is a witness, subject, target, defendant, or party, to ensure that any such participation does not cause a reasonable person to question that attorney's impartiality.

The Department should consider what requirements, guidance, and/or training should be provided to any incoming Department attorneys entering service regarding their handling of potential conflicts arising from their representation of clients arising from their representation of clients prior to joining DOJ.

Prioritize its efforts to consolidate the Department's HR policies in a centralized location accessible to components and incorporate the relevant policies into DOJ Order 1200.1, as appropriate.

Examine ways to implement the use of secure, internal network connections to transfer data between LIMS and other work systems with the goal of implementing a more secure method of data transfer than relying on external storage devices.

Require the Chicago PD to perform an in-depth review of its equitable sharing financial
activity and either: (1) provide detailed documentation to support its existing FY 2019 and
FY 2020 ESAC submissions, or (2) submit amended ESACs along with detailed documentation
to support the balance and expenditure figures reported.

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Ensure that the new After-Action Review policy is implemented so that all critical incidents stemming from operations led by and/or involving U.S. Marshals Service personnel are reviewed for lessons learned and used to update and adjust officer safety-related training.

Establish guidance and procedures for U.S. Marshals Service staff to follow in working with the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement case workers to facilitate communication between family unit adults separated from associated family unit minors, especially parents in U.S. Marshals Service custody and their children in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody.

Work with the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement and the Department of Homeland Security to develop a formal interagency agreement (such as a memorandum of understanding) regarding the facilitation of communication between separated children in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody and their parents in U.S. Marshals Service custody.

Work with the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement and the Department of Homeland Security to develop a formal interagency agreement (such as a memorandum of understanding) regarding the facilitation of communication between separated children in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody and their parents in U.S. Marshals Service custody.

Improve the institutional assessment process by ensuring the Institutional Assessment Guidelines are comprehensive and include all necessary perimeter security aspects, ensuring the assessment reports are consistent in form and content, and requiring reviewed facilities to respond to any recommendations in the assessment reports.

Implement the preventative and detective internal controls over PGI (developing PGI spend plans, timely 90-day reviews, and quarterly headquarters examination of financial activity) as prescribed by the Department's Risk Mitigation Policy Memorandum, the AG FBI Undercover Guidelines, and the Agents Manual.

Formally determine whether the policies within the AG FBI Undercover Guidelines apply, in their entirety or in specific instances, to all DOJ law enforcement components; or if the Department must issue new guidance to govern undercover operations that are initiated by DOJ law enforcement components outside of the FBI.

Ensure that the DEA's policies reflect necessary measures and controls stipulated in applicable Department undercover guidance.

Establish controls that mitigate the risk of inmates communicating with unknown and un-vetted parties and take steps, including the utilization of available technological features as found in TRULINCS, to reduce the risk of mass emails being received by high-risk inmates, including terrorist inmates.

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Ensure that the Senior Federal Law Enforcement Official cadre participates in National Level Exercises, when applicable, and ESF-13 Table Top Exercises.

Evaluate which types of Sensitive Investigative Matters (SIM) require advance notification to a senior Department official, such as the Deputy Attorney General, in addition to the notifications currently required for SIMs, especially for case openings that implicate core First Amendment activity and raise policy considerations or heighten enterprise risk, and establish implementing policies and guidance, as necessary.

Evaluate which types of Sensitive Investigative Matters (SIM) require advance notification to a senior Department official, such as the Deputy Attorney General, in addition to the notifications currently required for SIMs, especially for case openings that implicate core First Amendment activity and raise policy considerations or heighten enterprise risk, and establish implementing policies and guidance, as necessary.

Require that all suspicious orders reports be sent to DEA headquarters.

Complete the heating, ventilation, and cooling equipment upgrade subproject at Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn and ensure that the equipment is capable of maintaining temperatures at BOP targets. Further, ensure that upgraded hardware and Building Management System software allow facilities staff to accurately monitor building temperatures and heating, ventilation, and cooling equipment performance.

Take further action to diagnose the sources of temperature regulation issues and remedy them, if the upgraded Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn heating, ventilation, and cooling system cannot maintain building temperatures at BOP targets.

Update Cyber Division Policy Guide 0853PG to include a minimum requirement for information that should be included in a victim notification and in victim notification leads, to ensure the consistency and effectiveness of victim notifications.

Pursue a mutually agreeable solution with OHS for ensuring all victim notification data is entered into Cyber Guardian.

Develop and implement a "terminal leave" policy that provides that under no circumstances shall a proposed or final determination on a personnel action, whether based on deficient performance or misconduct, be delayed or not taken so that an employee can accumulate service time, whether by remaining on duty, while on administrative leave, while on leave without pay, or while on annual leave, in order to attain eligibility for benefits, including but not limited to retirement benefits.

Consider making explicit that, except in situations where the law requires or permits disclosure, an investigating agency cannot publicly announce its recommended charging decision prior to consulting with the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Attorney, or his or her designee, and cannot proceed without the approval of one of these officials.

Consider adopting a policy addressing the appropriateness of Department employees discussing the conduct of uncharged individuals in public statements.

Consider providing guidance to agents and prosecutors concerning the taking of overt investigative steps, indictments, public announcements, or other actions that could impact an election.

Take steps to improve the retention and monitoring of text messages Department-wide