Review of the Critical Incident Response Plans of the United States Attorneys’ Offices
Report Number I-2004-001
December 2003
Most USAOs failed to prepare comprehensive critical incident response plans
Most USAOs have never conducted critical incident response exercises
CTS and EOUSA did not provide effective training
CTS and EOUSA provided minimal guidance to the CMC Program
CTS did not timely review submitted Plans or provide feedback to USAOs
EOUSA neglected to examine CMC Program implementation during evaluations of USAO operations
The Department Overstated CMC Program Implementation in Its Annual Performance Reports
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX ACRITICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN CONTENT ANALYSIS
APPENDIX BCONTENT OF CMC TRAINING CONFERENCES
APPENDIX CCMC SURVEY INSTRUMENT
APPENDIX DCRITICAL INCIDENT CHRONOLOGY: 1988-2003
APPENDIX ECRIMINAL DIVISION AND EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS' RESPONSE
APPENDIX FOFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S ANALYSIS OF THE CRIMINAL DIVISION AND EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS' RESPONSE