OIG Audit Report 04-10

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Efforts to Improve the Sharing of Intelligence and Other Information

Report Number 04-10
December 2003
Office of the Inspector General

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Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
FINDING 1: IMPEDIMENTS TO SHARING INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION
	Information Technology Systems Security Clearances Intelligence Capability Policies and Procedures Conclusions Recommendations
FINDING 2: IMPROVEMENTS TO INFORMATION SHARING
	Information Technology Intelligence Analysis and Dissemination Reorganization of the Counterterrorism Division Task Forces The Office of Law Enforcement Coordination The Terrorist Threat Integration Center Concepts of Operations Conclusions Recommendations
FINDING 3: DISSEMINATION OF INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION
	Director's Briefing and Report Intelligence Information Reports Intelligence Assessments Secure Video Teleconferencing System Urgent Reports Intelligence Bulletins Quarterly Terrorist Threat Assessments E-Mail Messages Quarterly Terrorist Threat Assessments Terrorist Watch List Conclusions Recommendations
STATEMENT ON MANAGEMENT CONTROLS
STATEMENT ON COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS
APPENDIX 1	OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY
APPENDIX 2	ABBREVIATIONS
APPENDIX 3	COUNTERTERRORISM DIVISION STATUS OF PERSONNEL AS OF 3/19/03
APPENDIX 4	GATEWAY PROJECT
APPENDIX 5	POSSIBLE INDICATORS OF AL-QAEDA SURVEILLANCE
APPENDIX 6	POTENTIAL FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AT ANTIWAR PROTESTS
APPENDIX 7	FBI'S RESPONSE TO DRAFT REPORT
APPENDIX 8	OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ANALYSIS AND SUMMARY OF ACTIONS NECESSARY TO CLOSE REPORT

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