Federal Bureau of Investigation's Foreign Language Translation Program Follow-Up

Audit Report 05-33
July 2005
Office of the Inspector General


Table of Contents


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

SUMMARY FINDINGS FROM THE OIG’S JULY 2004 AUDIT REPORT

CHANGES SINCE JULY 2004 THAT AFFECT THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM

ISSUES AFFECTING TIMELY TRANSLATION OF MATERIALS

HIRING LINGUISTS

QUALITY CONTROL REVIEWS

ALLEGATIONS RAISED BY SIBEL EDMONDS REGARDING FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM

CONCLUSION

UNCLASSIFIED APPENDICES

  1. Audit Objectives, Scope, and Methodology
  2. Acronyms

  1. OIG Review of Allegations of Sibel Edmonds
  2. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Response to the Draft Audit Report
  3. Office Of The Inspector General, Audit Division Analysis Of The Federal Bureau Of Investigation’s Response To The Federal Bureau Of Investigation’s Foreign Language Translation Program Follow-Up Draft Audit Report




CLASSIFIED APPENDICES

Appendices 3 through 6 (pages 33 through 39) are classified and do not appear in the unclassified version of this report. These appendices are provided in a separate document.

  1. Counterterrorism FISA Accrued Backlog Hours — March 2005
  2. Counterterrorism FISA Collection and Accrued Backlog — May 2004 through March 2005
  3. Hours of Highest Priority Audio Unreviewed 24 Hours After Receipt — Three Test Dates in April 2005
  4. Achievement of Linguist Hiring Goals for FY 2004 and Hiring Goals and Target Staffing Levels for FY 2005 through March 30, 2005