Review of the Security and Emergency Planning Staff's Management of Background Investigations

Evaluation and Inspections Report I-2005-010
September 2005
Office of the Inspector General


Appendix I

Components With Delegated Authority


Delegated Authority Related to Background Investigations

Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Associate Attorney General
(authority not delegated)

 

With Delegated Authority?

 

With Delegated Authority?

Office of the Solicitor General

 

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Office of the Inspector General

Drug Enforcement Administration

Office of Legal Counsel

 

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Office of Legal Policy

 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Office of Intelligence

 

U.S. Marshals Service

Office of Professional Responsibility

 

INTERPOL - U.S. National Central Bureau

Office of Legislative Affairs

 

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison

 

Office of the Pardon Attorney

 

Office of Information and Privacy

 

U.S. Parole Commission

Office of Public Affairs

 

Executive Office for U.S. Trustees

Office of Dispute Resolution

 

Community Relations Service

Justice Management Division

 

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission

 

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys

Office of Justice Programs

Antitrust Division

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services -- COPS

 

Civil Division

National Drug Intelligence Center

Civil Rights Division

Professional Responsibility Advisory Office

 

Criminal Division

Office of the Federal Detention Trustee

 

Environment and Natural Resources Division

Office on Violence Against Women

 

Tax Division

 

 
 Source: Department of Justice Public Website (http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/mps/mission.htm)

 

Components With Delegated Authority to Conduct and Adjudicate
Background Investigations and Reinvestigations

Components

With Delegated Authority
to Conduct
Field Investigations for: a

With Delegated Authority
to Conduct
Adjudications for:

Employees

Contractors

Employees

Contractors

OIG

     

Executive Office for United States Attorneys

     

Antitrust Division

     

Civil Division

     

Civil Rights Division

     

Criminal Division

     

Environmental and Natural Resources Division

     

Tax Division

     

Federal Bureau of Prisons

   

DEA

   

FBI b

ATF c

USMS d

 

INTERPOL

     

Executive Office for Immigration Review

     

U.S. Parole Commission

     

Executive Office for United States Trustees

   

Community Relations Service

     

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

     

National Drug Intelligence Center

   

 Source: SEPS

a OPM conducts field investigations for all Department employees and contractors, except for political appointees, attorneys, and the specific categories of employees or contractors in the ATF, FBI, and USMS.

b The FBI conducts field investigations for all of the Department’s political appointees and attorneys, as well as for its own employees and contractors.

c The ATF conducts field investigations for all its employees and contractors except political appointees and attorneys.

d The USMS conducts background investigations of Court Security Officers and some contractors who are hired directly by USMS Districts.

 



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