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Law Enforcement: DOJ Should Improve Training and Misconduct Guidelines for Nonfederal Task Force Officers
GAO-26-108468
Aug 03, 2026
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7 Open Recommendations
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives should update its policy to include a requirement for nonfederal task force officers to receive their initial training on federal legal authorities and policies before engaging in task force operations requiring their use of federal deputation authority. (Recommendation 1)
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Drug Enforcement Administration The Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration should update its policy to include a requirement for nonfederal task force officers to receive their initial training on federal legal authorities and policies before engaging in task force operations requiring their use of federal deputation authority. (Recommendation 2)
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Federal Bureau of Investigation The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation should update its policy to include a requirement for nonfederal task force officers to receive their initial training on federal legal authorities and policies before engaging in task force operations requiring their use of federal deputation authority. (Recommendation 3)
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, in consultation with the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, should develop guidelines to inform field management decisions when adjudicating allegations of nonfederal task force officer misconduct. (Recommendation 4)
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Drug Enforcement Administration The Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in consultation with the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, should develop guidelines to inform field management decisions when adjudicating allegations of nonfederal task force officer misconduct. (Recommendation 5)
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Federal Bureau of Investigation The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in consultation with the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, should develop guidelines to inform field management decisions when adjudicating allegations of nonfederal task force officer misconduct. (Recommendation 6)
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Firearms Education: ATF Should Use Performance Metrics and Information to Evaluate and Manage Outreach Campaign
GAO-26-108655
Jul 22, 2026
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives The Director of ATF should develop measurable performance goals to better monitor performance of the Don't Lie for the Other Guy campaign. (Recommendation 1)
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives The Director of ATF should use the performance information obtained to assess progress towards achieving the campaign's broader program goals and inform programmatic decisions such as resource allocation. (Recommendation 2)
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Corporate Transparency: Treasury Should Address Gaps in Ownership Information Resulting from Expanded Exemptions
GAO-26-107967
May 29, 2026
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1 Open Recommendations
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Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Director of FinCEN identifies potential actions to address the risks posed by the domestic reporting company and U.S. person exemptions and, as appropriate, provides Congress and law enforcement with highly useful information that addresses these risks. (Recommendation 1)
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Federal Prisons: Improvements Needed to Prevent, Detect, and Address Sexual Abuse
GAO-26-107343
May 05, 2026
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7 Open Recommendations
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Department of Justice The Attorney General should identify options that would enhance the ability of PREA audits to detect ongoing sexual abuse. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Justice The Attorney General should ensure the BOP Director assesses and responds to risks that BOP's current contracting approach may result in audits that do not meet the requirements of the PREA Auditor Handbook. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Justice The Attorney General should ensure the BOP Director evaluates BOP's use of the Justice Enterprise File Sharing system to provide PREA auditors with sufficient access to audit documentation. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of Justice The Attorney General should ensure the BOP Director routinely analyzes facility-level PREA data to identify trends and other findings that may require targeted action. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of Justice The Attorney General should ensure the BOP Director publishes uniform facility-level data in its Annual PREA Report for allegations where an incarcerated individual was the perpetrator and allegations where a BOP employee was the perpetrator. (Recommendation 5)
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Department of Justice The Attorney General should ensure the BOP Director includes men's facilities in future cultural assessments. (Recommendation 6)
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