DHS Components Have Not Fully Complied with the Department’s Guidelines for Implementing the Lautenberg Amendment

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), United States Secret Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have not fully complied with DHS’ guidelines for implementing the Lautenberg Amendment. To illustrate, CBP and Secret Service did not ensure law enforcement officers completed annual Lautenberg Amendment certifications as required. CBP and ICE also did not use available resources to monitor law enforcement officer arrests and convictions subject to the Lautenberg Amendment. None of the four components provided domestic violence awareness training to law enforcement officers as required by the implementing guidelines. We made three recommendations that will enhance the components’ ability to ensure compliance with DHS’s guidelines for implementing the Lautenberg Amendment. One recommendation is closed and the other two recommendations are resolved and open.