| 1 |
No |
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Status as of March 31, 2025 |
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Revise USMS Policy Directive 17.11 to reflect the accurate statutory language for the USMS's Title 18 law enforcement authority.
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| 2 |
No |
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Status as of March 31, 2025 |
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In consultation with the Department, update policies and procedures to reduce the risks of providing special deputation authority to ineligible or inappropriate applicants and ensure that USMS special deputations are only granted for allowable Title 18 purposes. These updates should clarify requirements and strengthen controls to better ensure reasonable and appropriate sponsorships, justifications, law enforcement authorities, eligibility, and timeframes for special deputations.
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| 3 |
No |
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Status as of March 31, 2025 |
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Implement formal training for the Special Deputation Program (SDP) to effectively oversee the special deputation process and appropriately grant Title 18 law enforcement authority.
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| 4 |
No |
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$0 |
Status as of March 31, 2025 |
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Improve program oversight and accountability by formalizing processes to routinely evaluate and ensure special deputations comply with policies, procedures, and guidance, as well as by implementing controls that ensure any exceptions are appropriate and documented consistently.
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| 5 |
No |
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Status as of March 31, 2025 |
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Evaluate current procedures and mechanisms to determine what improvements are necessary to monitor and prevent special deputation lapses from occurring.
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| 6 |
No |
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$0 |
Status as of March 31, 2025 |
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Develop and implement policy and procedures for documenting the reason for the lapse and the decision regarding TFO participation or restrictions on participation on USMS operational activities.
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| 7 |
No |
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$0 |
Status as of March 31, 2025 |
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Improve current processes and implement controls within the USMS's case management system to consistently identify TFO investigative activity and ensure accountability and oversight of deputized TFOs.
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| 8 |
No |
$0 |
$0 |
Status as of March 31, 2025 |
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Enhance its management of TFO misconduct allegations by: (a) reinforcing the policy requirement for reporting misconduct allegations to the USMS Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and OIG; (b) developing and implementing a policy regarding the utilization of a TFO who has an active misconduct allegation; and (c) implementing a process to document and track the status and outcome of all TFO misconduct investigations, when appropriate, to support decisions regarding a TFO's retention of special deputation authority.
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| 9 |
No |
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$0 |
Status as of March 31, 2025 |
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Develop policies, procedures, and controls to manage court security officer (CSO) special deputations. During the development of this framework, the USMS should ensure the Judicial Security Division (JSD) takes into consideration relevant USMS requirements and processes for all other special deputations, including any updates that are made as a result of this audit.
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| 10 |
No |
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$0 |
Status as of March 31, 2025 |
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Update its policy for reporting CSO misconduct to establish stronger controls that better ensure both USMS OPR and the DOJ OIG receive relevant and appropriate information.
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| 11 |
No |
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$0 |
Status as of March 31, 2025 |
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Evaluate and update its guidance to the USMS on special deputations to clarify requirements for Department review and approval of special deputation requests.
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