Federal Reports

To understand the nature of cooperation between the FBI and HSI fully, weused a two-part methodology. First, in November 2017 we deployed ananonymous online survey to all 2,948 FBI and HSI agents assigned to Southwestborder locations to gather their experiences and perceptions of cooperation. Wereceived 980 complete responses, a 33 percent response rate. The FBI’s responserate was 23 percent (291 of 1,245), and HSI’s was 40 percent (689 of 1,703).Second, we conducted interviews with 246 DOJ and DHS personnel, primarily fromthe FBI, HSI, and U.S. Attorney’s Offices (USAO). We traveled to 10 Southwestborder locations to interview agents, Intelligence Analysts, and Assistant U.S.Attorneys who prosecute FBI and HSI cases to gain a better understanding of thereported problems

To illustrate the importance of individuals coming forward to report waste, fraud, abuse, and misconduct to Offices of Inspector General (OIG), we used the search function on Oversight.gov and identified many examples of OIG investigations, audits, and reviews initiated or advanced because of a whistleblower disclosure. We present a sample of these reports and also summarize OIG efforts to protect whistleblowers from unlawful retaliation. Our whistleblower resources page on Oversight.gov provides more information on where to report of waste, fraud, abuse, or retaliation. Click the link below for more information.

Seek link below for the full report, report summary, multimedia or any agency follow-up.