Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation

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Date Issued

Monday, December 9, 2019

Submitting OIG

Department of Justice OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Department of Justice OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Justice

Components

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Other DOJ Components

Report Number

20-012

Report Type

Review

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Report updated under NDAA 5274

Open Recommendations

This report has 6 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use	Additional Details
4	No	$0	$0	Status as of March 31, 2025
Address the problems with the administration and assessment of CHSs identified in the report. (see items 4a. through 4f. on pages 415 and 416)
6	No	$0	$0	Status as of March 31, 2025
Ensure that appropriate training on DIOG 4 is provided to emphasize the constitutional implications of certain monitoring situations and to ensure that agents account for these concerns, both in the tasking of CHSs and in the way they document interactions with and tasking of CHSs.
1a	No	$0	$0	Status as of March 31, 2025
Ensure that adequate procedures are in place for the Office of Intelligence (OI) to obtain all relevant and accurate information, including access to Confidential Human Source (CHS) information, needed to prepare FISA applications and renewal applications. This effort should include revising items 1a. through 1d. on page 415 of report.
1b	No	$0	$0	Status as of March 31, 2025
Ensure that adequate procedures are in place for the Office of Intelligence (OI) to obtain all relevant and accurate information, including access to Confidential Human Source (CHS) information, needed to prepare FISA applications and renewal applications. This effort should include revising items 1a. through 1d. on page 415 of the report.
2a	No	$0	$0	Status as of March 31, 2025
Evaluate which types of Sensitive Investigative Matters (SIM) require advance notification to a senior Department official, such as the Deputy Attorney General, in addition to the notifications currently required for SIMs, especially for case openings that implicate core First Amendment activity and raise policy considerations or heighten enterprise risk, and establish implementing policies and guidance, as necessary.
2b	No	$0	$0	Status as of March 31, 2025
Evaluate which types of Sensitive Investigative Matters (SIM) require advance notification to a senior Department official, such as the Deputy Attorney General, in addition to the notifications currently required for SIMs, especially for case openings that implicate core First Amendment activity and raise policy considerations or heighten enterprise risk, and establish implementing policies and guidance, as necessary.