Special Report - Certain Findings Relating to the OIG's Investigation of Allegations Involving FLETC Senior Officials

o We determined that that some Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) senior managers, including former Director Connie Patrick, failed to exercise the judgment, stewardship, and leadership expected of DHS senior officials. We recommended that FLETC complete its development of a nepotism policy, train its employees when that policy is complete, and review and propose necessary changes to its procedures for processing and authorizing travel by the FLETC Director. We also recommended that the DHS Under Secretary for Management review all travel expenses for DHS Component Heads that exceed GSA rates and disallow any excess costs that are not properly justified. We made four recommendations that will help ensure that that all FLETC employees, including those who comprise the senior leadership, comply with the policies, procedures, and ethical standards that govern the conduct of all DHS employees. The Department concurred with all four recommendations.