FBI Intelligence Investigations. Coordination Within Justice onCounterintelligence Criminal Matters Is Limited

摘要

Recent Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intelligence investigationsidentifying possible significant criminal violations have brought to light serious problems that have limited whether and when the FBI coordinates its investigations with the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Criminal Division. These investigations involved allegations that the Peoples Republic of China was seeking to influence the 1996 Presidential election in the United States and that nuclear weapons design secrets at the Los Alamos National Laboratory had been compromised. At your request, we reviewed the current policies, procedures, and processes for coordinating FBI intelligence investigations within DOJ, as well as DOJ's efforts to resolve problems that were identified in recent internal reviews of this issue. Specifically, we agreed to determine the following: 1. The key factors that have affected coordination. 2. The DOJ and FBI policies, procedures, and processes that are in place for coordinating with appropriate DOJ units foreign counterintelligence investigations that indicate possible criminal violations. 3. The actions DOJ has taken to address identified coordination problems and the concerns and impediments that remain.