NCJ Number
238501
Date Published
March 2012
Length
84 pages
Annotation
This audit's objectives were to examine the relationships that the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) have with their non-Department of Justice (non-DOJ) funding agencies, as measured by the degree of coordination and cooperation between these organizations, as well as ICITAP's and OPDAT's management and administrative practices related to travel and non-travel expenditures and security.
Abstract
The DOJ Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that although OPDAT's and ICITAP's relationships with each other and with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) - both of which are non-DOJ agencies - were productive, their relationships with their primary funder - the Department of State's (DOS's) Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INI) - warranted significant improvement during the audit's review period. The audit's review of the funding agreements between the DOJ's Criminal Division offices and INI showed that the INI requirements were inconsistent, and ICITAP and OPDAT did not always comply with INI's requirements. Also, the parties did not agree on whether there was a template in place for future agreements. In addition, there was additional strain on these relationships due to the funding structure. These and other issues contributed to the poor relationships during the review period, making the development of agreements for future programs difficult. The audit's review of a sample of mostly foreign trips taken by personnel from the Criminal Division offices identified issues related to the allowability and documentation of and justification for premium-class travel, the authorization of travel, and the completion and timely submission of travel vouchers. Expenditures by ICITAP and OPDAT for non-travel related expenses were generally allowable and adequately supported. Security procedures were generally good. Recommendations for improvement are offered.