Combined DNA Index System Operational and Laboratory Vulnerabilities

Audit Report 06-32
May 2006
Office of the Inspector General


Table of Contents


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

  1. FBI’S ADMINISTRATION OF CODIS NEEDS IMPROVEMENT


  2. Administrator Survey Identifies Opportunities for Improvement
    Inadequate CODIS Unit Staffing
    Additional Performance Measurements Needed
    Current Progress on CODIS Infrastructure
    Recommendations

  3. TRENDS AND VULNERABILITIES REVEALED THROUGH AUDIT RESULTS


  4. Need for Additional Verification of Compliance with NDIS Requirements
    Flaws in the FBI’s Oversight of QAS Audits
    Recommendations

  5. ADDITIONAL CORRECTIVE ACTION NEEDED TO ADDRESS PREVIOUS FINDINGS


  6. Verifying the Compliance of Data in NDIS
    Continued Reliance on Self certification
    Improvement in Oversight of QAS Audits
    Recommendations

STATEMENT ON COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS

STATEMENT ON INTERNAL CONTROLS

APPENDICES:

  1. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY
  2. LIST OF SURVEYED LABORATORIES
  3. AUDIT CRITERIA
  4. AUDIT CRITERIA FOR CODIS LABORATORY AUDITS
  5. DOJ OIG CODIS LABORATORY AUDITS FYs 2000 – 2006
  6. CODIS USER ANNUAL REMINDER FORM
  7. OIG CODIS ADMINISTRATOR SURVEY
  8. FBI RESPONSE TO DRAFT REPORT
  9. OIG ANALYSIS AND SUMMARY OF ACTIONS NECESSARY TO CLOSE THE REPORT



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