OIG Audit Report

The U.S. Marshals Service's
Control Over Weapons and Laptop Computers

Report No. 02-29
August 2002
Office of the Inspector General

APPENDIX IV

PROPERTY UNIVERSES AND SAMPLES
BY TEST, TYPE, AND LOCATION

TABLE 1. UNIVERSE OF ALL PROPERTY ASSIGNED TO LOCATIONS
AUDITED (PER ARGIS AUGUST 28, 2001)³⁶

USMS HQ³⁷ FLETC N.D. OF ILLINOIS S.D. OF CALIFORNIA SOG TOTALS

WEAPONS 97 678 179 232 585 1,771

LAPTOP COMPUTERS 142 30 3 22 16 213

TOTALS 239 708 182 254 601 1,984

TABLE 1. UNIVERSE OF ALL PROPERTY ASSIGNED TO LOCATIONS AUDITED (PER ARGIS AUGUST 28, 2001)³⁶
	USMS HQ³⁷	FLETC	N.D. OF ILLINOIS	S.D. OF CALIFORNIA	SOG	TOTALS
WEAPONS	97	678	179	232	585	1,771
LAPTOP COMPUTERS	142	30	3	22	16	213
*TOTALS*	*239*	*708*	*182*	*254*	*601*	*1,984*

TABLE 2. SUMMARY OF ALL ITEMS REVIEWED

USMS HQ FLETC N.D. OF ILLINOIS S.D. OF CALIFORNIA SOG TOTALS

PURCHASE DOCUMENTS WEAPONS 76 35 0 0 7 118

LAPTOPS 10 3 0 14 3 30

SUBTOTAL 86 38 0 14 10 148

PHYSICAL INSPECTION WEAPONS 29 31 64 33 35 192

LAPTOPS 31 30 17 21 22 121

SUBTOTAL 60 61 81 54 57 313

TOTALS 146 99 81 68 67 461

TABLE 2. SUMMARY OF ALL ITEMS REVIEWED
	USMS HQ	FLETC	N.D. OF ILLINOIS	S.D. OF CALIFORNIA	SOG	TOTALS
PURCHASE DOCUMENTS	WEAPONS	76	35	0	0	7	118
LAPTOPS	10	3	0	14	3	30
SUBTOTAL	86	38	0	14	10	148
PHYSICAL INSPECTION	WEAPONS	29	31	64	33	35	192
LAPTOPS	31	30	17	21	22	121
SUBTOTAL	60	61	81	54	57	313
*TOTALS*	*146*	99	81	68	67	*461*

TABLE 3. DETAIL OF WEAPONS PHYSICALLY INSPECTED

USMS HQ FLETC N.D. OF ILLINOIS S.D. OF CALIFORNIA SOG TOTALS

WALK-THROUGH 10 10 11 10 10 51

STAFF TESTING 4 10 11 10 15 50

POOLED INVENTORY 15 11 42 13 10 91

TOTALS 29 31 64 33 35 192

TABLE 3. DETAIL OF WEAPONS PHYSICALLY INSPECTED
	USMS HQ	FLETC	N.D. OF ILLINOIS	S.D. OF CALIFORNIA	SOG	TOTALS
WALK-THROUGH	10	10	11	10	10	51
STAFF TESTING	4	10	11	10	15	50
POOLED INVENTORY	15	11	42	13	10	91
*TOTALS*	29	31	64	33	35	*192*

TABLE 4. DETAIL OF LAPTOP COMPUTERS PHYSICALLY INSPECTED

USMS HQ FLETC N.D. OF ILLINOIS S.D. OF CALIFORNIA SOG TOTALS

WALK-THROUGH 10 10 4 15 2 41

STAFF TESTING 11 10 13 6 12 52

POOLED INVENTORY 10 10 0 0 8 28

TOTALS 31 30 17 21 22 121

TABLE 4. DETAIL OF LAPTOP COMPUTERS PHYSICALLY INSPECTED
	USMS HQ	FLETC	N.D. OF ILLINOIS	S.D. OF CALIFORNIA	SOG	TOTALS
WALK-THROUGH	10	10	4	15	2	41
STAFF TESTING	11	10	13	6	12	52
POOLED INVENTORY	10	10	0	0	8	28
*TOTALS*	31	30	17	21	22	*121*

Footnotes

Several of our sample sizes, as shown on page 13, are greater than the universe of available property shown in Table 1 above. For the Headquarters weapon sample, this is because the purchases tested included transactions executed for the USMS as a whole due to the centralized purchasing policy. The laptop computer samples are sometimes larger than the universe because we identified some items that were not in ARGIS; these omissions are discussed on page 17. In addition, we physically inspected items that were received after August 28, 2001; these were not considered errors because they should not have appeared in our ARGIS listing and we successfully traced them at the time of our inspection.

The universe of weapons provided for USMS Headquarters is limited to the three units audited: (1) ITS, (2) Judicial Security Division, and (3) Protective Operations.