The Department of Justice's
Control Over Weapons and Laptop Computers
Summary Report
Report No. 02-31
August 2002
Office of the Inspector General
I. INTRODUCTION
II. SIGNIFICANT LOSSES OF SENSITIVE DEPARTMENT PROPERTY AND POTENTIAL PUBLIC HARM
III. WEAK CONTROLS OVER WEAPONS AND LAPTOP COMPUTERS AT ALL FIVE COMPONENTS AUDITED
IV. WEAK DEPARTMENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEFICIENCIES AT THE COMPONENTS
V. OIG CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX I - TIMEFRAMES FOR INVENTORY DATA