Semiannual Report to Congress

October 1, 2005-March 31, 2006
Office of the Inspector General

On October 31, 2005, a director in the OIG’s Evaluation and Inspections Division testified before the House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, at a field hearing that examined the safeguarding of stored explosives. The director discussed the OIG’s review of ATF’s implementation of the Safe Explosives Act. On February 14, 2006, the Inspector General testified before the House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, at a hearing that examined existing procedures for national security whistleblowers. The Inspector General’s testimony related to the OIG’s role in investigating whistleblower complaints at the FBI.