Department of the Interior
Departmental Manual
Effective Date: 3/23/09
Series: Organization
Part 112: Policy, Management and Budget
Chapter 17: Office of Law Enforcement and Security
Originating Office: Office of Law Enforcement and
Security
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17.1 Office of Law Enforcement and Security. The Office of Law Enforcement and Security
(OLES) is responsible for policy development, direction, coordination,
evaluation, inspection, and support of Departmental programs concerning law
enforcement (including detention and corrections programs), security (physical,
personnel and suitability, national, and industrial), and intelligence and
information sharing activities related to homeland security.
17.2 Functions. The Office of Law Enforcement and Security
serves as the Departmental focal point to provide program guidance and
oversight of the Department’s law enforcement and security programs. In collaboration with bureau law enforcement
and security offices as appropriate, OLES performs the following functions:
A. Develops, amends, disseminates, and
interprets Departmental policies.
B. Represents the Department in the
oversight, coordination, evaluation, inspection, and support of bureau and
office law enforcement and security programs to ensure proper implementation,
consistency, and compliance.
C. In coordination with the Deputy
Assistant Secretary – Budget and Business Management, as appropriate, oversees,
coordinates, and reviews bureau and office law enforcement and security
budgets.
D. In
accordance with applicable authorities, policies, and procedures, hires and
authorizes commissioned law enforcement personnel within OLES to carry out
investigative and other law enforcement activities.
E. Serves as the principal point of
contact and represents the Department as appropriate at interagency and
intergovernmental committees, organizations, and task forces.
F. Approves Departmental expenditures of
the Office of National Drug Control Policy funds.
G. Oversees,
coordinates, evaluates, and inspects bureau and office compliance with
Executive Orders, Presidential Decision Directives, Homeland Security
Presidential Directives, and any requirements of other executive branch
Departments that impose obligations on the Department relating to law
enforcement and security.
H. Provides oversight, leadership, and
direction to the Department’s Law Enforcement Board of Advisors; Law
Enforcement Deputy Steering Committee; Information, Management, Analysis, and
Reporting System (IMARS) Governance Council; Security Advisory Council; and
other senior level Departmental committees, including establishing inter-bureau
work groups, as needed.
I. Through commissioned law enforcement
officers within OLES, provides
law enforcement and security services under Departmental or other delegated
authorities in the event of a major disaster or national security emergency in accordance with applicable policies and
procedures.
J. Serves as the primary office to
identify, report, and conduct inquiries and investigations into security
incidents involving the mishandling or compromise of classified national
security information; otherwise known as security violations and security
infractions.
K. Coordinates management of a Sensitive
Compartmented Information Facility with the Office of Emergency Management
(OEM). Provides accredited rooms for
classified briefings and discussions and capabilities to electronically process
and store classified information in cooperation with OEM. Serves as the primary office to identify,
report, and conduct inquiries and investigations into security incidents
involving the mishandling or compromise of classified national security
information; otherwise known as security violations and security
infractions. Serves as a liaison with
federal, state, tribal, and local agencies for information sharing.
L. Provides oversight of the Special
Access Program.
M. Serves as the sole approving office for:
(1) Waivers of law enforcement personnel
background investigations sought pursuant to Executive Order 10450, as amended;
and
(2) Training, personnel standards, and other
requirements as identified in Departmental policy for all bureau and office law
enforcement and security personnel.
N. In consultation with appropriate bureau
law enforcement offices, designates special events as “emergency” or “national
security” events for the purpose of compensating bureau and office law
enforcement personnel, and other purposes as appropriate.
O. Participates in the selection of Bureau
Directors of Law Enforcement.
P. Reviews and analyzes bureau law
enforcement and security programs for compliance with applicable laws,
regulations, policies, and procedures.
Q. In coordination with the OEM, provides
law enforcement and security support for homeland security events, disaster
response, and continuity of operations.
Serves as the Departmental representative to the National Response
Framework’s Emergency Support Function 13 Steering Committee.
R. Serves
as the Departmental representative to the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center (FLETC) through the Departmental Training Coordinator.
S. Through the Departmental Training
Coordinator and bureau training coordinators, develops, oversees, inspects and
approves basic law enforcement training programs, in-service training programs,
and advanced training programs.
T. Provides oversight and program
management to the Departmental Incident Management, Analysis, and Reporting
System (IMARS).
U. Provides oversight and program
management to the Departmental Victim Assistance Program (VAP).
V. Provides oversight, coordination, and
communication related to border activities with the Department’s National
Border Coordinator and the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border
Protection.
17.3 Organization. The Office of Law Enforcement and Security is
headed by a Director who reports to the Deputy Assistant Secretary – Law
Enforcement, Security, and Emergency Management. (See attached organization chart.) The Director carries out the responsibilities
of the office with the assistance of the following:
A. Law Enforcement Division. The Law Enforcement Division develops and
disseminates law enforcement policy and coordinates the development of bureau
programs related to drug enforcement, border coordination, training, and
others. The division facilitates special
law enforcement and security operations during critical incidents or national
emergencies and provides program oversight for the IMARS and VAP programs. The division oversees operation of three
field coordinator positions which include the following:
(1) Southwest Border Coordinator –
(2) Northern Border Coordinator –
(3) Departmental Training Coordinator –
National Law Enforcement Training Office at FLETC,
B. Information
Sharing and Analysis Division. The
Information Sharing and Analysis Division establishes and disseminates intelligence
policy and coordinates the development of bureau programs related to
intelligence, information sharing and data analysis. The division coordinates the sharing of law
enforcement and classified intelligence information among bureaus, Departments
and Agencies, and other organizations. The division oversees
operation of the Special Access Program and all Classified National Security
Information Programs.
C. Security
Division. The Security Division
establishes and disseminates security policy and coordinates the development of
bureau programs related to personnel security and suitability, national
security, industrial security, and physical security. The division coordinates activities of
bureaus and offices for implementation of the National Infrastructure
Protection Plan and conducts security assessments of Interior’s facilities
including critical infrastructure and key resources.
D. Professional Responsibility and
Program Compliance Division. The Professional
Responsibility and Program Compliance Division establishes and disseminates law enforcement policy and
coordinates the development of bureau programs related to internal affairs and
program compliance. The division maintains the Departmental Internal Affairs Case
Tracking System; and provides strategic coordination and recommendations for
the application of the Serious Incident Review Group. The division also conducts inspections of
bureau programs to ensure compliance with Departmental law enforcement
standards.
