The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Control Over Weapons and Laptop Computers Follow-Up Audit
Audit Report 07-18
February 2007
Office of the Inspector General
The FBI database we tested contained 52,263 weapons and 26,166 laptops assigned to all FBI offices and officials located around the country and abroad. Analysis of the distribution of weapons and laptops revealed that more than half of the items in the universe were assigned to seven offices. Specifically, 52 percent of all weapons and 54 percent of all laptops were assigned to: (1) FBI headquarters, (2) the FBI Training Academy at Quantico, Virginia, (3) the Chicago Field Office, (4) the Los Angeles Field Office, (5) the Miami Field Office, (6) the New York City Field Office, and (7) the Washington, D.C. Field Office.
Seven Offices Reviewed
February 1, 2002, through September 30, 2005
Source: OIG analysis of FBI data |
To provide effective coverage and efficient testing of the items, a stratified random sample design was selected, as shown in the table below. A total sample of 497 weapons and 477 laptops were tested.
Sample of Weapons and Laptop Computers Tested
Location | Weapons | Laptops | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number Tested |
Percent Tested |
Number Tested |
Percent Tested |
|
Quantico, VA |
212 |
1.17% |
187 |
3.24% |
FBI Headquarters |
48 |
2.92% |
161 |
3.16% |
Chicago |
36 |
3.17% |
16 |
4.03% |
Los Angeles |
55 |
3.18% |
29 |
4.02% |
Miami |
33 |
3.20% |
18 |
4.00% |
New York |
69 |
3.17% |
42 |
4.03% |
Washington, D.C. |
44 |
3.18% |
24 |
3.99% |
Total |
497 |
477 |
Source: Property Management Application (PMA) System |
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