Title page
Contents
Executive Summary 2
Introduction 6
Background 7
Purpose and Scope of the OIG Evaluation 11
Results of the Evaluation 13
The Department Previously Lacked Guidance for Certain Types of Engagement with Social Media Companies 13
NSD, USAOs, and FBI Field Offices Effectively Share Information Regarding Foreign Malign Influence Cases Involving Threats to U.S. Elections 27
Conclusion and Recommendations 31
Conclusion 31
Recommendations 32
Appendix 1: Purpose, Scope, and Methodology 33
Standards 33
Purpose and Scope 33
Methodology 34
Appendix 2: The Mission, Structure, and Development of the Foreign Influence Task Force and the Role of the FBI's Cyber Division 36
The Mission and Structure of the Foreign Influence Task Force 36
Additional Background on the FITF's Development 36
The Role of the FBI's Cyber Division in the FITF 36
Appendix 3: Databases and Systems Available to the FBI for Sharing Information 38
FBI Official System of Record 38
Methods for Sharing Information with Nonfederal Entities 38
Methods for Sharing Information within the U.S. Government 40
Method for Receiving Information from the General Public 41
Appendix 4: Overview of DOJ's Mission to Counter Election Crimes 42
Appendix 5: DOJ's Election-Related Information Sharing with Other Federal Agencies and State Government Officials 43
Coordination with the Department of Homeland Security 43
Coordination with Other Federal Agencies 43
Coordination with State Government Officials 44
Appendix 6: Descriptions of Laws and Policies Relevant to DOJ's Mission to Counter Foreign Malign Influence 45
First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution 45
Statutes 45
Executive Order 46
Department of Justice Policies 46
FBI Policies 47
Appendix 7: The Department's Response to the Draft Report 50
Appendix 8: OIG Analysis of the Department's Response 57
Figure 1. The FBI's Intelligence Sharing Model for Sharing Foreign Malign Influence Information with Social Media Companies 14