Internal Affairs System         

ACRONYM: IC/TIS

ORIGINATOR:
Department/Agency Name: U.S. Department of Justice
Major Organization Subdivision: United States Marshals Service (USMS)
Minor Organization Subdivision: Operations Support Division
Name of Unit: Office of Inspections
Street Address: CS-3, U.S. Marshals Service Headquarters
City: Washington
State: DC
Zip Code: 20530-1000
Country: United States
Hours of Service: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

ABSTRACT: The Internal Affairs System (IA) contains statements of witnesses interviewed, exhibits and reports of investigations prepared by the Office of Internal Affairs, USMS, on findings of alleged misconduct by USMS employees.

PURPOSE: The IA system was created and is maintained to facilitate the investigation of and preparation of reports on alleged improper conduct on the part of USMS personnel.

ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: All records are protected from unauthorized access through appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards. These safeguards include restricting access to those with a need to know to perform their official duties, using locks and passwords.

USE CONSTRAINTS: Users of the IA system are restricted to only those privileges necessary to perform assigned tasks.

AGENCY PROGRAM: The IA system supports all internal affairs investigations of allegations of misconduct of USMS employees.

SOURCES OF DATA: Data contained in the IA system is furnished by witnesses interviewed during the course of the internal affairs investigation and any records provided by such witnesses.

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DATE OF LAST MODIFICATION: Ongoing