Inspection Report on “Internal Controls Over Sensitive Compartmented Information Access for Selected Field Intelligence Elements,” DOE/IG-0796 Results * We concluded that the Department of Energy’s Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence and its subordinate Field Intelligence Elements at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories did not have adequate administrative internal controls over their databases used to track sensitive compartmented information (SCI) access authorizations. Specifically, based on our comparison of databases containing the names, authorizations, and facility accesses of Los Alamos and Sandia SCI access holders, we found that:

** The SCI personnel databases used by the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Los Alamos, and Sandia contained numerous errors, including incorrect database entries and failures to update information relevant to SCI access, which could lead to potentially serious security incidents; ** An individual physically accessed a Los Alamos SCI facility without escort after her SCI access authorization was terminated. Further, Los Alamos Field Intelligence Element officials did not report the security incident to appropriate Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence officials; and, ** The Los Alamos Field Intelligence Element had not terminated the SCI access authorizations of 13 individuals whose personnel security clearances had been terminated up to 10 months previously. Issues to Be Resolved

The report contained several recommendations aimed at improving the Department’s internal controls over SCI access authorizations.

The report can be found on the web at: http://www.ig.energy.gov/reports.htm .