Hearing
Oversight of DEA’s Confidential Source Program
TAKEAWAYS:
DEA's lax oversight of its use of Confidential Sources (CS) has persisted for over a decade, despite numerous IG and congressional warnings.
DEA does not adequately track money paid to confidential sources, which increases the potential for waste, fraud, and abuse.
An Amtrak employee was paid more than $850,000 for information DEA could have obtained at no cost.
DEA does not have adequate metrics in place to