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Federal Law Enforcement: Investigative Authority and Personnel at 13 Agencies

GGD-96-154 Published: Sep 30, 1996. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 1996.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the 13 federal agencies with the largest number of law enforcement investigative personnel, focusing on: (1) the types of violations investigated by these agencies; (2) these agencies' investigative authorities; (3) the number of law enforcement investigative personnel at these agencies at the end of fiscal years 1987, 1991, and 1995; and (4) the number of personnel authorized to execute search warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms as of September 1995.

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