Fast & Furious: 2nd OIG Report Released

'Fast and Furious' report finds DHS missed warning signs, Napolitano in the dark.

A long awaited second report by The Inspector General of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was released Friday.  To understand the context of the F&F scandal, one must realize that DHS includes the sub-departments of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).  Janet Napolitano is the Cabinet Secretary for DHS.   DHS Orgchart

In F&F, the idea to run guns to the cartels originated with the DOJ's US Attorney Dennis Burke in Arizona (and similar operations occurred in other states).  The DOJ sub-departments of BATFE, DEA and FBI are also involved/implicated in F&F's complexity.  Eric Holder is the US Attorney General.  Last year the DOJ Inspector General released the first of the government's reports.  DOJ Orgchart

"The second of two reports examining who's to blame over the federal anti-gunrunning scheme known as Operation Fast and Furious exonerates top officials at the Department of Homeland Security, but paints a picture of ineptitude, ignorance and mismanagement at the DHS operations in Arizona."

"A report by the Homeland Security inspector general, obtained Friday by Fox News, concluded many in the agency's Arizona operation knew for a long time the U.S. helped criminals smuggle guns to Mexico in violation of policy, but did nothing to stop it."

"Further, the report said word of the gun-smuggling operation within DHS never traveled beyond Arizona -- and claimed Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano were never informed of the role ICE played."

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Once again, it appears this IG has walked a fine bureaucratic line to find some blame, but to also protect the AG and the President.  DHS was not the principal agency, but the lack of knowledge at upper echelons of DHS at least mirrors the similar and grievous shortcomings already seen at ATF and DOJ.