This issue of the Bulletin includes cases involving worker safety, chemical discharges, dog fighting, asbestos disposal, and more. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

Last month, the Justice Department’s Energy and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) — in partnership with the Indonesian Center for Environmental Law and the Independent Forest Monitoring Network — continued in its work with other U.S. government agencies to provide strategy and resources to foreign law enforcement partners to combat illegal natural resource crimes, like animal crushing and animal and timber trafficking. The division sent personnel to Indonesia to meet with dozens of law enforcement officials, including judges and prosecutors. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

The Office of Information Policy will host its next workshop focused on requester negotiation techniques on August 11, 2026.  Continue reading at the publisher's website.

The Office of Information Policy (OIP) has updated its FOIA Exemption 3 resources. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

A summary of Fiscal Year 2025 government-wide FOIA data is available for viewing.  The Executive Branch received 1.7 million FOIA requests in FY 2025, with 4,823 Full-Time Employees processing the administration of FOIA at an estimated cost of $661M.  Continue reading at the publisher's website.

This article originally appeared in the ABI Journal, Vol. XLV, No. 7, July 2026. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

On June 30, ICITAP’s North Macedonia mission reported significant law enforcement and public security achievements announced by the Minister of Interior during a national press briefing, underscoring the country’s growing capacity to combat organized crime, narcotics trafficking, and other threats to public safety. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

The Chief FOIA Officers Council is requesting agency collaboration and input in the development of a federal FOIA technology inventory. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

This issue of the Bulletin includes cases involving illegal guiding and outfitting services, dog fighting, reptile trafficking, dairy waste discharges, biofuel fraud, incinerator emissions, and more. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

The year 2026 marks a significant milestone in American history as our nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

On June 19, ICITAP reported a major milestone in its efforts to strengthen Algeria’s capacity to combat money laundering and terrorist financing when the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) unanimously voted to remove Algeria from its grey list, marking the successful culmination of a multi-year reform process supported by ICITAP. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

On June 18, ICITAP-Colombia conducted the opening session for a newly launched micro-course in financial crimes investigation in Bogotá. The course brought together 489 cadets from the Santander Police School of the Colombian National Police (CNP) and focused on money laundering, terrorist financing, blockchain and cryptocurrency investigations, asset forfeiture, digital evidence, and the use of artificial intelligence in criminal investigations.  Continue reading at the publisher's website.

Since 2015, The Department of Justice has provided select Tribal government agencies with access to FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) systems through the Tribal Access Program (TAP) for purposes authorized by Congress. In a historic move, the FBI has approved an enacted resolution of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon to allow the Tribes’ Department of Education and Department of Children & Family Services to access FBI maintained criminal history record information in order to conduct background checks. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

On June 8, ICITAP counter–improvised explosive device advisors initiated a recertification course on counter–improvised explosive device tools and locate-render-safe procedures for bomb technicians of the Unité Spéciale d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale in Burkina Faso, building directly on a capability assessment conducted by ICITAP in February 2023 and a prior course delivered in September 2024. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

This issue of the Bulletin includes cases involving dog fighting, timber trafficking, wastewater discharges, hazardous waste storage, parrot smuggling, and more. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

From June 1–2, the U.S. Embassy in Zagreb and ICITAP Croatia, in partnership with the Croatian Ministry of the Interior’s Criminal Police Directorate and Police Academy, convened the fourth Organized Crime Roundtable, bringing together 14 senior criminal police and organized crime directors from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia, alongside representatives from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Continue reading at the publisher's website.

This article originally appeared in the ABI Journal, Vol. XLV, No. 6, June 2026. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

In Gabon last month, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD), in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the Gabon Ministry of Water and Forests, the Sea and the Environment, led a five-day multilateral workshop that included Cameroon and Vietnam to combat illegal timber trade and strengthen legal timber commerce. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

From May 25–29, ICITAP’s Digital Forensics Advisor delivered a foundational Introduction to Digital Forensics course in Lima, Peru as the third week of the Counterterrorism Investigations and Hybrid Actors training program, convening 26 investigators, prosecutors, and judges from the Peruvian National Police, Public Prosecutor’s Office, and Judicial Branch.  Continue reading at the publisher's website.

On May 21, the ICITAP-Indonesia mission reported that Indonesia’s Regional Police Metro Jaya had established a dedicated 24-hour anti-street crime and robbery task force operating throughout the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area to combat rising incidents of violent street crime and strengthen public security.  Continue reading at the publisher's website.

On May 12, the ICITAP-Mexico mission reported a significant forensic breakthrough with implications for both regional stability and U.S. national security. On April 4, 2026, investigators in San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, responded to a death investigation at a local hotel, where forensic evidence was analyzed by the Baja California Sur Forensic Chemistry Laboratory and the Servicio Médico Forense (Forensic Medical Service), both of which strengthened their capabilities through sustained ICITAP assistance and achieved international accreditation in 2020. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

On May 5, ICITAP personnel joined representatives from the Regional Security Office (RSO), senior officials from the Government of Albania, the Albanian State Police (ASP), and international law enforcement partners to commemorate Albania’s National Martyrs Day and honor 231 police officers killed in the line of duty. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

On May 1, we observe Law Day, a uniquely American tradition that recognizes the vital role the rule of law plays in our democracy.  Continue reading at the publisher's website.

New hiring kit provides a compilation of resources to help federal FOIA professionals in the hiring process.  Continue reading at the publisher's website.

On April 27, ICITAP was formally recognized at the 62nd Corrections Service Day Thanksgiving Ceremony, themed “Corrections in Action: Delivering Excellent Service,” hosted by the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections, underscoring its critical role in advancing global corrections reform and strengthening international security partnerships. Continue reading at the publisher's website.