Coast Guard Investigative Service
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
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### Criminal investigations

* Felony violations of the [Uniform Code of Military Justice](/wiki/Uniform_Code_of_Military_Justice "Uniform Code of Military Justice") (UCMJ)
* [United States Code](/wiki/United_States_Code "United States Code") violations related to or within the maritime jurisdiction of the U.S.
* Counter\-narcotics and alien\-smuggling investigations
* Fisheries Violations and Environmental Crimes
* [Counter\-terrorism](/wiki/Counter-terrorism "Counter-terrorism") and force protection
* Investigative assistance to federal, state and local law enforcement
* Protective service operations

### Commandant/Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard

* Assistance to [U.S. Secret Service](/wiki/U.S._Secret_Service "U.S. Secret Service") Presidential Detail
* Other foreign and domestic dignitaries as requested

### Intelligence operations

* Human intelligence (HUMINT) collection operations
* Image intelligence collection operations (IMINT)
* Law enforcement information collection
* Counterintelligence functions are investigated by the [Coast Guard Counterintelligence Service](/wiki/Coast_Guard_Counterintelligence_Service "Coast Guard Counterintelligence Service") as part of [U.S. Coast Guard Intelligence](/wiki/Coast_Guard_Intelligence "Coast Guard Intelligence").

### Anti\-fraud, waste and abuse

* [Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General](/wiki/Department_of_Homeland_Security_Office_of_Inspector_General "Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General") Hotline complaint investigations
* [TRICARE](/wiki/TRICARE "TRICARE") medical fraud investigations
* Contract fraud investigations

### Task force and liaison activities

* [FBI](/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation "Federal Bureau of Investigation") [Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF)](/wiki/Joint_Terrorism_Task_Force "Joint Terrorism Task Force")
* [Organized Crime](/wiki/Organized_Crime "Organized Crime") Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF)
* High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force
* Border Enforcement Security Team (BEST)

### International policing

* [INTERPOL](/wiki/INTERPOL "INTERPOL")
* [International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)](/wiki/International_Association_of_Chiefs_of_Police "International Association of Chiefs of Police")

Can you discuss the role of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General in investigating Coast Guard activities?