Audit: ATF lost track of at least 31,000 rounds of ammunition (VIDEO)

By Christen Smith

A government watchdog said Monday the Department of Justice should do a better job keeping track of ammunition after a routine audit uncovered “significant deficiencies” in the current system.
Michael Horowitz, inspector general for the DOJ, said an audit of 13 sites operated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives between 2014 and 2017 “understated” its ammo inventory by a minimum of 31,000 rounds.
“Given that the ATF has over 275 offices, the number of unaccounted ammunition rounds is likely much higher,” he said. “When inventories are inaccurate, there is increased risk that ammunition may be lost, stolen, or misplaced without detection.”
Horowitz added the results prove “particularly concerning” given the agency’s history of problems tracking ammo dating back 15 years.
“The 2002 Treasury OIG audit found that ATF had limited written policies regarding controls over ammunition, no standard recordkeeping, and no ammunition inventories,” the report said. “As a result of that audit, ATF implemented new policies that required its offices to maintain documentation to track increases and decreases in ammunition inventories and the reasons for the changes in quantity, as well as the current balance.”
A 2008 audit revealed, however, the ATF failed to enforce its own policies regarding ammo tracking —

Source: Guns.com