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October 12, 2004 

The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy 

Ranking Minority Member 

Committee on the Judiciary 

United States Senate 

The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. 

Ranking Minority Member 

Committee on the Judiciary 

House of Representatives 

Subject: U.S. Attorney General’s Travel Costs for the USA PATRIOT Act 

Tour and Related Activities 

In August and September of 2003, the Attorney General of the United 

States visited a number of cities around the country on what has been 

termed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) as the “USA PATRIOT Act 

Tour.” According to DOJ, the intent of the tour was to (1) educate the 

public and inform members of Congress about the provisions of the USA 

PATRIOT Act and (2) receive input and feedback from state and local law 

enforcement with respect to information sharing among law enforcement 

agencies and threats to homeland security. In response to your request, 

we are providing information on the locations and costs of the U.S. 

Attorney General’s travels known as the USA PATRIOT Act Tour, as well 

as the locations and costs of a series of trips in September 2003 referred to 

by DOJ as “Life and Liberty” travel. These latter trips involved a series of 

speeches regarding crime statistics and other topics, including the 

importance of the USA PATRIOT Act. We are also providing information 

on the official positions and office assignments of the DOJ staff that 

accompanied the U.S. Attorney General on each of these travel visits. 

Additionally, we are reporting on the purpose and the costs associated 

with setting up and maintaining the new DOJ Life and Liberty Web site, 

www.lifeandliberty.gov, and the purposes of meetings or contacts held by 

U.S. Attorneys with members of Congress and the public on the USA 

PATRIOT Act in August and September 2003. 

To obtain this information, we reviewed itineraries, vouchers, and travel 

documents for the U.S. Attorney General and DOJ staff members who 

traveled with him, or in advance of his trips, for all PATRIOT Act and Life 

and Liberty travel. We also collected data on government aircraft flight 

Washington, DC 20548 
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hours as well as the expenses incurred by United States Attorneys’ Offices 

in connection with the USA PATRIOT Act tour visits. Finally, we obtained 

data on the purposes of the U.S. Attorneys’ meetings with members of 

Congress and the public during the August and September 2003 time 

period. We relied on information and data provided by the Department of 

Justice and did not independently verify the information it provided. 

On September 8, 2004, we briefed you on the results of our work. This 

report conveys the information provided during that briefing (see app. I), 

as well as information that we received from DOJ on additional travel 

voucher expenses (see app. I) and official positions and office assignments 

of DOJ staff that accompanied the U.S. Attorney General on USA 

PATRIOT Act Tour and Life and Liberty travel visits (see app. II). 

In summary, we found: 

• The U.S. Attorney General and his staff visited 14 states and 16 cities as 

part of the USA PATRIOT Act Tour and 13 states and 16 cities as part of 

the Life and Liberty travel. 

• According to available DOJ data, total expenses related to the U.S. 

Attorney General’s USA PATRIOT Act Tour, Life and Liberty travel, and 

the Life and Liberty Web site are $210,976.10. Expenses are reported to 

include $155,207.51 in travel and related expenses for the U.S. Attorney 

General and his staff for the USA PATRIOT Act Tour itself, $47,138.15 in 

travel and related expenses for the U.S. Attorney General and his staff for 

Life and Liberty travel, and $8,630.44 to develop and maintain the Life and 

Liberty Web site. 

• Eighty of 93 U.S. Attorneys reported conducting activities that included 

meetings with members of Congress and the public concerning the USA 

PATRIOT Act in August and September 2003. According to a DOJ official, 

the cost of these meetings was not specifically tracked and could not be 

reasonably reconstructed. DOJ stated that the funds expended were part 

of the United States Attorney’s (USA’s) budget used to conduct any USA 

business, including press conferences, speeches, etc. 

We requested comments on this report from the U.S. Attorney General. In 

written comments dated October 6, 2004, and included in appendix III, the 

Department of Justice stated that the draft report addressed only one of 

the two purposes of the tour—sharing information—and should have 

discussed the other major purpose of the tour—information gathering. We 

Agency Comments 

and Our Evaluation 
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included additional language in the report to reflect the information 

provided by DOJ. 

Also, DOJ clarified that the cost of U.S. Attorneys’ meetings with members 

of Congress and the public concerning the USA PATRIOT Act in August 

and September 2003 was not specifically tracked and could not be 

reasonably reconstructed. We included additional language in the report to 

reflect DOJ’s clarification of the tracking of this cost. 

Regarding the draft report’s references to expenses incurred by U.S. 

Attorneys Offices in connection with the Attorney General’s USA 

PATRIOT Act visits, DOJ stated that these figures include money 

requested from the Executive Office for United States Attorneys to cover 

expenses incurred with the USA PATRIOT Act visits. DOJ stated that it did 

not collect information regarding similar expenses incurred for the Life 

and Liberty travel. We included additional language in the report to 

describe what these expenses include. 

We are sending copies of this report to other interested congressional 

committees and the U.S. Attorney General. We will also make copies 

available to others upon request. In addition, the report will be available at 

no charge on GAO’s Web site at http://www.gao.gov. 

If you or your staff have any questions concerning this report, please 

contact me at (202) 512-8777 or by e-mail at EkstrandL@gao.gov or John C. 

Hansen, Assistant Director, at (202) 512-7105, or HansenJ@gao.gov. Key 

contributors to this report were Vickie Miller, David Alexander, Steven 

Haughton, Amy Bernstein, and Frances Cook. 

Sincerely yours, 

Laurie E. Ekstrand, Director 

Homeland Security and Justice Issues 
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Appendix I: Briefing Slides 

1

Review of U.S. Attorney General’s 

Travel Costs for USA PATRIOT Act 

Tour and Related Travel
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2

Background

• Between August 19, 2003 and September 9, 2003, the U.S. Attorney

General conducted a tour intended, according to the Assistant Attorney 

General for Legislative Affairs, to educate the public and inform Members 

of Congress about the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. 

• According to DOJ, a second purpose of the tour was for the U.S. Attorney 

General to receive input and feedback from state and local law 

enforcement with respect to information sharing among law enforcement 

agencies and threats to homeland security.

• After completion of the USA PATRIOT Act Tour, between September 18 

and 25, 2003, in a series of trips referred to as “Life and Liberty” travel, the 

U.S. Attorney General gave a series of speeches regarding crime statistics 

and other topics, including the importance of the USA PATRIOT Act.
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USA PATRIOT Act Tour Research 

Objectives

1. What locations did the U.S. Attorney General visit as part of the USA 

PATRIOT Act Tour and related travel, and what were the related costs of 

these trips (transportation, lodging, meals, and other expenses), as well 

as the costs incurred by staff traveling with the U.S. Attorney General, 

and all costs associated with the advance planning of trips?

2. What was the purpose of the new Life and Liberty website related to the 

USA PATRIOT Act outreach effort (www.lifeandliberty.gov), and what 

were the related costs of setting up and maintaining the website?

3. What types of activities did United States Attorneys conduct in response 

to the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) directive to 

hold meetings with Members of Congress and the public on the USA

PATRIOT Act in August and September 2003, and what were the related 

costs?
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Department of Justice Data Reviewed

• Attorney General itineraries for USA PATRIOT Act Tour and Life 

and Liberty travel.

• Vouchers and travel documentation for the Attorney General and 

DOJ staff who traveled in connection with the Attorney General’s

USA PATRIOT Act tour and Life and Liberty travel.

• Cost data on government aircraft flight hours.

• Expenses incurred by United States Attorneys Offices in connection with the U.S. Attorney General’s PATRIOT Act tour visits.

• Data on DOJ personnel and contractor development costs for the 

Life and Liberty web site, as well as for recurring costs of 

maintaining the web site.

• Data on the dates and purposes of meetings held by U.S. Attorneys 

with Members of Congress and the public on the USA PATRIOT 

Act in August and September 2003.
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USA PATRIOT Act Tour Travel 

• The U.S. Attorney General and his staff visited 14 states and 

16 cities, including Washington, D.C., as part of the USA 

PATRIOT Act Tour. 

• Trips originally planned to two additional cities and states 

were canceled.

• A list of the U.S. Attorney General’s travel sites, and a list of 

sites visited for advance purposes, follows.
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USA PATRIOT Act Tour Stops

• August 19, 2003

• Washington, D.C.

• August 20, 2003

• Philadelphia, PA

• Cleveland, OH

• Detroit, MI*

• August 21, 2003

• Des Moines, IA

• August 25, 2003

• Salt Lake City, UT

• Boise, ID

• August 26, 2003

• Las Vegas, NV

• September 5, 2003

• Tampa, FL

• Atlanta, GA

• Norfolk, VA*

• September 6, 2003

• Raleigh/Durham, NC

• September 8, 2003

• Buffalo, NY

• New Castle, NH

• Boston, MA*

• September 9, 2003

• New York, NY

*For these stops, USA PATRIOT Act Tour events began the following day.
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USA PATRIOT Act Tour Advance Trips*

August 8, 2003

• 5 staff to Philadelphia, PA

August 10-12, 2003

• 2 staff to Cleveland, OH; Detroit, MI; Milwaukee, WI; 

and Des Moines, IA

• 1 staff to Cleveland, OH and Des Moines, IA

August 10-13, 2003

• 1 staff to Las Vegas, NV; Salt Lake City, UT; and 

Boise, ID

August 12-13, 2003

• 1 staff to Boise, ID

August 17-18, 2003

• 1 staff to Tampa, FL

August 18, 2003

• 1 staff to Atlanta, GA

August 19-20, 2003

• 1 staff to Philadelphia, PA

August 19-21, 2003

• 1 staff to Cleveland, OH and Des Moines, IA

August 19-21, 2003

• 1 staff to Philadelphia, PA; Charleston, WV; and Durham, NC

August 21, 2003

• 1 staff to Durham, NC

August 22-26, 2003

• 1 staff to Boise, ID

August 28, 2003

• 1 staff to Norfolk, VA

August 28-29, 2003

• 1 staff to Atlanta, GA

September 4, 2003

• 1 staff to Atlanta, GA

September 4-6, 2003

• 1 staff to Tampa, FL and Durham, NC

September 7-8, 2003

• 1 staff to Manchester, NH

September 7-9, 2003

• 1 staff to New York, NY

September 8-9, 2003

• 1 staff to New York, NY

*These trips were for, in some cases, advance preparation for press coverage. Also, for some trips, staff 

arrived late in the day on the day prior to the U.S. Attorney General’s official visit.
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Life and Liberty Travel 

• The U.S. Attorney General and his staff visited 13 states and 

16 cities, including Washington, D.C.

• A list of the U.S. Attorney General’s travel sites, and those 

visited for advance purposes, follows.
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Life and Liberty Travel Stops

• September 18, 2003

• Louisville, KY

• Memphis, TN

• Little Rock, AR

• Minneapolis, MN*

• September 19, 2003

• Omaha, NE

• Kansas City, MO

• September 22, 2003

• Milwaukee, WI

• Cincinnati, OH

• Pittsburgh, PA

• September 24, 2003

• Washington, D.C.

• Columbia, SC

• Jacksonville, FL

• Tallahassee, FL

• New Orleans, LA*

• September 25, 2003

• Nashville, TN

• Charlotte, NC

*For these stops, Life and Liberty travel events began the following day.
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Life and Liberty Advance Trips*

September 10, 2003

• 1 staff to Louisville, KY

September 11-12, 2003

• 1 staff to Minneapolis, MN and Cincinnati, 

OH

September 11-12, 2003

• 1 staff to Omaha, NE and Kansas City, MO

September 11-16, 2003

• 1 staff to Memphis, TN; Little Rock, AR; 

Jacksonville, FL; Tallahassee, FL; and 

Columbia, SC

September 16-17, 2003

• 1 staff to Charlotte, NC; New Orleans, LA; 

and Nashville, TN

September 17-18, 2003

• 1 staff to Louisville, KY and Little Rock, AR 

• 1 staff to Louisville, KY

September 18-19, 2003

• 1 staff to Omaha, NE

September 21-22, 2003

• 1 staff to Pittsburgh, PA

September 23-24, 2003

• 2 staff to Columbia, SC

September 23-25, 2003

• 1 staff to Tallahassee, FL and Nashville, TN

September 23-25, 2003

• 1 staff to Jacksonville, FL and Charlotte, NC

*These trips were for, in some cases, advance preparation for press coverage. Also, for some 

trips, staff arrived late in the day on the day prior to the U.S. Attorney General’s official visit.
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USA PATRIOT Act Tour Expenses

Total $155,207.51

$83,301.00

•$23,965.00

•$45,426.00

•$12,840.00

•$ 1,070.00

Expenses incurred by U.S. Attorneys 

Offices in connection with Attorney 

General’s USA PATRIOT Act visits*

Conference room rental

Audio-visual equipment rental

Other equipment/rental/purchase

Miscellaneous expenses

Travel voucher expenses (excluding $23,359.51

government aircraft)

$48,547.00

•$21,452.00

•$27,095.00

Government aircraft

DOJ aircraft (12.4 hours)

Non-DOJ aircraft (16.2 hours)

Source: GAO analysis of U.S. Department of Justice data. 

*According to DOJ, these figures include money requested from the Executive Office for United States Attorneys to cover expenses incurred with the 

USA PATRIOT Act visits. According to DOJ, it did not collect information regarding similar expenses incurred for Life and Liberty travel.
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Life and Liberty Travel Expenses

Total $47,138.15

Travel voucher expenses (excluding $18,588.15

government aircraft)

$28,550.00

•$23,825.00

•$ 4,725.00

Government aircraft

DOJ aircraft (18.2 hours)

Non-DOJ aircraft (7 hours)

Source: GAO analysis of U.S. Department of Justice data.
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Life and Liberty Web Site Expenses

Total $8,630.44

$3,918.90

Life and Liberty web site recurring costs

(From August 25, 2003 to June 29,2004, a 

total of 71.5 hours were expended to 

maintain the website)

$3,918.90

Life and Liberty web site development cost 

for contractor

$792.64

Life and Liberty web site development cost 

for DOJ personnel

Source: U.S. Department of Justice data.
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Life and Liberty Web Site

• On August 19, 2003, DOJ began operation of the Life and 

Liberty Internet web site, which includes, among other things, 

• speeches from Administration officials related to the USA PATRIOT Act, 

• DOJ information on myths and realities regarding the Act, 

• House and Senate voting records on the Act,

• statements of Members of Congress on the Act, 

• the results of national opinion polls on the Act, 

• stories and articles on the Act, 

• DOJ testimony before Congress on the Act, 

• the text of the USA PATRIOT Act, and 

• DOJ accomplishments on the war on terror.
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U.S. Attorneys’ Meetings with Members of 

Congress and Public on USA PATRIOT Act

• 80 of 93 United States Attorneys reported conducting activities in response 

to the EOUSA directive to meet with Members of Congress and the public 

on the USA PATRIOT Act in August and September 2003.

• The activities included 

• in-person, telephone, or written contacts with Members of Congress;

• radio, television, and print media interviews and appearances;

• editorials in local newspapers;

• participation in local debates and forums with representatives from organizations such as the ACLU; and

• speeches before local groups, such as rotary clubs, university audiences, town meetings, and law enforcement organizations.

• Meetings were also conducted earlier and later than the August and September 2003 time frame. 
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Data Not Available on Costs Associated with 

U.S. Attorneys’ USA PATRIOT Act Activities

• According to a DOJ official, EOUSA did not specifically track costs 

associated with meetings held by U.S. Attorneys with Members of 

Congress and the public on the USA PATRIOT Act in August and 

September 2003 and could not reasonably reconstruct these costs.

• According to DOJ, the United States Attorneys may have used 

funds in their own Office budgets to fund these events as is 

generally done to pay expenses for press events, speaking 

engagements, and travel associated with events they attend in their 

official capacity.
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Total Expenses Related to USA PATRIOT Act 

Tour and Life and Liberty Travel

Total Identified Expenses $210,976.10

Life and Liberty Web Site Expenses $8,630.44

Life and Liberty Travel Expenses $47,138.15

USA PATRIOT Act Tour Expenses $155,207.51

Source: GAO analysis of U.S. Department of Justice data.

(440287)
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Tables 1 and 2 below show the official positions and office assignments of 

the Department of Justice (DOJ) staff that accompanied the U.S. Attorney 

General on each of his USA PATRIOT Act Tour and Life and Liberty Tour 

visits, conducted between August 20, 2003, and September 25, 2003. In 

addition to these staff, the U.S. Attorney General was accompanied by a 

security detail for this travel. 

Table 1: Department of Justice staff accompanying U.S. Attorney General on USA PATRIOT Act Tour 

Date Destinations DOJ staff accompanying the U.S. Attorney General 

08/20/03 • Washington, DC, to Philadelphia, PA 

• Philadelphia, PA, to Cleveland, OH 

• Cleveland, OH, to Detroit, MI 

• Chief of Staff, Office of the Attorney General 

• Advisor to the Attorney General and Dep. White House Liaison 

• Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs 

• Associate Director, Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison (AG 

Advance) 

08/21/03 • Detroit, MI, to Des Moines, IA • Chief of Staff, Office of the Attorney General 

• Advisor to the Attorney General and Dep. White House Liaison 

• Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs 

• Associate Director, Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison (AG 

Advance) 

• Special Assistant, Office of Public Affairs (Speech Writer) 

08/21/03 • Des Moines, IA, to Washington, D.C. • Chief of Staff, Office of the Attorney General 

• Advisor to the Attorney General and Dep. White House Liaison 

• Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs 

• Associate Director, Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison (AG 

Advance) 

• Special Assistant, Office of Public Affairs (Speech Writer) 

• Senior Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Public Affairs 

08/25/03 • Washington, DC, to Salt Lake City, UT 

• Salt Lake City, UT, to Boise, ID 

• Counselor to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General 

• Research Assistant, Office of Public Affairs (AG Advance) 

• Counsel to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General 

• Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs 

• Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Deputy Attorney 

General 

08/26/2003 • Boise, ID, to Las Vegas, NV • Counselor to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General 

• Research Assistant, Office of Public Affairs (AG Advance) 

• Counsel to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General 

• Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs 

• Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Deputy Attorney 

General 

• Special Assistant, Office of Legal Policy (Speech Writer) 

Appendix II: Department of Justice Staff 

Accompanying U.S. Attorney General on USA 

PATRIOT Act and Life and Liberty Travel 
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Date Destinations DOJ staff accompanying the U.S. Attorney General 

08/26/03 • Las Vegas, NV, to Washington, D.C. • Counselor to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General 

• Research Assistant, Office of Public Affairs (AG Advance) 

• Counsel to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General 

• Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs 

• Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Deputy Attorney 

General 

• Senior Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Public Affairs 

09/05/03 • Washington, DC, to Tampa, FL 

• Tampa, FL, to Atlanta, GA 

• Counsel to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General 

• Associate Director, Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison (AG 

Advance) 

• Senior Advisor, Office of Public Affairs 

09/05/03 • Atlanta, GA, to Norfolk, VA • Counsel to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General 

• Associate Director, Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison (AG 

Advance) 

• Senior Advisor, Office of Public Affairs 

• Research Assistant, Office of Public Affairs (Public Affairs Advance) 

09/06/03 • Norfolk, VA, to Raleigh/Durham, NC • Counsel to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General 

• Associate Director, Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison (AG 

Advance) 

• Senior Advisor, Office of Public Affairs 

09/06/03 • Raleigh/Durham, NC, to Washington, 

DC 

• Counsel to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General 

• Associate Director, Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison (AG 

Advance) 

• Senior Advisor, Office of Public Affairs 

• Senior Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Public Affairs (Public Affairs 

Advance) 

09/08/03 • Washington, DC, to Buffalo, NY 

• Buffalo, NY, to New Castle, NH 

• Counselor to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General 

• Advisor to the Attorney General and Dep. White House Liaison 

• Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs 

• Director of Scheduling and Advance, Office of the Attorney General 

09/08/03 • New Castle, NH, to Boston, MA • Counselor to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General 

• Advisor to the Attorney General and Dep. White House Liaison 

• Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs 

• Director of Scheduling and Advance, Office of the Attorney General (AG 

Advance) 

• Senior Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Public Affairs (Public Affairs 

Advance) 
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Date Destinations DOJ staff accompanying the U.S. Attorney General 

09/09/03 • Boston, MA, to New York, NY • Counselor to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General 

• Advisor to the Attorney General and Dep. White House Liaison 

• Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs 

• Senior Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Public Affairs (Public Affairs 

Advance) 

• Assistant to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General (AG 

Advance) 

• Note: The Director, Office of Public Affairs, and the Chief of Staff, Office 

of the Attorney General, met the U.S. Attorney General upon his arrival 

in New York, NY. The Counsel to the Attorney General, Office of the 

Attorney General, met the U.S. Attorney General at Federal Hall in New 

York, NY, and accompanied him throughout the rest of the day. 

09/09/03 • New York, NY, to Washington, D.C. • Counselor to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General 

• Advisor to the Attorney General and Dep. White House Liaison 

• Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs 

• Chief of Staff, Office of the Attorney General 

• Assistant to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney (AG Advance) 

• Counsel to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General 

• Director, Office of Public Affairs 

Source: GAO analysis of Department of Justice data. 
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Table 2: Department of Justice staff accompanying U.S. Attorney General on Life and Liberty Travel 

Date Destinations DOJ staff accompanying the U.S. Attorney General 

09/18/03 • Washington, DC, to Louisville, KY 

• Louisville, KY, to Memphis, TN 

• Memphis, TN, to Little Rock, AR 

• Chief of Staff, Office of the Attorney General 

• Advisor to the Attorney General and Dep. White House Liaison 

• Senior Advisor, Office of Public Affairs 

• Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy 

• Assistant to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney 

General (AG Advance) 

09/18/03 

09/19/03 

09/19/03 

• Little Rock, AR, to Minneapolis, MN 

• Minneapolis, MN, to Omaha, NE 

• Omaha, NE, to Kansas City, MO 

• Chief of Staff, Office of the Attorney General 

• Advisor to the Attorney General and Dep. White House Liaison 

• Senior Advisor, Office of Public Affairs 

• Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy 

• Associate Director, Office of Intergovernmental and Public 

Liaison (AG Advance) 

09/19/03 • Kansas City, MO, to Washington, DC 

• Attorney General did not return to Washington, 

DC, with staff 

• Chief of Staff, Office of the Attorney General 

• Advisor to the Attorney General and Dep. White House Liaison 

• Senior Advisor, Office of Public Affairs 

• Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy 

• Senior Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Public Affairs 

• Note: The Associate Director, Office of Intergovernmental and 

Public Liaison, stayed in Kansas City, MO. 

09/22/03 • Springfield, MO, to Milwaukee, WI • Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs 

• Counselor to the Attorney General, Office of Attorney General 

• Associate Director, Office of Intergovernmental and Public 

Liaison 

• Note: The Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs, met the 

U.S. Attorney General upon his arrival in Milwaukee, WI. 

09/22/03 • Milwaukee, WI, to Cincinnati, OH 

• Cincinnati, OH, to Pittsburgh, PA 

• Pittsburgh, PA, to Washington, DC 

• Counselor to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney 

General 

• Associate Director, Office of Intergovernmental and Public 

Liaison (AG Advance) 

• Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs 

09/24/03 • Washington, DC, to Columbia, SC • Counselor to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney 

General 

• Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs 

• Director, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys 

• Note: The Assistant to the Attorney General, Office of the 

Attorney General, met the U.S. Attorney General upon his 

arrival in Columbia, SC. 
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Date Destinations DOJ staff accompanying the U.S. Attorney General 

09/24/03 • Columbia, SC, to Jacksonville, FL 

• Jacksonville, FL, to Tallahassee, FL 

• Tallahassee, FL, to New Orleans, LA 

• Counselor to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney 

General 

• Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs 

• Director, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys 

• Assistant to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney 

General (AG Advance) 

• Note: The Director of Scheduling and Advance, Office of the 

Attorney General, met the U.S. Attorney General upon his 

arrival in New Orleans, LA. The Assistant to the Attorney 

General, Office of the Attorney General, departed from New 

Orleans, LA, to Washington, D.C. 

09/25/03 • New Orleans, LA, to Nashville, TN 

• Nashville, TN, to Charlotte, NC 

• Charlotte, NC, to Washington, DC 

• Counselor to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney 

General 

• Assistant Director, Office of Public Affairs 

• Director, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys 

• Director of Scheduling and Advance, Office of the Attorney 

General (AG Advance) 

Source: GAO analysis of Department of Justice data. 
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Appendix III: Comments from the 

Department of Justice 
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Gloria Jarmon, Managing Director, JarmonG@gao.gov(202) 512-4400 

U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G Street NW, Room 7125 

Washington, D.C. 20548 

Jeff Nelligan, Managing Director, NelliganJ@gao.gov (202) 512-4800 

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Washington, D.C. 20548 

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