U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Operations Division Linguist Support

Overview

SOSi supports the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) by monitoring, processing, and analyzing lawfully intercepted foreign language communications under Title III of the 1968 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act. Under this contract, SOSi processes foreign language communications in up to 200 languages and provides intelligence analysis to support DEA investigations in its domestic and international field offices. 

The U.S. federal law enforcement community relies on SOSi’s trained, certified, and highly qualified interpreters, translators, and analysts to support active drug interdiction cases and enforce U.S. controlled substance laws. Our experts provide simultaneous, consecutive, sight translation, transcription/translation support during live wire intercepts, depositions, interviews, and witness testimony for Grand Jury and trial preparations in over 200 languages. We work closely with case agents and district attorney offices, bridging the language gap, and assisting in building court-approved cases for subsequent potential prosecution. 

 

Results

SOSi’s three decades of support to Title III programs have given us unique insights on sourcing, identifying, vetting, and ultimately selecting the most qualified linguist candidates to support law enforcement operations. Having the right interpreters is critical, as investigators require accurate and complete translations provided in approved law enforcement formats. 

SOSi has completed thousands of translations and transcriptions for the federal law enforcement community, often with minimal lead time and rigid time constraints. To meet surge requirements, we have established an effective process that pairs certified interpreters and translators with the latest scalable enterprise-grade applicable, customizable, and adaptable neural machine translation and automated speech recognition solutions. The approach has served as a valuable force multiplier that is improving program performance and reliability.