A watchdog report released Thursday is raising new concerns about the Justice Department’s response to the “Operation Fast and Furious” gun-tracking scandal.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has failed to fix the problems with its gun-tracking operations and should consolidate the number of storefronts where undercover federal agents sell guns to criminals in stings, according to the DOJ inspector general.

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"ATF failed to devote sufficient attention to how it was managing its undercover storefront operations,” the report alleges, knocking the agency for a lack of manpower.

The agency "needs to consolidate its storefront expertise and ensure that it is fully engaged in each operation," the report adds.

"Although we did not find overarching problems with ATF’s storefront policies as revised following disclosure of problems with the Milwaukee storefront, we determined that ATF should make additional changes to further improve them.”

The ATF took steps to address the issue after the fallout over "Fast and Furious," according to the inspector general's report, but still fails to provide the federal agents who run these storefronts with adequate training.

The report examined storefronts in Boston, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Wichita, Kan., and Pensacola, Fla., and includes 13 recommendations for ATF to address these security concerns.