Federal Judiciary Space: Progress Is Being Made to Improve the Long-Range
Planning Process (Testimony, 05/04/94, GAO/T-GGD-94-146).

In a September 1993 report (GAO/GGD-93-132), GAO questioned the accuracy
of the Judiciary's projections for its long-range space needs.  GAO
noted that all judicial districts were not treated consistently,
existing space plus unmet needs was accepted as a baseline without
questioning whether it was appropriate given a district's current
caseload, and projection methods were not statistically acceptable and
were very subjective.  The Judiciary has implemented two of the six
recommendations GAO made to overcome these problems--one involving the
consistency of the process and the other relating to the time span
covered by the projections. The Judiciary has partially responded to two
other recommendations dealing with the projection methods and the level
of subjectivity in the process.  The Judiciary has not implemented the
two remaining recommendations--improving the method for grouping
districts and establishing appropriate baselines.  Judiciary officials
said that they are evaluating options for further action to fully
address these recommendations.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-GGD-94-146
     TITLE:  Federal Judiciary Space: Progress Is Being Made to Improve 
             the Long-Range Planning Process
      DATE:  05/04/94
   SUBJECT:  Work measurement standards
             Federal courts
             Federal office buildings
             Planning
             Government facility construction
             Cost analysis
             Federal agency reorganization
             Future budget projections
             Courts (law)

             
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