United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-06-17 monographic deposited born digital 29 p. GA 1.13:GGD-96-114 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-114 P0b002ee180391ba7 f:gg96114 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-114 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-114 GGD-96-114 Federal courts Administrative costs Judicial reform Courts (law) Auditing standards Audit oversight Standards evaluation Auditing procedures Work measurement standards Decentralization AOUSC Methods Analysis Program AOUSC Probation and Pretrial Services Automated Case Tracking System Letter Report GGD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts' (AOUSC) assessment of local court operations, focusing on whether AOUSC is promoting efficient administrative practices within the judiciary.<p/>GAO found that: (1) AOUSC issued uniform written standards for nonfinancial program reviews in November 1995; (2) most of the reviews requested for fiscal years 1992 through 1994 were not conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, contained incomplete reports, were not distributed properly, and did not indicate appropriate corrective actions; (3) AOUSC created a network of 35 program review officers that serve as focal points and advisors for review and assessment activities within AOUSC; (4) the Office of Program Assessment (OPA) has initiated a series of court visits to better identify program units needing additional oversight; (5) OPA does not require its program reviewers to be independent of the units they are assessing or to prepare formal reports for each program review; (6) AOUSC has created a program that achieves savings by systematically identifying better, more efficient practices; and (7) it is too early to determine whether the program is having an impact on operational costs. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-114/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-114.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-114/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-114.pdf GAO/GGD-96-114 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-96-114 Letter Report GAO/GGD-96-114; The Federal Judiciary: Reviews of Court Operations Should Adhere to Oversight Standards; Federal courts Administrative costs Judicial reform Courts (law) Auditing standards Audit oversight Standards evaluation Auditing procedures Work measurement standards Decentralization AOUSC Methods Analysis Program AOUSC Probation and Pretrial Services Automated Case Tracking System