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 1993-10-07 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-GGD-94-18 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-18 P0b002ee1803986ab f:tgg94018 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-18 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-18 T-GGD-94-18 Future budget projections Federal courts Federal office buildings Planning Human resources utilization Cost analysis Statistical methods Courts (law) Work measurement standards Testimony GGD The process used by the federal judiciary to estimate its long-range space needs is plagued by problems that call into question the accuracy of the judiciary's projections. GAO found that not all judicial districts were treated equally, existing space plus unmet needs for authorized staff was accepted as a baseline without questioning its appropriateness given a district's current caseload, and projection methods were not statistically sound and involved a high level of subjectivity. Overall, the judiciary's projections were 16-percent higher than GAO's estimates. The judiciary's projections involved an overestimate of about $112 million annually, or $1.1 billion during a 10-year period. GAO recognizes the difficulty of projecting future space needs with precision. By changing its process, however, the judiciary could obtain more-reliable estimates of future space needs and provide a better basis for decisionmaking. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-18/html/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-18.htm GAO/T-GGD-94-18 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-GGD-94-18 Testimony GAO/T-GGD-94-18; Federal Judiciary Space: Long-Range Planning Process Needs Revision; Future budget projections Federal courts Federal office buildings Planning Human resources utilization Cost analysis Statistical methods Courts (law) Work measurement standards