This memorandum provides a response to the recommendation directed to the Justice Management Division (JMD) included in the Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) draft audit report entitled, Department of Justice Key Indicators. The report contains 12 recommendations, of which one recommendation pertained to JMD.

The Justice Management Division’s response to recommendation 12 is detailed below. For ease of review, the recommendations are restated in bold and followed by our response.

12. Prepare and issue a formal policy requiring components to provide the supporting performance data information with the annual Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) submission. Additionally, JMD should develop and implement procedures for examining the performance information submitted by the components in their annual MD&As.

The Justice Management Division concurs with this recommendation. We will draft a new policy statement by June 20, 2008, and submit the draft for review and concurrence by June 27, 2008. We will send the new policy to all components via email by August 29, 2008. Furthermore, JMD will develop procedures for examining the performance information submitted by the components in their annual MD&As by June 20, 2008, and implement these procedures by sending guidance to all components via email by August 29, 2008.

Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions regarding this response, please contact Karin O’Leary, Director, Budget Office, at (202) 616-3793.