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Civil Rights Division: Policies and Procedures for Establishing Litigation Priorities, Tracking and Managing Casework, and Disseminating Litigation Results

GGD-00-58R Published: Feb 17, 2000. Publicly Released: Mar 03, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division's, which uses the abbreviation CRT, management of its responsibilities, focusing on: (1) CRT's role in establishing and coordinating governmentwide civil rights policies and litigation priorities; (2) the division's guidelines, policies, and procedures for tracking and managing its caseload; and (3) the division's guidelines, policies, and procedures for disseminating the results of litigation.

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Civil procedureCivil rights law enforcementGovernment information disseminationLitigationManagement information systemsPerformance measuresReporting requirementsCivil rightsCase managementFederal agencies