Justice Needs To Address the Problem of Two Personnel Investigations
GGD-82-56
Published: Jul 08, 1982. Publicly Released: Jul 08, 1982.
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GAO evaluated the practice of conducting two personnel investigations on all newly hired Bureau of Prisons employees.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Justice | The Department of Justice, in conjunction with the Bureau of Prisons security staff, should assess the appropriate sensitivity classifications for each of the Bureau's positions. If agreement cannot be reached concerning the classification of correctional officer positions, the Department of Justice should request OPM to audit positions to determine proper sensitivity classifications. |
Justice officials said that they will not act on this recommendation. This recommendation has Government-wide applicability. The GAO Federal Personnel and Compensation Division plans to start a survey in this area.
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| Department of Justice | The Attorney General should: (1) explore additional ways to streamline the investigative process for persons occupying positions classified as sensitive; and (2) request OPM to discontinue its current practice of visiting Department of Justice agencies to obtain information on employees who are undergoing full field investigations. |
A survey of this aspect of OPM operations is scheduled to start in November 1982. Justice stated that if OPM cannot substantiate the value of these visits, it will be requested to discontinue them.
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