FEDERALhearing transcript

Congressional Hearing on Office of Justice Programs Grant Management

Original title: EXAMINING MISMANAGEMENT IN OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS GRANTMAKING

January 1, 2017

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The Frame

What this does

The hearing examines the oversight of over $4 billion in annual federal grants, which directly impacts the funding available for state, local, and tribal law enforcement and juvenile justice initiatives.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies

These agencies receive federal grant funding from the OJP for crime prevention and recidivism reduction programs.

Juvenile justice programs

These programs receive federal grant funding from the OJP.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2017.

What's next

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Summary

The House Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing on July 14, 2016, to review the management of federal grants issued by the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). The hearing focused on evaluating progress in grant oversight and addressing open recommendations from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Department of Justice Inspector General.

Key Facts

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) distributed over $4 billion in grants during fiscal year 2015.
Approximately $1.2 billion of OJP funding was allocated to state, local, and tribal law enforcement in FY 2015.
Approximately $251 million of OJP funding was allocated to juvenile justice initiatives in FY 2015.
The hearing was held to assess the status of open recommendations made by the GAO and the Inspector General regarding OJP grant management.
The subcommittee acknowledged that OJP has made improvements in its grantmaking process over the last decade.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Office of Justice Programs?

It is a entity within the U.S. Department of Justice that provides funding to state, local, and tribal governments for law enforcement and justice initiatives.

Why was this hearing held?

To review how the OJP manages its grant programs and to check on the progress of recommendations made by government auditors to improve that management.

Why It Matters

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Discoveries

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Long-term Oversight Impact

The hearing highlights a decade-long trend of using GAO and Inspector General recommendations to incrementally improve federal grant management.

Office of Justice Programs GAO Inspector General

Connected Entities

personMichael E. Horowitz“Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice”Map →

organizationOffice of Justice Programs“Department of Justice entity responsible for grantmaking”Map →

personBeth McGarry“Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for OJP”Map →

personMark Meadows“Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations”Map →

personGretta Goodwin“Acting Director, Homeland Security and Justice, GAO”Map →

personJeffrey Sedgwick“Executive Director, Justice Research and Statistics Association”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.govinfo.gov

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