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GAO-10-1037R OFDT Budget Estimating Methods
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Background - OFDT challenges
According to OFDT officials, there are several factors that complicate
the management of resources for USMS detention activities:
OFDT serves all USMS detainees: USMS must accept, house, and
transport detainees and OFDT is responsible for paying for USMS
detainee housing and transportation costs. OFDT fulfills this
responsibility through indefinite-term contracts.12 Thus, USMS is
limited in how it can reduce services in order to reduce detention
costs. According to OFDT and USMS officials, while USMS attempts
to place detainees in lower-cost facilities when possible, it must also
satisfy the requests of courts to keep detainees within close proximity
to the courthouse where they will be tried.
120nce a state or local jail receives an OFDT rate review, the jail may not request another review for at least 3 years.
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United States. Government Accountability Office. Office of the Federal Detention Trustee's (OFDT) Cost Estimation Methods Reflect Features of Best Practices, but Processes Could be Enhanced, text, September 30, 2010; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc300042/m1/29/: accessed April 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.