EFTA00035931.pdf

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U.S. Department of Justice 
Federal Bureau of Prisons 
PROGRAM REVIEW DIVISION 
Washington. DC 20534 
March 4, 2025 
MEMORANDUM FOR 
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 
HOMELAND SECURITY AND JUSTICE 
FROM: 
SUPERVISORY ATTORNEY 
EXTERNAL AUDITING BRANCH 
SUBJECT: 
Status Update to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) 
Report Bureau of Prisons: Opportunities Exist to Better Analyze Staffing 
Data and Improve Employee Wellness Programs, Report Number GAO-21 
123 
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) appreciates the opportunity to provide a formal response to the 
Government Accountability Office's (GAO) regarding the report entitled, Report Bureau of Prisons: 
Opportunities Exist to Better Analyze Staffing Data and Improve Employee Wellness Programs 
(GAO-21-123). The BOP has completed our review, and we offer the following status update 
regarding the report and its recommendations. 
Priority Recommendation One: The Director of BOP should develop and implement a reliable 
method, or amend existing methods, for calculating staffing levels at BOP institutions. 
GAO Analysis Regarding Priority Recommendation One: BOP concurred with this 
recommendation and has begun taking steps to address it. In June 2021, BOP reported that it 
hired a contractor to assist the agency in calculating staffing levels at BOP institutions and, in 
August 2022, BOP reported that the contractor had completed its assessment and developed a 
new automated staffing tool prototype. BOP reported that the intent of the new tool is to address 
BOP staffing challenges by providing an updated, standardized, and transparent view of staffing 
guidelines, and also for assessing staffing levels. BOP also reported in August 2022 that the 
contractor was testing the new tool prototype, primarily focusing on correctional services 
positions, in one of BOP's regions before expanding it to additional regions. In March 2023, 
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