Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Capacity Planning and Management Oversight Need Improvement

By General Accounting Office

Book Id: WPLBN0000093795
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 3.0 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Capacity Planning and Management Oversight Need Improvement
Author:	General Accounting Office
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Accountability in government, United States. General Accounting Office
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection
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Publisher:	United States General Accounting Office (Gao)


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Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection

Excerpt
Excerpt: FLETC?s overall capacity to provide training at the Glynco and Charleston campuses is currently strained, while Artesia has been underutilized, and Cheltenham is being upgraded and cannot operate at full capacity. FLETC is developing a Master Plan to address how to overcome the long-term capacity challenges, but questions exist regarding the assumptions and methodologies used, contingency planning, cost estimation and budgeting, and the need to address capacity shortfalls sooner than planned. Department of Homeland Security officials intend to review the new department?s training needs and capacities, and update the plan to reflect its vision for law enforcement training. Within the context of its strained training capacity, FLETC uses a predominantly manual scheduling process that does not ensure the efficient use of training resources and poses internal control risks due to potential loss of scheduling materials and the lack of backup documentation. Although FLETC has begun the process to acquire a fully automated scheduling system, FLETC officials have yet completed important risk management activities and are not using recognized best practices for acquiring commercial off-the-shelf-based systems associated with this type of acquisition. Furthermore, FLETC?s solicitation activities have not adequately addressed security requirements. FLETC faces additional challenges regarding its governance structure in that the status of FLETC?s Board of Directors is unclear, and its membership, roles and responsibilities, and past practices are not fully consistent with prevailing governance best practices.