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AIMD-00-172R 1 (2000-07-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaalkn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I GAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Accounting and Information Washington, DC 20548 Management Division B-284858 July 31, 2000 The Honorable Ernest J. Istook Chairman Subcommittee on the District of Columbia Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Subject: DC Courts: Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Request and Financial Information Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter responds to your December 3, 1999, request that we review the District of Columbia Courts' (DC Courts) fiscal year 2001 budget request and related issues. As you are aware, the visibility of DC Courts' operations and budgets has increased primarily because of deferred payments to court-appointed attorneys during the last quarter of each of the past 2 fiscal years. This has raised concerns that DC Courts did not adequately estimate the amount it needed to pay court-appointed attorneys for defender service costs for fiscal years 1999 and 2000. In addition, DC Courts' recent statements indicate that its fiscal year 2000 defender services funds may not be sufficient. Consistent with your request, we focused on the following three questions: * Is DC Courts' fiscal year 2001 budget request reasonable? * What were DC Courts' obligations and payments for fiscal year 1999 operations, including totals charged for the Criminal Justice Act (CJA), Counsel for Child Abuse and Neglect (CCAN), and the Guardianship programs? * What are the DC Courts' obligations and payments related to its court operations and defender services (previously identified as CJA, CCAN, and Guardianship programs)1 to date for fiscal year 2000? Subsequently, you asked us to obtain information on the following issues: * DC Courts' implementation of the Crime Victim Fund's legislation and 'The District of Columbia's fiscal year 2000 Appropriations Act separately appropriates funds for Defender Services in the District of Columbia Courts to fund the CJA, CCAN, and Guardianship pro grams. GAO/AIMD-00-172R DC Courts FY 2001 Budget

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