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GAO-04-665R 1 (2004-04-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptaqep0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SGAO Accountability * Integrity Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 April 22, 2004 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Ranking Minority Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Subject: Information on Selected Personnel Practices at the Justice Department Dear Senator Leahy and Senator Schumer: This letter responds to your request that we provide information on selected personnel practices at the Justice Department. On March 1, 2004, we briefed your office on the results of our review. This letter transmits information provided during that briefing. Specifically, the slides enclosed in this letter describe (1) Justice's hiring processes for entry-level and lateral (i.e., experienced)' career attorneys, (2) the types of monetary awards Justice grants to political appointees and the number of awards granted from 1993 through 2002, and (3) Justice's selection process for the position of the Assistant Attorney General for Administration. Summary Justice hires entry-level attorneys through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Conducted on an annual basis, the program is the only way that Justice hires graduating law students. Nine Justice components participate in this program, which include the six litigating divisions (Antitrust, Civil, Civil Rights, Criminal, Environment and Natural Resources, and Tax), the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), and the U.S. Trustees Office. 'Lateral attorneys are those who have had a law degree for at least 1 year and are active members of the bar. 2Political appointments are generally made by the administration in office to support and advocate the President's political goals and policies. They are noncareer appointments-that is, they are noncompetitive and are not generally subject to the rules for competition that govern career appointments. Political appointees fill positions in the executive branch under various types of appointments. For example, they may hold Schedule C positions, obtain noncareer appointments to the Senior Executive Service (SES), or be presidential appointees. 3With the exception of the EOIR and BOP, the Honors Program appointments are for permanent attorney positions. EOIR hires applicants for 1- or 2-year clerkships, while BOP hires applicants for 2-year fellowships. GAO-04-665R Department of Justice Personnel Practices

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