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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