Federal courthouse construction [[electronic resource] /] / Matthew C. Carrasco, editor

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (152 p.)
• Disciplina: 347.73/200682
• Soggetto topico: Courthouses - United States - Planning; Courthouses - United States - Design and construction
• Altri autori: CarrascoMatthew C
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- FEDERAL COURTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION -- FEDERAL COURTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 FEDERAL COURTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION: BETTER PLANNING, OVERSIGHT, AND COURTROOM SHARING NEEDED TO ADDRESS FUTURE COSTS -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BACKGROUND -- EXTRA SPACE IN COURTHOUSES COST AN ESTIMATED 835 MILLION IN CONSTANT 2010 DOLLARS TO CONSTRUCT AND 51 MILLION ANNUALLY TO RENT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN -- MOST COURTHOUSES EXCEED CONGRESSIONALLY AUTHORIZED SIZE DUE TO A LACK OF OVERSIGHT BY GSA -- Most Federal Courthouses Constructed since 2000 Exceed Authorized Size, Some by Substantial Amounts -- Most of the Courthouses That Exceeded Authorized Size by 10 Percent or More Also Exceeded Budget Estimates -- Increase in Overall Size Consisted of Increases in Building Common and Tenant Spaces -- GSA Lacked Sufficient Oversight and Controls to Ensure That Courthouses Were Planned and Built According to Authorized Size -- Lack of GSA Oversight Contributed to More Building Common Space than Planned -- A Lack of GSA Oversight Contributed to Some Courthouses Being Built with Larger Tenant Spaces -- Recently, GSA Has Taken Some Steps to Improve Oversight of Courthouse Size -- ESTIMATED SPACE NEEDS EXCEEDED ACTUAL SPACE NEEDS, RESULTING IN COURTHOUSES THAT WERE LARGER THAN NECESSARY -- Because the Judiciary Overestimated the Number of Judges, Courthouses Have Much Extra Space after 10 Years -- Judiciary Planning Overstated the Need for Space through Inaccurate Caseload Projections and Allocations of Space for Visiting Judges -- The Judiciary's Method of Estimating Judges Does Not Account for Uncertainty in When Judges Will Take Senior Status and in How Many New Judgeships Will Be Authorized. ; LOW LEVELS OF USE SHOW THAT JUDGES COULD SHARE COURTROOMS, REDUCING THE NEED FOR FUTURE COURTROOMS BY MORE THAN ONE-THIRD -- Courtrooms Assigned to One Judge Are Used a Quarter of the Time or Less for Case Proceedings -- Increased Courtroom Sharing Is Feasible and Could Reduce the Need for Courtrooms by More than One-Third -- Some Judges Said They Could Overcome the Challenges to Courtroom Sharing -- The Judiciary Has Taken Some Steps to Increase Sharing in Future Courthouse Projects -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- GSA Comments -- AOUSC Comments -- APPENDIX I. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II. COMMENTS FROM THE U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION -- GAO Comments -- APPENDIX III. COMMENTS FROM THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY -- GAO Comments -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 STATEMENT OF JUDGE MICHAEL A. PONSOR, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON SPACE AND FACILITIES, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS AND COMPETITION POLICY, HEARING ON "COURTROOM USE: ACCESS TO JUSTICE, EFFECTIVE JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION, AND COURTROOM SECURITY" -- INTRODUCTION -- The Courthouse Construction Program -- The Judiciary's Courtroom Sharing Policies -- The Impact of GAO's Courtroom Simulation Model on Access to Justice -- CONCLUSION -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 STATEMENT OF ROBERT A. PECK, COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE, U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS AND COMPETITION POLICY, HEARING ON "FEDERAL COURTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION" -- Chapter 4 STATEMENT OF JUDGE ROBERT JAMES CONRAD, CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE, WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS AND COMPETITION POLICY, HEARING ON "COURTROOM USE: ACCESS TO JUSTICE, EFFECTIVE JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION, AND COURTROOM SECURITY" -- INTRODUCTION -- FEDERAL COURTS ARE PLACES OF DIGNITY AND DELIBERATION. ; THE COURTROOM IS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL IN THE JUDICIAL PROCESS -- COURTHOUSES MUST ALSO BE SAFE AND SECURE -- THE CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA COURTHOUSE -- Courtroom 3 (Our "L" shaped Courtroom) -- Courtrooms One and Two -- Security Concerns -- Condition Concerns -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 5 FEDERAL COURTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND2 -- CONGRESSIONAL FUNDING FOR COURTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION -- FY2009 Funding -- RECENT CONSIDERATIONS -- End Notes -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
• Titolo autorizzato: Federal courthouse construction
• ISBN: 1-62100-316-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815029103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Congressional policies, practices and procedures series.