The Drug Enforcement Administration's Implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act

Report No. 03-35
September 2003
Office of the Inspector General


Table of Contents

  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  INTRODUCTION
    Background

Government Performance and Results Act of 1993

The Department of Justice's Implementation of GPRA

The DEA's Implementation of GPRA

Prior Audits
  FINDING AND RECOMMENDATIONS
    THE DEA'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED

Adequacy of the DEA's Strategic Goal and Objectives
Recommendation

Development of Performance Indicators
Recommendation

Criteria to Define a Priority Target Organization
Recommendation

Criteria to Define a Disrupted or Dismantled Priority Target Organization
Recommendation

Systems to Collect, Track, and Report Performance Data
Recommendation

Procedures to Verify Performance Data
Recommendation

Accuracy of Performance Data

Goals for Priority Target Organizations and for Disruptions and Dismantlements
Recommendation

Conclusion
  STATEMENT ON COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS
  APPENDIX 1 - OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
  APPENDIX 2 - SUMMARY OF SPECIAL AGENT-IN-CHARGE QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS
  APPENDIX 3 - ON-BOARD FIELD DIVISION STAFF LEVELS AS A PERCENT OF PRIORITY TARGET ORGANIZATIONS (PTOs)
  APPENDIX 4 - PRIORITY TARGET CRITERIA USED BY THE ATLANTA FIELD DIVISION
  APPENDIX 5 - PRIORITY TARGET CRITERIA USED BY THE CHICAGO FIELD DIVISION
  APPENDIX 6 - PRIORITY TARGET CRITERIA USED BY THE LOS ANGELES FIELD DIVISION
  APPENDIX 7 - PRIORITY TARGET CRITERIA USED BY THE NEW ORLEANS FIELD DIVISION
  APPENDIX 8 - PRIORITY TARGET CRITERIA USED BY THE NEW YORK FIELD DIVISION
  APPENDIX 9 - CIRCUMSTANCES OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 DISRUPTED/DISMANTLED PRIORITY TARGET ORGANIZATIONS
  APPENDIX 10 - THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT AUDIT REPORT
  APPENDIX 11 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, AUDIT DIVISION ANALYSIS AND SUMMARY OF ACTIONS NEEDED TO CLOSE THE REPORT