{"id":23230,"date":"2017-04-28T14:58:29","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T14:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/04\/28\/bad-contracting-oversight-enabled-serious-staffing-problems-at-federal-detention-center\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:49:39","slug":"bad-contracting-oversight-enabled-serious-staffing-problems-at-federal-detention-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/smr\/acquisition-smr\/2017\/04\/28\/bad-contracting-oversight-enabled-serious-staffing-problems-at-federal-detention-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad contracting, oversight enabled serious staffing problems at federal detention center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"inbox-inbox-s1\">The company contracted to operate the U.S. Marshals Leavenworth Detention Center in Kansas did not address staffing deficiencies and other instances of contract noncompliance, failing to deal with discrepancies because of a lack of oversight from the USMS Contracting Officer\u2019s Representative.<\/span><br\/><br\/> <span class=\"inbox-inbox-s1\">In an audit conducted by the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, Corrections Corporation of America, now known as CoreCivic, was found to have been awarded a sole-source contract by the Office of the Federal Detention Trustee in January 2007 despite a lack of certain language, supporting documentation and evidence of the OFDT competed the contract for best government value, as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.<\/span><br\/><br\/> <span class=\"inbox-inbox-s1\">Once selected from the limited pool, CoreCivic did not receive continuous performance monitoring, allowing the company to operate understaffed, leading to problems such as long-term use of mandatory overtime, which LDC personnel said led to lower morale, security concerns and fewer correctional officers available to escort medical staff and detainees to and from the health services unit.<\/span><br\/><br\/> <span class=\"inbox-inbox-s1\">Staffing issues were particularly acute in fall 2014 through spring 2015, when security posts would be closed and\/or personnel would be assigned to posts instead of performing their normal job duties. At the same time, staff would sometimes be transferred to other CoreCivic facilities.<\/span><br\/><br\/> <span class=\"inbox-inbox-s1\">Deficiencies continued because available contract mechanisms, including price reductions, were not used to hold CoreCivic accountable. 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