The Office of Justice Programs’ Implementation of the Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003

Evaluation and Inspections Report I-2008-005
March 2008
Office of the Inspector General

Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE DIGEST

ACRONYMS

BACKGROUND

PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY OF THE OIG REVIEW

RESULTS OF THE REVIEW

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

APPENDICES:

  1. The Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003

  2. PSOB Death Claim Forms

  3. PSOB Program Appeals Process

  4. Demographics From Completed Hometown Heroes Act Claims

  5. Staffing of the PSOB Program

  6. Factors That Affected the Update of the PSOB Program Regulations

  7. Public Safety Officers’ Activities as Described in Claim Determinations

  8. The Office of Justice Programs’ Response

  9. OIG’s Analysis of the Office of Justice Programs’ Response


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