The Department of Justice (DOJ) last week issued its list of top management and performance challenges for 2011. Compiled by the Office of the Inspector General, the annual list is required to be included in the DOJ's annual Performance and Accountability Report.

The report, which has been compiled and disseminated since 1998, is intended to help DOJ managers better address the issues listed.

Despite the DOJ saying that the challenges aren't ranked in order of priority, since 2001, the DOJ has listed counterterrorism as its greatest challenge. The No.2 challenge, “Implementing Cost Savings and Efficiencies,” also may be of some interest to businesses, as the DOJ continues to look at streamlining its efforts across all of its programs, cut costs and wisely manage its resources.