ADR Contacts throughout an agency must be marketed. Lack of money is an barrier to implementation, especially in smaller agencies. Some agencies have received mentorship from others. DOJ will cover costs of mediation if a DOJ attorney is handling the matter in court. Sharing of Neutrals is a resource that all federal agencies can tap.
Managers have no desire to change the way they do business.
A feeling of loss of control by allowing ADR viewed as a new program to take the case over. Managers need to be educated so they understand that ADR means more control not loss of it. Sharing of information and programs in the federal sector. All participants felt a strong need for more information sharing in the federal sector.