### Question
How is the term management decision defined?


### Answer
The term **management decision** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 5* as the following:

> the evaluation by the management of an establishment of the findings and recommendations included in an audit report and the issuance of a final decision by management concerning its response to such findings and recommendations, including actions concluded to be necessary

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 5*
  - Heading: **INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978**

