| SALARIES AND EXPENSES� | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | FTE | Amount | ||
| 2003 Obligations | � | 1,198 | 1,097 | $160,008 |
| 2004 Appropriation Enacted (without Rescission) | � | 1,198 | 1,190 | 166,157 |
| � 2004 Rescission -- Reduction applied to DOJ (0.465%) | � | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| � 2004 Rescission -- Government-wide reduction (0.59%) | � | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Appropriation Enacted (with Rescission) | � | 1,198 | 1,190 | 166,157 |
| 2005 Total Request | 1,198 | 1,190 | 174,355 | |
| � Change 2005 from 2004 | 0 | 0 | 8,198 | |
| Adjustments to Base | � | |||
| � | � | � | � | |
| Increases: | � | � | � | |
| � 2005 Pay Raise (1.5 Percent) | 0 | 0 | 1,063 | |
| � Employee Performance | � | 0 | 0 | 142 |
| � Annualization of 2004 Pay Raise� (2.0 Percent) | 0 | 0 | 471 | |
| � Annualization of 2004 Pay Raise Additional (2.1 Percent) Increase | � | 0 | 0 | 495 |
| � Federal Health Insurance Premiums | � | 0 | 0 | 266 |
| � GSA Rent | 0 | 0 | 2,188 | |
| � WCF Telecommunications and E-mail rate increase for 2005 | � | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| � Adjustment to Base Resources Increase | 0 | 0 | 2,006 | |
| � Subtotal, Increases | 0 | 0 | 6,693 | |
| Decreases: | ||||
| � Adjustment to Base Resources Decrease | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| � Subtotal, Decreases | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| � Net, Adjustments to Base | 0 | 0 | 6,693 | |
| 2005 Current Services | 1,198 | 1,190 | 172,850 | |
| Program Improvements by Strategic Goal: | ||||
| Goal 2:� Enforce Federal Laws and Represent the Rights and Interests of the American People. | 0 | 0 | 2,000 | |
| Program Offsets | � | 0 | 0 | -495 |
| � Net, Program Improvements/Offsets | � | 0 | 0 | 1,505 |
| � | ||||
| 2005 Total Request | � | 1,198 | 1,190 | 174,355 |
| � Change 2005 from 2004 | � | 0 | 0 | 8,198 |
| 2004 Appropriation Enacted � (w/ Rescission) |
2005 Current Services | 2005 Request | Program Improvements/Offsets | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison by activity and program | Perm Pos. |
FTE | Amount | Perm Pos. |
FTE | Amount | Perm Pos. |
FTE | Amount | Perm Pos. |
FTE | Amount | |
| 1. Administration of Cases | � | 1,198 | 1,190 | $166,157 | 1,198 | 1,190 | $172,850 | 1,198 | 1,190 | $174,355 | 0 | 0 | $1,505 |
| Total | � | 1,198 | 1,190 | 166,157 | 1,198 | 1,190 | 172,850 | 1,198 | 1,190 | 174,355 | 0 | 0 | 1,505 |
| The mission of the United States Trustee Program is to protect and preserve the integrity of the bankruptcy system of the United States by regulating the conduct of parties, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and procedures, bringing civil actions to address instances of abuse, securing the just, speedy, and economical resolution of bankruptcy cases, and identifying, evaluating, referring and supporting the prosecution of criminal bankruptcy violations. | |||||||||||||
| Consistent with the Government Performance and Results Act, the 2005 budget proposes to streamline the USTP's decision unit structure from 2 program activities to 1 to align the USTP's budget more closely with the mission and strategic objectives contained in the DOJ Strategic Plan (FY 2003-2008).� In addition, the budget has been realigned to reflect the USTP's outputs and full costs by major program activity, including the costs of management and administration, so that a more accurate picture of total activity costs is reflected in the budget.� In this way, budget and performance are more closely linked, and provide a better basis on which to make budget decisions.� Over time, agencies have identified effective outcome measures, monitored their progress, and accurately presented the associated costs.� | |||||||||||||
| Program Improvements by Strategic Goal | Perm. Pos. |
FTE | Amount | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goal 2: Enforce Federal Laws and Represent the Rights and Interests of the American People | � | 0 | � | 0 | $2,000 | |
| 1.� Information Technology - Life Cycle Replacement | ||||||
| The USTP requests $2,000,000 for Life-Cycle replacement
and Electronic Case Filing (ECF)/E-Gov Initiatives.� Industry IT practices
recommend the replacement of equipment on a four-year cycle in order
to stay current with advances in technology and industry trends.�
Of the requested resources, $625,000 will be used to enhance the USTP's
Automated Case Management System (ACMS) to integrate the management
of electronic documents (PDFs) received from the courts along with
the extraction of key data from the electronic documents.� Total FY
2005 current services resources for this initiative is $10,415,000. |
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| Program Offsets | � | 0 | 0 | -$495 | ||
| The Department continues to evaluate its programs and operations with the goal of achieving across-the-board economies of scale that result in increased efficiencies, reduced duplication of effort, and cost savings.� There is one part to the proposed program offset:� absorption of FY 2004 pay raise. | ||||||
| The President's 2004 budget requested a 2.0 percent average pay raise for federal workers in 2004.� However, the FY 2004 Consolidated Appropriations Act includes language granting civilian federal employees a 4.1 percent average pay raise in 2004.� The FY 2005 budget request reflects the higher pay raise.� DOJ proposes to offset the additional $495,000 in annualization costs in the United States Trustee Program account through management efficiencies within Other Services (Object Class 25.2). | ||||||
| Net, Program Improvements/Offsets, United States Trustee Program | 0 | 0 | 1,505 |
| New Decision Unit Structure | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004
Appropriation Enacted (w/ Rescission) |
Administration of Cases | ||||||
| Current Decision Unit Structure Comparison by activity and program |
Perm Pos. |
FTE | Amount | Perm Pos. |
FTE | Amount | |
| 1. Administration of Cases | 1,131 | 1,124 | 153,916 | 1,198 | 1,190 | 166,157 | |
| 2. Management and Administration | 67 | 66 | 12,241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,198 | 1,190 | 166,157 | 1,198 | 1,190 | 166,157 | |