SALARIES AND EXPENSES | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Pos. | FTE | Amount | ||
2003 Obligations | 0 | 0 | $160,382 | |
2004 Appropriation Enacted (without Rescission) | 0 | 0 | 156,145 | |
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) | 0 | 0 | 156,145 | |
2005 Total Request | 0 | 0 | 177,585 | |
Change 2005 from 2004 | 0 | 0 | 21,440 | |
2005 Current Services | 0 | 0 | 156,145 | |
Program Improvements by Strategic Goal: | ||||
Goal 2: Enforce Federal Laws
and Represent the Rights and Interests of the American People |
0 | 0 | 21,440 | |
2005 Total Request | 0 | 0 | 177,585 | |
Change 2005 from 2004 | 21,440 | |||
2004
Appropriation Enacted (w/ Rescission) |
2005 Current Services | 2005 Request | Program Improvements/Offsets | ||||||||||
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Comparison by activity and program | Perm Pos. |
FTE | Amount | Perm Pos. |
FTE | Amount | Perm Pos. |
FTE | Amount | Perm Pos. |
FTE | Amount | |
1. Fees and Expenses of Witnesses | 0 | 0 | $116,145 | 0 | 0 | $116,145 | 0 | 0 | $137,285 | 0 | 0 | $21,140 | |
2. Protection of Witnesses | 0 | 0 | 31,000 | 0 | 0 | 31,000 | 0 | 0 | $31,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3. Victim Compensation Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4. Private Counsel | 0 | 0 | 7,000 | 0 | 0 | 7,000 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5. Superior Court Informants Program | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6. Alternative Dispute Resolution | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | $1,300 | 0 | 0 | 300 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 156,145 | 0 | 0 | 156,145 | 0 | 0 | 177,585 | 0 | 0 | 21,440 | |
This appropriation is used to pay fees and expenses to witnesses who appear on behalf of the Government in litigation in which the United States is a party. There are many factors over which the Department of Justice has little, or no, control that affect the costs incurred. The U.S. Attorneys, the U.S. Marshals, and the six litigating divisions are served by this appropriation. | |||||||||||||
Program Improvements by Strategic Goal | |||||||||||||
Goal 2: Enforce Federal Laws and Represent the Rights and Interests of the American People | 0 | 0 | $21,440 | ||||||||||
1. Expert Witnesses | |||||||||||||
Additional funding of $21,140,000 is requested as expert witness costs for FY 2005 are expected to increase for several of the Department’s larger expert witness users in the areas that continue to expand such as financial fraud, violent crime, environmental protection, and voting rights. Total FY 2005 current services resources for this initiative are $116,145,000. | |||||||||||||
2. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) | |||||||||||||
Additional funding of $300,000 is requested to enhance ADR because the Office of Dispute Resolution has had to authorize the payment of increased hourly fees in order to continue to retain professionals of the caliber required to handle alternative dispute resolution for Justice Department litigated matters. Total FY 2005 current services for this initiative are $1,000,000. | |||||||||||||
Net, Program Improvements, Fees and Expenses of Witnesses | 0 | 0 | 21,440 | ||||||||||