|
Program
Improvements |
Perm.
Pos. |
FTE |
Amount |
|
Corporate Fraud Task Force |
88 |
44 |
$7,944 |
|
An increase
of 88 positions (18 attorneys), 44 workyears, and $7,944,000 is requested
to meet the varied requirements of the President's Corporate Fraud Task
Force by prosecuting white collar criminals in areas such as: mail and wire
fraud, debt collection, asset forfeiture, money laundering, bankruptcy,
and other forms of financial fraud. This initiative responds to growing
concerns with crime in the financial markets, and recent improprieties in
the corporate world. |
|
Civil
Defensive Litigation |
60 |
30 |
5,549 |
|
An increase
of 60 positions (35 attorneys), 30 workyears and $5,549,000 is requested
for civil defensive litigation. This increase addresses urgent civil defensive
litigation needs arising from: greater demands associated with the implementation
of the anti-terrorism programs after September 11, 2001; steadily increasing
civil defensive caseloads; and increased complexity of employment discrimination
and tort cases. Civil Defensive cases are non-discretionary and cannot be
declined. |
|
Workforce
Imbalance |
85 |
43 |
4,658 |
|
An increase
of 85 positions, 43 workyears and $4,658,000 is requested to effectively
manage the increasing number of new programs and provide attorneys with
sufficient support staff. This request seeks $3,726,000 for paralegal positions
to better leverage attorney resources and to proactively manage the workforce
to realign current legal secretaries into a better trained, more responsive
workforce; and $932,000 for financial support positions to ensure timeliness
of financial reporting, and reduction in Prompt Payment Act interest payments.
|
|
IT Infrastructure |
|
|
[5,655] |
|
The Department
proposes to provide $5,655,000 from the Working Capital Fund unobligated
balances, subject to availability, for the following: enhancing USA's information
technology infrastructure by achieving a higher level of integration throughout
DOJ with the Enterprise Case Management System (ECMS); expanding ECMS to
address Electronic Case Filing needs by providing an interface with TALON
debt collection systems; and adapting the DC Superior Court's Replicated
Criminal Information System to ECMS, for improved data sharing with the
DC Metropolitan Police Department. |
|
Program
Offsets |
|
Crosscutting
Efficiencies and Program Reductions |
.... |
.... |
(16,472) |
|
These
reductions consist of one-time needs for computers and furniture, and anticipated
savings that will result from efficiencies. Some of the areas targeted for
savings include: Facilities Management, JCN/WAN IT, Human Resources, and
Centralized Procurement. 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 efforts,
and cost savings. The crosscutting savings identified impact the majority
of the components in the Department, and are the result of improving business
practices in the following way: consolidation of facility management, including
optimization of work space standards and the consolidation/collocation of
field space; improved deployment of human resources personnel across Department
components; the consolidation of duplicative IT support functions and services
performed by components using the JCN WAN; and centralized procurement for
relocation of services, including household storage/shipment and residence
contracts. |
|
Net Program
Improvements/Offsets, U.S. Attorneys |
233 |
117 |
$1,679 |
62 |
|
|