Department of Justice

FY 2000 Summary Performance Plan

Prepared by the Justice Management Division
March 1999

 

PART I: Overview of FY 2000 Performance Goals

CORE FUNCTION 1: Investigation and Prosecution of Criminal Offenses

At the heart of the Department of Justice's mission is our responsibility to enforce the Nation's laws through the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses. The array of areas for which we are responsible are diverse and challenging, from cybercrime to drug crimes, to white collar fraud and child abductions, to terrorist acts and public corruption. Adding to this challenge is the complexity of the American criminal justice system. Law enforcement in the United States is an inherently shared responsibility and is addressed cooperatively among Department of Justice organizations, and with other federal, tribal, state, and local agencies. Several DOJ component organizations share primary responsibility for enforcing the Nation's criminal laws. In addition, the increased globalization of crime requires that DOJ pursue strengthened cooperation with other countries' law enforcement organizations.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has responsibility to investigate over 200 categories of federal crimes, as well as to gather information about activities that jeopardize the Nation's security. Another of its major functions is to provide cooperative law enforcement assistance and other specialized support when required.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has responsibility to enforce the controlled substance laws and regulations of the United States, and to bring to justice those organizations and their principal members who are involved in the growing, manufacture and distribution of these substances destined for illicit traffic in the United States. The DEA focuses on the priorities of critical drug-related intelligence and other specialized enforcement assistance, and it supports non-enforcement programs aimed at reducing the availability of illicit controlled substances on the domestic and international markets.

The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is charged with enforcing the Nation's immigration laws. Although Core Function 4 focuses on DOJ's Immigration efforts, the interrelationship between immigration issues and criminal offenses also makes INS an important agency in the fight against violent crime and terrorism, in addition to its more traditional immigration responsibilities.

The U.S. Attorneys and DOJ's Criminal Division are other key players in this core function because they prosecute violators of federal criminal law, seek punishment of those guilty of unlawful behavior and represent the United States in other specialized litigation. Both are also committed to devoting efforts to dismantle major drug organizations, to target violent crime and to prosecute high-priority white collar crime nationwide. These efforts are pursued in close cooperation with federal, tribal, state and local law enforcement.

In addition, the Antitrust, Civil, Civil Rights, Environment, and Tax Divisions perform critical and specialized functions in prosecuting violators of the Nation's antitrust, consumer, environmental, wildlife, and tax laws. Although they will often be involved in initiatives discussed in this section, the priority performance goals of these Divisions are primarily discussed in Core Function 3.

In FY 2000, while we continue to deal with the familiar problems of violent crime, white collar crime, and drugs, we must confront the increasing sophistication of criminals that will challenge our ability to prevent and solve crimes and bring criminals to justice. We will also face emerging complexities such as cybercrime, international crime, and terrorism. All of these areas are addressed in our FY 2000 performance plan. We will face these issues recognizing that DOJ is a crime-fighting partner with other federal, state and local agencies, and that we must work together strategically to define our roles and coordinate our efforts so that our scarce resources can have the greatest impact toward reducing crime and violence across America and around the world possible.

Violent Crime, Including Organized Crime and Drug and Gang-Related Violence

In FY 2000, DOJ's principal law enforcement investigative agencies will counter violent crime by emphasizing targeted enforcement strategies. For example, the FBI, working closely with the DOJ's prosecutorial resources, will continue its five-year plan to eliminate La Cosa Nostra (LCN) as a crime factor in the United States. The FBI intends to remove LCN-affiliated individuals from organizations such as labor unions and contracting cartels that make up their base of power. A related FY 2000 goal is to undercut the strong financial underpinnings of these large criminal enterprises by putting renewed emphasis on efforts to prevent the laundering of their illegal proceeds and to forfeit their assets, thereby seeking to cripple permanently their illegal operations.

Another key part of DOJ's FY 2000 performance plan involves a stronger focus on the growing threat posed by emerging organized crime enterprises. These so-called "non-traditional" crime organizations have a rapidly expanding membership, can flourish in the drug underworld, and often employ violent means to establish themselves. The FBI and the DEA will be adapting new technologies to improve analytical support to investigations and strengthen their intelligence base about these non-traditional groups and their leadership in order to prevent them from gaining a stronger foothold. Another effort will focus on monitoring changes in patterns of abuse and shifts in trafficking trends to measure the impact of enforcement initiatives.

This FY 2000 performance plan also involves the continued commitment of resources for international liaison and enforcement efforts. This will help counter the foreign-based aspects of emerging threats such as Russian, Eastern European and other organized crime groups. The increasing international nexus of this new breed of criminal organization means that the corruption of key officials in major industries and the operation of large-scale money laundering schemes through banks, stock exchanges and commodities markets can flourish without regard to national boundaries.

Helping curtail gang-related violence and the illegal use of firearms are other major features of FY 2000 planning within this Core Function. In response to a surge in juvenile and gang-related violent crime between 1985 and 1995, DOJ has strongly supported the FBI's National Gang Strategy. This represents an appropriate and realistic targeting of limited federal resources to address unique crime problems that persist even when the overall level of violent crime may be decreasing. Similarly, the DEA will deploy its highly-successful Mobile Enforcement Teams to help meet emerging drug crises in particular localities, and the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) will update its National Street Gang Survey Report, a key reference for enforcement agencies. Implementation of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System will assist in performing checks on prospective firearms purchasers.

Another on-going initiative planned in this Core Function will address more aggressively the rising incidence of crimes against children, including abduction cases, sexual exploitation offenses against them, and the production of child pornography. DOJ's FY 2000 performance plan calls for the FBI to continue using multi-agency, multi-disciplinary teams to address these problems, including the growing use of the Internet and commercial on-line subscription services, to pursue related crimes.

FY 2000 Key Performance Goals

FY 2000 Key Performance Indicators

1.1.1 Organized Crime ­ La Cosa Nostra (LCN) --In FY 2000, DOJ will work to restore open and free economic competition in industries influenced by organized crime. DOJ will do this by continuing to reduce the active LCN membership. [FBI, USAs, CRM] 1.1.3 Gang-related and Other Violence --In FY 2000, DOJ will target and respond to particular local crime problems involving violence and gang activity, including drug-related crimes. To achieve this, DOJ will strive to reduce the level of violent crime by taking violent criminals and gangs off our streets through cooperative enforcement efforts with state and local law enforcement in programs such as FBI's Safe Streets Task Forces and DEA's Mobile Enforcement Teams (MET). We will do this to continue our efforts to reduce by 50% over 5-years the population of existing gangs identified as being the most dangerous. [FBI, DEA, USAs, CRM] 1.1.4 Crimes Against Children --In FY 2000, DOJ will focus on an improved overall response capability in child abduction cases, including the use of multi-disciplinary teams of law enforcement and other professionals, so that the FBI is promptly notified of such incidents and can promptly deploy investigative assistance. DOJ will also increase efforts against those who commit sexual exploitation offenses against children, including those who traffic in child pornography. [FBI, USAs, CRM]

Percentage reduction in LCN membership. Number of violent criminals removed from the streets by federal investigation and prosecutorial efforts. Number of Sexual Exploitation of Children predators arrested and convicted.

NOTE: For a complete listing of summary performance goals and indicators by core function, refer to the charts at the end of each core function discussion. Indicators and their planned and target values are provided in Appendix A.

The Availability and Abuse of Illegal Drugs

DOJ's FY 2000 performance plan strongly supports the President's anti-drug abuse policies and is consistent with both the general guidance of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and DOJ's own Drug Control Strategic Plan. Both ONDCP and DOJ's program planning to curtail the use of illegal drugs is characterized by an increased focus on coordinated interagency enforcement efforts, thereby making better use of each agency's unique expertise. This approach also recognizes that a drug trafficker's criminal activity operates along a broad continuum that begins in the source and transit countries, continues to the entry points and the transportation and production infrastructure within this country, and then arrives at the street and neighborhood levels. DOJ's enforcement priority, working in concert with Treasury Department agencies such as the U.S. Customs Service and the Internal Revenue Service, will be disrupting and ultimately dismantling these drug organizations and their networks, including the money launderers that are critical to such operations.

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue its leadership role in supporting the intelligence needs of law enforcement officials and policymakers. Timely, accurate and useful intelligence is vital to defining and targeting the criminal activities of drug organizations and gangs that represent the most urgent threats. As part of this leadership role, DOJ, in cooperation with ONDCP and the Intelligence Community, will ensure a coordinated interagency approach to gathering, analyzing and disseminating intelligence information. DOJ will also continue to support actively the work of key interagency groups, including the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) and the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center (FinCen).

Again in FY 2000, DOJ has a particular focus on enforcement efforts along the Southwest border. Our efforts here involve many agencies' strategies, from attacking the significant threat posed by the Colombian and the Mexican Criminal Enterprises (MCEs) trafficking in drugs, to the deployment of Border Patrol resources along the border. While the focus of the Border Patrol remains stemming illegal immigration, the interrelationship between alien and drug smuggling situates the Border Patrol in a position as a great asset to drug interdiction efforts.

To emphasize the interagency coordination that underlies efforts to disrupt and dismantle these transnational drug networks, DOJ's FY 2000 plan also calls for an increase in the number of Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) cases initiated. These OCDETF cases are multi-agency by definition and invariably involve several different jurisdictions. Most importantly, they help focus the varied expertise of the participating federal agencies. There will also be continued emphasis in FY 2000 on DOJ's anti-methamphetamine efforts, as well as the development and coordination of strategies against heroin.

DOJ's FY 2000 performance plan also emphasizes that initiatives other than direct enforcement will be important in the overall drug reduction effort. Therefore, DOJ will intensify its community outreach efforts to communicate a strong anti-drug abuse message and will put an increased emphasis on the value of education, treatment availability and volunteerism in drug prevention. The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is involved in these efforts through programs such as the Drug Court and Byrne Formula and Discretionary Grant programs. These programs are discussed under Core Function 2.

FY 2000 Key Performance Goals

FY 2000 Key Performance Indicators

1.2.2 Attack on Major Drug Trafficking Criminal Enterprises ­ In FY 2000, DOJ will continue its efforts to disrupt and dismantle the command and control operations of major drug trafficking criminal enterprises responsible for the supply of illicit drugs in the U.S. In FY 2000, DOJ will continue many focused initiatives and efforts that target major traffickers, including: the Southwest Border initiative; the Carribean initiative; the Source Country initiative; the Anti-Heroin strategy; the National Methamphetamine strategy; and OCDETF cases. [DEA, FBI, USAs, CRM/OCDETF, NDIC] 1.2.3 Reducing the Production of Illegal Drugs through Enforcement Efforts ­ In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to reduce significantly the production and quantity of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine and marijuana, in the U.S. Through the National Methamphetamine Strategy and multi-agency coordinated efforts with other enforcement agencies, we will increase the number of clandestine laboratories seized and the number of prosecutions of rogue chemical companies that supply the precursors to methamphetamine manufacturers. [DEA, USAs, CRM, FBI]

Number of indictments and convictions obtained in OCDETF cases involving targeted drug organizations Quantity of drugs removed, including: cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, and other dangerous drugs.

Reducing Espionage and Terrorism

DOJ's FY 2000 performance plan maintains a strong focus on pursuing the early detection, investigation, and prosecution of terrorist conspiracies, and responding to terrorist acts, including cyberterrorism. There will be a prompt, aggressive, and fully-coordinated response to all terrorist acts directed against Americans, their interests or the National Information Infrastructure, including those located or originating from abroad. Consistent with legislative mandates and related Presidential directives, DOJ and its components coordinate with other Executive Branch agencies in these efforts. For all overseas-based incidents, particular liaison occurs with the Department of State. As another example, the National Defense Authorization Act of 1996 provided funding and a training mandate to assist State and local authorities in the proper response to a terrorist incident. The FBI participates with the Departments of Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency in the development and delivery of this training.

Key features of the DOJ FY 2000 performance plan will strengthen the Nation's response capability to terrorist episodes. Specifically, DOJ will work through the FBI, the U.S. Attorneys' Offices, OJP, and the Department's Criminal Division to establish or expand partnerships with state, local and international entities to better respond to domestic terrorist acts, cyberattacks and other threats. OJP's role in domestic preparedness is discussed under Core Function 2.

Recognizing the threat of terrorist acts to critical infrastructure, such as the information highway, power systems and transportation networks, the Attorney General created the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC). In FY 2000, through the NIPC, DOJ will further our capabilities to coordinate and respond to the cyber and physical threats targeted at key infrastructure assets by operating the center 24-hours per day, 7-days per week.

FY 2000 Key Performance Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance Indicators

1.3.1 Preventing Terrorist Acts ­ In FY 2000, DOJ, working with other federal agencies such as Treasury and State, will improve the Nation's capability to prevent terrorist acts within the United States and abroad by: improving information gathering and analysis capabilities to evaluate threats and provide early detection of potential terrorist acts; investigating the fund-raising activities of terrorist organizations; planning, coordinating and conducting training exercises; and increasing the number of multi-agency Joint Terrorism Task Forces. [FBI, USA, CRM, INS]

Number of terrorist acts prevented.

Reduce White-Collar Crime, Including Public Corruption

DOJ's FY 2000 performance plan regarding white collar crime is based on the premise that a strong deterrent capability must be put in place that will prevent criminals from defrauding and therefore weakening the Nation's industries and institutions. In this area, the criminal threat comes from varied sources and may have any number of purposes and targets, e.g., public officials open to corruption; certain elements of high technology-related industries; cybercrime; and telemarketing, insurance, commodities, and other businesses susceptible to fraud. In monetary terms alone, the annual loss to American citizens and businesses is conservatively estimated in the billions of dollars.

During FY 2000, the FBI and DOJ's prosecutors will devote considerable resources to countering the type of computer crime that can cause major disruptions in commerce and information sharing. The FBI will expand its headquarters and field-based computer crime expertise, supported by the NIPC. In conjunction with state and local task forces, this will better equip the DOJ to investigate and prosecute computer crimes committed through the use of computers, pursuant to the President's directive contained in Executive Order 13010. Similarly, in FY 2000, DOJ's Criminal Division, in cooperation with the U.S. Attorneys and federal investigative agencies and state and local authorities, will focus attention on computer intrusions, as well as on other priority white-collar crime matters such as health care fraud, which is discussed in Core Function 3.

FY 2000 Key Performance Goals

FY 2000 Key Performance Indicators

1.4.2 Health Care Fraud ­ In FY 2000, DOJ will work with other federal agencies to confront the increase in health care fraud by continuing to successfully prosecute and obtain judgments and settlements against providers, carriers and fiscal intermediaries that defraud Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs. [FBI, USAs, CRM] 1.4.3 High Technology/"Computer Crime" In FY 2000, DOJ will continue its recent efforts to further develop its capacity to respond to cyber-attacks, computer thefts and intrusions affecting consumers, businesses and government. We will continue to increase the number of state and local computer crime task forces and increase the capability of the FBI and DEA to acquire, examine and present computer evidence, so that we can keep pace with and successfully investigate and prosecute the new breed of high-tech criminals [FBI, CRM, USAs, DEA]

Medicare cost savings for targeted goods and services where egregious fraudulent billing is suspected. Arrests and convictions in computer intrusions.

Coordination of DOJ Law Enforcement

The FY 2000 performance plan goals summarized throughout this core function that cut-across the major DOJ agencies, underscore the urgency that DOJ attributes to fully-coordinated, interagency enforcement efforts. Taking effective action against such fundamental threats as the illegal drug trafficking or potential assaults against the Nation's infrastructure can only occur when federal agencies cooperate and focus their limited resources in a targeted fashion in concert with state and local law enforcement agencies.

FY 2000 Key Performance Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance Indicator

1.5.2 Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces -- In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to strengthen the centralized management and coordination of the OCDETF activities in order to promote a coordinated drug enforcement effort. Particular emphasis will be placed on coordinating activities among the following entities: OCDETF regions, all federal drug and drug related law enforcement agencies, and the United States Attorneys' Offices, as well as the state and local drug law enforcement and prosecution agencies. [CRM/OCDETF, Others]

Agency participation in OCDETF investigations resulting in criminal charges.

Resources, Means and Strategies

	1998 Actual	1999 Planned	2000 Requested
Core Function 1	$5,301,572,000	$5,529,929,000	$5,874,253,000

In FY 2000, the Department of Justice plans to spend nearly $5.9 billion on this core function. This is an increase of 11% from 1998 levels and 6 % increase from 1999 levels..

Information Technology

In FY 2000 the Department will invest approximately $257 million in information technology to continue to provide law enforcement personnel with the automated tools to fight crime in today's world, including the increasing incidents of "cybercrime" that cross national borders. The Attorney General recognizes that we cannot attack increasingly sophisticated criminal conspiracies or handle highly complex litigation without making long term investments in our people and giving them the tools and technologies to do their jobs.

The FBI is expanding its current information technology environment in order to facilitate the multi-agency cooperation and coordination necessary to combat counterterrorism, international crime, technology crime and other types of activities. To provide the information technology functionality required by investigators, analysts and other employees in FY 2000 the FBI is moving into the second year of a multi-year strategy, known as its Information Sharing Initiative (ISI), to modernize and augment its computers, applications, and telecommunications networks. The ISI will yield improved collection, management, processing, analysis and exploitation of case information and intelligence; permit secure, controlled access to multi-agency information; and provide data integrity and security.

The DEA will continue deployment of FIREBIRD in FY 2000 and provide needed upgrades in offices where FIREBIRD was first deployed in 1995. FIREBIRD is an automated system which consolidates information from a variety of sources and gives special agents and intelligence specialists the ability to quickly access and analyze critical information in support of the fight against drugs in this country.

In FY 2000, DEA will continue development of the Information Management Program and Case Tracking (IMPACT) system, which will be incorporated into its FIREBIRD network. IMPACT will allow investigative staff to leverage existing information not possible without FIREBIRD. IMPACT is a mission oriented, field-led initiative that focuses on the collection, use and dissemination of information at the field level.

Intelligence Technologies

MERLIN is DEA's advanced workstation to support the classified processing needs of intelligence analysts and special agents. It provides for the storage, dissemination and retrieval of investigative data, photos and reporting. MERLIN will be installed in DEA Headquarters and in all DEA Field Divisions, as well as in selected DEA foreign offices by FY 2000. The Narcotics Enforcement Data Retrieval System (NEDRS) is a classified system that will be developed to support classified drug enforcement investigations.

In FY 2000, and in the years to follow, the Department will increasingly rely on Automated Litigation Support (ALS) to meet the trial preparation and courtroom presentation needs of the litigating attorneys in both civil and criminal actions. The number of document-intensive litigation cases for the Department is increasing each year--complex drug prosecutions, health care fraud investigations and financial litigation cases are experiencing tremendous growth. The burden of administrative work in trial preparation for these cases can be costly and time consuming. With proper litigation support, trial preparation is more efficient and speedy, and the trials themselves take less time and are more effective, allowing the Department's attorneys to bring more cases in the same amount of time.

CORE FUNCTION 1: Investigation and Prosecution of Criminal Offenses

Strategic Plan Goals: 1.1 Reduce violent crime, including organized crime and drug and gang-related violence. 1.2 Reduce the availability and abuse of illegal drugs through traditional and innovative enforcement efforts. 1.3 Reduce espionage and terrorism (sponsored by foreign or domestic groups in the United States and abroad when directed at U.S. citizens or institutions). 1.4 Reduce white-collar crime, including public corruption and fraud.
FY 2000 Performance Goals		Key Performance Indicators
1.1.1	Organized Crime ­ La Cosa Nostra (LCN) In FY 2000, DOJ will work to restore open and free economic competition in industries influenced by organized crime. DOJ will do this by continuing to reduce the active LCN membership. [FBI, USAs, CRM]	Percentage reduction in LCN membership.
1.1.2	Organized Crime Non-traditional and Emerging Groups­Nationally, DOJ will place priority on identifying high-impact investigative targets and allocating appropriate resources to deal with the problem. In FY 2000, DOJ will identify, disrupt and dismantle emerging organized criminal enterprises, including 12 Asian groups and 5 Russian groups. [FBI, USAs, CRM]	Number of emerging criminal enterprises dismantled.
1.1.3	Gang-related and Other Violence In FY 2000, DOJ will target and respond to particular local crime problems involving violence and gang activity, including drug-related crimes. To achieve this, DOJ will strive to reduce the level of violent crime by taking violent criminals and gangs off our streets through cooperative enforcement efforts with state and local law enforcement in programs such as FBI's Safe Streets Task Forces and DEA's Mobile Enforcement Teams (MET). We will do this to continue our efforts to reduce by 50 % over 5-years the population of existing gangs identified as being the most dangerous. [FBI, DEA, USAs, CRM]	Number of violent criminals removed from the streets by federal investigation and prosecutorial efforts. Percentage reduction in number of targeted gangs identified as being the most dangerous.
1.1.4	Crimes Against Children In FY 2000, DOJ will focus on an improved overall response capability in child abduction cases, including the use of multi-disciplinary teams of law enforcement and other professionals, so that the FBI is promptly notified of such incidents and can promptly deploy investigative assistance. DOJ will also increase efforts against those who commit sexual exploitation offenses against children, including those who traffick in child pornography. [FBI, USAs, CRM]	Number of Sexual Exploitation of Children predators and arrested and convicted.
1.2.1	Protecting U.S. Borders from the Drug Threat In FY 2000, DOJ will improve its land border defense against drugs through the deployment of new personnel and advanced technology. [INS, DEA, FBI, CRM, NDIC]	Quantity of drugs seized at or near the borders.
1.2.2	Attack on Major Drug Trafficking Criminal Enterprises In FY 2000, DOJ will continue its efforts to disrupt and dismantle the command and control operations of major drug trafficking criminal enterprises responsible for the supply of illicit drugs in the U.S. In FY 2000, DOJ will continue many focused initiatives and efforts that target major traffickers, including: the Southwest Border initiative; the Carribean initiative; the Source Country initiative; the Anti-Heroin strategy; the National Methamphetamine strategy; and OCDETF cases. [DEA, FBI, USAs, CRM/OCDETF, NDIC]	Number of nationally coordinated investigations that lead to the disruption and dismantlement of multiple "cells" of the major drug trafficking organizations. [The Department will evaluate the significance of drug trafficking organizations and its members based upon defined criteria]. Number of indictments and convictions obtained in OCDETF cases involving targeted drug organizations.
1.2.3	Reducing the Production of Illegal Drugs through Enforcement Efforts In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to reduce significantly the production and quantity of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine and marijuana, in the U.S. Through the National Methamphetamine Strategy and multi-agency coordinated efforts with other enforcement agencies, we will increase the number of clandestine laboratories seized and the prosecutions of rogue chemical companies that supply the precursors to methamphetamine manufacturers. [DEA, USAs, CRM, FBI]	Quantity of marijuana eradicated through the DEA Domestic Cannabis Eradication and Suppression Program. Quantity of drugs removed, including: cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, and other dangerous drugs. Number of chemical distributors diverting precursor and essential chemicals investigated and prosecuted. Number of clandestine laboratories seized, dismantled, and properly disposed of.
1.2.4	International Drug Law Enforcement In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to actively cooperate with foreign governments and enlist their support through technical assistance and training to investigate and prosecute major drug traffickers and their organizations, which threaten U.S. interests.. [DEA, FBI, USAs, CRM]	Number of foreign counter drug investigators and prosecutors trained.
1.2.5	Comprehensive Investigative Intelligence Program to Effectively Support Investigations and Prosecutions In FY 2000, DOJ will strengthen its various investigative intelligence programs to expand and foster the collection, analysis and dissemination of drug-related intelligence to federal agencies about major national and international drug trafficking organizations. [DEA, USAs, FBI, NDIC, INTERPOL]	Number of queries and entries to drug databases. Number of intelligence analysts trained.
1.2.6	Reduction of Demand In FY 2000, DOJ will intensify its demand reduction efforts through educational outreach to communities, schools, employers, and the public. For example, we will continue our use of the Internet to publicize our anti-drug abuse message, and will pursue more interagency and public/private partnership opportunities, including mentoring and other early intervention strategies. DOJ will place a stronger emphasis on the value of education, treatment availability and volunteerism in drug prevention. [DEA]	Number of persons and organizations receiving disseminated information regarding prevention programs.
1.3.1	Preventing Terrorist Acts In FY 2000, DOJ, working with other federal agencies such as Treasury and State, will improve the Nation's capability to prevent terrorist acts within the United States and abroad by: improving information gathering and analysis capabilities to evaluate threats and provide early detection of potential terrorist acts; investigating the fund-raising activities of terrorist organizations; planning, coordinating and conducting training exercises. [FBI, USA, CRM, INS]	Number of terrorist acts prevented.
1.3.2	Investigating and Prosecuting Terrorist Acts In FY 2000, DOJ will continue its high rate of success in the investigation and prosecution terrorist acts and conspiracies. We will respond aggressively to all terrorist acts directed against American nationals and interests at home and overseas, through the use of well-trained special response capabilities and Joint Terrorism Task Forces. [FBI, USA, CRM, INS, USNCB/INTERPOL ]	Number of terrorist cases investigated. Number of terrorists arrested and convicted.
1.3.3	Improving Response Capabilities to Terrorist Acts In FY 2000, DOJ will establish or expand upon partnerships with state, local and international entities to enhance domestic and international responsiveness to terrorist acts. The FBI will continue its lead responsibility for effectively managing the response to domestic terrorist incidents. [CRM, FBI, USAs]	Number of additional districts with crisis response plans.
1.3.4	Protection of Critical Infrastructure In FY 2000, DOJ will further its capabilities to coordinate and respond to cyber and physical threats to the Nation's critical infrastructure, including interagency cooperation with the Department of Defense and other responsible federal agencies. We will identify and eliminate key infrastructure vulnerabilities; provide 24/7 watch and warning capabilities; and improve investigations and protection through training and disseminating information and tools. [FBI, CRM]	Computer intrusions investigated by the FBI. Total key assets identified.
1.4.1	Public Corruption In FY 2000, DOJ will combat corruption through the investigation of alleged wrongdoing by officials and employees at all levels of government, and will take appropriate prosecutorial action. [USA, CRM, FBI]	Investigations and convictions. Recoveries and restitutions resulting from investigations and convictions.
1.4.2	Health Care Fraud In FY 2000, DOJ will work with other federal agencies to confront the increase in health care fraud by continuing to successfully prosecute and obtain judgments and settlements against providers, carriers and fiscal intermediaries that defraud Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs. [FBI, USAs, CRM]	Medicare cost savings for targeted goods and services where egregious fraudulent billing is suspected.
1.4.3	High Technology/"Computer Crime" In FY 2000, DOJ will continue its recent efforts to further develop its capacity to respond to cyber-attacks, computer thefts and intrusions affecting consumers, businesses and government. We will continue to increase the number of state and local computer crime task forces and increase the capability of the FBI and DEA to acquire, examine and present computer evidence, so that we can keep pace with and successfully investigate and prosecute the new breed of high-tech criminals [FBI, CRM, USAs DEA]	Number of agents and prosecutors trained to conduct advanced computer fraud investigations relating to both federal crimes and national security. Arrests and convictions in computer intrusions. Number of Information Technology state and local tasks forces.
1.4.4	Financial Institutions, Telemarketing, and Other Fraud In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to identify and target fraud schemes, such as financial institution fraud and telemarketing fraud directed against the elderly. [FBI, CRM, USAs]	Indictments and convictions in white collar crimes. Economic loss to financial institutions due to fraud in targeted cities.
1.5.1	International Cooperation In FY 2000, DOJ, in conjunction with the Department of State, will continue to enlist the active cooperation of foreign governments in our law enforcement efforts. We will maintain our overseas presence in areas of critical concern [FBI, DEA, CRM]; develop bilateral and multilateral agreements [CRM, FBI]; provide training and technical assistance to our foreign counterparts including assistance in money laundering and asset forfeiture law [CRM]; and increase our use of INTERPOL in assisting efforts against international crime, including locating fugitives abroad [INTERPOL, CRM, others].	Number of new extradition treaties with other countries entering into force, with a view toward the extradition of nationals. Number of new mutual legal assistance treaties with other countries entering into force. Number of new INTERPOL cases.
1.5.2	Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to strengthen the centralized management and coordination of the OCDETF activities in order to promote a coordinated drug enforcement effort. Particular emphasis will be placed on coordinating activities among the following entities. OCDETF regions, all federal drug and drug related law enforcement agencies, and the United States Attorneys' Offices, as well as the state and local drug law enforcement and prosecution agencies. [CRM/OCDETF, Others]	Agency participation in OCDETF investigations resulting in criminal charges.
1.5.3	Indian Country Crimes In FY 2000, DOJ will work with tribal authorities to combat and reduce the incidence of violent crime on Indian reservations, especially that related to gang activity, through the use of Safe Trails Task Forces, and the identification of particular enforcement priorities. [USAs, FBI]	Increase in cases on Indian lands.

 

CORE FUNCTION 2: Assistance to Tribal, State and Local Governments

Strengthening the criminal and juvenile justice capabilities of state and local governments is one of the most important ways the DOJ carries out its leadership role in preventing and controlling crime. The Department recognizes that effective law enforcement requires a concerted and coordinated effort at all levels of government.

Three components are in the forefront of DOJ's efforts to assist states and localities. The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provides financial support, technical assistance and training to encourage a wide range of improvement efforts. It also conducts research, evaluates programs, and collects and publishes statistical information. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) supports local efforts to hire and deploy additional police officers and adopt community policing practices. The Community Relations Service (CRS) assists state and local officials and civic leaders to prevent and resolve disputes and conflicts emanating from racial or ethnic tension.

Improving Research and Statistical Efforts

OJP's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research and development arm of DOJ. It is charged with investing public funds to develop knowledge that will reduce crime, enhance public safety, and improve the administration of justice. It conducts and sponsors basic and applied research into the causes and prevention of crime and tests and evaluates new approaches, techniques and technologies.

In FY 2000, NIJ will support initiatives that are innovative and responsive to strong public safety concerns, especially those that are felt at the community level. NIJ will build local crime data collection and analysis capacity in urban, suburban, and rural communities to improve models to predict crime in neighborhoods with the use of advanced crime mapping techniques, and to test the effectiveness of selected community crime prevention interventions. NIJ will also provide technical assistance to state and local governments to help them to use the latest in high technology and science to improve their ability to prevent and investigate crime. NIJ will build on current efforts to address critical forensic science needs in state and local levels of the criminal justice systems. For instance, NIJ technology centers locate and fund high-priority, hard-to-find forensic capabilities when state and local agencies need support in critical criminal investigations. NIJ will expand this activity with a new initiative that will award grants to states to improve their investigative and analytic capabilities.

The Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) intends to expand efforts to collect statistics on the incidence of computer crime and cyber-fraud and on the size and scope of the Indian country criminal justice system. There is little information available about these two topics, and these statistical collections will help the federal government to evaluate the needs in these two areas and focus its resources more effectively.

FY 2000 Key Performance Goal	FY 2000 Key Performance Indicator
2.1.1 Research and Evaluation In FY 2000, DOJ will expand and improve its research and statistical gathering efforts in order to advance knowledge of, and provide timely and useful information to, state and local governments on major research and evaluation findings about crime and crime control efforts. [OJP/NIJ, BJS]	Number of research and evaluation efforts, statistical information requests, and reports provided.

Forming New Community Partnerships Against Crime, Youth Violence and Drugs

Youth violence and drug abuse continue to be major national problems and DOJ's FY 2000 performance plan supports many programs at the state and local level designed to address these problems. OJP, as it seeks to involve citizens in innovative community programs that can make a difference, will undertake initiatives that target neighborhood-based problems, with emphasis on violent crime committed by gangs and juveniles. In addition, an expansion of OJP's Partnerships to Reduce Youth Gun Violence initiative will provide assistance to communities in the implementation of seven program strategies to address the prevention, intervention and suppression of juvenile gun violence. The Byrne Formula and Discretionary Grants will emphasize drug control strategies and violent crime prevention.

In FY 2000, DOJ will help build community partnerships to combat youth violence and drug use. OJP's "Weed and Seed" Program will provide funding for 201 sites. OJP's Drug Court Program will also continue to seek to leverage the coercive power of the criminal justice system to reduce recidivism and substance abuse among nonviolent substance-abusing offenders, and to increase their likelihood of successful rehabilitation. In FY 2000, the Drug Court Program will be expanded.

DOJ will work to promote stronger linkages between local communities and their criminal justice system to ensure public safety. This will be accomplished through an enhanced commitment to community justice initiatives at the local level. Community justice builds on the problem-solving ethic of community policing by expanding it to other traditional criminal justice institutions such as prosecution, courts, and corrections. Among the key principles of community justice is its focus on making the justice system more responsive to the community, stressing the need to make amends to victims of crime and linking the justice system to drug treatment and other social service resources.

FY 2000 Key Performance Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance Indicators

2.1.3 In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to emphasize both enforcement and prevention strategies to counter youth violence through targeted programs that provide funding and specialized assistance to states and localities. For example: Under the Prevention of Youth Gun Violence initiative we will provide assistance to communities to implement strategies to address the prevention, intervention and suppression of juvenile gun violence. [OJP] We will continue to provide Byrne Formula and Discretionary Grants to state and local governments for demonstration programs, training, and technical assistance in improving the criminal justice system with special emphasis on drug control strategies and violent crime prevention. [OJP]

Reduction of the incidence of juveniles illegally carrying guns. Increase in services and resources for at-risk juveniles, especially those involved in the juvenile justice system. Reduction of juvenile gun-related crimes. Number of promising program models/prototypes developed. Number of successful formula grant projects funded to replicate discretionary grant programs.

Improving Domestic Preparedness

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue its efforts to improve the nation's capacity to respond to incidents of terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction. Most state and local governments lack the specialized equipment and expertise needed to effectively respond to terrorist attacks using chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. Federal leadership in counterterrorism technology development, training and equipment acquisition, therefore, will result in better- prepared state and local public safety agencies.

In FY 2000, the OJP will continue to provide assistance to state and local governments by implementing several targeted training programs focusing on providing both basic awareness and advanced level training to first responders, and a grant program designed to provide state and local emergency response agencies with resources to procure equipment critical to an effective response capability.

In addition, the FBI's Hazardous Devices School at Redstone Arsenal, AL will continue to provide training for civilian public safety bomb technicians in techniques to locate, identify, render safe and dispose of improvised hazardous devices, including those containing weapons of mass destruction.

FY 2000 Key Performance Goal	FY 2000 Key Performance Indicators
2.1.6 Improve Domestic Preparedness In FY 2000, DOJ will provide training and grants for the procurement of equipment to a minimum of 157 local jurisdictions, and 55 states and territories to improve the nation's capacity to respond to terrorist incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. [OJP]	Number of law enforcement officers and trainers trained. Number of first responder teams provided basic and advanced level equipment through grants.

Operational and Special Support

In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to provide support to federal, state and local criminal justice agencies with high quality technical and forensic assistance. Two major FBI initiatives will be operational in FY 2000­NCIC 2000 and IAFIS. These new, advanced systems will significantly enhance the ability of law enforcement to rapidly obtain information on persons suspected of crimes.

Forensic Services will also be a special focus in FY 2000. Working together with federal, state, private and research laboratory facilities, DOJ will undertake a Regional Crime Lab Network program that will enhance forensics capabilities available to all in the criminal justice system. FBI will continue the development of the Combined DNA Information System and DRUGFIRE, making more information available to the law enforcement community.

FY 2000 Key Performance Goal	FY 2000 Key Performance Indicators
2.1.7 Support improved criminal and juvenile justice capabilities at the state and local levels by providing high quality training, research, evaluation and assistance with new technologies, and, if requested, direct operational support for resolving unusual crime problems. [OJP/BJA, FBI]	Average response times for identifying fingerprints under IAFIS.

Emphasizing Community Policing

DOJ has consistently emphasized the need for developing strong problem-solving partnerships between law enforcement organizations and communities. The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program is another example of how DOJ is seeking to accomplish this goal. An important part of COPS' mission is promoting widespread adoption of community policing. In FY 2000, the COPS Office will emphasize community policing through the Department's 21^st Century Policing Initiative, which includes the goal of funding 130,000 to 150,000 officers over 1992 levels. Funds from this initiative will help communities continue to enhance their community policing efforts by hiring, redeploying, and retaining officers. Further, the initiative will expand the scope of community involvement in the criminal justice process through community prosecution programs and grants to establish community-based crime prevention programs.

FY 2000 Key Performance Goal	FY 2000 Key Performance Indicator
2.2.2 In FY 2000, DOJ will provide funding for an additional 4,000 officers, toward the 21st Century Policing Initiative goal of funding 130,000 to 150,000 police officers over 1992 levels. [COPS]	Number of new police officers funded as a result of COPS' funding.

Combating Violence Against Women and Children

Violence against women and children is a major concern to the Attorney General and the President. To comply with the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA), which also addresses violence against children, DOJ has established the Violence Against Women Grants Office. Its mission is to restructure and strengthen the criminal justice system's response to crimes of violence committed against women and enhance the services available to victims of such violence through the award of grants to state, local, tribal and other public and private entities, including those in rural areas. A related responsibility is to ensure that domestic violence is recognized and treated as a serious violation of criminal law.

During FY 2000, important initiatives will be supported under this program to address different aspects of this unique type of violence. Several are described below.

• The Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies Program assists communities in creating a unified, coordinated response to domestic violence that includes rigorous enforcement of protection orders and arrest and prosecution of batterers. It also involves appropriate supervision of and intervention with batterers in the community, and legal and support services for domestic violence victims.
  
  

• Under a five-year research and evaluation initiative proposed in FY 2000, the VAWA Managing Sex Offenders Training Program will attempt to understand how to most effectively manage sex offenders in the community. The long-range goal of this research initiative, which will be administered by NIJ, is to develop and disseminate a highly effective, interdisciplinary, widely useful, and safe approach to the management of sex offenders in the community. It is estimated that there are over 265,000 convicted sex offenders (rape and sexual assault) under the jurisdiction of corrections agencies, with more than half under some form of community supervision. Since the majority of all offenders will be released to the community at some point, effective supervision strategies must be explored.

FY 2000 Key Performance Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance Indicators

2.5.1 In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to develop and expand programs and services that target the reduction of the incidence and consequences of family violence, including domestic violence and child victimization. Specifically: The Law Enforcement and Prosecution Grant Program will provide formula grants to states, localities, and tribal governments to develop and strengthen coordinated law enforcement and prosecution strategies in order to combat and reduce the number of violent crimes committed against women in the jurisdictions funded. [OJP/VAWGO] The Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies Program will encourage aggressive enforcement of protection orders, arrest and prosecution of batterers, and other interventions designed to treat domestic violence as a serious violation of the law. [OJP/VAWGO] The Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance program will provide financial assistance to rural communities to improve their response to domestic violence and child abuse. [OJP/VAWGO] The Sex Offenders Training Program will train state and local officials how to most effectively manage sex offenders in the community. [OJP/VAWGO]

Number of states, localities, and Indian tribal governments that introduce coordinated justice approaches to address violent crimes against women. Number of grantees that implement mandatory or pro-arrest policy as part of a coordinated response to violence against women. Number of jurisdictions that provide services to previously under served populations in rural communities. Number of jurisdictions that implement new policies and procedures to supervise and manage cases involving release of sex offenders.

Promoting the Integration of Technology Among State and Local Governments

OJP has included two new initiatives in the FY 2000 budget specifically oriented toward promoting interconnectivity and interoperability among state and local criminal justice agencies. These initiatives are consistent with the National Performance Review's recommendations to provide immediate access to information and to improve public safety communications among criminal justice agencies. The goal of OJP's Information Technology Integration Initiative is to improve state and local criminal justice through the development of criminal justice information systems where state and local authorities with responsibilities for law enforcement, courts, prosecution, public defense, corrections, probation and parole will have immediate access to information necessary to respond to and resolve the consequences of criminal activity. OJP's Public Safety and Telecommunications Assistance Program will focus on promoting planning efforts among state and local law enforcement so that their radio systems will be compatible with the digital narrowband radio systems that federal law enforcement organizations will be using in the future.

FY 2000 Key Performance Goal	FY 2000 Key Performance Indicators
2.1.2 In FY 2000, DOJ will expand efforts to promote integration of technology among state and local criminal justice agencies. Efforts will focus on promoting planning among state and local governments to ensure that law enforcement radio systems will be compatible with digital narrowband radio systems used by federal law enforcement organizations. [OJP]	Percent increase in operability of national clearinghouse providing system integration information. Number of pilot projects completed.

All of the programs and initiatives discussed in this section are joint efforts among various organizations, both public and private, consistent with the missions of OJP, COPS, and CRS. An example of interagency coordination is the Missing Children initiative. Both OJP and the FBI are working together and with local communities and law enforcement organizations to increase the number of children returned, unharmed, to their parents.

Resources, Means, and Strategies

	1998 Actual	1999 Planned	2000 Requested
Core Function 2	$5,665,225,000	$5,770,919,000	$4,342,357,000

In FY 2000, the Department of Justice plans to spend $4.3 billion on this core function. This is a decrease of 23% from 1998 levels and 25% decrease from 1999 levels.

Information Technology

Cooperation and information exchange with state and local government to ensure all law-abiding citizens remain safe in their communities is one of the Attorney General's highest priorities. In FY 2000, the Department will invest approximately $76 million to support components to achieve their goals in this area.

As discussed above, in FY 2000 the FBI's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) and National Crime Information Center (NCIC) will be fully operational. IAFIS is a rapid response, paperless system that will receive and process electronic images, criminal histories and related identification data for the entire criminal justice community. NCIC 2000 will replicate the information services currently provided by the FBI NCIC system (National Crime Information Center), as well as provide enhancements for fingerprint matching capabilities and additional files such as mugshots and pictures of stolen property for over 79,000 authorized users.

The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) will be enhanced in FY 2000 and continue to provide state and local law enforcement with DNA information not otherwise available to them. The National Criminal Instant Background Check System (NICS), deployed in FY 1999, will continue to assist states to prevent the illegal sale of handguns. The National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) system uses advanced graphic capabilities to identify firearms used in the commission of a crime from bullets found at the crime scene and allows federal, state, and local forensics laboratories to share information.

Facilities

The FBI seeks $9,000,000 for the upgrade of the Hazardous Devices School (HDS). The HDS is the only domestic formal training program for state and local law enforcement to learn safe and effective bomb disposal operations.

CORE FUNCTION 2: Assistance to Tribal, State and Local Governments

Strategic Plan Goals: 2.1 Improve the crime-fighting and criminal/juvenile justice system capabilities of tribal, state and local governments. 2.2 Strengthen and improve community police services and, by the year 2000, increase the number of officers funded by 100,000 over 1992 levels. 2.3 Support innovative, community-based strategies aimed at reducing crime, delinquency and violence in our communities. 2.4 Uphold the rights of, and improve services to, America's crime victims. 2.5 Reduce the incidence of violence against women.
FY 2000 Performance Goals		Key Performance Indicators
2.1.1	Research and Evaluation In FY 2000, DOJ will expand and improve its research and statistical gathering efforts in order to advance knowledge of, and provide timely and useful information to, state and local governments on major research and evaluation findings about crime and crime control efforts. [OJP/NIJ, BJS]	Number of research and evaluation efforts, statistical information requests, and reports provided.
2.1.2	In FY 2000, DOJ will expand efforts to promote integration of technology among state and local criminal justice agencies. Efforts will focus on promoting planning efforts among state and local governments to ensure that law enforcement radio systems will be compatible with digital narrowband radio systems used by federal law enforcement organizations. [OJP]	Percent increase in operability of national clearinghouse providing system integration information. Number of pilot projects completed.
2.1.3	In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to emphasize both enforcement and prevention strategies to counter youth violence through targeted programs that provide funding and specialized assistance to states and localities. For example: Under the Prevention of Youth Gun Violence initiative we will provide assistance to communities to implement strategies to address the prevention, intervention and suppression of juvenile gun violence. [OJP] We will continue to provide Byrne Formula and Discretionary Grants to state and local governments for demonstration programs, training, and technical assistance in improving the criminal justice system with special emphasis on drug control strategies and violent crime prevention. [OJP]	Reduction of the incidence of juveniles illegally carrying guns. Increase in services and resources for at-risk juveniles, especially those involved in the juvenile justice system. Reduction of juvenile gun-related crimes. Number of promising program models/prototypes developed. Number of successful formula grant projects funded to replicate discretionary grant programs. Number of training and technical assistance sessions associated with the formula program.
2.1.4	Indian Country In FY 2000, DOJ will focus on criminal and juvenile justice system improvements in Indian country. This will include: Providing grants to Indian Tribes to develop and enhance their judicial systems, train local court personnel, support youth anti-violence initiatives and for basic law enforcement needs. [OJP, COPS] The number of AUSAs will be expanded with the goal of providing a basic level of law enforcement service commensurate with national averages. [USAs] Providing grants for jail construction that will result in new or alternative beds becoming available. [OJP]	Number of grants provided. Number of detention beds constructed on Indian reservations.
2.1.6	Improve Domestic Preparedness In FY 2000, DOJ will provide training and grants for the procurement of equipment to a minimum of 157 local jurisdictions, and 55 states and territories to improve the nation's capacity to respond to terrorist incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. [ OJP]	Number of training sessions conducted. Number of law enforcement officers and trainers trained. Number of first responder teams provided basic and advanced level equipment through grants.
2.1.7	Support improved criminal and juvenile justice capabilities at the state and local levels by providing high quality training, research, evaluation and assistance with new technologies, and, if requested, direct operational support for resolving unusual crime problems. [FBI, OJP]	Average response times for identifying fingerprints under IAFIS. Number of White Collar Crime investigations supported by grants. Number of criminal justice and regulatory personnel trained.
2.1.8	National Instant Criminal Background Check System In FY 2000, DOJ will use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to assist State and local law enforcement in performing criminal background checks of prospective firearms purchasers, as provided by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. [FBI, OJP/BJS]	Estimated number of persons with criminal records prevented from purchasing firearms. Number of states receiving grants under NCHIP.
2.2.1	In FY 2000, DOJ, through the COPS program, will advance the implementation of community policing. [COPS]	Number of standardized packages of materials developed for grantees to provide guidance and implement community policing. Number of law enforcement agencies that have received COPS' grants.
2.2.2	In FY 2000, DOJ will provide funding for an additional 4,000 officers, toward the 21 st Century Policing Initiative goal of funding 130,000 to 150,000 police officers over 1992 levels. [COPS]	Number of new police officers funded as a result of COPS' funding.
2.3.1	In FY 2000, DOJ will play a more active role in assisting communities to respond to, and resolve, racial and ethnic tension. Through the Community Relations Service, DOJ will provide conflict resolution service, conflict prevention and resolution training and technical assistance to communities. [CRS]	Number of cases in which the potential for conflict, violence, or civil disorder is reduced or ameliorated due to mediation and/or conciliation services. Number of communities which will develop the capacity to respond independently to racial and ethnic tensions.
2.3.2	In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to encourage community-based approaches to crime and justice at the state and local level. For example: The Weed and Seed program will fund 201 sites. [OJP]	As indicated by customer surveys, percentage of funded sites that believe community policing efforts and related crime-prevention activities are working to reduce the incidence of crime. (OJP)
2.3.3	Drug Courts In FY 2000, DOJ will expand its Drug Courts initiative. We expect that 80% of the total drug court participants will not commit other crimes while participating in the program. [OJP]	Number of new Drug Courts. Percent of Drug Court participants who do not commit other crimes while participating in the program.
2.4.1	In FY 2000, DOJ will continue full implementation of programs supported through the Crime Victims Fund, as well as other initiatives designed to ensure the safety of, and assistance to, all victims and witnesses. We will: [OJP] Provide training to criminal justice personnel, victim service providers, and others. Provide information and assistance on promising projects and other issues. Provide grants to states to develop programs to assist crime victims and improve handling of child abuse cases and to compensate crime victims.	Number of victim/witness assistance promising practices adopted. Percent of states that develop long-range funding strategies for victims' programs. Percent of states that implement needs assessments to identify gaps in victim services.
2.4.2	In FY 2000, DOJ will expand child victimization prevention programs, such as the Missing Children's Program and the Court Appointed Special Advocates program. The Missing Children's Program will train over 34,000 law enforcement and other personnel and respond to an estimated 135,000 hotline calls. [OJP] The CASA Program will serve an estimated 180,000 children in 840 jurisdictions nationwide. [OJP]	Number of law enforcement and other personnel trained. Number of hot line calls. Number of children and jurisdictions served by the Missing Children's Program Number of state-wide and local CASA programs.
2.5.1	In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to develop and expand programs and services that target the reduction of the incidence and consequences of family violence, including domestic violence and child victimization. Specifically: The Law Enforcement and Prosecution Grant Program will provide formula grants to states, localities, and Indian tribal governments to develop and strengthen coordinated law enforcement and prosecution strategies in order to combat and reduce the number of violent crimes committed against women in the jurisdictions funded. [OJP/VAWGO] The Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies Program will encourage aggressive enforcement of protection orders, arrest and prosecution of batterers, and other interventions designed to treat domestic violence as a serious violation of the law. [OJP/VAWGO] The Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance program will provide financial assistance to rural communities to improve their response to domestic violence and child abuse. [OJP/VAWGO] The Sex Offenders Training Program will train state and local officials how to most effectively manage sex offenders in the community. [OJP/VAWGO]	Number of states, localities, and Indian tribal governments that introduce coordinated justice approaches to address violent crimes against women. Number of grantees that implement mandatory or pro-arrest policy as part of a coordinated response to violence against women. Number of jurisdictions that provide services to previously under served populations in rural communities. Number of jurisdictions that implement new policies and procedures to supervise and manage cases involving release of sex offenders.

 

 

CORE FUNCTION 3: Legal Representation, Enforcement of Federal Laws, and Defense of U. S. Interests

The DOJ is the Nation's litigator and is often described as the largest law office in the world. The Department's attorney staff is administratively organized into the 94 U.S. Attorney Offices, six litigating divisions (the Antitrust Division, the Civil Division, the Civil Rights Division, the Criminal Division⁽¹⁾, the Environment and Natural Resources Division, and the Tax Division), and the Office of the Solicitor General. The U.S. Attorneys serve as the Attorney General's chief law enforcement officer in each judicial district and represent the United States in most civil and criminal matters. The litigating divisions are centralized repositories of specialized expertise and perform many critical functions, including: representing the United States in cases that present novel and complex legal and factual issues; multi-district cases that require a centralized and coordinated response; cases that require extensive contact with client agencies whose headquarters are in Washington, DC; or, cases in which the U.S. Attorney may be recused. The Office of the Solicitor General represents the United States before the U.S. Supreme Court and authorizes and monitors the government's activities in the Nation's appellate courts. The U.S. Attorneys, the litigating divisions and the Office of the Solicitor General share responsibility for representing the United States and enforcing the Nation's antitrust, civil, civil rights, environment, and tax laws. Together they ensure that the Federal Government speaks with one voice with respect to the law.

The Attorney General has identified a number of priorities that DOJ's litigating divisions and the U.S. Attorneys will be focusing on in FY 2000. These include an initiative to protect the public fisc from unmeritorious claims and defend challenges to the Federal Government's regulations and initiatives through affirmative and defensive litigation; to expand the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution and negotiation in appropriate civil cases; to continue to focus on enforcing the law even when parties or misdeeds affecting the U.S. are beyond our shores; and to increase efforts to combat specialized white-collar crime. Initiatives identified in the Department's FY 1999 Performance Plan, such as the initiative to stop the proliferation of hate crimes, will continue in FY 2000.

Protecting the Public Fisc

Monetary claims against the government can involve huge sums of money. Ensuring that only those claims with merit under the law are paid is the responsibility of the Civil, Environment and Natural Resources, and Tax Divisions, as well as the U.S. Attorneys. DOJ attorneys save taxpayers billions of dollars each year by defeating unwarranted claims and recovering money lawfully owed to the United States. In particular, to stem the tide of health care fraud, the U.S. Attorneys, the Civil and Criminal Divisions, and the FBI have joined forces with federal and state agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services. In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to combat pervasive fraud against Medicare, Medicaid, CHAMPUS, and other federally-funded healthcare programs, ensuring that limited health resources are used to pay lawful claims. Additionally, in FY 2000, the Tax Division and the U.S. Attorneys will continue efforts to protect the fisc against taxpayers who raise frivolous tax-protest arguments or who attempt to improperly conceal their assets through fraudulent conveyances or other unlawful means. Finally, the Civil Division's defense of more than 120 cases arising from the implementation of banking reforms will progress through FY 2000, making effective use of attorney resources, industry experts, litigation support, and dispute resolution techniques to avert payment of potentially billions of dollars in excessive claims.

Equally important as the defeat of unjustified monetary claims are the litigating organizations' efforts to uphold provisions of law that are challenged in court. It is vitally important that our litigating divisions and the U.S. Attorneys continue in FY 2000 to successfully defend against the Constitutional and statutory challenges to the Federal Government's regulations and program initiatives. For example, the Civil Division will continue to defend against constitutional challenges to the Violence Against Women Act and the intent of Congress in regard to immigration laws. The Environment and Natural Resources Division will continue to defend against challenges to the Federal Government's lawful use, transportation, and destruction of hazardous materials, including the Army's $12 billion Chemical Demilitarization Program.

Combating Specialized White-Collar Crime

DOJ's Antitrust, Environment and Natural Resources, and Tax Divisions, in conjunction with the U.S. Attorneys and the FBI, also enforce several specialized criminal statutes designed to protect the public health, to protect competition and American consumers, and to prosecute criminal acts arising under the Nation's Internal Revenue Code. DOJ will increase efforts to combat these specialized types of white-collar crime.

In FY 2000, DOJ will increase efforts to address several types of environmental crime. DOJ attorneys and investigators will place special emphasis on curtailing: (1) the illegal transportation of hazardous materials; (2) efforts by environmental remediators who commit fraud and make false statements regarding the safety of underground storage tanks; and (3) individuals who willfully pollute the Nation's rivers and waterways.

The DOJ efforts to prosecute and deter private cartel behavior will continue in FY 2000. The Antitrust Division leads the Department's activities in this area. In FY 2000, attention will be placed on investigating and challenging violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, including such per se violations as price fixing, bid rigging, and horizontal customer and territorial allocations. The Department employs a wide range of investigatory techniques to detect collusion and bid rigging, including joint investigations among DOJ's Antitrust Division, the U.S. Attorneys, and the FBI, as well as grand jury investigations.

The increasing globalization of specialized types of white-collar crime continues to be a problem. The Antitrust, Environment and Natural Resources, and Tax Divisions, in concert with the U. S. Attorneys and the FBI, will also continue to address the increase in the internationalization of many illegal activities that affect the lives of our citizens. In FY 2000, DOJ attorneys will put special emphasis on uncovering the illegal activities of domestic and foreign companies whose activities affect U.S. consumers, and thwarting efforts to smuggle hazardous substances and protected species into the United States.

Cooperation with International, State, Local and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies

Our efforts to combat crime and represent the interests of the United States in court is heavily dependent upon establishing and maintaining cooperative relationships with other law enforcement entities. The efforts of DOJ's litigating divisions and the U.S. Attorneys to fight hate crimes, protect the public fisc and defend against challenges to the Federal Government's regulations and program initiatives, as well as address the overseas connection of many illegal activities, are assisted through cooperative efforts with international, state and local law enforcement entities and coordination with other agencies. For example:

• The Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorneys' and the FBI will continue to implement the Department's coordinated response to hate crimes. In FY 2000, our efforts to combat this nationwide problem will continue to involve efforts to work with our law enforcement partners, including other Federal law enforcement agencies, State attorneys general, and local prosecutors and investigators.
  
  
• Violations of the Internal Revenue Code drain the Federal fisc and undermine public trust in the voluntary tax system. The Tax Division, working in coordination with the Internal Revenue Service, continues to work at achieving more effective, efficient, fair and uniform results in tax enforcement and litigation. In FY 2000, DOJ attorneys will place special emphasis on promoting compliance with U.S. and foreign tax laws through appropriate litigation in the nation's trial and appellate courts, thereby enhancing both specific and general deterrence and fostering international law enforcement cooperation.  

• One of the effective tools used to decrease anti-competitive behavior affecting U.S. businesses and consumers is the establishment and use of international enforcement agreements. Therefore, in FY 2000, the Antitrust Division will continue to work toward establishing new international enforcement agreements and will continue to expand use of existing international law enforcement mechanisms.

FY 2000 Key Performance Goals

FY 2000 Key Performance Indicators

3.1.2 Pattern or Practice Civil Rights Violations In FY 2000, DOJ will devote increased attention to pattern or practice cases in civil rights cases, including fair housing, fair lending, employment discrimination, disability, and police misconduct matters. [CRT, USAs, FBI] 3.2.1 Enforcement of Natural Resource Laws In FY 2000, DOJ attorneys and investigators will continue efforts to ensure the vigorous pursuit of violators of environmental laws thereby enhancing the health of all Americans. DOJ will increase efforts to enforce federal agency regulations implemented to effectuate the goals of the Administration's Clean Water Action Plan and the defense of the Federal Government's use, transportation, and storage of hazardous materials. In addition, DOJ will cooperatively participate in activities that lead toward the effective protection of tribal sovereignty, lands and natural resources. [ENRD, USAs, FBI] 3.3.1 Promotion of Competition In FY 2000, DOJ will review the growing number of increasingly complex and international merger transactions for potential competitive issues; successfully challenge anticompetitive practices in the civil non-merger area; intensify the focus on detecting and successfully prosecuting massive criminal antitrust conspiracies; expand cooperative efforts with international enforcement authorities; and increase the dollar value of savings to the consumer from its enforcement actions. [ATR, USAs, FBI] 3.4.1 Fair and Uniform Enforcement of Tax Laws In FY 2000, DOJ will further efforts to fairly pursue civil and criminal violators of our tax laws, focusing particularly on illegal tax protest efforts to undermine compliance with the International Revenue Service code and evade or avoid federal income taxes. [TAX, USAs]

Number and percent increase in pattern or practice cases. Number and percent of affirmative cases resolved successfully. Success rate for merger transactions challenged. Successes include mergers that are abandoned, "fixed first," filed as cases with consent decrees, filed as cases but settled prior to litigation, or filed as cases and litigated successfully. Success rate for civil non-merger matters where the Antitrust Division expressed concern. Successes include matters where practices changed after investigation initiated, filed as cases with consent decrees, filed as cases but settled prior to litigation, or filed as cases and litigated successfully. Total dollar value of savings to the consumer in instances where the Antitrust Division has taken a specific action that resulted in less anticompetitive behavior. Taxpayer appeals (civil) successfully resolved, at least in part, by the Government.

Continuing Efforts Against Hate Crimes

The President announced his commitment to "mount an all-out assault on hate crimes, to punish them swiftly and severely, and to do more to stop them from happening in the first place." In response to this directive, DOJ's FY 2000 performance plan calls for continued implementation of a comprehensive approach to hate crime enforcement including the work of the Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorneys, the FBI, the Community Relations Service, the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Department's senior policy offices. In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to work together with state and local officials and community groups to promptly and effectively investigate and prosecute those responsible for hate crimes. Efforts to promote public education and community outreach will also continue in FY 2000.

FY 2000 Key Performance Goal

FY 2000 Key Performance Indicators

3.1.1 Hate Crimes In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to devote increased attention to hate crime cases, with the Civil Rights Division, FBI, U.S. Attorneys, Office of Justice Program's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), and the Community Relations Service (CRS) working to implement a coordinated plan to improve the federal response to hate crimes. DOJ officials will work closely with other federal law enforcement entities including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, state and local prosecutors, law enforcement, and community groups, to effectuate a comprehensive approach to hate crime enforcement. Efforts will be undertaken to further the development of procedures to (1) expand education and training in the area of hate crimes; (2) improve the quality and accuracy of hate crime statistics; (3) improve the geographic coverage of hate crime statistics; and (4) implement procedures that will result in reliable hate crime trend data. [CRT, USAs, FBI, OJP/BJS, CRS]

Number of investigations and prosecutions of hate crimes, and cooperative efforts made with state attorneys general, local prosecutors and law enforcement officials, and community groups.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

The Department of Justice is committed to the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods to assist in the efficient and appropriate resolution of cases and issues. ADR is being considered and utilized in a significant number of cases including tort claims; environmental disputes; work place disputes; affirmative civil rights cases; False Claims Act cases, issues of administrative law, and disputes involving Native American Tribes.

In FY 2000, DOJ attorneys will continue to place emphasis on the expanded and appropriate use of ADR.

• ADR is increasingly used in the Appellate Courts to resolve environmental cases because it often results in a better conclusion and focuses efforts on protecting public health the environment and managing the natural resources of the nation, rather than on protracted litigation. For this reason, the Environment and Natural Resources Division will increase efforts to apply ADR across the spectrum of cases that the Division handles, including appellate cases.
  
  
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) specifically encourages the use of ADR methods, including mediation, to resolve disputes arising under the ADA. In FY 2000, the Civil Rights Division will continue to expand its efforts to achieve meaningful compliance with the ADA while accomplishing the Attorney General's objective of using ADA in appropriate cases.
  
  

FY 2000 Key Performance Goal	FY 2000 Key Performance Indicators
3.5.3 Alternative Dispute Resolution In FY 2000, DOJ attorneys will increase efforts to employ ADR including mediation, negotiation, and other litigation streamlining techniques in appropriate civil cases [USAs, CIV, ENRD, CRT, ATR]	Number of cases in which ADR was used.

As stated in its strategic plan, all DOJ components are dedicated to making the legal system of the United States work fairly for all Americans. In FY 2000, DOJ's litigating organizations will continue their efforts toward that end.

Resources, Means, and Strategies

	1998 Actual	1999 Planned	2000 Requested
Core Function 3	$909,195,000	$960,495,000	$1,107,980,000

In FY 2000, the Department of Justice plans to spend $1.1 billion on this core function. This is an increase of 22% from 1998 levels and a 15 % increase from 1999 levels.

Information Technology

In FY 2000 the Department will spend approximately $186 million to support attorneys from litigating divisions and U.S. Attorneys in Washington, DC, and across the country to effectively manage, access, use, and disseminate large volumes of information. Our attorneys depend increasingly on information technology to gather and organize evidentiary documentation for trial preparation and to communicate complex information to judges and jurors during courtroom presentation. Cases like health care fraud litigation that requires timely access to massive volumes of paper and electronic data sources spotlight the critical importance of information technology to litigating attorneys. In addition, the Attorney General is especially committed to funding technology that increases the proper exchange of information between law enforcement personnel, prosecutors and trial attorneys.

The Department will continue to invest in Automated Legal Research capabilities, Case Management technologies, and Litigation Support systems to decrease the amount of time necessary to complete a document-intensive trial, and to facilitate comprehension by the jury of the evidence presented at trial. These technologies and systems will better enable all litigating organizations to meet their performance goals in the areas of antitrust actions, civil rights enforcement, environmental and natural resource laws, and tax litigation and better serve the public interest through cost-effective use of technology.

CORE FUNCTION 3: Legal Representation, Enforcement of Federal Laws, and Defense of U.S. Interests.

Strategic Plan Goals: 3.1 Protect the civil rights of all Americans. 3.2 Safeguard America's environment and natural resources. 3.3 Promote competition in the United States economy through enforcement of, improvements to, and education about antitrust laws and principles. 3.4 Promote the fair, correct and uniform enforcement of the federal tax laws and the collection of tax debts. 3.5 Represent the United States in all civil matters for which the Department of Justice has jurisdiction.
FY 2000 Performance Goals		Key Performance Indicators
3.1.1	Hate Crimes In FY 2000, DOJ will continue to devote increased attention to hate crime cases, with the Civil Rights Division, FBI, U.S. Attorneys, Office of Justice Program's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), and the Community Relations Service (CRS) working to implement a coordinated plan to improve the federal response to hate crimes. DOJ officials will work closely with other federal law enforcement entities including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, state and local prosecutors, law enforcement, and community groups, to effectuate a comprehensive approach to hate crime enforcement. Efforts will be undertaken to further the development of procedures to (1) expand education and training in the area of hate crimes; (2) improve the quality and accuracy of hate crime statistics; (3) improve the geographic coverage of hate crime statistics; and (4) implement procedures that will result in reliable hate crime trend data. [CRT, USAs, FBI, OJP/BJS, CRS]	Number of investigations and prosecutions of hate crimes, and cooperative efforts made with state attorneys general, local prosecutors and law enforcement officials, and community groups.
3.1.2	Pattern or Practice Civil Rights Violations In FY 2000, DOJ will devote increased attention to pattern or practice cases in civil rights cases, including fair housing, fair lending, employment discrimination, disability, and police misconduct matters. [CRT, USAs, FBI]	Number of and percent increase in pattern or practice cases.
3.1.3	Protection of Voting Rights In FY 2000 and continuing through FY 2003, DOJ will devote increased attention to the enforcement of the Voting Rights Act and the review of electoral redistricting plans within the statutory 60-day requirement [CRT ]	Percent of redistricting plans reviewed within statutory guidelines. Number of complex voting cases successfully litigated.
3.2.1	Enforcement of Natural Resource Laws In FY 2000, DOJ attorneys and investigators will continue efforts to ensure the vigorous pursuit of violators of environmental laws thereby enhancing the health of all Americans. DOJ will increase efforts to enforce fed