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FY 2009 FBI Congressional Budget Justification Table of Contents Page No. I. Overview ………………………………………………………………….............. 1-1 II Summary of Program Changes…………………………………………….. 2-1 III. Appropriations Language and Analysis of Appropriations Language….......... 3-1 IV. Decision Unit Justification A. Intelligence………………………………………………………………… . 4-1 1. Program Description 2. Performance Tables 3. Performance, Resources, and Strategies a. Performance Plan and Report for Outcomes b. Strategies to Accomplish Outcomes c. Results of Programs Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Reviews B. CT/CI……………………………………………………………………… 4-15 1. Program Description 2. Performance Tables 3. Performance, Resources, and Strategies a. Performance Plan and Report for Outcomes b. Strategies to Accomplish Outcomes c. Results of Programs Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Reviews C. CEFC………………………………………………………………………....... 4-39 1. Program Description 2. Performance Tables 3. Performance, Resources, and Strategies a. Performance Plan and Report for Outcomes b. Strategies to Accomplish Outcomes c. Results of Programs Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Reviews D. CJS………………………………………………………………………… ...... 4-65 1. Program Description 2. Performance Tables 3. Performance, Resources, and Strategies a. Performance Plan and Report for Outcomes b. Strategies to Accomplish Outcomes c. Results of Programs Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Reviews V. E-Gov Initiatives……………………………………………………………. 5-1 VI. Program Increases by Item………………………………………………… 6-1 Domain and Operations Increases Response to a WMD Incident……………………………………………. 6-1 CBRNE/WMD Forensic Response Capability…………………………... 6-6 Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD)……………………. 6-14 National Security Field Investigations…………………………………… 6-17 Computer Intrusion Program……………………………………………… 6-20 National Security Analysis Center……………………………………….. 6-25 Domain Management Technology Program……………………………… 6-30 Undercover and Sensitive Operations Program………………………….. 6-33 Counterterrorism Financial Analysts…………………………………….. 6-34 Foreign Language Program………………………………………………. 6-37 National Virtual Translation Center (NVTC)…………………………….. 6-41 Foreign Intelligence Collection Program…………………………………. 6-47 Confidential Human Source Validation (CHSV)………………………… 6-53 Guardian Counterterrorism IT System……………………………………. 6-57 Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative………………………... 6-60 Open Source………………………………………………………………. 6-69 Surveillance Increases Surveillance………………………………………………………………. 6-71 Aviation and Surveillance Program………………………………………. 6-72 Advanced Electronic Technology (ELSUR)……………………………… 6-75 Tactical Operations (TACOPS)…………………………………………… 6-76 DaLAS…………………………………………………………………….. 6-79 Physical Surveillance (FISUR) Technology……………………………… 6-80 Consolidated Collections…………………………………………………. 6-84 NexGen - EDMS/DWS…………………………………………………… 6-88 Infrastructure Increases Field Facility Infrastructure……………………………………………….. 6-91 Information Technology Disaster Recovery……………………………… 6-97 Central Records Complex………………………………………………… 6-100 Unclassified Network Capabilities (UNet)……………………………….. 6-104 Leveraging Technology DNA Programs……………………………………………………………. 6-107 Counterterrorism & Forensic Analytical Support………………………… 6-116 Communications Capabilities…………………………………………….. 6-120 Partnerships Increases CT Operations Deployment/International Support………………………. 6-123 Legat Expansion………………………………………………………….. 6-125 Fusion Centers……………………………………………………………. 6-129 Workforce Increases National Security Branch Training Capabilities………………………….. 6-133 Background Investigations……………………………………………….. 6-134 Foreign Language Program - Workforce Initiatives……………………… 6-137 Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Field Training………………………….. 6-138 Specialized Training and International Liaison Unit – Cyber……………. 6-142 Pay Modernization………………………………………………………… 6-146 Offsets Intelligence Community (IC) Centralization of LIFECARE Management……………………………………………………….……… 6-149 VII. Exhibits A. Organizational Chart B. Summary of Requirements C. Program Increases by Decision Unit D. Resources by DOJ Strategic Goal/Objective E. Justification for Base Adjustments F. Crosswalk of 2007 Availability G. Crosswalk of 2008 Availability H. Summary of Reimbursable Resources I. Detail of Permanent Positions by Category J. Financial Analysis of Program Increases/Offsets K. Summary of Requirements by Grade L. Summary of Requirements by Object Class M. Status of Congressionally Requested Studies, Reports, and Evaluations VIII. Construction……………………………………………………………… 8-1 Program Increases by Item…………………………………………………….. 8-1 FBI Academy Construction………………………………………………………. 8-1 Exhibits A. Appropriations Language and Analysts of Appropriations Language B. Summary of Requirements D. Resources by DOJ Strategic Goal and Objective F. Crosswalk of 2007 Availability G. Crosswalk of 2008 Availability L. Summary of Requirements by Object Class THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK I. Overview for Federal Bureau of Investigation FY 2009 Budget Request Summary: A Pathway to Achieving Critical End-State Capabilities for the Federal Bureau of Investigation The FY 2009 budget request for the Federal Bureau of Investigation proposes a total of $7,108,091,000 in direct budget authority, including 31,340 permanent positions (12,225 Special Agent, 2,647 Intelligence Analyst, and 16,468 professional support) and $7,065,100,000 for Salaries and Expenses and $42,991,000 for Construction. • The FBI request for Salaries and Expenses proposes a total of 1,129 new positions, including 280 Special Agents, 271 Intelligence Analysts, and 578 professional support and $185,692,000 in associated personnel funding. The request for Salaries and Expenses proposes a total of $252,053,000 in new non-personnel funding for program improvements and increased capabilities. • The FBI request for Construction proposes a total of $42,991,000, including $9,800,000 for new construction at the FBI Academy. In addition to directly appropriated resources, the FBI proposes reimbursable resources and resources transferred from other agencies in the amount of $1,249,313,000 and 3,265 FTE for FY 2009. These totals include a transfer of $123,840,000,which provides funding for 774 FTE, pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) of 1996. These totals also include $138,587,000 and 899 FTE under the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement Program. The remaining reimbursable resources are used to facilitate a number of activities, including fingerprint-based background checks, name checks, pre-employment background investigations, and detail assignments to other agencies. An interim fee structure for the Name Check Program and the Fingerprint Identification Program brings resources in line with costs and improves services for those programs. The FBI’s Mission. The mission of the FBI is to protect and defend the United States against terrorism and foreign intelligence threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners.1 Organization. Since the submission of the FY 2008 Budget to Congress, there have been no major reorganizations within the FBI. FBI Headquarters, located in Washington, D.C., provides centralized operational, policy, and administrative support to FBI investigations conducted throughout the United States and in foreign countries. Major FBI facilities include the FBI Academy, the Engineering Research Facility, and FBI Laboratory at Quantico, Virginia, a large complex in Clarksburg, West Virginia for 1 Beginning in FY 2007, electronic copies of the Department of Justice’s Congressional Budget Justifications and Capital Asset Plan and Business Case exhibits can be viewed or downloaded from the Internet using the Internet address: http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/2009justification/. 1-1 fingerprint identification and other services, information technology centers in Pocatello, Idaho, and Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, and operational support centers in Butte, Montana, and Savannah, Georgia, and the Hazardous Devices School at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. The FBI operates 56 field offices in major U.S. cities and over 400 resident agencies (RAs) throughout the country. Resident agencies are satellite offices that support the larger field offices and allow the FBI to maintain a presence in and serve communities that are distant from main field offices. FBI employees assigned to field offices and resident agencies perform the majority of the investigative and intelligence work of the FBI. The FBI also operates 59 Legal Attaché (Legat) offices and 14 sub-offices in foreign countries around the world. The Deputy Director exercises oversight of the National Security, the Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch, and the Science and Technology Branch. Also reporting to the Deputy Director are the Assistant Directors in Charge/Special Agents in Charge of FBI Field Offices, the Office of Public Affairs, the Office of Congressional Affairs, the Office of the General Counsel, the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, the Office of Professional Responsibility, and the Office of the Ombudsman. • The National Security Branch (NSB) includes the Counterterrorism Division (CTD), the Counterintelligence Division (CD), the Directorate of Intelligence (DI) and the newly created Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD), which consolidates the FBI’s WMD and counterproliferation efforts. • The Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch includes the Criminal Investigative Division (CID), the Cyber Division
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