**U.S. National Central Bureau (USNCB)**

**International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)**

**U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)**

**Washington, D.C.**

######## FY 2008 Performance Budget

Congressional Submission

# Table of Contents

Page No.

**I. USNCB Overview 2**

**II. Summary of Program Changes 8**

III\. Appropriations Language and Analysis of Appropriations Language 9

IV\. Decision Unit Justification 10

A.  USNCB -- INTERPOL 10

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1.  Program Description

2.  Performance Tables

3.  Performance, Resources and Strategies

> a\. Performance Plan and Report for Outcomes
>
> b\. Strategies Accomplish Outcomes
>
> c\. Results of Program Assessments Rating Tool (PART) Reviews

**V. 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 2006 Availability

G.  Crosswalk of 2007 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 (Not Applicable)

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######## USNCB FY 2008 Performance Budget

Congressional Submission

I. Overview for the U.S. National Central Bureau of Interpol (USNCB)

A. Introduction

For FY 2008, the USNCB requests a total of \$23,727,000, 66 FTE, and 64
positions to fully implement its organizational responsibilities under
the Department of Justice's (DOJ) *Strategic Goal* *2,* *Enforce Federal
Laws and Represent the Rights and Interests of the American People*.
This request includes a \$583,000 program increase (see below).

  -------------- -------------------------- ------------- --------- --------- --------------
  **Strategic    **Item**                   **Dollars**   **Pos**   **FTE**   **Analyst/
  Goal                                                                        Specialist**
  Objectives**                                                                

  2.1            Law Enforcement            514,000       0         0         0
                 Information Sharing                                          

  2.1            MS-13 Gangs Program        69,000        1         1         1

  **Total**                                 **583,000**   1         1         1
  -------------- -------------------------- ------------- --------- --------- --------------

With these resources, the USNCB will be able to increase its support for
DOJ priorities related to terrorism, violent crime, drug trafficking,
and cybercrime.

The USNCB budget submission addresses two distinct elements: (a) the
resources necessary to maintain USNCB operational activities and
responsibilities, and (b) the U.S. Government's dues obligation to
INTERPOL's budget, which is assessed annually on all member countries.

"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/2008justification/.**

**B. Background**

Mission

The USNCB's mission is to facilitate international law enforcement
cooperation by acting as the United States representative to the
international INTERPOL organization on behalf of the Attorney General.
The USNCB is responsible for the transmission of information of a
criminal justice, humanitarian, or other law enforcement-related nature
between National Central Bureaus of INTERPOL member countries and law
enforcement agencies within the United States.

The USNCB also responds to requests by law enforcement agencies and
other appropriate organizations, institutions, and individuals, when in
agreement with the INTERPOL Constitution; coordinates and integrates
information for investigations of an international nature; and
identifies patterns and trends of criminal activities.[^1]

**USNCB Operational Activities and Responsibilities**

Operationally, the USNCB has two roles. First, USNCB serves as a 24
hours/7 days a week police-to-police communications and intelligence
network for American and foreign police seeking assistance in criminal
investigations extending beyond their national boundaries. Second, USNCB
also serves as the designated representative of the Attorney General and
American law enforcement to INTERPOL's General Secretariat in Lyon,
France and to the other 183 member countries of the INTERPOL
organization.

USNCB services complement the efforts of U.S. law enforcement officers
assigned overseas. Currently, 19 Federal police agencies have detailed
34 sworn law enforcement officers to augment staffing of the USNCB's
five operational divisions: Alien-Fugitive, Terrorism and Violent
Crimes, Economic Crimes, Drugs, and State and Local Liaison. These
detailed agents are supported by permanent USNCB analysts. USNCB
personnel assist participating agencies and all other domestic and
foreign law enforcement agencies using INTERPOL channels for
investigative assistance. The USNCB publishes Notices and Diffusions
("All Points Bulletins") on U.S. fugitives and identified terrorists and
criminals in member countries' lookout systems. The USNCB also processes
incoming foreign Notices and Diffusions to locate foreign fugitives for
extradition or deportation and places all foreign fugitives into U.S.
lookout systems. The USNCB is often the initial contact for parental
abduction lookouts posted by foreign law enforcement. The USNCB forwards
international lost and stolen passport notifications and criminal
activity information to U.S. law enforcement agencies to ensure
placement into all lookout systems and for follow-up action. For
example, information received from member countries on human trafficking
is processed and sent to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Similarly, the USNCB forwards terrorist and drug trafficking information
received from foreign counterparts to the FBI and DEA. Information on
stolen high-value art and antiquities, as well as known and convicted
persons in the antiquities trade, is forwarded to the FBI, ICE and state
and local police. Finally, the USNCB provides a contact point for
foreign and domestic humanitarian requests.

**Funding U.S. Dues to the INTERPOL Organization**

To assess each member country's dues contribution, INTERPOL uses a
formula based on the economic well-being of that country. This formula,
over which the USNCB has no control, was renegotiated in the late 1990s
(with the DOJ representing the United States) and incorporated a gradual
increase in the percentage share paid by the wealthiest nations. The
U.S. share of the annual INTERPOL budget increased from 5% to 13.26%
over four years, reaching the full negotiated dues contribution rate of
13.26% in FY06.

Increasing international threats and the need to communicate and
exchange law enforcement information accurately and rapidly have
necessitated an increase in INTERPOL's annual budget. Since 2001,
INTERPOL has implemented a four-year operating budget increase plan
specifically designed to address this escalation in international
terrorist activities. As a result, INTERPOL updated its obsolete message
system with new technology to enhance the rapid exchange of
international investigative information and implemented a 24/7
coordination center. These steps improved INTERPOL's usefulness to its
member countries and to U.S. law enforcement.

The annual U.S. dues obligation to INTERPOL is assessed in Euros.
Unfortunately, the steady erosion of the dollar against the Euro has
increased the amount of the U.S. payment in dollars, as reflected in
this budget submission.

Taken together, these three key factors (i.e., the increase in the U.S.
percentage obligation, the increase in the INTERPOL budget, and the
erosion of the dollar) have produced a significant and unavoidable rise
in the annually assessed U.S. dues obligation to INTERPOL.

FY08 U.S. Dues Projection\
(Dollars / Euros in Thousands)

+--------------+-----+--------------------+---------------------------+
| **U.S.       | **  | **USD Conversion   | **Payment in USD**        |
| INTERPOL     | Eur | Rate**             |                           |
| FY08 Dues    | o** |                    |                           |
| (in Euros)** |     |                    |                           |
|              | **( |                    |                           |
|              | One |                    |                           |
|              | )** |                    |                           |
+--------------+-----+--------------------+---------------------------+
| €5,901       | €1  | \$1.37\*           | \$8,084                   |
|              | .00 |                    |                           |
+--------------+-----+--------------------+---------------------------+
| €5,901       | €1  | \$1.86\*\*         | \$10,978                  |
|              | .00 |                    |                           |
+--------------+-----+--------------------+---------------------------+

> ***\* Represents the highest exchange rate on 12/30/2004***
>
> ***\*\* An estimated exchange increase of 26% is projected from FY
> 2006 to FY 2008***

[Note]{.underline}: No programs in this budget account have been subject
to a PART (Program Assessment Rating Tool) Review.

**C. Current Issues, Trends and Desired Outcomes**

Although the USNCB-INTERPOL's mission and strategic objectives will not
change in FY 2008, three priority items have been identified. These
items are driven by the Administration's continued emphasis on improved
information exchange among law enforcement agencies to increase
efficiency in government and, most importantly, to prevent acts of
violent crime and terrorism against the American people.

In FY 2008, the USNCB will pursue an ambitious plan to make Interpol
criminal information available to all U.S. law enforcement entities by
expanding its secure communications network. This access will be
accomplished through a multi-faceted technical strategy:

-   Using Internet Based Virtual Private Networks for large Metropolitan
    police departments

-   Delivering secure web portals for smaller state and local liaison
    offices for individual access to Interpol systems and secure email
    to the USNCB.

-   Building interfaces to legacy mainframe systems, such as FBI's
    National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and DHS's Advance Passenger
    Information System (APIS).

-   Expanding access to Interpol databases nationally using the
    preexisting National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
    (NLETS) for remaining domestic law enforcement agencies.

The USNCB will also expand its efforts to perform biographical and
biometric data matching exercises, allowing various U.S. Government
(USG) components to screen large volumes of data, such as subjects of
criminal investigation, federal employees, and applicants for licenses
to transport hazardous materials, against international criminal
records.

Technical enhancements are just part of the solution to the
information-sharing puzzle. USNCB is also faced with the challenge of
ensuring that new data sources can be easily evaluated and interpreted,
ensuring their usefulness to law enforcement customers. This will
require significant coordination at high levels within DOJ, Department
of Homeland Security, and Department of State so that meaningful
information and tools are available to police and border officials in
the field and with the necessary follow-up support.

One alarming trend that the USNCB will focus on in FY 2008 is an
increase in requests involving violent criminal gangs, such as the
notorious Mara Salvatrucha Gang, commonly referred to as "MS-13". The
USNCB will apply Interpol tools, such as Interpol international
notifications and access to restricted gang data from key partner
countries, to stop gang related crimes and to prevent gang members from
entering or remaining in the United States.

Through the initiatives outlined above, the USNCB will continue to
effectively use its unique position as a member of the world's only
international law enforcement organization to benefit the U.S. law
enforcement community.

The USNCB supports the Department's Strategic Goal 2*: Enforce Federal
Laws and Represent the Rights and Interests of the American People*. The
USNCB will continue to facilitate cooperation between foreign and
domestic law enforcement partners. The USNCB assists U.S. law
enforcement to pursue fugitives and track all manner of criminal
activity, including terrorism, drug trafficking, sex offenses against
children, and cybercrime.

D. Full Program Costs

The USNCB is one decision unit and all requested funds will support the
Department's *Strategic Goal 2: Enforce Federal Laws and Represent the
Rights and Interests of the American People.* The resources also support
the following strategic objectives:

> 2.1 Reduce the threat, incidence, and prevalence of violent crime,
> including crimes against children;

2.2 Reduce the threat, trafficking, use, and related violence of illegal
drugs;

2.3 Combat white collar crime, economic crime, and cyber crime; and

2.4. Uphold the Civil and Constitutional rights of all Americans, and
protect vulnerable

members of society.

The total costs include the following: (1) the direct cost of all
outputs for the USNCB operational expenses; and (2) indirect costs in
the form of the U.S. INTERPOL dues obligation.

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E. Performance Challenges

[External Challenges:]{.underline} The increase in transnational crime
and the risks associated with international terrorism have resulted in a
greater need for international law enforcement cooperation and access to
international law enforcement information. The USNCB's responsibility to
respond to increasing foreign and domestic requests places additional
operational demands on the resources of this agency.

The USNCB, as the sole U. S. representative to the larger INTERPOL
organization, faces increased demands and requests for service as
dictated by INTERPOL policy. Policy and program decisions are approved
each year at the INTERPOL General Assembly, a meeting of the
organization's 184 members. Each country, no matter how large its
financial obligation to the organization, is afforded one vote at the
meeting. Policy changes and new program initiatives approved by the
membership (and implemented by the General Secretariat in Lyon, France)
can have significant resource implications for the USNCB. One example
was the 2003 decision to migrate to an internet-based, virtual private
network to enhance secure communications. Each NCB was responsible for
obtaining equipment and installation for this upgrade, as well as
expanding the system beyond NCBs to national law enforcement users. In
September 2005, INTERPOL'S General Assembly passed a resolution
encouraging NCBs to make INTERPOL databases available at national border
points, again at the cost of the national authorities. Efforts by the
INTERPOL General Secretariat to increase services offered to member
countries (e.g., International Response Teams, tsunami support, etc.)
have considerable financial implications for the organization and,
consequently, all of the NCBs.

As mentioned previously, the USNCB can expect increases in the overall
INTERPOL budget and a proportionate rise in U.S. dues.

[Internal Challenges:]{.underline} The USNCB-INTERPOL continues to
aggressively pursue its goals of greater international police
cooperation and more effective sharing of law enforcement information.
This goal is pursued through the extension of INTERPOL tools and
databases to the U.S. law enforcement community, and through increased
outreach/educational initiatives. These efforts have generated, and will
continue to generate, increased workloads. As participating agencies
face increased demands with limited resources, USNCB has realized a
reduction of detailed personnel to support its operational divisions. It
is critical that the USNCB management continue to show their law
enforcement colleagues that support of the USNCB is a benefit to their
organizations, the entire U. S. law enforcement community, and the
overall international law enforcement interest of the United States.

**II. Summary of Program Changes**

  --------------- -------------------------------- ---------- --------- ----------- ----------
  **Item Name**   **Description**                                                   **Page**

                                                   **Pos.**   **FTE**   **Dollars   
                                                                        (\$000)**   

  **Law           **The USNCB proposes an          **0**      **0**     **514**     **14**
  Enforcement     enhancement of its Law                                            
  Information     Enforcement Information Sharing                                   
  Sharing**       Program through improved access                                   
                  for U.S. law enforcement                                          
                  authorities to INTERPOL                                           
                  databases housed at the Interpol                                  
                  General Secretariat in Lyon,                                      
                  France.**                                                         

  **MS --13       **MS-13/Transnational Violent    **1**      **1**     **69**      **19**
  Transnational   Gang Program**                                                    
  Violent Gang                                                                      
  Program**                                                                         
  --------------- -------------------------------- ---------- --------- ----------- ----------

III. **Appropriations Language and Analysis of Appropriations Language**

No appropriations language was proposed in the FY 2008 budget.

**IV. Decision Unit Justification**

A.  **USNCB - INTERPOL**

Key USNCB budget data for FY 2006-2008 is provided in the tables below.

  -------------------------------------- ---------- ----------- -----------
  United States National Central Bureau  Perm. Pos. FTE         Amount
  \--TOTAL                                                      

  2006 Enacted w/ Rescissions and        62         64          20,586
  Supplementals                                                 

  2007 Estimate                          63         65          20,354

  Adjustment to Base and Technical       0          0           2,790
  Adjustments                                                   

  2008 Current Services                  63         65          23,144

  2008 Program Increases                 1          1           583

  2008 Request                           64         66          23,727

  Total Change 2007-2008                 1          1           3,373
  -------------------------------------- ---------- ----------- -----------

1\. Program Description

The major functions of the USNCB as it seeks to promote greater
international law enforcement cooperation are:

-   Transmit information of a criminal justice, humanitarian, or other
    law enforcement related nature between the National Central Bureaus
    of INTERPOL member countries and law enforcement agencies within the
    United States and abroad;

-   Represent the United States at criminal law enforcement and
    international law enforcement conferences and symposia, to include
    serving as the U.S. representative to INTERPOL, on behalf of the
    Attorney General.

The USNCB plays a critical role in coordinating and integrating
information on international investigations and assisting in identifying
criminal patterns and trends. One key element to successfully preventing
criminal activity and combating worldwide terrorism is the timely
exchange of critical law enforcement investigative information.

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3\. Performance, Resources, and Strategies

####  a. Performance Plan and Report Outcomes {#a.-performance-plan-and-report-outcomes .unnumbered}

In support of DOJ's Strategic Goal 2: *Enforce Federal Criminal Laws.*
The USNCB will carry out its representational role for the Attorney
General by executing the following functions:

-   Coordinate arrangements for payment of the mandatory INTERPOL member
    dues;

-   Communicate and exchange information between international and
    domestic law enforcement agencies;

-   Ensure that the common interests of the United States are
    represented to the international law enforcement community;

-   Provide leadership and expertise at global law enforcement symposia,
    conferences and meetings; and

-   Delineate trends and patterns in international criminal activity.

Furthermore, the USNCB will continue to facilitate cooperation among
foreign and domestic law enforcement by making it easier to obtain
information and evidence needed to pursue fugitives and track criminal
activity. Working jointly with foreign counterparts is a realistic way
to achieve the goals of dismantling international criminal
organizations, locating fugitives, and establishing mutually-recognized
processes to ensure that fugitives are brought to justice.

### 

###  b. Strategies to Accomplish Outcomes

The USNCB has formed strategic partnerships with U.S. law enforcement
agencies that have assigned agents to the USNCB to initiate and respond
to international inquiries. The USNCB further participates in such
international law enforcement initiatives as: Fusion Task Force
(provides link analysis on terrorist groups and individuals); Millennium
Project (Eastern European Organized Crime); Project Rockers
(International Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs); Project Bridge (human
trafficking); International Stolen Vehicle Programs, International
Stolen/Lost Travel Documents Program and the Interpol Bioterrorism
Program.

The USNCB will also continue to use its expertise to assist in halting
international parental abductions in progress, pursue child abductors,
and locate victim children.

Through INTERPOL, every law enforcement agency in the United States can
reach police, customs, and immigration authorities in the 183 other
member countries. The anticipated outcome is facilitation of the
reduction of crime domestically and internationally.

c\. Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Review

USNCB has not been selected for review under the PART process.

**[Program Increases by Item Number range CHAPTERNumber range
CHAPTER]{.underline}**

**A. Item Name: [Law Enforcement Information Sharing ]{.underline}**

Budget Decision Unit(s): [United States National Central
Bureau]{.underline}

Strategic Goal(s) & Objective(s): [Goal 2; Objectve.2.1]{.underline}

Organizational Program: [Law Enforcement Information
Sharing]{.underline}

Program Increase: Positions [0]{.underline} Agt/Atty [0]{.underline} FTE
[0]{.underline} Dollars [\$514,000]{.underline}

**[Description of Item]{.underline}**

The USNCB proposes an enhancement of its Law Enforcement Information
Sharing Program through improved access for U.S. law enforcement
authorities to INTERPOL databases housed at the Interpol General
Secretariat in Lyon, France.

The first step in delivering international data to U.S. law enforcement
is identifying telecommunication channels that provide highly secure,
cost effective connectivity as well as broad user acceptance. The USNCB
has taken preliminary steps to enhance information sharing through four
connectivity projects:

1.  Providing site-to-site INTERPOL connectivity for U.S. metropolitan
    police departments through Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
    (\$165,000)

2.  Delivering secure web portals for smaller state and local liaison
    offices for individual access to INTERPOL systems and secure email
    to the USNCB (\$100,000)

3.  Developing real-time access for U.S. main frame users (TECS and
    NCIC) to INTERPOL databases (\$165,000)

4.  Expanding access nationally for more than 18,000 U.S. law
    enforcement organizations to select INTERPOL Databases through the
    National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS)
    (\$84,000)

**Justification**

The President's National Strategy for Homeland Security (July 2002)
places a strong emphasis on information sharing:

> *American democracy is rooted in the precepts of federalism - a system
> of government in which our state governments share power with federal
> institutions. Our structure of overlapping federal, state, and local
> governance provides unique opportunity and challenges for our homeland
> security efforts. The opportunity comes from the expertise and
> commitment of local agencies and organizations involved in homeland
> security. The challenge is to develop interconnected and complementary
> systems that are reinforcing rather than duplicative and that ensure
> essential requirements are met. A national strategy requires a
> national effort.*

The USNCB's information sharing strategy supports the Administration's
goal of data transparency by readily empowering federal, state, and
local agencies with unprecedented access to international indices.
USNCB's projects provide the technological tools to enhance
international data sharing while advancing true global law enforcement
interoperability.

Connectivity Project Details:

1**.** [Providing site-to-site INTERPOL connectivity for U.S.
metropolitan police departments through Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
(\$165,000)]{.underline}

This strategy builds on the existing USNCB program comprising 63 state
and local liaisons and affords direct access to INTERPOL databases for
each liaison office. The methodology involves site-to-site VPN
connections for major metropolitan areas. This solution provides secure
email and database connectivity for organizations demonstrating a need
to access international systems.

To date, the USNCB has connected the Los Angeles Police Department,
Chicago Police Department, United States Virgin Islands, and the New
York Police City Department (NYPD). Future connections will include the
Miami Dade Police Department, San Diego Police Department, Seattle
Police Department and the Boston Police Department. The USNCB supports
access to these systems through its 24-hr Command Center and the USNCB
State and Local Liaison Division.

2\. [Delivering secure web portals for smaller state and local liaison
offices for individual access to INTERPOL systems and secure email to
the USNCB (\$100,000)]{.underline}

By the end of FY 2007, the USNCB will establish a dedicated proxy server
enabling expanded access to INTERPOL databases through secure
client-based intranet portals for U.S. law enforcement. In addition,
these portals will allow secure mail communications with the USNCB.

The site will provide on-line forms and facilitate the processing of
INTERPOL Red Notices as well as the transmission of fingerprints and
photographs. This mechanism would result in "near real-time"
dissemination of wanted information for subjects of international
interest and criminal activity reports.

3\. [Develop real-time access for U.S. main-frame users to INTERPOL
databases (\$165,000)]{.underline}

This project will develop Internet-based protocols to enable data
sharing between the USNCB and domestic and foreign law enforcement
organizations using VPN and web services. This would enable automated,
real-time data transfers among organizations to enhance border security
and crime prevention. For example, by swiping a passport, U.S. border
officials could generate queries to both U.S. and INTERPOL databases
including 183 other member countries. Index or "pointer" style responses
(i.e., a "hit") would be generated instantaneously, enabling border
officials and law enforcement personnel to identify possible fugitives,
terrorists or criminals.

In collaboration with various federal partners, the USNCB has begun to
identify solutions for connecting large-scale legacy mainframe
applications to Interpol systems. The partnership began with the FBI and
allowed the USNCB to expand access to the FBI's Stolen Motor Vehicles
records maintained in Clarksburg, West Virginia.

Subsequently, the USNCB is evaluating interconnectivity with DHS's
Automated Passenger Information System (APIS) ultimately receiving and
processing over a million records queried against INTERPOL's database.

Another aspect of this project entails gateway services for domestic law
enforcement systems. The USNCB plans to strengthen its gateways by
building direct interfaces to legacy systems including: the FBI's
National Crime Information Center (NCIC), Automated Fingerprint
Information System (AFIS), and DHS's APIS. This approach will allow
domestic and foreign agencies to continue to use existing systems yet
expand local access to INTERPOL information.

4\. [Expanding access nationally for more than 18,000 U.S. law
enforcement organizations to select INTERPOL Databases through the
National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS)
(\$84,000)]{.underline}

In 2005, the USNCB initiated an unprecedented partnership with the
National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS) organization
to provide INTERPOL potential access for 18,000 U.S. law enforcement
organizations. In partnership with NLETS, the initial pilot will involve
nine state offices and one federal organization.

This pilot will serve as the framework for the eventual migration and
implementation of many future USNCB "Business-to-Business" projects.
This project adheres to the Global Justice Extensible Markup Language
(XML) data model.

**[Impact on Performance (Relationship of Increase to Strategic
Goals)]{.underline}**

The Attorney General has developed the Global Justice Information
Sharing Initiative to carry out the Department\'s strategies in this
area. This program is led by a corporate-style board (Global Advisory
Committee) operating under the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of
Justice Programs, to advise the federal government in facilitating
standards-based electronic information exchange throughout the justice
and public safety communities. The USNCB is a member of this Committee.
Funding this enhancement will support implementation of the Attorney
General initiative by establishing a direct, standardized, electronic
link between U.S. law enforcement agencies and INTERPOL database via the
USNCB. Searches of INTERPOL databases by domestic law enforcement
agencies will be limited in accordance with DOJ security requirements
and INTERPOL rules for information sharing.

# Funding

(Dollars in Thousands)

**Base Funding**

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Estimate</strong></p></td>
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<td>262</td>
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<td>332</td>
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**[Personnel Increase Cost Summary]{.underline}**

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Type of       | **Modular       | **Number of**   | **FY 2008**     |
| Position**      | Cost**          |                 |                 |
|                 |                 | **Positions**   | **Request       |
|                 | **per Position  |                 | (\$000)**       |
|                 | (\$000)**       | **Requested**   |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Information     | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| Technology      |                 |                 |                 |
| Specialist      |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Total Personnel | 0               | 0               | 0               |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

Non-Personnel Increase Cost Summary

  --------------------- ------------------- ----------------- -----------------
  **Non-Personnel       **Unit Cost**       **Quantity**      **FY 2008 Request
  Item**                                                      (\$000)**

  VPN/Firewall/router   1,000               15                30,000
  (client)                                                    

  VPN 3080 upgrade DOJ  75,000              1                 75,000
  side (include                                               
  communications)                                             

  User Organization     Variable (depending 1,000             30,000
  Certification &       on travel distance                    
  Accreditation         and network                           
  (Security)            complexity...site                     
                        validation required                   
                        annually as well)                     

  Installation,         .5 man-year (1      1 Lot             30,000
  Support, Maintenance, person for 50% of                     
  and Security          time/yearly)                          
  monitoring                                                  
  (reimbursement to DOJ                                       
  for VPN work)                                               

  VPN Subtotal                                                165,000

  Hardware/Software     7,000               3                 26,000

  Firewalls/Security    9,000               2                 19,000

  Contractor Services   Variable            1 Lot             39,000

  DMZ Subtotal                                                84,000

  Hardware/Software     0                   0                 25,000

  Contract Services     0                   0                 75,000

  Secure Portal         0                   0                 100,000
  Subtotal                                                    

  Software/hardware     25,000              Var               85,000

  Contractor Services   150,000             Var               80,000

  B2B Sub Total                                               165,000

  Total Non-Personnel                                         **165,000**

                                                              
  --------------------- ------------------- ----------------- -----------------

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[]{.mark}

Total Request for this Item

+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | **Pos** | **Agt   | **FTE** | **Pers  | **N     | **      |
|         |         | /Atty** |         | onnel** | on-Pers | Total** |
|         |         |         |         |         | onnel** |         |
|         |         |         |         | **(\    |         | **(\    |
|         |         |         |         | $000)** | **(\    | $000)** |
|         |         |         |         |         | $000)** |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Current |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| S       |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| ervices |         |         |         |         |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| In      | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 514,000 | 0       |
| creases |         |         |         |         |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Grand   | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0       | 514,000 | 0       |
| Total   |         |         |         |         |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

**B. Item Name: MS-13/Transnational Violent Gangs Program**

Budget Decision Unit(s): [United States National Central Bureau
(USNCB)]{.underline}

Strategic Goal(s) & Objective(s): [Goal 2; Objectve.2.1]{.underline}

Organizational Program: [M-13/Transnational Violent Gangs
Program]{.underline}

Program Increase: Positions [1]{.underline} FTE [1]{.underline} Dollars
[\$69,000]{.underline}

**Description of Item**

Through I-24/7 Secure Communications System and by utilizing INTERPOL's
notice system, the USNCB can: (1) track known criminals and gang
members; (2) alert law enforcement counterparts worldwide to anticipate
recent U.S. MS-13 deportees to their country; and (3) help foreign law
enforcement to identify and arrest these violent offenders, impeding
their return to the United States.

For FY 2008, the USNCB requests \$69,000 for one INTERPOL Senior Analyst
(GS-11/12) to address all MS-13 and Violent Transnational Gang matters
and to: (1) process requests for Blue and Green Notices to trace and
locate violent gang members of the MS-13 criminal enterprise
organization and other violent transnational gangs; (2) assist domestic
and foreign law enforcement agencies in developing criminal intelligence
and investigative leads to target, neutralize and dismantle MS-13 and
other transnational violent street gangs; (3) provide names, criminal
background, photographs, and fingerprints of MS-13 and other violent
transnational gangs members for inclusion in INTERPOL's Automated Search
Facility (ASF); and, (4) train federal, state and local law enforcement
agencies on INTERPOL's I-24/7 and multi-database capabilities as an
investigative tool in targeting violent transnational crime.

**Justification**

The National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) estimates there are over
100,000 gang members in the United States. The INTERPOL system (i.e.,
"Notice Program") of tracking known criminals and gang members
internationally is the only standardized law enforcement mechanism of
its kind providing a communications network for 184 countries.

The USNCB is uniquely positioned to receive leads and investigative
information from both domestic and international law enforcement
regarding MS-13 and other transnational violent street gang members.
Proactively, through numerous interagency outreach efforts, the USNCB
has increased incoming gang-related information and has agreed to
provide all MS-13 and violent gang information to the newly- created
NGIC. The Los Angeles Police Department's Gang Division has agreed to
provide 2,000 names for inclusion in INTERPOL's databases, while the FBI
New York Field Office has agreed to submit 1,000 names. This will enable
U.S. law enforcement agencies to capitalize on this influx of
information and to adequately serve expanding law enforcement needs.

At the international level, the USNCB helped to establish specific
points of contacts at INTERPOL offices in Guatemala, El Salvador,
Honduras and Mexico, where MS-13 has its largest presence. This has
increased liaison and intelligence sharing capability on MS-13 violent
crimes. As a result of USNCB's outreach efforts, INTERPOL San Salvador
offered to share its database on MS-13 targets exclusively with the
USNCB.

A USNCB representative recently led working group discussions regarding
INTERPOL intelligence sharing methods and the establishment of an
international gang database at the second annual MS-13 Gang
International Conference in San Salvador. The USNCB also has working
relationships with police officials at both INTERPOL San Salvador and
the Regional INTERPOL Office for Central America to further this
anti-gang initiative.

MS-13/Transnational Violent Gangs Program Objectives:

-   To draft, review, and electronically process MS-13 notice
    applications in coordination with appropriate law enforcement
    agencies, USNCB, and the INTERPOL General Secretariat.

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-   To educate federal, state and local agencies, as well as
    international law enforcement counterparts about INTERPOL's Blue or
    Green Notices for tracking and intercepting MS-13 members.

-   To advise investigators and managers of notice application
    procedures.

-   To increase liaison with INTERPOL Central and Latin America to
    facilitate joint tracking of international gang targets and
    investigations and to share intelligence regarding individuals who
    have committed or are likely to commit violent offenses by
    establishing specific NCB point of contacts.

-   To process an estimated 3,000 Notice Applications in the first phase
    of this project.

-   To increase Blue and Green Notices on gang members**.**

-   To prepare a monthly intelligence report reflecting the movements of
    identified gang members based on Interpol Blue and Green Notices.

**Impact on Performance (Relationship of Increase to Strategic Goals)**

This USNCB program fully supports DOJ's strategic priority to prosecute
MS-13 and other violent gang members, specifically, DOJ's *Strategic
Objective 2.1: Reduce the threat, incidence, and prevalence of violent
crime, including crimes against children.* USNCB anticipates an influx
of approximately 3,000 requests for Green Notices related to MS13 gang
members in the initial phase of this program. In addition, ICE has
requested over 150 Green Notices to warn foreign countries that a MS-13
gang member will be released from jail and deported. The USNCB will
share these leads with U.S. and foreign law enforcement to prevent these
individuals from re-entering the United States and returning to the
ranks of MS-13 members.

The "Blue" Notice is an INTERPOL bulletin that circulates a description
of an individual under investigation to obtain additional law
enforcement information or to "track" the subject's movements within 184
INTERPOL member countries. The Blue Notice can contain biometric
information (e.g., photos, fingerprints, DNA code, etc.) and is designed
not to compromise ongoing investigations, since it does not call for the
arrest or detention of the subject.

The USNCB is notified of all positive "hits" on U.S. requested Blue
Notices via the INTERPOL I --24/7 Communication Network and will
immediately make relevant information available to U.S. law enforcement
agencies.

The "Green" Notice is an INTERPOL Bulletin that circulates the
description of a convicted person(s) or recidivist(s) who may be
dangerous and/or likely to traveling internationally. Green notices are
often used to communicate information about convicted sex offenders,
gang and organized crime members. Law enforcement agencies in the 184
INTERPOL member countries that receiving such notices countries may be
better prepared to prevent the subjects from committing offenses, or may
be alerted to the subject's affiliation with an organized crime group or
gang.

Base Funding

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2007 Estimate</strong></p></td>
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[Personnel Increase Cost Summary]{.underline}

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Type of       | **Modular       | **Number of**   | **FY 2008**     |
| Position**      | Cost**          |                 |                 |
|                 |                 | **Positions**   | **Request       |
|                 | **per Position  |                 | (\$000)**       |
|                 | (\$000)**       | **Requested**   |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Senior INTERPOL | 69,000          | 1               | 69,000          |
| Analyst --      |                 |                 |                 |
| Program         |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| Specialist      |                 |                 |                 |
| GS-11/12        |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Total Personnel | 69,000          | 1               | 69,000          |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

Non-Personnel Increase Cost Summary

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Non-Personnel | **Unit Cost**   | **Quantity**    | **FY 2008       |
| Item**          |                 |                 | Request**       |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 | **(\$000)**     |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 | 0               | 0               | 0               |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Total           | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| Non-Personnel   |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

Total Request for this Item

+-----------+-----+------+-----+----------+---------+-----------------+
|           | *   | **Ag | *   | **Per    | **N     | **Total**       |
|           | *Po | t/At | *FT | sonnel** | on-Pers |                 |
|           | s** | ty** | E** |          | onnel** | **(\$000)**     |
|           |     |      |     | **(      |         |                 |
|           |     |      |     | \$000)** | **(\    |                 |
|           |     |      |     |          | $000)** |                 |
+-----------+-----+------+-----+----------+---------+-----------------+
| Current   |     |      |     |          |         |                 |
| Services  |     |      |     |          |         |                 |
+-----------+-----+------+-----+----------+---------+-----------------+
| Increases | 1   | 0    | 1   | 69,000   | 0       | 69,000          |
+-----------+-----+------+-----+----------+---------+-----------------+
| Grand     | 1   | 0    | 1   | 69,000   | 0       | 69,000          |
| Total     |     |      |     |          |         |                 |
+-----------+-----+------+-----+----------+---------+-----------------+

> [Program Offsets]{.underline}
>
> No Program Offset.
>
> V. Exhibits

[^1]: Title 22, U.S. Code, Section 263a