Department-wide Systems and 

Capital Investments Program 

2014 President’s Budget 

 
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Table of Contents

Section 1 – Purpose ....................................................................................................................... 3

1A – Mission Statement .............................................................................................................. 3

1.1 – Appropriations Detail Table .............................................................................................. 3

1B – Vision, Priorities and Context ............................................................................................ 3

Section 2 – Budget Adjustments and Appropriation Language ............................................... 4

2.1 – Budget Adjustments Table ................................................................................................. 4

2A – Budget Increases and Decreases Description..................................................................... 4

2.2 – Operating Levels Table ...................................................................................................... 5

2B – Appropriations Language and Explanation of Changes ..................................................... 5

2C – Legislative Proposals.......................................................................................................... 5

Section 3 – Budget and Performance Plan ................................................................................. 6

3A – Department-wide Systems and Capital Investments Program ........................................... 6

Section 4 – Supplemental Information ........................................................................................ 6

4A – Summary of Capital Investmentsf Capital Investments ..................................................... 6
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Section 1 – Purpose 

1A – Mission Statement 

The Department-wide Systems and Capital Investments Program (DSCIP) is authorized to be 

used by or on behalf of the Treasury Department’s bureaus, at the Secretary’s discretion, to 

improve infrastructure, modernize business processes, and increase efficiency through 

technology investments. 

1.1 – Appropriations Detail Table 

Dollars in Thousands

 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2012 to FY 2014

Department-wide Systems and Capital 

Investments Program Enacted Annualized Request $ Change % Change

Resources 

 CR Rate 

 

FTE AMOUNT FTE AMOUNT FTE AMOUNT FTE AMOUNT FTE AMOUNT

New Appropriated Resources:

Department-wide Systems and Capital 

Investments Program 0 0 0 0 0 2,725 0 2,725 NA NA

Total Budgetary Resources 0 $0 0 $0 0 $2,725 0 $2,725 NA NA

1B – Vision, Priorities and Context 

DSCIP supports the Treasury strategic goal to “Manage the Government’s Finances in a Fiscally 

Responsible Manner” by enabling the Department to make investments in capital improvements 

that support the missions of all Treasury bureaus and programs. In FY 2012, Treasury did not 

request a DSCIP appropriation, however, the Department has funded investments in the Treasury 

Secure Data Network and the Treasury Foreign Intelligence Network; wireless communications; 

Treasury’s back-up disaster recovery capacity; and Treasury’s automated personnel system, HR 

Connect, in prior years. In the last few years, DSCIP investments have also supported 

cybersecurity, enterprise content management, and the Office of Financial Innovation and 

Transformation. Current DSCIP projects include investing in cybersecurity and making 

necessary repairs and upgrades to Treasury-owned buildings. 

Cybersecurity. The Department-wide cybersecurity program focuses on improving the security 

of Treasury’s classified and unclassified networks in support of the Federal Information Security 

Management Act (FISMA) security requirements, the Cyber Cross-Agency (CAP) Goal, and 

other government-wide security initiatives. The current request will allow Treasury to install a 

Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS). 

Treasury Building - Repairs and Renovations. Recent DSCIP-funded building repairs have 

yielded significant energy and water savings, as well as improved life safety systems. This year 

DSCIP funds are requested for radiator and lighting improvements. 

The Main Treasury Building and the Treasury Annex are Departmental Offices’ non-IT capital 

investments. The Main Treasury Building is the oldest departmental building and the third oldest 

federally occupied building in Washington, preceded only by the Capitol and the White House. 

It covers five stories and a raised basement and sits on five acres of land. The Treasury Building 

was dedicated as a National Historic Landmark on October 18, 1972. The 90-year old Treasury 

Annex, owned by the Department, is part of the Lafayette Square National Register Historic 

District. 
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Section 2 – Budget Adjustments and Appropriation Language 

2.1 – Budget Adjustments Table 

Dollars in Thousands

Department-wide Systems and Capital Investments Program FTE Amount

FY 2012 Enacted - -

FY 2013 Annualized CR Rate - -

Total FY 2014 Base - -

Program Changes:

Program Increases: - $2,725

Cybersecurity - $1,500

Treasury building - repairs and renovations - $1,225

Total FY 2014 Request - $2,725

2A – Budget Increases and Decreases Description 

Program Increases .................................................................................... +$2,725,000 / +0 FTE

Cybersecurity +$1,500,000 / +0 FTE 

Treasury requests $1.5 million to design, procure, and install a Wireless Intrusion Detection 

System (WIDS) in the Main Treasury and Treasury Annex buildings. This system is necessary 

to help Treasury protect its classified and unclassified networks and comply with the 

Administration’s cybersecurity priorities. The Departmental Offices (DO) operates classified 

networks and an unclassified network. All of these networks contain sensitive files and 

information which could be targets for theft, compromise, or alteration, thereby creating a 

national security risk. Even though DO does not allow use of wireless networks in Main 

Treasury and Annex spaces, wireless threats still pose a substantial risk. Wireless threats may 

come in several forms, for example: mobile phone “hot spots,” wireless access points installed in 

close proximity to Treasury buildings, or unauthorized routers installed in Treasury 

buildings. Unauthorized wireless connections may be installed intentionally or by accident. 

They can then be used by unauthorized individuals to access data on Treasury networks or send 

data out of Treasury by circumventing the secure Trusted Internet Connection (TIC). Some 

unauthorized connections are mobile or can be turned on and off easily. Currently, DO 

cybersecurity staff manually conduct periodic wireless scans, with more frequent scans in secure 

areas. These scans require hundreds of hours per year. The limitation of manual scanning is that 

it can only detect wireless activity at a specific moment in time, and is entirely dependent on 

wireless threats being active during the scans. 

A WIDS system would continuously monitor the Treasury buildings for wireless threats, 

allowing DO staff to rapidly locate and identify potentially hostile threats so they may be quickly 

disabled. This will improve Treasury’s ability to prevent unauthorized access to its networks, as 

well as the transmission of data to external recipients by wireless connection. It will also free 

hundreds of hours per year for cybersecurity staff to focus on other tasks. 

Treasury building - repairs and renovations +$1,225,000 / +0 FTE 

Funds are requested to continue to improve the energy efficiency of the Main Treasury and 

Annex buildings. The first proposed project involves the replacement of deteriorating steam 

radiators with new fan coil units. This will allow the Treasury Annex building to fully leverage 

the newly installed gas boilers and generate heat more efficiently. The remaining funds will be 

used to replace existing light fixtures with energy-efficient LED light fixtures in most of the 

Annex and Main Treasury buildings. 
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2.2 – Operating Levels Table 

Dollars in Thousands

Department-wide Systems and Capital Investments Program FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014

 Actual Annualized Request

Object Classification CR Rate 

25.1 - Advisory and assistance services 1,064 0 0

25.2 - Other services 1,443 0 1,500

31.0 - Equipment 543 0 0

32.0 - Land and structures 2,644 0 1,225

Total Non-Personnel 5,694 0 2,725

Total Budgetary Resources $5,694 $0 $2,725

Budget Activities:

Department-wide Systems and Capital Investments Program 0 0 2,725

Total Budgetary Resources $0 $0 $2,725

FTE 0 0 0

This table includes all available resources, including annual and available multi-year appropriations, reimbursable resources,

offsetting collections and user fees.

2B – Appropriations Language and Explanation of Changes 

Appropriations Language Explanation 

of Changes

DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS 

PROGRAM

For development and acquisition of automatic data processing equipment, 

software, and services and for repairs and renovations to buildings owned by 

the Department of the Treasury, $2,725,000, to remain available until 

September 30, 2016: Provided, That funds shall be transferred to accounts and 

in amounts as necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Department's 

offices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further, That this transfer 

authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this 

Act.

2C – Legislative Proposals 

The DSCIP has no legislative proposals. 
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Section 3 – Budget and Performance Plan 

3A – Department-wide Systems and Capital Investments Program 

($2,725,000 from direct appropriations): The purpose of DSCIP funds is to modernize business 

processes and increase efficiencies within Treasury and across the government through capital 

investment. The following section discusses both past investments and proposed plans. 

Cybersecurity. Cybersecurity provides for the protection of all information technology assets, 

including information, systems, networks, and processes relying on those assets, at the 

Department. Treasury continues to improve its cybersecurity systems, but challenges remain. 

For example, the Department must maintain and improve its ability to identify and stop 

malicious code before it enters Treasury networks and systems. In FY 2012, the Department 

routed over 95 percent of external traffic through the security inspection process provided by a 

secure Trusted Internet Connection (TIC). By drastically reducing the number of overall Internet 

connections, the Department prepared its systems to effectively integrate a data leakage 

prevention (DLP) capability. The DLP capability, for which DSCIP funding was requested in 

FY 2013, will greatly reduce sensitive data leakage and assess the effectiveness of awareness 

training of system users. 

Treasury Building - Repairs and Renovations. The Main Treasury Building and the Treasury 

Annex are owned by the Department as Departmental Offices’ capital investments. The age and 

historical significance of the Main Treasury Building and the Treasury Annex Building create 

special conditions that do not exist in many other federal office facilities. Continual upkeep with 

close attention to historic preservation is necessary in order to continue occupying these 

buildings. The proposed FY 2014 projects will reduce the amount of energy consumed in the 

Main Treasury and Treasury Annex Buildings. Replacing deteriorating steam radiators with new 

fan coil units will allow the Annex building to generate heat more efficiently. Replacing existing 

light fixtures with new energy-efficient LED fixtures in most of the Annex and Main Treasury 

buildings is estimated to save approximately $30,000 annually in electrical costs. 

In FY 2011, four Annex projects commenced. Three of the projects focused on increasing 

energy efficiency through the installation of a new electric power distribution system, gas 

boilers, and new windows. One additional project modernized the fire alarm system and added a 

new public address system, updating the Treasury Annex Building’s Life Safety infrastructure. 

All of these projects were completed in FY 2012, except the new electric power distribution 

project. While all of the electric power distribution equipment has been installed, Treasury 

plans to energize these components in FY 2013, pending PEPCO inspection, approvals, and 

actions. 

In FY 2013, Treasury requested DSCIP funding for rain leader repair in order to eliminate water 

intrusion and plaster failure in the Main Treasury Building. 

Section 4 – Supplemental Information 

4A – Summary of Capital Investmentsf Capital Investments

All FY 2014 DSCIP funding requests support Departmntal Offices (DO) capital investments. 

Please see section 4 of the DO chapter for information on these investments.