Departmental Offices

Program Summary by Budget Activity

Dollars in thousands

Appropriation FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2012 TO FY 2013

 Enacted Enacted Request $ Change % Change

Executive Direction $36,477 $37,219 $36,698 ($521) -1.40%

International Affairs and Economic Policy $61,786 $59,277 $55,880 ($3,397) -5.73%

Domestic Finance and Tax Policy $65,909 $71,451 $70,498 ($953) -1.33%

Terrorism and Financial Intelligence $99,800 $100,000 $100,000 $0 0.00%

Treasury-wide Management and Programs $42,416 $40,441 $38,140 ($2,301) -5.69%

Subtotal, Departmental Offices - S & E $306,388 $308,388 $301,216 ($7,172) -2.33%

Offsetting Collections - Reimbursables $91,498 $69,502 $69,502 $0 0.00%

Total Program Operating Level $397,886 $377,890 $370,718 ($7,172) -1.90%

Direct FTE 1,286 1,199 1,187 (12) -1.00%

Reimbursable FTE 137 172 172 0 0.00%

Total FTE 1,423 1,371 1,359 (12) -0.88%

Summary

Departmental Offices (DO), as the 

headquarters bureau for the Department of the 

Treasury, provides leadership in economic and 

financial policy, terrorism and financial 

intelligence, financial crimes, and general 

management. The Secretary of the Treasury 

has the primary role of formulating and 

managing the domestic and international tax 

and financial policies of the federal 

government. Through effective management, 

policies, and leadership, the Treasury 

Department protects our national security 

through targeted financial actions, promotes 

the stability of the nation's financial markets, 

and ensures the government's ability to collect 

revenue and fund its operations.

The FY 2013 budget request supports DO’s 

leading role in accomplishing the Treasury 

strategic goals:

• Repair and Reform the Financial System 

and Accelerate Recovery in the Housing 

Market. 

• Enhance U.S. Competitiveness and 

Promote International Financial Stability 

and Balanced Growth. 

• Pursue Comprehensive Tax and Fiscal 

Reform. 

• Protect our National Security through 

Targeted Financial Actions. 

• Manage the Government’s Finances in a 

Fiscally Responsible Manner. 

DO also provides critical support and 

leadership to implement the Department’s 

priority goals: Increase Electronic 

Transactions with the Public to Improve 

Service and Prevent Fraud and Reduce Costs

as well as Increase Voluntary Tax 

Compliance. 

Total resources requested to support DO 

activities for FY 2013 are $370,718,000 

including $301,216,000 from direct 

appropriations and $69,502,000 from 

offsetting collections and reimbursable 

programs.
DO FY 2013 Budget Highlights

Dollars in thousands

Departmental Offices - S & E FTE Amount

FY 2012 Enacted 1,199 $308,388

Changes to Base:

Maintaining Current Levels 

(MCLs):

- $3,205

Maintaining Current Levels - $3,205

Non-Recurring Costs: - ($1,650)

One-time Office moves and 

Building Maintenance

- ($1,650)

Efficiency Savings: (9) ($6,610)

Treasury-wide Management 

Savings

(5) ($1,374)

Administrative and 

Management Savings

(4) ($5,236)

Subtotal FY 2013 Changes to 

Base

(9) ($5,055)

Total FY 2013 Base 1,190 $303,333

Program Changes:

Program Decreases: (5) ($2,117)

International Affairs Program 

Reductions

(5) ($2,117)

Program Increases: 2 $0

Treasury Attaché Program 2 $0

Total FY 2013 Request 1,187 $301,216

FY 2013 Budget Adjustments

FY 2012 Enacted

The FY 2012 enacted direct appropriation for 

DO is $308,388,000.

Maintaining Current Levels (MCLs)

Maintaining Current Levels +$3,205,000 / +0 

FTE

Funds are requested for inflation adjustments 

(1.7 percent) in non-labor expenses such as 

GSA rent adjustments, postage, supplies and 

equipment, health benefits, and the increase in 

Federal Employees Retirement System 

participation. Funds are also requested for the 

proposed 2013 pay raise (0.5 percent).

Non-Recurring Costs

One-time Office moves and Building 

Maintenance -$1,650,000 / +0 FTE

One-time FY 2012 funding supported repairs 

of the electrical transformer vaults and the 

reallocation and reconfiguration of office 

space in support of DO’s leased office space 

reduction.

Efficiency Savings

Treasury-wide Management Savings 

-$1,374,000 / -5 FTE

Savings will be achieved through the 

elimination of positions and the reduction of 

management program activities. These 

include eliminating the following positions:

one position from the Office of the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Management and 

Budget; one position from the Office of the 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human 

Resources; and three positions from the Office 

of the Deputy Chief Financial Officer. In 

addition, the following offices will reduce 

their non-salary program budgets: the Office 

of Emergency Programs, the Treasury 

Operations Center, the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Management and Budget, and 

the Chief Information Officer.

Administrative and Management Savings 

-$5,236,000 / -4 FTE

Savings will be achieved through the 

elimination of positions and the more efficient 

use of administrative activities. These include 

eliminating the following positions: one 

position from the Office of Human Resources 

(OHR), one position from the Office of 

Financial Management (OFM), and two 

positions for the Departmental Offices 

Operations organization (OPS). The DO 

Office of Information Technology will make 

reductions in the following areas of its 

administrative support budget - DO 

Applications support; laptop purchases; 

subscriptions; e-catalog purchases; additional 

purchase of Microsoft Visio and Project 

software; and Developer workstations. In 

addition, DO IT will reduce the staffing level 

under its contract supporting the Help Desk by 

six positions. The following offices will

reduce their non-salary administrative 

budgets: OHR, OFM, Operations, and the DO 

Privacy Office. DO will also reduce the cost 

of utilities by converting the Treasury building 

from steam to gas heat.
Program Decreases

International Affairs Program Reductions 

-$2,117,000 / -5 FTE

The Office of International Affairs (IA) will 

achieve savings by streamlining IA business 

operations and seeking reduced reporting 

requirements associated with reviewing and 

evaluating Multilateral Development Bank 

loans.

Program Increases

Treasury Attaché Program +$0 / +2 FTE

The Department requests an increase of two 

FTE for the Treasury attaché program.

Tentative locations for these two additional 

attachés are Mexico City and Cairo. The 

funding for the positions and ancillary support 

are being funded within the program.

Beginning in FY 2013, costs for the Treasury 

attaché program will be aligned between the 

Office of International Affairs and the Office 

of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence based 

on their respective overseas presence.

Explanation of Budget Activities

Executive Direction ($36,698,000 from direct 

appropriations, $3,587,000 from reimbursable 

resources)

Provides direction and policy guidance to the 

Department, and interacts with Congress and 

the public on Departmental policy matters.

International Affairs and Economic Policy 

($55,880,000 from direct appropriations, 

$1,317,000 from reimbursable resources)

Monitors domestic and international economic 

conditions and collects and analyzes financial 

data.

Domestic Finance and Tax Policy 

($70,498,000 from direct appropriations, 

$31,415,000 from reimbursable resources)

Monitors and provides economic and financial 

policy expertise in the areas of domestic 

finance and tax policy.

Terrorism and Financial Intelligence 

($100,000,000 from direct appropriations, 

$18,873,000 from reimbursable resources)

Develops and implements strategies to counter 

terrorist financing and money laundering.

Treasury-wide Management and Programs 

($38,140,000 from direct appropriations, 

$14,310,000 from reimbursable resources)

Provides strategic plans, and policy direction 

in the fields of human resources, information 

technology security, and financial 

administration that include the formulation and 

management of the budget.

Legislative Proposals

Proposed section 115 refers to funds 

appropriated or otherwise made available to 

the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, and the Attorney General 

for refunds of taxes and related interest on 

such refunds, drawbacks, and payments of 

claims for prior fiscal years. This provision 

will alleviate the need for the Internal Revenue 

Service to make such refunds, drawbacks and 

payments on behalf of the other federal 

agencies, and will minimize the administrative 

and accounting burdens associated with this 

process. This proposal will not create any new 

spending.
DO Performance by Budget Activity

Budget Activity Performance Measure FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013

Actual Actual Actual Target Target

International Affairs and Economic 

Policy

Monitor Quality and Enhance 

Effectiveness of International 

Monetary Fund (IMF) Lending 

Through Review of IMF Country 

Programs 

N/A 97.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Domestic Finance and Tax Policy Variance between estimated and 

actual receipts (annual 

forecast)(%)

5.5 5.8 4.4 5.0 4.5

Terrorism and Financial 

Intelligence

Impact of TFI programs and 

activities 

7.81 7.4 7.6 7.8 8

Treasury-wide Management and 

Programs

Percentage of timely completed 

Planned Corrective Actions (PCAs)

85.6 88.4 92.0 90.0 90.0

Key: DISC - Discontinued and B - Baseline

Description of Performance

The following four performance measures 

provide a snapshot of the FY 2012 DO 

performance plan.

Monitor Quality and Enhance Effectiveness of 

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Lending 

Through Review of IMF Country Programs. 

This measure tracks efforts by International 

Affairs (IA) staff to monitor the quality of IMF 

country programs and ensure the application of 

appropriately high standards for the use of 

IMF resources. IA staff endeavor to complete 

a review of each country program and provide 

a synopsis, analysis, and recommendation for 

action prior to the date of the IMF Executive 

Board meeting. This measure tracks the 

percentage of staff reviews completed in a 

timely manner. IA fully succeeded in meeting 

its performance target in FY 2011 (100 percent 

of IA staff reviews completed prior to the IMF 

Board meeting) compared with actual 

performance of 97 percent in FY 2010. In FY 

2012 and FY 2013, IA’s target for this 

measure is 100 percent. IA staff will continue 

to closely monitor IMF program activities and 

will verify progress toward meeting the FY 

2012 target in regular staff meetings.

Variance between Estimated and Actual 

Receipts. Each of these performance goals are 

tied to the overall performance measure and 

determine the overall score for TFI as a whole. 

In FY 2011, TFI exceeded its target of 7.4,

achieving a composite score of 8.3. TFI 

attributes this significant performance result to 

improved customer satisfaction among law 

enforcement agencies and intelligence users 

and increased policy interest in financial 

actions to address national security threats. 

TFI adjusted its targets upwards to 7.8 and 8.0 

in FY 2012 and FY 2013, respectively. TFI 

will achieve future performance level goals by

continuing customer outreach, increasing 

production of intelligence products, and 

implementing IT modernization projects.

Impact of TFI Programs and Activities. Each 

of these performance goals are tied to the 

overall performance measure and determine 

the overall score for TFI as a whole. In FY 

2011, TFI exceeded its target of 7.4, achieving

a composite score of 8.3. TFI attributes this 

significant performance result to improved 

customer satisfaction among law enforcement 

agencies and intelligence users and increased 

policy interest in financial actions to address 

national security threats. TFI adjusted its 
targets upwards to 7.8 and 8.0 in FY 2012 and 

FY 2013, respectively. TFI will achieve 

future performance level goals by continuing 

customer outreach, increasing production of 

intelligence products, and implementing IT 

modernization projects.

Percentage of timely completed Planned 

Corrective Actions. This measures the 

percentage of planned corrective actions 

completed by the bureaus/offices within 

Treasury. The Departmental Offices and 

Treasury overall achieved scores of 97.2 

percent and 92 percent respectively, exceeding 

the Treasury-wide FY 2011 target of 90 

percent.