DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

 

The Department of the Treasury’s FY 2017 Conference Spending Report 

In FY 2017, the Treasury Department continued initiatives to oversee conference spending and 

to ensure that appropriate policies, procedures, and controls were in place to that end. The 

Department’s bureaus continue to follow the Treasury-wide Directive that consolidates and 

streamlines the conference approval and reporting process and establishes consistent policy for 

all conference-related activities. Departmental Offices and Treasury bureaus followed 

established internal policies to ensure that all conference-related activity adhered to appropriate 

guidelines. 

Treasury Department policy allows expenses for conferences only if they are necessary to carry 

out Treasury’s mission and are consistent with specific approval guidelines. In FY 2017, the 

Treasury Department sponsored meetings and training events to promote economic stability and 

growth, to strengthen and protect the integrity of the financial system, and to manage the U.S. 

government’s finances. 

In accordance with OMB Memorandum M-17-08, below is detail on the Treasury-sponsored 

conferences in FY 2017 where the net expenses to the Department exceeded $100,000. This 

report does not cover conferences sponsored by the Treasury Office of the Inspector General, the 

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, the Special Inspector General for the 

Treasury Asset Relief Program, or the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. 

 
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Bureau Conference

Name

Purpose Location Date(s) of

Conference

Number

of

Attendees

Total

Cost

IRS Special Agent

Basic Training  

Special Agent candidates are required

to attend a comprehensive training

program at the Federal Law

Enforcement Training Center. Training

begins with Pre‐Basic, which is an

orientation program sponsored by the

National Criminal Investigation

Training Academy. During this

training, the new agents will be sworn

in, complete administrative forms and

receive information on Standards and

Expectations and the IRS‐CI

organization. Students then attend a

12‐week Criminal Investigation

Training Program (CITP) covering basic

federal criminal investigation

techniques, including federal criminal

law, courtroom procedures,

enforcement operations, and firearms

training. After CITP is completed,

candidates continue on to CIs Special

Agent Investigative Techniques (SAIT)

training, which is a 14‐week

specialized training course. The

training includes instruction in tax law,

criminal tax fraud, money laundering

and a variety of financial fraud

schemes as well as electronic

surveillance techniques, court

procedures, and trial preparation.  

Glynco, GA 8/15/2016 ‐ 

4/5/2017

29 $448,576

8/15/2016 ‐ 

4/5/2017

29 $304,459

9/26/2016 ‐ 

4/21/2017

18 $116,310

2/1/2017 ‐ 

7/21/2017

27 $357,963

IRS Estate and

Gift Tax

Attorney

Phase 1

Training  

Estate and Gift Tax Attorney Phase I

curriculum includes the study and

procedural training of tax law

associated with estate and gift

taxation.

Kansas City,

MO

9/19/2016 ‐ 

10/19/2016

33 $225,199

 
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IRS Revenue

Agent (RA)

Basic 1

Classroom  

  

This course will provide Revenue

Agents with the skills and

knowledge required to conduct

examinations of individual

business and non‐business returns

in a correct manner.  

Saint Louis,

MO

9/23/2016 ‐ 

10/6/2016

42 $104,210

Indianapolis,

IN

9/23/2016 ‐ 

10/6/2016

55 $133,608

Kansas City,

MO

9/23/2016 ‐ 

10/6/2016

53 $126,583

Jacksonville,

FL

9/23/2016 ‐ 

10/6/2016

51 $106,187

Kansas City,

MO

10/24/2016

‐ 

11/17/2016

46 $227,569

Saint Louis,

MO

10/24/2016

‐ 

11/17/2016

43 $198,636

Jacksonville,

FL

10/24/2016

‐ 

11/17/2016

53 $204,590

Covington,

KY

10/24/2016

‐ 

11/17/2016

43 $201,790

Indianapolis,

IN

10/24/2016

‐ 

11/17/2016

47 $222,238

IRS Tax

Compliance

Officer (TCO)

1  

This course will provide Tax

Compliance Officers with the skills and

knowledge required to conduct

examinations of individual business

and non‐business returns in a correct

manner.  

Saint Louis,

MO

9/23/2016 ‐ 

10/21/2016

28 $143,454

Jacksonville,

FL

9/23/2016 ‐ 

10/21/2016

30 $125,684

 
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IRS Revenue

Officer

Training ‐ 

Unit 1

This training completes the revenue

officers recruit training of the

technical skills required to complete

journey level casework.

Austin, TX 10/4/2016 ‐ 

11/1/2016

30 $129,317

Dallas, TX 10/4/2016 ‐ 

11/1/2016

30 $102,941

New

Carollton,

MD

10/4/2016 ‐ 

11/1/2016

48 $133,044

Ogden, UT 10/4/2016 ‐ 

11/1/2016

31 $165,667

Fresno, CA 10/4/2016 ‐ 

11/1/2016

32 $171,424

Kansas City,

MO

10/4/2016 ‐ 

11/1/2016

30 $188,202

Kansas City,

MO

1/26/2017 ‐ 

2/5/2017

29 $127,855

Kansas City,

MO

3/15/2017 ‐ 

4/4/2017

23 $110,043

Kansas City,

MO

6/7/2017 ‐ 

6/27/2017

22 $106,474

IRS Senior

Executive

Service

Candidate

Development

Program

(SESCDP)

The Senior Executive Service

Candidate Development Program

(SESCDP) is a competitive program

designed to develop the qualifications

of employees with strong leadership

potential for career appointment to

the Senior Executive Service.

Washington,

DC/Kansas

City, MO

12/5/2016 ‐ 

3/3/2017

27 $184,485

Washington,

DC

4/23/2017 ‐ 

7/14/2017

26 $191,823

IRS 2017

Congressional

Affairs

Program

(CAP)

Conference  

The CAP Conference allows the Local

Taxpayer Advocates (LTAs) and

Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS)

senior leadership to be able to satisfy

its statutory requirements of IRC §§

7803(c)(2)(A) and 7803(c)(2)(B)(ii).  

This event consists of organizational

and educational sessions (core

technical training) followed by

scheduled LTA meetings on Capitol

Hill with the Senators and

Representatives from the LTAs’ home

states.

Washington,

DC

2/6/2017 ‐ 

2/10/2017

125 $172,387
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IRS Advanced

Asset

Forfeiture

Training

(AAFT)

Criminal Investigation Asset

Forfeiture Coordinators and Asset

Forfeiture Specialists will be

trained on advanced Asset

Forfeiture and new forfeiture

policies from Treasury Executive

Office of Asset Forfeiture (TEOAF)

and Department of Justice Asset

Forfeiture ‐ Money Laundering

Section (AFMLS). This training will

increase Criminal Investigation`s

ability to affirmatively influence

the consistent and strategic use of

asset forfeiture to disrupt and

dismantle criminal enterprises.

Criminal Investigation will thus be

more effective and will be able to

exercise the fullest amount of

deterrence possible.  Asset

Forfeiture Coordinators are the

experts in the field offices

regarding asset forfeiture and

handle the critical aspects of

assisting special agents with the

pre‐seizure planning, monitoring

and abiding by CAFRA deadlines;

providing assistance to agents and

AUSAs with seizure and forfeiture

of assets; and maintaining AFTRAK,

the asset forfeiture tracking

system.

Glynco, GA 2/7/2017 ‐ 

2/9/2017

104 $105,927
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IRS Treasury

Macintosh

Forensics  

Advanced computer forensic

training for Special Agent ‐ 

Computer Investigative Specialists

(SA‐CIS) to provide them with the

necessary skills and tools for

seizing, preserving, and analyzing

digital evidence from Apple

Macintosh computers and tablet

devices. Upon completion of this

advanced training, the SA‐CIS is

expected to support their local

area with the analysis of any Apple

devices and to refine these new

skills through various continuing

professional education and

training. SA‐CISs generally attend

this specialized Macintosh course

after performing the duties of a

computer forensic examiner for at

least two years.

Glynco, GA 3/6/2017 ‐ 

3/17/2017

10 $158,915

IRS Use of Force

Instructor

Training

(UOFIT)

The UOFIT is an accredited program

provided new use of force instructors

with the complete base of knowledge

required to teach the Integrated Use

of Force Program in our various field

offices. The UOFIT Program uses

reality‐based scenario training,

involving teamwork, and dynamic

scenarios.

Glynco, GA 3/7/2017 ‐ 

3/23/2017

24 $142,036

5/2/2017 ‐ 

5/19/2017

25 $123,741

IRS Basic

Computer

Evidence

Recovery

Training  

Required basic training provided to

Special Agents that are selected as

Special Agent ‐ Computer

Investigative Specialists (SA‐CIS) for

Electronic Crimes. This training

provides the new SA‐CIS with the

basic necessary skills and tools for

seizing, preserving, and analyzing

digital evidence.  This BCERT course is

a prerequisite course for all advanced

computer forensic training courses.

Glynco, GA 3/20/2017 ‐ 

3/31/2017

28 $179,862

5/15/2017 ‐ 

6/23/2017

25 $184,434
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IRS Advanced

Financial

Crimes Task

Force

Successful deployment of advanced

training will ensure that Financial

Crimes Task Force (FCTF) members

are current with policies and

procedures. This will benefit the field

office by ensuring the members have

knowledge of and are capable of their

duties.

Glynco, GA 6/6/2017 ‐ 

6/8/2017

114 $122,512

IRS Identity Theft

‐ QRP/RPP

Conference

Provide critical, hands‐on, interactive

training to the field office

coordinators concerning identity theft

and other evolving issues facing IRS.  

Field office coordinators are relied

upon by special agents to provide

them with assistance and their

expertise in identity theft and other

return preparer related cases.  

Training will include interactive case

presentations as well as best practices

roundtable.  Bringing all of these

individuals under one roof will allow

for all to be immersed in one

message, practice, understanding of

policy, procedures and legal issues

relative to identity theft

investigations. Additionally, the

opportunity for coordinators to

participate in this training face to face

will allow for high level impact and

open exchange of dialogue between

various field offices across the

country. Coordinators will be

encouraged to ask questions or share

information about successful

investigative methods or seek

guidance for those that have proven

to be unusual situations.  Private

sector speakers and other

governmental agency representatives

provide specialized expertise and

knowledge in their fields that directly

impact criminal investigation`s

mission and are specific to this

training.  The attendees` ability to

directly interact with these subject

matter experts will provide invaluable

knowledge and greatly enhance the

learning experience.

Glynco, GA 8/8/2017 ‐ 

8/10/2017

106 $135,810
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IRS Internet

Investigative

Training

Program   

The Internet Investigations Training

Program (IITP) is designed to give

investigators, analysts, and individuals

serving as direct law enforcement

support personnel the basic

understanding they need to conduct

internet‐based investigations.

Glynco, GA 8/21/2017 ‐ 

9/1/2017

20 $148,851

IRS Dallas

Regional

Continuing

Legal

Education

(CLE)

The Dallas Regional CLE is one in a

series of regional cross‐functional

programs designed to impart in‐

depth, Office‐wide guidance on

new and emerging legal, policy,

and procedural issues with

business‐unit‐specific technical

training, scenario‐based

discussion, and practical exercises

for SBSE and LBI employees. This

training program provides not only

the opportunity for Field and

Headquarters/ National Office

components to conduct case‐

specific strategy sessions, technical

training, and manager training and

coordination, they have served the

critical and unique function of

bringing together geographically

disparate individuals and offices

for networking, coordination,

unified messaging, and planning.

Dallas, TX 8/22/2017 ‐ 

8/24/2017

117 $115,177