Item Name Description Page Pos. FTE Dollars ($000) Financial Fraud Expansion Increasing the number of mortgage and corporate fraud investigations and lawsuits 51 26 $7,000 27 IT Savings Implementing a cost saving initiative by transforming IT projects 0 0 ($262) 32 Total GLA Program Change 51 26 $6,738
limitations imposed by the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Fourteenth Amendments. national security issues represent the largest share of the Branch’s workload. Examples of the national security work include defending policies designed to detain suspected terrorists, limiting terrorism funding, protecting classified information, and ensuring safe air travel. The Branch devotes substantial resources to the defense of federal programs and statutes. Counter terrorism lawsuits; New statutes presenting novel and complex issues; Regulatory disputes under the Medicare program; Responding to lawsuits that challenge educational or agricultural programs affecting the lives of hundreds of millions of Americans; Employment litigation for the Federal Government - nation’s largest employer; Protecting the Federal Government’s constitutional authority to determine the laws and regulations that affect the entire country, such as immigration law. Challenges the provisions of benefit programs, namely social security. One specific example is the case of American Council of the Blind v. Geithner. Plaintiffs’ argued that because there is no way for visually impaired people to determine the value paper currency, the U.S. Treasury is violating a federal law designed to prevent discrimination. The Branch’s arguments led to a successful ruling that will help visually impaired citizens while also ensuring that the Federal Government does not have to pay billions of dollars to redesign and reissue paper currency. The Branch also handles actions related to claims for veterans’ benefits. One set of cases involves how one-time benefits are paid to World War II veterans who fought in certain units of the Philippine military. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awards the benefit to loyal people who belonged to the relevant military units. Many people sued VA alleging the Government only gave the benefit to people whose names were on an inaccurate Government list. The Branch has obtained dismissal of one case, and the other case remains pending in district court. Office of Immigration Litigation The Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL) is organized into two sections – the Appellate Section and the District Court Section. Appellate Section The Section is responsible for defending the interests of the United States in cases involving undocumented aliens seeking to avoid or defer removal or expulsion from the United States. These cases involve petitions for review filed by non-citizens in the federal appellate courts, a right to judicial review conferred by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended. The Office’s caseload is entirely defensive in nature, and is tied to the enforcement efforts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through its Immigration and Customs Enforcement component, which initiates administrative removal actions against individuals
PERFORMANCE AND RESOURCES TABLE Decision Unit: Civil Division – Legal Representation DOJ Strategic Goal II: Prevent Crime, Protect the Rights of the American People, and Enforce Federal Law. Objective 2.4: Combat corruption, economic crimes, and international organized crime. Objective 2.6: Protect the Federal fisc and defend the interests of the United States. WORKLOAD / RESOURCES Final Target Actual Projected Changes Requested (Total) FY 2011 FY 2011 FY 2012 Current Services Adjustments and FY 2013 Program Changes FY 2013 Request Workload 1. Number of cases pending beginning of year 35,320 34,611 35,950 N/A 32,569 2. Number of cases received during the year 15,981 16,239 15,476 N/A 15,684 3. Total Workload 51,301 50,850 51,426 N/A 48,253 Total Costs and FTE (Reimbursable FTE are included, but reimbursable costs are bracketed and not included in the total) FTE $000 FTE $000 FTE $000 FTE $000 FTE $000 1,434 283,105 (119,389) 1,434 283,105 (103,782) 1,512 283,103 (96,433) 31 14,937 (0) 1,543 298,040 (114,296) TYPE/ Strategic Objective PERFORMANCE FY 2011 FY 2011 FY 2012 Current Rate Current Services Adjustments and FY 2013 Program Changes FY 2013 Request Output 1. Number of cases terminated during the year 20,985 14,900 16,055 N/A 16,076 Civil Division Performance Measures (Excludes VICP and RECA) Outcome 2. Percent of civil cases favorably resolved 80% 96% 80% N/A 80% 3. Percent of defensive cases in which at least 85 percent of the claim is defeated 80% 86% 80% N/A 80% 4. Percent of affirmative cases in which at least 85 percent of the claim is recovered 60% 66% 60% N/A 60% 5. Percent of favorable resolutions in non-monetary trial cases 80% 92% 80% N/A 80%
15. Percentage of claims paid within six weeks of Program receipt of acceptance form 90 91 90 90 16. Percentage of claims appeals adjudicated within 90 days of filing administrative appeal 95% 100% 95% N/A 95% Efficiency 17. Percentage of claims adjudicated within 12 months or less (RECA) 80% 94% 80% N/A 80% PERFORMANCE MEASURE TABLE Decision Unit: Civil Division – Legal Representation Performance Report and Performance Plan Targets FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Target Actual Target Target Output Number of cases terminated during the year 15,101 15,727 15,435 17,147 22,939 16,554 15,711 20,985 14,900 18,846 14,209 Civil Division Performance Measures (Excludes VICP and RECA) Outcome Percent of cases favorably resolved 93% 90% 93% 89% 91% 93% 93% 80% 96% 80% 80% Percent of defensive cases in which at least 85 percent of the claim is defeated 90% 90% 91% 91% 90% 88% 85% 80% 86% 80% 80% Percent of affirmative cases in which at least 85 percent of the claim is recovered 65% 72% 72% 68% 64% 63% 74% 60% 66% 60% 60% Percent of favorable resolutions in trial cases 84% 89% 92% 86% 90% 90% 93% 80% 92% 80% 80% Percent of favorable resolutions in appellate cases 93% 91% 87% 87% 90% 92% 92% 85% 92% 85% 85% Ratio of dollars defeated and recovered to dollars obligated for litigation $67 $60 $60 $49 $37 $70 $48 $45 $98 $46 $47 Vaccine Injury Compensation Program monetary
Funding Summary FY 2011 Enacted FY 2012 Enacted FY 2013 Current Services Pos Agt/ Atty FTE $(000) Pos Agt/ Atty FTE $(000) Pos Agt/ Atty FTE $(000) 65 52 67 $17,689 65 52 67 $17,689 65 52 67 $17,777 Personnel Increase Cost Summary Type of Position Modular Cost per Position Number of Positions Requested FY 2013 Request ($000) FY 2014 Net Annualization (Change from 2013) ($000) FY 2015 Net Annualization (Change from 2014) ($000) Attorney $111,359 38 $4,232 $3,665 $92 Professional Support 77,012 10 770 549 $15 Paralegal 57,450 2 115 53 2 Clerical Support 54,341 1 54 11 1 Total Personnel 51 $5,171 $4,278 $110 Non-Personnel Increase Cost Summary Non-Personnel Item Unit Cost Quantity FY 2013 Request ($000) FY 2014 Net Annualization (Change from 2013) ($000) FY 2015 Net Annualization (Change from 2014) ($000) Automated Litigation Support $1,829 $21 $22 Total Non-Personnel $1,829 $21 $22 Total Request for this Item Pos Agt/ Atty FTE Personnel ($000) ($000) Total ($000) FY 2014 Net Annualization (Change from 2013) ($000) FY 2015 Net Annualization (Change from 2014) ($000) Current Services 65 52 67 $17,777 0 $17,777 $0 $0 Increases 51 38 26 5,171 1,829 7,000 4,229 132 Grand Total 116 90 93 $22,948 $1,829 $24,777 $4,229 $132