Justice Management Division
Serving Justice - Securing Results

WHO WE ARE

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is the Federal Government's primary law enforcement and litigation agency. The DOJ is comprised of several dozen various agencies that all report to the Attorney General and cover the full range of law enforcement activities. As part of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government, DOJ's total FY 2008 budget is approximately $23 billion.

Some larger DOJ components include:

• The Federal Bureau of Investigation
• The United States Attorneys
• The Drug Enforcement Administration
• The Bureau of Prisons

The JMD Budget Staff serves as the central budget office for DOJ and is part of the Justice Management Division (JMD), which is the component of the Department of Justice that provides a wide variety of support and oversight functions for the Attorney General and the Department's components. The Budget Staff employs approximately 50 people, most of whom are budget analysts.

Organization Chart

WHAT WE DO

The JMD Budget Staff has a wide variety of responsibilities which include:

• Analysis of DOJ resource-related issues, including components' requests for funding, program performance, and funding allocation and use;
• Presentation of recommendations to program and senior policy officials on all aspects of budget and programmatic matters;
• Coordination of budget and performance materials and information requests through all stages of the Federal budget process;
• Oversight of the progress of DOJ programs, including the spending of resources, during the fiscal year; and,
• Communication with the Office of Management and Budget, other federal agencies, and the Congress on DOJ budget matters.

JOIN OUR TEAM

Working with the JMD Budget Staff is a rewarding and challenging experience. We are always looking for individuals with the motivation to excel in a high impact occupation. Other qualities we look for in a potential budget analyst include:

• Strong analytical skills - knows how to look at various aspects of a problem, ask pertinent questions and collect data, and knows how to evaluate information and make recommendations;
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills;
• Exceptional interpersonal skills;
• Resourcefulness - knows where to find needed information; and,
• Familiarity with budgeting and performance planning is a plus, but not a requirement.

Analysts are hired through several programs, including the Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Program, the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP), and through USAJOBS. SCEP positions are available for graduate students who are currently enrolled at least part-time. Typical beginning General Scale (GS) grade and salary for SCEP positions range from the GS-5 ($31,751) to GS-9 ($48,108) levels. Familiarity with budgeting and performance planning is a plus, but not required. The journeyman grade for JMD budget analysts is generally GS-13 or GS-14, depending on job responsibilities. As part of the Budget Staff, analysts are given responsibility for overseeing various components within DOJ.

The Budget Staff has an existing Succession Plan, which provides necessary training and development opportunities to Budget Staff employees, and ensures that qualified individuals will be available from within our staff to compete for supervisory and managerial positions, as well as senior analyst positions.