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2012 Budget and Performance Summary

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SUMMARY OF SELECTED EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES
NUMBER OF POSITIONS 1
ORGANIZATION 2010 ON-BOARD END OF YEAR 2 2011 CR 2012 Request
       
GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES      
    ATTORNEYS 2,715 2,878 2,992
       
ANTITRUST DIVISION      
    ATTORNEYS 354 390 390
       
U.S. ATTORNEYS      
    ATTORNEYS 5,754 6,066 6,142
       
U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE      
    DEPUTY U.S. MARSHALS 3 3,949 4,268 4,387
       
U.S. TRUSTEES 4      
    ATTORNEYS 312 318 413
       
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION      
    SPECIAL AGENTS 13,805 13,822 14,034
       
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION      
    SPECIAL AGENTS 4,915 5,114 5,027
       
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES      
    SPECIAL AGENTS 2,553 2,539 2,591
       
BUREAU OF PRISONS      
    CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS 17,626 19,408 20,237
       
FBI NATIONAL SECURITY AGENTS 6 6,725 6,752 6,798
       
DRUG AGENTS  6,026 6,026 6,064
 
1 Includes positions funded from Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement (ICDE) resources and other reimbursable sources, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) resources available from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
2 The 2010 on-board end of year reflects on-board as of pay period 19, ending September 25, 2010
3 U.S. Marshals criminal investigators pay class 0082 has been recategorized as Deputy U.S. Marshals but maintained the pay class code.
4 U.S. Trustee's 2012 request includes a reclassification of 95 Assistant U.S. Trustee positions to the General Attorney Series. 
5 The 2010 number reflects authorized agent positions scored to Strategic Goal 1: Prevent Terrorism and Promote the Nation's Security. The FBI does not track on-board numbers by Strategic Goal.
Updated March 12, 2018