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ATF Overview

March 2013

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ATF: Over 200 Years of History

• 1791: Alexander Hamilton and alcohol taxation (Department of the Treasury)

• 1794: Whiskey Rebellion

• 1886: First laboratory report issued

• 1920-1933: Prohibition – Workforce diversity

– 1930-1933: Bureau of Prohibition in Department of Justice

• 1934: Return to Treasury (Alcohol Tax Unit); National Firearms Act

• 1941: Firearms jurisdiction

• 1952: Jurisdiction for alcohol, tobacco, firearms

• 1968: Gun Control Act

• 1969: First firearm traced

• 1972: ATF established

• 1982: Anti-Arson Act

• 2003: ATF(E) returns to Department of Justice; Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB) remains in Treasury

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ATF: Our Mission and Services

Law Enforcement Operations:

Violent Crime (“Frontline”)

Firearms

Arson & Explosives

Alcohol & Tobacco

Public Safety Services • Emergency Support Function (ESF) #13 • Firearms and Explosives Licensing and Other

Industry Services • Firearms Tracing • National Integrated Ballistics Information

Network (NIBIN) • National Center for Explosives Training and

Research (NCETR) • United States Bomb Data Center • Terrorist Explosives Device Analytical Center

(TEDAC) • ATF Laboratories • Financial Investigations • Collaboration and Partnerships

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ATF Strategic Plan: Priorities Reduce violent firearms crimes by strengthening firearms trafficking intelligence gathering, analysis, inspection, and investigative activity

Make our communities safer by expanding our efforts to identify, target, and dismantle those criminal gangs and organizations that utilize firearms, arson, and explosives in furtherance of violent criminal activity

Advance domestic and international explosives expertise to prevent, detect, and investigate acts of violent crime and terrorism and to enhance public safety

Advance the science of fire investigation globally, by setting and delivering the highest standards in response, research, information sharing and training

Modernize business processes and systems for improved information sharing, knowledge management, and use of innovative technologies to support ATF’s critical mission

Attract, develop, and retain an expert workforce to execute the ATF mission in the emerging business environment

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Organizational Snapshot (round numbers)

2,450

800

1,650

Personnel

Special Agents

Industry Operations Investigators

Other Professional Staff

$890

$240

$23

Resources ($M)

Firearms

Arson and Explosives

Alcohol and Tobacco

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ATF Organization

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Assistant Director Enforcement Programs

and Services

Assistant Director

Science and Technology /

Chief Information Officer

Assistant Director

Management / Chief

Financial Officer

Assistant Director

Field Operations

Assistant Director Human Resources and

Professional Development

Assistant Director

Office of Professional

Responsibility and

Security Operations

Deputy Director/

Chief Operating Officer

Director

Chief Counsel

Assistant Director

Office of Strategic

Intelligence

and Information

Assistant Director

Public and Governmental

Affairs

Chief of Staff

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ATF Field Operations: 25 Field Divisions, 250+ locations, 7 countries

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Some Critical ATF IT Initiatives: Supporting Unique National Services…

eTrace

eForms / Firearms Information System Modernization (FISM)

Enterprise Standard Architecture (ESA) III ESA IV

Improved Firearms Trace Information Sharing

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

Digital Evidence Collection System (DECS)

Fire and Explosives Research Modernization

Ballistics Imaging Modernization … “eFirearms”

Intelligence Driven Policing Initiative (IDPI)

Next Generation Case Management (NGCM)

Optimization of Enterprise Mobility

Today

Future

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From an IT Perspective…

Our Priorities

Integrate and expose

our mission data Reengineering legacy systems and data to achieve a service-oriented environment

Refine and advance

our infrastructure Exploring new models to maximize efficiency

Support our mobile

workforce Providing the right set of tools and capabilities

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