Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys

Staffs

 

Office of the Director
H. Marshall Jarrett Director (202) 252-1000
Monty Wilkinson Principal Deputy Director and Chief of Staff (202) 252-1000
Norman Wong Deputy Director and Counsel to the Director (202) 252-1000
Katherine Gugulis Deputy Director for Administration and Management (202) 252-1000
Suzanne L. Bell Deputy Director for Legal Management (202) 252-1000

 

Acquisitions Staff
Janis Harrington Assistant Director (202) 252-5400

The Acquisitions Staff provides logistical support to all USAOs in the areas of acquisition, procurement and small purchases, including records and forms management.

 

Office of Administration
Patricia Mallette Administrative Officer (202) 252-5555

The Office of Administration provides the full range of direct operational support services to the EOUSA staffs in the functional areas of human resources, financial management, acquisition, building management, and other administrative areas. This office serves as the consolidation of all administrative functions within EOUSA so that the other EOUSA staffs can allocate their resources on their respective programs and the support of the U.S. Attorneys’ offices.

 

Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys
Judith Beeman Liaison
(202) 252-1000

EOUSA supports the work of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee (AGAC) by providing direct support to the Committee and assistance to Subcommittee Chairs.

The Attorney General has called upon the advice and counsel of the Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys for almost 30 years. Through this Committee, the U.S. Attorneys play a significant role in determining policies and programs of the Department and in implementing national goals set by the President and the Attorney General.

Consisting of members appointed by the Attorney General, the Advisory Committee represents different judicial circuits, various-sized offices, and expertise. Appointments are staggered to ensure the annual rotation of at least one-half of the Committee's membership.

The Committee establishes those subcommittees and working groups deemed necessary to carry out Department policy and priorities, such as violent crime, border issues, health care fraud, environmental crime, Native American issues, financial litigation, and juvenile justice.

 

Communications and Law Enforcement Coordination Staff (CLEC)
David Ausiello Assistant Director (202) 252-5490

The Communications and Law Enforcement Coordination (CLEC) Staff is designed to perform a wide range of outreach and public affairs duties to enhance the United States Attorneys community's visibility and interactions with its primary constituencies, the local media, the law enforcement community, government officials, and civic organizations. The staff provides information, training, guidance, and technical assistance to United States Attorneys' offices on Department priorities and initiatives in the areas of law enforcement coordination. The staff also provides information on grants and other resources, especially for the development and implementation of community-based law enforcement programs.

 

Data Analysis Staff
Michelle Slusher Assistant Director (202) 252-5570

The Data Analysis Staff was formed in 1995 to improve information and data analysis and budget formulation on behalf of the United States Attorneys. The work of the Staff focuses primarily on data, trends, and management analysis. The Staff's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, serving in an assistance, advisory, and resource capacity for other components of EOUSA; assisting managers in all aspects of data analysis; ensuring quality control in the use of data; and conducting data analysis for and on behalf of Department officials and the United States Attorneys' offices.

 

District Management and Assistance Program
Vacant Senior Advisor for Management and Operations (202) 252-5770

The District and Management Assistance Program (DMAP) provides short-term assistance to USAOs in need of financial, procurement, personnel, legal support, IT, and debt collection assistance.  DMAP also plays a critical role in crisis response by working to meet the needs of those affected until operations are restored to pre-crisis levels.  The DMAP staff develops guidelines, manuals, best practices and other guidance to assist employees with the complexities of working in a legal environment

 

Employee Assistance Program
Ed Neunlist Administrator (888) 271-0381

The EOUSA EAP provides confidential counseling and consultation services to the employees and their families of EOUSA and the 94 United States Attorneys’ offices.

 

Enterprise Voice over IP (EVoIP)
Burke Daidy Assistant Director (202) 272-4462

The Enterprise Voice over IP (EVoIP) staff is responsible for development, installation, and ongoing support of the new telecommunications systems supporting the United States Attorneys’ offices (USAO) and the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA).  This includes all USA local office voice services, billing analysis and support, 911 Emergency services, system support and long distance routing.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity
Jason Osborne Assistant Director (877) 781-1444

The Equal Employment Opportunity Staff provides centralized leadership, coordination, and evaluation of all equal employment efforts within the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) and the United States Attorneys offices (USAOs). The EEO Staff is comprised of two components - Affirmative Action and Complaint Processing.

 

Evaluation And Review Staff
Dayle Elieson Assistant Director (202) 252-5917

The Evaluation and Review Staff (EARS) coordinates one-week evaluations of the performance of the Offices of the United States Attorneys. These evaluations are conducted by a team of experienced Assistant United States Attorneys, and administrative and financial litigation personnel from other USAOs who participate in EOUSA's Evaluation Program. EARS also coordinates the provision of administrative assistance to USAOs and the Administrative Officer Mentoring Program. EARS is the point of contact for USAOs for matters relating to management controls.

 

Facilities and Support Services Staff
Ana Indovina Assistant Director (202) 252-5940

The Facilities and Support Services (FASS) Staff provides logistical support to all USAOs in the areas of acquisition/renovation/repair and relocation of real property/space; procurement and small purchases, including motor vehicles; and records management, including forms management and audiovisual/printing coordination.

 

Freedom of Information Act
Susan B. Gerson Assistant Director (202) 252-6020

The Freedom of Information & Privacy Staff (FOIA/Privacy Staff) processes all requests for records maintained by the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) in Washington – and the 94 United States Attorneys' offices (USAOs) nationwide – in accordance with FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552, the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and related Department of Justice regulations, 28 CFR 16.1, et seq.

Staff attorneys and paralegals liaison with other Department components regarding FOIA/PA matters, and oversee the processing of requests for EOUSA and/or USAO records, including the search for responsive nonexempt records, related fee issues, and the preparation of determinations to release, redact, or withhold agency records pursuant to the access and exemption provisions of Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts.

 

General Counsel
Jay Macklin General Counsel (202) 252-1649

The General Counsel Office provides advice to the U.S. Attorneys and EOUSA staff on a broad array of legal and policy issues. The office acts as liaison between Department of Justice components and the U.S. Attorneys' offices and responds to inquiries from members of Congress and private citizens relating to the activities of EOUSA and the U.S. Attorneys. In addition, the staff provides advice on ethical and conflict-of-interest questions, and considers authorization requests for outside activities and representation when employees are sued while performing official duties. The staff assists in arbitrating all employee grievances, and advises and provides recommendations on proposed disciplinary and adverse actions and other employment-related case work. The staff also furnishes assistance on administrative and litigation actions involving employee rights, equal employment opportunity and adverse actions.

 

Indian, Violent and Cyber Crime Staff
Gretchen Shappert Assistant Director  

The Indian, Violent and Cyber Crime Staff supports the United States Attorneys’ Offices (USAOs) in the Department’s mission in Indian Country, in prosecuting Violent Crime and Cyber Crime and in addressing issues associated with narcotics, our nation’s borders and with immigration. The staff also provides programmatic support for Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), Project Safe Childhood (PSC), the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), and the Anti-Gang Initiative

 

Office of Legal and Victim Programs (OLVP)
Dan Villegas Counsel for Legal and Victim Programs  

The Office of Legal and Victim Programs (OLVP) staff is committed to providing the United States Attorneys’ offices (USAOs) with the necessary support to allow them to carry out their mission most effectively in the areas of Affirmative Civil Enforcement, Asset Forfeiture, Bankruptcy, civil defensive issues, Financial Litigation, and Health Care Fraud. The Legal Programs staff assists in the articulation, development, and promulgation of policy which comports with the overall goals of the USAOs, EOUSA, and other components of the Department of Justice. In addition, the Legal Programs staff serves as a liaison between other components of the Department and the USAOs, and between the headquarters of other members of the criminal justice system (e.g. Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Bureau of Prisons) and the USAOs concerning issues related to the Legal Programs areas.

 

Office of Legal Education
Cammy Chandler Acting Director (803) 705-5100

The Office of Legal Education (OLE) provides continuing legal education to Federal, state, and local prosecutors and litigants in advocacy skills and the management of legal operations. OLE also trains Department attorneys, other Federal agencies, and the support staff of the United States Attorneys' offices (USAOs). Training courses and seminars sponsored by OLE are certified for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit. The training programs are funded by OLE and accredited in all states with mandatory CLE requirements.

 

Office of Information Technology
J. Mark Fleshman Chief Information Officer (202) 252-6246

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) serves as the primary advisor to the Director, Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) and the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee (AGAC) on nationwide issues related to improving practices in the design, modernization, use, sharing, and performance of information resources of the United States Attorneys’ offices (USAOs). The CIO’s role includes developing recommendations for information technology management policies, procedures, and standards; identifying opportunities to share information resources; and assessing and addressing the needs of the USAO’s IT workforce.

 

Case Management
Joe Welsh Assistant Director (202) 252-6200

The Case Management Staff is responsible for development, maintenance, and enhancement of software applications for United States Attorneys' offices and the Executive Office for United States Attorneys. They also provide analysis, design, and database administration support for several systems including case tracking, debt collection, and victim notification.

 

Information Systems Security Staff
Ted Shelkey Assistant Director (202) 252-6230

The Information Systems Security Staff ensures that IT systems comply with all applicable laws and regulations; assists USAOs with Information Systems security needs; oversees Certification and Accreditation efforts; protects USAO/EOUSA Information Systems data from unauthorized disclosure; evaluates Information Systems security solutions; performs Information Systems vulnerability assessments; monitors networks for intrusion and misuse; provides emergency response and investigation of Information Systems security breaches; promotes computer security awareness; analyzes Information Systems security threats; and, serves as USAO/EOUSA Information Systems security liaison to the Department of Justice.

 

Office Automation
Ram Murthy Assistant Director (202) 252-6260

The Office Automation Staff is responsible for the daily management of operations for the Executive Office for United States Attorneys and United States Attorneys' offices Local Area Network Infrastructure, which supports over 250 dispersed sites amounting to approximately 15,000 users. This support includes Engineering (General Integration – Design & Testing), Web Services (Development & Content), IT Services (Systems Management & PC Assist), Program Management (Relocations, Deployments, IT Maintenance, & IT Administration), and Network Operations Center (TechOne & Operations).

 

Telecommunication and Technology Development
Denny Ko Assistant Director (202) 252-6430

Telecommunications and Technology Development (TTD) provides administrative and technical support to USAOs in all telecommunications activities, including voice data and video. TTD represents USAO interests and priorities in this rapidly growing field, including taking the lead in Department-wide efforts to modernize.

The EOUSA/TTD operates a Video TeleConferencing (VTC) Laboratory within DOJ.

 

Personnel
Jean Dunn Assistant Director (202) 252-5300

The EOUSA Personnel Staff provides the 94 USAOs with a wide variety of operating personnel, payroll, and pre-employment security/suitability administrative services. For USAOs that do not have an on-site personnel office, these services include a full range of personnel management advice and guidance in employment areas (e.g., staffing, position classification and pay, performance-based employee relations actions, etc.). For USAOs with personnel staffs on-site, EOUSA's Personnel Staff provides assistance as requested, and is responsible for overall program evaluation through the Personnel Management Evaluation Program. The EOUSA Personnel Staff serves the Attorney General's Advisory Committee in recommending personnel policies, including the development and implementation of an administratively determined pay plan for attorneys.

 

Resource Management and Planning
Lisa Bevels Chief Financial Officer (202) 252-5600
Mary Ellen Kline Assistant Director, Execution Staff (202) 252-5600
Kevin Fick Assistant Director, Formulation Staff (202) 252-5600
Louisa Mccarter-Dadzie Assistant Director, Audit and Review (202) 252-5600
Christopher Kraft Assistant Director, Financial Systems Support Staff (202) 252-5600

The Resource Management & Planning Staff (RMP) is responsible for assisting the Attorney General's Advisory Committee in formulating a budget submission for the entire United States Attorney organization and presenting it to the Department, the Office of Management and Budget, and eventually to Congress. Once an appropriation has been enacted, RMP issues each district a budget consistent with the level of funding provided by Congress, AGAC priorities, and the district's request. RMP responds to all budgetary inquiries.

 

Security and Emergency Management Staff
Tim George Assistant Director (202) 252-5690

The Security Programs Staff provides policy and procedural assistance to USAOs for the implementation and conduct of all aspects of security programs in accordance with applicable statutes, and Executive and Department Orders. EOUSA's Security Programs Staff provides general and specialized security training for all personnel responsible for security-related duties; budgetary and facilities management support to facilitate all security-related equipment, services, and systems; a methodology for analyzing the security practices of each USAO and determining unique security requirements; and the oversight to identify weaknesses and to provide assistance and advice to ensure compliance with national and Department security policies and regulations; and constructive recommendations to improve the quality of security programs and support.

 

Victim Witness Staff
Kris Neal Assistant Director

The Victim Witness (VW) Staff is responsible for providing primary support for districtVW activity. The VW Staff maintains liaison with United States Attorneys and district VW Coordinators; monitors and assists in evaluating VW activity; provides technical assistance on speakers and grants offered by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the Bureau of Justice Assistance; and works with numerous national criminal justice organizations on VW matters.