Agency Snapshot: Department of Justice

The Department of Justice serves to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law, to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic, to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime, to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior, and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. The Department’s $42.8 billion in budgetary resources ensures the operation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Prisons, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Marshals Service, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives amongst many other organizations. Like other agencies, it is committed to pursuing this important mission while managing its finances effectively, which includes ensuring its payments are accurate, using only property it needs, and accounting for its finances properly.

CFO
Lee J. Lofthus
website: 
justice.gov

Key Initiatives

The chart to the right depicts the agency’s progress towards its real property savings goal. More information about the nature of the savings can be found on this agency’s page in the Real Property section of Performance.gov.

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Decision makers and the public must have confidence in the financial information provided by agencies in order to make good decisions about managing government programs and implementing policy. The results of the annual independent audit are one of the best ways to assess agencies’ financial information and recordkeeping systems. All agencies are working to improve their financial management in order to ensure that taxpayer dollars are used as efficiently as possible.

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