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Office of Science and Technology
ATF Overview
March 2013
Office of Science and Technology
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
Office of Science and Technology
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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