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Agency Budget Summary
Department of the Treasury
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
I. Resource Summary
II. Methodology
- The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) computes its drug program as approximately two-thirds of its budget. Drug awareness and identification training is provided in the FLETC basic programs. In addition, many of the generic skills taught at the FLETC, such as execution of search warrant, law of arrest, self defense, and other, are essential to properly train law enforcement officers to deal with drug-related crimes.
- To more completely identify the level of support provided in the counterdrug effort, a methodology has been developed to gauge the FLETC's efforts. This methodology entails the calculation of the amount of time spent on drug-related enforcement duties by the major agencies trained by the FLETC, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Internal Revenue Service, Customs Service, Bureau of Prisons, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Marshals Service, and the Forest Service. This percentage is then applied to the total training effort of the FLETC resulting in the "drug-related" training.
III. Program Summary
- The FLETC is an interagency training facility serving 71 federal law enforcement organizations. The major training effort is in the area of basic programs to teach law enforcement skills of investigation to police personnel. The FLETC also conducts advanced programs in areas of common need, such as the use of microcomputers as an investigative tool, marine law enforcement, white collar crime, advanced law enforcement photography, and several instructor training programs. In addition, the FLETC offers programs to state and local and international law enforcement officers on a not-to-interfere-with-federal-training basis.
- The FLETC's role in supporting the federal drug control priorities is one of providing training to federal law enforcement agencies, thus ensuring quality training is provided and eliminating the duplication of training activities. With the training function that FLETC offers to law enforcement officers from federal, state, local and international agencies, each is better equipped to perform their duties with the ultimate goal of reducing drug production, availability, and use.
- The FLETC is headed by a Director, who is appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury. The FLETC conducts training at its headquarters in Glynco, Georgia, and a satellite center in Artesia, New Mexico.
IV. Budget Summary
1999 Program
- The FLETC's drug-related program resources for FY 1999 consist of $66.1 million and 337 FTEs. These support the FLETC's continuing training efforts, as well as construction and facility maintenance.
- During FY 1999, in support of the participating agencies' drug enforcement training, the FLETC expects to conduct (based on Spring 1998 projections) the following training:
- Basic training for 9,479 students involving 81,559 student-weeks for an Average Resident Student Population (ARSP) of 1,569.
- Advanced training for 8,827 students involving 15,254 student-weeks for an ARSP of 293.
- State and local training for 2,320 students involving 2,863 student-weeks for an ARSP of 55.
- International training for 557 students involving 794 student-weeks for an ARSP of 15.
2000 Request
- The total drug control FY 2000 request is $64.7 million, a decrease of $1.4 million from the FY 1999 enacted level.
Goal 2: Increase the safety of America's citizens by substantially reducing drug-related crime and violence.
- The total drug control request for Goal 2 activities for FY 2000 is $63.8 million, a decrease of $1.5 million from the FY 1999 level. Included in this total funding request are the following enhancements:
- Cost Accounting: The Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards Number 4 requires all agencies to implement a managerial cost accounting system. Because of the complexities of the FLETC system in dealing with several accounts (S&E, ACI&RE, Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, Treasury Forfeiture Fund, reimbursables from seventy-one agencies plus numerous state, local and foreign governments, etc.) it is necessary to have customized cost accounting ($0.8 million).
- New Training Building Support: New construction pursuant to the Master Plan is well underway and projects are in various stages of construction. As expanded and new facilities are completed, additional utilities, janitorial services, ground maintenance and operational personnel are required. Funds to support these expanded activities must be provided if the facilities are to be effectively utilized and maintained ($1.3 million).
- Combating Terrorism Training Programs: As the threat of terrorism increases, the federal government must take steps to prevent these incidents. Training will be a critical element of any plan to combat terrorism, especially against weapons of mass destruction and to protect critical infrastructure ($1.5 million).
- Equipment: Law enforcement training is very equipment intensive. The equipment wears out much quicker in the training environment because it is used so frequently by thousands of different people. Other equipment has to be replaced because of changes made by the manufacturer. Finally, the FLETC has to purchase new equipment as the technology changes. The bottom line is that FLETC must use the same type of equipment that the officer will be using in the field ($1.2 million).
- Construction: The projected training workload being requested by the participating agencies are increasing dramatically. This coupled with the need to absorb the U.S. Border Patrol training currently being conducted in Charleston, South Carolina, requires a substantial construction program. While this initiative requests a significant sum for construction, it will provide training facilities for 71 agencies, including the closing of the temporary facility in Charleston. While this option may cost more in the short-term, it will be a cost saver in the long-term ($2.9 million).
Goal 5: Break foreign and domestic drug sources of supply.
- The total drug control request for Goal 5 activities for FY 2000 is $0.9 million, a net increase of $0.3 million over FY 1999 level. This increase covers the projected costs of the current program and does not include any program enhancements.
V. Program Accomplishments
- In FY 1998, the FLETC provided law enforcement training to 15,457 students. This number will increase to approximately 21,200 in FY 1999 and 22,900 in FY 2000.
- In FY 1998, the FLETC renovated a dormitory.
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