Executive Office for United States Attorney
Mission and Functions

The EOUSA provides the 93 United States Attorneys (94 United States Attorneys' offices) with:

• general executive assistance and direction,
• policy development,
• administrative management direction and oversight,
• operational support,
• coordination with other components of the Department and other federal agencies.

  These responsibilities include certain legal, budgetary, administrative, and personnel
  services, as well as legal education.

• Facilitate coordination between the Offices of the United States Attorneys and other organizational units of the Department of Justice.

• Evaluate the performance of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, making appropriate reports and taking corrective action where necessary.

• Publish and maintain a United States Attorneys' Manual and a United States
  Attorneys' Bulletin for the internal guidance of the United States Attorneys'
  offices and other organizational units of the Department concerned with
  litigation.

• Supervise the operation of the Office of Legal Education, which
  develops, conducts, and assists in the training of all Department of Justice legal
  personnel and other Federal legal personnel.

• Provide the Attorney General's Advisory Committee of United States
  Attorneys, and its subcommittees, with such staff assistance and funds as
  are reasonably necessary to carry out the Committee's responsibilities.

• Provide support to the Deputy Attorney General regarding United States
  Attorney appointments.

• Plan and execute United States Attorneys' conferences and other
  conferences in the direct support of the United States Attorneys'
  management of their offices.

• Provide general direction and supervision of the management and policy
  activities of the United States Attorneys' financial litigation programs,
  including the establishment of policy and procedures for debt collection
  activities, affirmative civil enforcement and bankruptcy litigation, litigative
  and technical support, training, publication of newsletters, coordination and
  implementation of legislative initiatives and the establishment of guidelines,
  advice, and other guidance.

• Establish, coordinate, and interpret policy, guidelines, and procedures on
  criminal fine collection issues.

• Provide general legal interpretations, opinions, and advice to United States
  Attorneys in areas of recusals, cross-designations, outside activities,
  representation, allegations of misconduct, adverse actions, grievances, labor
  relations, and ethical and conflict of interest questions.

• Provide general support to the United States Attorneys in matters involving
  Assistant United States Attorney and Special Assistant United States
  Attorney appointments.

• Promote, facilitate, and monitor programs within the Offices of the United
  States Attorneys designated by the Attorney General as priorities of the
  Department.

• Provide overall administrative management oversight, technical and direct
  support to the United States Attorneys in the program areas of facilities
  management (to include acquisition of real property/space, construction,
  renovation, repair, and relocation); and support service programs (to include
  personal property management, small purchases procurement, motor vehicle
  support, telephone systems, printing, and records disposition).

• Provide overall management oversight, technical, and direct support to the
  United States Attorneys in the area of security programs (to include physical
  security, information security, communications, security, security awareness
  and safety).

• Analyze, design, and provide automated services and systems in support of
  the litigation mission and of selected administrative functions of the United
  States Attorneys' offices including development, implementation, and
  monitoring of policies and programs for office automation, systems
  development activities, and data base maintenance.

• Arrange for the acquisition and installation of integrated office automation
  systems in the Offices of the United States Attorneys.

• Develop case management systems and provide user assistance for the case
  management systems and litigation support for the United States Attorneys'
  offices.

• Provide technical support to users of automated systems in the Offices of the
  United States Attorneys to manage and support the acquisition and
  maintenance of office automation equipment.

• Design, program, and support the operations and software for caseload and
  collections systems and administrative/litigative applications in the districts
  and the central systems, provide technical assistance, produce the annual
  Statistical Report, and monitor the quality of the data of the Offices of the
  United States Attorneys.

• Provide operating personnel and security administrative services, as well as
  Federal personnel policy and procedural guidance to the 94 United States
  Attorneys' offices located nationwide, including the development and
  administration of an Administratively Determined (AD) pay system for
  attorneys.

• Support the Offices of the United States Attorneys in the conduct of their
  Law Enforcement Coordination Programs as directed by the Attorney General:
  publication of a newsletter; assistance in providing speakers, materials, and
  any other technical assistance for LECC-related functions; liaison with the
  LECC/VW Subcommittee of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee; and
  the promotion of the LECC Program throughout the Federal and local
  government.

• Serve as the liaison on Victim-Witness assistance activities within the Offices
  of the United States Attorneys, supporting the United States Attorneys in
  their work relating to these matters.

• Provide budget and fiscal assistance and guidance to the 94 Offices of United
  States Attorneys.

• Track, provide, and analyze data related to the work of the United States
  Attorneys' offices in the development of budget and litigative priorities.

• Respond to requests under the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act
  on behalf of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, coordinate and
  respond to litigation arising from these matters, and provide advice and
  training to the United States Attorneys' staffs relating to FOIA/PA.

• Provide centralized leadership, coordination, and evaluation of all equal
  employment efforts throughout the Offices of the United States
  Attorneys—administering both the Affirmative Action and Complaints
  Processing Programs.

• Respond to inquiries from members of Congress and private citizens and
  review and comment on legislative and regulatory proposals relating to the
  activities of the Offices of United States Attorneys.

• Provide technical, administrative, design, and maintenance support in the
  area of video telecommunications to enhance cooperative efforts among the
  Offices of the United States Attorneys and the Department's Litigating
  Divisions of the Department.

• Provide information and guidance to United States Attorneys' offices on
  pending legislation pertinent to the work of the United States Attorneys'
  offices, and prepare testimony and background for Congressional oversight
  and appropriations hearings.