"The Office of National Drug Control Policy's FY 2004
Budget Request"
April 9, 2003
- Salaries and Expenses: $27.290 million.
In FY 2004, ONDCP is requesting $27.290 million for salaries and expenses to support 125 Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs). ONDCP requested $25.458 million in FY 2003. The FY 2003 enacted level is $26.284 million. This request is essential if ONDCP is to carry out its policy, budget, and programmatic responsibilities in a manner consistent with achieving measurable results. Major expenses include:
- $25.940 million to provide compensation and benefits for all authorized FTEs including a full complement of Executive Level (EX) positions; contract services; rental payments to the General Services Administration; travel and transportation; communications and utilities; and equipment.
- ONDCP's FY 2004 request includes resources to support 125 FTEs, an increase of 10 FTEs over the FY 2003 request. This FTE increase is requested to offset the loss of many of the 30 military detailee positions the Department of Defense has supported at ONDCP since 1996. This 10 FTE increase, along with distributing additional responsibilities among existing staff, will allow ONDCP to absorb the detailee staffing loss and meet its statutory responsibilities.
- $1.350 million to continue and expand ONDCP's policy research program. For the past 10 years, ONDCP has conducted a program of research and produced a series of studies and reports on key policy issues surrounding drug demand and supply, law enforcement, and consequences of drug use. With each round of funding, ONDCP seeks to expand and improve the methodology used in producing these studies and reports to improve the precision and accuracy of the resulting estimates.
