NAAUSA does not support or oppose federal marijuana decriminalization. We believe this is a question properly left in the hands of Congress. As Congress considers expunging past marijuana convictions, we write to discuss (1) common misconceptions about the nature of federal marijuana convictions, (2) the impact of expungement on the criminal process, and (3) resource constraints that make expungement burdensome to the administration of justice.

NAAUSA believes that Assistant U.S. Attorneys and all DOJ attorneys should be held to the highest standards – and we believe the systems currently in place do support and enforce those standards fairly.

The Inspector General Access Act (IG Access Act) has been proposed as a necessary measure for increasing accountability and transparency at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), making it politically toxic to oppose. This characterization could not be farther from the truth.

As United States Attorneys’ Offices announced and began to implement their post-pandemic return-to-office plans, our association surveyed approximately 600 Assistant United States Attorneys in 92 offices to better understand the future of telework. I am writing today to share a summary of our findings and to give you an opportunity to comment on them before we communicate the survey results to AUSAs and our other stakeholders. We previously shared our 2021 telework survey findings with you, where we found 93% of respondents supported telework availability for AUSAs of at least two days per week.

Flexibility Works: Consistent Access to Telework Supports the Effective Administration of Justice

On behalf of the National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys (NAAUSA), representing the interests of the over 6,000 Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) working in the 94 U.S. Attorney Offices, we write regarding the urgent need for Congress to act to combat the fentanyl crisis impacting our nation.

On behalf of the National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys (NAAUSA), representing the interests of the over 6,000 Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) working in the 94 U.S. Attorney Offices, we write regarding the urgent need for Congress to act to combat the fentanyl crisis impacting our nation.

On behalf of the National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys (NAAUSA), representing the interests of the over 6,000 Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) working in the 94 U.S. Attorney Offices, we write to provide comments on the proposed updates to USAP 3-4.650.001 included in Version 2.1.

The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) telework policy has historically supported a patchwork approach to telework availability and flexibility for U.S. Attorney Offices. The absence of a broad adoption of telework flexibility has left some offices without any access to the benefit, which is critical for employee effectiveness, wellbeing, and retention. The proposal USAP 3-4.650.001 included in Version 2.1 ultimately continues this history.

On behalf of the National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys (NAAUSA), representing the interests of the over 6,000 Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) working in the 94 U.S. Attorney Offices, we write to express our strong support for the HALT Fentanyl Act (H.R. 6184).

Ensuring the Department of Justice has an adequate budget to resource its components and properly compensate those enforcing the law is both a human capital and a national security concern.

On behalf of the National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys (NAAUSA), representing the interests of over 6,000 Assistant U.S. Attorneys working in the 94 U.S. Attorney Offices, I write to offer NAAUSA’s response to the request by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) for comment on an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to implement the beneficial ownership reporting requirements in the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

Congress’ intent with the CTA was to create a meaningful database that is “highly useful” to law enforcement, including our nation’s criminal and civil prosecutors.

NAAUSA believes that Assistant U.S. Attorneys and all DOJ attorneys should be held to the highest standards – and we believe the systems currently in place do support and enforce those standards fairly.

Ensuring the Department of Justice has an adequate budget to resource its components and properly compensate those enforcing the law is both a human capital and a national security concern.

On behalf of the National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys (NAAUSA), representing the interests of the 6,300 Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) working in the 93 U.S. Attorney Offices, we write to provide experiential insight on the challenges prosecutors face working with the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) on compassionate release requests.

It appears that there is light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel for the United States. If there is a “silver lining” for the Department of Justice to the tragedy of this highly contagious and life threatening disease, it has been, for the most part, that Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA) working with their federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, as well as AUSAs on the civil side of the house, have been able to very successfully get the job done during these past 14 months. AUSAs have been able to do so via computer technology and ZOOM virtual proceedings.

The current pay system over relies on the goodwill on AUSAs who are willing to take a pay cut to serve their country. This is unsustainable and places our U.S. Attorney Offices at a disadvantage in the recruitment and retention of qualified personnel. Without top talent our criminal justice system cannot adequately serve and protect the American people.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) are often stationed abroad alongside various federal law enforcement components to assist with prosecution of international criminals, including transnational criminal organizations. The assignments involve close inspection of some of our world’s most dangerous and well connected criminals.

Telework Enhances the Administration of Justice