{"id":15755,"date":"2025-03-27T17:38:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T17:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/justice-dept-considers-merging-drug-and-gun-agencies-in-broader-reorganization\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T17:38:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T17:38:41","slug":"justice-dept-considers-merging-drug-and-gun-agencies-in-broader-reorganization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/justice-dept-considers-merging-drug-and-gun-agencies-in-broader-reorganization\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Dept. Considers Merging Drug and Gun Agencies in Broader Reorganization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Trump administration is considering major changes in how the Justice Department operates, including by merging the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives into one, according to an internal memo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The other changes include drastically altering how the department\u2019s public integrity section functions; downsizing the fraud-focused investigations that involve foreign business practices and foreign influence efforts; and closing down the community relations office that works to quell public unrest after police shootings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The proposal, outlined in a memo issued by the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, and obtained by The New York Times, has yet to take effect. Officials are still seeking feedback from within the department before proceeding with what current and former Justice Department officials view as a significant reorganization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A spokesman for the Justice Department did not immediately comment on the memo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Overall, the Trump administration\u2019s vision for the Justice Department, as outlined in the memo, is to downsize by consolidating some work inside its headquarters, while farming other responsibilities out to the U.S. attorney\u2019s offices. The changes are described as part of the government\u2019s efforts to downsize and streamline the federal work force, with help from the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The proposal to merge the D.E.A. and A.T.F. would almost certainly require congressional approval, though so far in the new administration, Congress appears to be playing a shrinking role in how the federal government is organized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Historically, lawmakers on the appropriations committees zealously guarded their authority over the organization of agencies like the Justice Department. It is unclear if the current leaders in Congress intend to assert such authority during the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Administrations have long considered restructuring one or both of those two agencies, but no major reorganization has occurred since the post-Sept. 11 era, when the Department of Homeland Security was created and the A.T.F. was moved from the Treasury Department into the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Under the plan, antitrust offices in Chicago and San Francisco would close, as would environmental offices in Denver, Seattle, San Francisco and Sacramento. Civil litigation offices in New York, Chicago, Raleigh and San Francisco would also be closed, according to the memo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The plan also calls for reassigning tax division lawyers to U.S. attorney offices around the country, and consolidating the department\u2019s various legal divisions, including for national security, criminal prosecutions and other matters, into one single office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In the memo to Justice Department employees, Mr. Blanche asked for feedback on the plans by April 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/27\/us\/trump-dea-atf.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trump administration is considering major changes in how the Justice Department operates, including by merging the Drug Enforcement Administration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15756,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[3388,1045,3390,1224,3389,111],"class_list":["post-15755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us","tag-bureau-of-alcohol","tag-drug-enforcement-administration","tag-firearms-and-explosives","tag-government-efficiency-department-us","tag-tobacco","tag-united-states-politics-and-government"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Justice Dept. 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