3. Performance, Resources, and Strategies jurisdiction, skills, and assets provide a focused, flexible, and balanced approach to ATF’s reducing violent crime, fighting unlawful firearms use, and stemming firearms trafficking while protecting the legitimate access to firearms. ATF specializes in investigating sources of public’s illegal crime guns; the illegal acquisition of firearms; and the possession, use, and trafficking of firearms at the national and international level. Through its VCITs, ATF dedicates resources to crime gun market areas to further reduce violent crime. ATF aligns assets to maximize performance by leveraging technical, scientific and legal expertise, and sustaining partnerships with other law enforcement agencies. Performance Plan and Report for Outcomes Confirming the integrity of FFL records is another key element of preventing violent firearms crime and ensuring that investigators have the tools needed to do their jobs. To help all FFLs operate in accordance with the law, ATF focuses on improving compliance procedures so that prohibited individuals do not obtain firearms licenses and so that firearms are not diverted from legal to illegal markets. ATF measures reductions in violations among FFLs to ensure that its regulatory, inspection, and education efforts have the desired impact. ATF has developed a Performance Index to measure 10 core functions as well as the ATF’s strategic goals and strategic objectives. The Index includes a performance goal statement for each core function to provide comprehensive tracking and measurement of performance ATF’s across the enterprise. outcome-based performance goal statements are shown below: ATF’s Core Function Performance Goal Statement Reduce the risk to public safety caused by illegal Illegal Firearms Trafficking firearms trafficking Firearms Criminal Reduce the risk to public safety caused by criminal Possession and Use possession and use of firearms Improve public safety by increasing compliance with Firearms Industry Federal laws and regulations by firearms industry Operations members Reduce the risk to public safety caused by criminal Criminal Groups and Gangs organizations and gangs Reduce the risk to public safety caused by bombs and Explosives, Bombs, and Bombings explosives Improve public safety by increasing compliance with Explosives Industry Federal laws and regulations by explosives industry Operations members
3. Performance, Resources, and Strategies ATF’s jurisdiction, skills, and assets provide a focused, flexible, and balanced approach to reducing violent crime, fighting unlawful firearms use, and stemming firearms trafficking while protecting the public’s legitimate access to firearms. ATF specializes in investigating sources of illegal crime guns; the illegal acquisition of firearms; and the possession, use, and trafficking of firearms at the national and international level. Through its VCITs, ATF dedicates resources to crime gun market areas to further reduce violent crime. ATF aligns assets to maximize performance by leveraging technical, scientific and legal expertise, and sustaining partnerships with other law enforcement agencies. Performance Plan and Report for Outcomes Confirming the integrity of FFL records is another key element of preventing violent firearms crime and ensuring that investigators have the tools needed to do their jobs. To help all FFLs operate in accordance with the law, ATF focuses on improving compliance procedures so that prohibited individuals do not obtain firearms licenses and so that firearms are not diverted from legal to illegal markets. ATF measures reductions in violations among FFLs to ensure that its regulatory, inspection, and education efforts have the desired impact. ATF has developed a Performance Index to measure ATF’s 10 core functions as well as the strategic goals and strategic objectives. The Index includes a performance goal statement for each core function to provide comprehensive tracking and measurement of ATF’s performance across the enterprise. ATF’s outcome-based performance goal statements are shown below: Core Function Performance Goal Statement Illegal Firearms Trafficking Reduce the risk to public safety caused by illegal firearms trafficking Firearms Criminal Possession and Use Reduce the risk to public safety caused by criminal possession and use of firearms Firearms Industry Operations Improve public safety by increasing compliance with Federal laws and regulations by firearms industry members Criminal Groups and Gangs Reduce the risk to public safety caused by criminal organizations and gangs Explosives, Bombs, and Bombings Reduce the risk to public safety caused by bombs and explosives Explosives Industry Operations Improve public safety by increasing compliance with Federal laws and regulations by explosives industry members