Organization Charts

This section provides three organizational views of the Capitol Police including 1) Major organizational levels chart, 2) Functional narrative of each of the major organizational levels, and 3) Department position levels, ranks and grades organized by each bureau or office. In addition, a proposed Capitol Police reorganization chart is provided.

Capitol Police Major Organization Levels

In this chart, the organization is displayed in its three major organizational levels. Each bureau commander or office director is indicated by name, title and grade (sworn rank is also the pay grade).

Capitol Police Functional Organization Chart

The chart below is a view of the three major tiers of the organization with a description of the overall responsibilities of each of the major components of the organization.

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Capitol Police FTEs by Bureau or Office Chart

The chart below is an analysis of the number of FTEs, ranks, and grades in the
Department's FY 2005 request and reflects the distribution by organizational unit. Sworn
and civilian employees are compensated from two separate pay tables. The civilian pay
table (CP) is a grade system from 1 to 15 with 15 being the highest grade; on the other
hand, the sworn pay table is a rank ordered system with Private as the lowest grade and
Deputy Chief as the highest grade. Additionally, the Chief of Police, Assistant Chief of
Police, and the Chief Administrative Officer are compensated according to statute. It is
also noted that the General Counsel is a statutory employee of the Capitol Police Board
whose position is maintained by the House of Representatives.

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TOTAL SWORN

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Capitol Police Proposed Reorganization Chart

USCP designed the proposed organizational structure to enhance the Department's ability to fulfill its mission. Key aspects of this new organization structure include a Chief of Physical Security and Facilities to provide a higher level of organizational accountability for physical security, an enhanced Training Services Bureau to deliver first-class training to sworn and civilian personnel, and the addition of an Office of Plans, Operations and Homeland Security, which will streamline our planning process and coordination of Homeland Security efforts encompassing all operations of the agency. Dotted boxes, italicized in red text, denote pending changes in the proposed organization chart. This proposed organizational structure and appropriate staffing levels will improve the Department's ability to carry out existing operations and enable the undertaking of new initiatives, such as improved coverage by protective details; enhanced patrol and response for dealing with large crowds, demonstrations, and civil disorder incidents as well as improved management of command center operations and communication capabilities.

Budget Detail

The FY 2005 Capitol Police budget request is prepared in several analytical views including the required explanation of personnel and non-personnel costs and the standard delineation of federal object class categories. Of more use and interest is the budget outline by mission and goals, recently completed in the Capitol Police five-year Strategic Plan, which frames the budget discussion with a granularity that speaks to "what we do❞ and "how we do it."

Personnel Costs

In FY 2003, the USCP undertook a comprehensive staffing analysis of both sworn and civilian needs. This budget reflects the outcome of that effort. The formulation of personnel costs is a careful recommendation of the human capital requirements necessary to achieve the Capitol Police mission. The staffing analysis began with the lessons of experience, took into account independent audits and reviews of security needs, assessed increased potential for terrorist and other threats, and appraised the value of the legislative process and people we protect. The investment in human capital is paramount to the success of our organization.

The total number of authorized FTEs for the Department is 1,993, including 1,592 sworn and 401 civilians. The sworn authorization includes 23 officers related to the Library of Congress as directed in House Report 108-279. The Department is requesting 213 sworn FTES above the authorized 1,592 sworn FTEs for 1,805 FTEs, which includes 10 sworn FTEs to cover Library of Congress attrition. An increase of 155 civilians is requested for an authorized civilian level of 556. The total staffing authorization request for FY 2005 is 2,361 FTEs. The requested staffing levels facilitate the safety and security standard of one officer per piece of equipment and a pre-screener. This is the recommended standard of the 1998 United States Capitol Security review, and the Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. Personnel Audit of Security Operations at the Capitol complex. The requested levels will also provide for the staffing of the Capitol Visitor Center.

At the request of the Appropriations Committees, the USCP continues to work with the Capitol Police Board, and GAO regarding appropriate levels of staffing for the Department. Staffing adjustments based on the results of those efforts may affect final FTE numbers.