WASHINGTON >> The Justice Department plans to press ahead with a merger of its two agencies that investigate drug and firearms offenses, though the effort would still need approval from Congress, four ...

The Justice Department has proposed merging the Drug Enforcement Administration ... They include the FBI, ATF, DEA, the Marshals Service and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. While there is some ...

A spokesman for the Justice Department referred questions ... for OMB could not be immediately reached. The proposal to merge the ATF and DEA first surfaced in March, when Deputy Attorney General ...

The Justice Department is reportedly proposing the Drug Enforcement Administration merge with ... The ATF has about 5,000 employees. While the memo is just a proposal of merging the two agencies ...

Justice Department leaders are considering a plan to merge the DEA and ATF into a single agency, according to an internal memo reviewed by The Associated Press. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche ...

US Justice Department Considers Merging DEA, ATF in Major Shakeup ... when the role became subject to Senate confirmation. The proposal to merge the ATF and DEA drew a sharp rebuke from multiple ...

WASHINGTON − The Justice Department ... In addition to merging the Drug Enforcement Agency and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, department leaders are considering eliminating ...

Perhaps the most sweeping part of the Justice Department’s plan is a push to merge the DEA and ATF, which are both ... according to the proposal. The AP reported earlier this month that lawyers ...

WASHINGTON >> The Justice Department is considering merging ... according to the March 25 memo. A potential merger of the ATF and DEA into a single agency would “achieve efficiencies in ...

The Justice Department ... In addition to potentially merging the Drug Enforcement Administration and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, department leaders are considering ...