Tribal Interior Budget Council Meeting OST Update Presented by: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Tribal Interior Budget Council Meeting OST Update Presented by: Deb DuMontier - Acting Special Trustee July 24-27, 2017 Flagstaff, AZ Service – Integrity – Excellence – Respect 1

OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Today’s Topics • Executive Leadership Changes • FY 2018 Budget • New Debit Card Service – Integrity – Excellence – Respect 2

OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Executive Leadership Changes Jerry Gidner Principal Deputy Special Trustee Washington, DC Started July 9, 2017 Service – Integrity – Excellence – Respect 3

OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Executive Leadership Changes Jim James BIA Deputy Bureau Director Field Operations Albuquerque, NM Started July 9, 2017 Service – Integrity – Excellence – Respect 4

OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Executive Leadership Changes Douglas Lords BIA Deputy Bureau Director Trust Services Albuquerque, NM Starts August 20, 2017 Service – Integrity – Excellence – Respect 5

OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Executive Leadership Changes Helen Riggs Deputy Special Trustee Trust Services Albuquerque, NM Starts August 20, 2017 Service – Integrity – Excellence – Respect 6

OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OST Budget • OST’s Enacted FY 2016 and FY2017 Budgets were $139,029,000 • OST’s FY 2018 Request Level is $119,400,000 – Reflects a 14% across the board cost savings Service – Integrity – Excellence – Respect 7

OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR New Debit Card • Changed from JPM Chase to Money Network Cardholder Services • Mailed 6,000 letters on May 12, 2017 to current cardholders informing them of the change in vendor • New card were mailed to current cardholders by June 30, 2017 • Disbursement of funds to cardholders began June 30, 2017 Service – Integrity – Excellence – Respect 8