DOJ seeks 16 antitrust positions funded by settlement dollars as federal partners scale back
The Department of Justice requested 16 positions and an other‑funds expenditure limitation (approximately $2.7 million) to expand state antitrust enforcement capacity, funded from award and settlement dollars rather than general funds. Deputy Attorney General Ben Gutman cited reduced federal participation in complex antitrust cases and referenced the Live Nation/Ticketmaster litigation as context. LFO recommended increasing other-funds limitation by $2,735,492 and authorizing 16 positions; the subcommittee moved the request to full committee.
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Deputy Attorney General Ben Gutman told the subcommittee that recent changes in federal participation in complex antitrust litigation have left states to take on more work and that Oregon must expand capacity to meet that demand. "This reality led to, what I would call a sobering conversation with, among the states about which cases we might need to drop or not to investigate," he said, describing a need to be prepared "to take over these cases on a moment's notice."
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