Job Title: Criminal Investigator (Special Agent)

Department: Department Of Homeland Security

Agency: U.S. Secret Service

Sub Agency: United States Secret Service

Job Announcement Number: SA1-AD370-10

SALARY RANGE:	43,964.00 - 74,891.00 USD /year
OPEN PERIOD:	Monday, March 01, 2010 to Wednesday, March 31, 2010
SERIES & GRADE:	GL-1811-07/09
POSITION INFORMATION:	Full-Time Permanent
PROMOTION POTENTIAL:	13
DUTY LOCATIONS:	few vacancies - Site to be determined after selection is made
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:	All United States citizens Selectees may be appointed to these positions under a proposed excepted appointment which is limited to 3 years and 120 days. Upon completion of this period, you will either be converted to career status or separated based on the expiration of the appointment. Special Agents are generally hired at the GL-7 or GL-9 grade levels depending on qualifications and education. Based on those grade levels and geographic area assigned, the 2010 starting salary range is $43,964 - $74,891. An additional 25% Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP) will be added to locality pay.

JOB SUMMARY:

This vacancy announcement is for applicants who currently RESIDE in the following states: CA, OR, ID, WY, CO, NM, AZ, UT, NV, WA, MT, AK, HI.

The locations listed below are where most of the application process will take place (i.e. testing, interview). These locations are not the duty locations for the above mentioned position. If none of the locations listed below are in proximity to where you reside, please see our other announcements and apply to the announcement which has the location closest to you. NOTE: If you select a location that is not in proximity to where you reside, you will not be considered under this vacancy announcement.

Albuquerque, NM
Anchorage, AK
Billings, MT
Boise, ID
Denver, CO
Fresno, CA
Honolulu, HI
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Phoenix, AZ
Portland, OR
Reno, NV
Riverside, CA
Sacramento, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Santa Ana, CA
Seattle, WA
Spokane, WA
Tucson, AZ
Ventura, CA

If you are unable to take the TEA in early May, please apply to one of our future announcements.

Building on a Tradition of Excellence and Meeting the Challenges of the Future.

The Secret Service is a premier law enforcement organization with two critical national security missions: protect our nation's leaders and to conduct criminal investigations. Our team members continue a tradition of excellence - whether investigating financial crime or protecting national and visiting foreign leaders. In the Secret Service, we serve the country with duty, loyalty, justice, integrity and courage.

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KEY REQUIREMENTS:

U.S. citizenship is required.
Successful passing of a polygraph examination is required.
Successful passing of a physical examination is required.
Obtaining and maintaining a top secret clearance is required.
Submitting to a pre-employment drug test is required.

Additional Duty Location Info:

few vacancies - Site to be determined after selection is made

Special Agents are charged with two missions: protection and investigations. During the course of their careers, special agents carry out assignments in both of these areas and may be assigned to multiple duty stations throughout the U.S. and abroad.

PROTECTION: Special Agents protect the United States President, Vice President, President-elect, Vice President-elect, their immediate families, former Presidents, their spouses and minor children until age 16, visiting foreign heads of states/governments, their accompanying spouses, major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, their spouses, and others designated by law.

INVESTIGATIONS: Special Agents conduct criminal investigations pertaining to the counterfeiting of United States and foreign government obligations and securities; fictitious and fraudulently negotiated government and commercial securities, identity theft, false identification, computer crimes, access device fraud, telecommunications fraud, telemarketing fraud, electronic funds transfer fraud, and fraud concerning federally insured financial institutions.

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