Arco Federal Jobs in Law Enforcement

by Arco Publishing

• ISBN13: 9780768906141
• ISBN10: 0768906148
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-15
• Publisher: Arco (Peterson's)

Summary

Compiled by a former U.S. Secret Service Agent, and featuring new insights from a former investigator at Interpol, this fact-filled guide describes hundreds of positions at more than 100 federal agencies -- from the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Forest Service to the CIA and the NSA. You'll discover fascinating mini-histories of each agency, and learn about the wide variety of jobs they offer. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Foreword	xv
What This Book Will Do For You	1	(26)
PART ONE: SO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT
PART TWO: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREERS
Executive Office of the President	27	(2)
Executive Branch Departments	29	(6)
Department of Agriculture	29	(6)
U.S. Forest Service	29	(6)
Department of Commerce	35	(10)
Office of Export Enforcement	35	(5)
Bureau of Export Administration	35	(5)
Office of Law Enforcement Standards	40	(2)
National Institute of Standards and Technology	40	(2)
Office for Law Enforcement	42	(3)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	42	(3)
Department of Defense	45	(30)
Defense Criminal Investigative Service	45	(1)
Defense Intelligence Agency	46	(2)
Defense Protective Service	48	(2)
Defense Security Service	50	(2)
National Security Agency/Central Security Service	52	(1)
Department of the Air Force	53	(5)
Air Force Office of Special Investigations	53	(3)
Air Force Security Forces	56	(2)
Department of the Army	58	(8)
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command	58	(5)
Military Police Corps	63	(3)
Department of the Navy	66	(9)
Naval Criminal Investigative Service	66	(4)
Master-At-Arms Rating	70	(1)
Military Police, U.S. Marine Corps Law Enforcement	71	(4)
Department of Energy	75	(4)
Office of Safeguards and Security	75	(1)
The Transportation Safeguards Division	75	(4)
Department of Health and Human Services	79	(4)
Office of Criminal Investigations	79	(1)
Food and Drug Administration	79	(1)
National Institutes of Health	80	(3)
Police Branch, Division of Public Safety	80	(3)
Department of the Interior	83	(16)
Bureau of Land Management Law Enforcement	83	(2)
Division of Law Enforcement	85	(3)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	85	(3)
Office of Law Enforcement Services	88	(2)
Bureau of Indian Affairs	88	(2)
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement	90	(1)
Ranger Activities Division	91	(2)
Branch of Resources and Visitor Protection, National Park Service	91	(2)
Hoover Dam Police Department	93	(2)
Bureau of Reclamation	93	(2)
U.S. Park Police	95	(4)
National Park Service	95	(4)
Department of Justice	99	(32)
Bureau of Prisons	99	(1)
Criminal Division	100	(2)
Drug Enforcement Administration	102	(4)
Federal Bureau of Investigation	106	(7)
FBI Police Officer	113	(1)
Immigration and Naturalization Service	114	(7)
Interpol-U.S. National Central Bureau	121	(2)
Office of Justice Programs	123	(1)
U.S. Marshals Service	124	(5)
National Institute of Justice	129	(2)
Department of Labor	131	(8)
Employment Standards Administration	131	(1)
Mine Safety and Health Administration	132	(3)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration	135	(1)
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration	136	(3)
Department of State	139	(4)
Bureau of Diplomatic Security	139	(4)
Department of Transportation	143	(6)
Federal Air Marshal Program	143	(1)
Federal Aviation Administration	143	(1)
Traffic Law Enforcement Division	143	(1)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	143	(1)
U.S. Coast Guard	144	(5)
Department of the Treasury	149	(38)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN)	149	(2)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms	151	(8)
Internal Revenue Service	159	(4)
Office of Security	163	(1)
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	163	(1)
U.S. Customs Service	163	(8)
U.S. Mint Police	171	(2)
U.S. Secret Service	173	(14)
Department of Veterans Affairs	187	(18)
VA Police and Office of Security and Law Enforcement	187	(6)
PART THREE: LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREERS WITH INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Central Intelligence Agency	193	(1)
Division of Enforcement	194	(1)
Securities and Exchange Commission	194	(1)
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance	195	(2)
Environmental Protection Agency	195	(2)
Federal Protective Service	197	(2)
General Services Administration	197	(2)
Postal Inspection Service	199	(3)
U.S. Postal Service	199	(3)
Tennessee Valley Authority Police	202	(3)
Quasi-Official Agencies	205	(4)
Amtrak Police Department	205	(1)
National Zoological Park Police	206	(1)
Smithsonian Institution	206	(1)
Office of Protection Service	207	(1)
National Gallery of Art	207	(1)
Office of Protection Services	207	(2)
Smithsonian Institution	207	(2)
Legislative Branch Departments	209	(6)
Library of Congress Police	209	(1)
Office of Special Investigations	209	(1)
General Accounting Office	209	(1)
Uniformed Police Branch, Protective Services Group	210	(1)
U.S. Government Printing Office	210	(1)
U.S. Capitol Police	211	(4)
Judicial Branch	215	(6)
Probation Officers, Federal Corrections and Supervision Division	215	(2)
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts	215	(2)
Supreme Court of the United States Police	217	(4)
PART FOUR: OFFICES OF INSPECTORS GENERAL
Introduction	221	(4)
Executive Branch Departments	225	(32)
Department of Agriculture	225	(4)
Department of Commerce	229	(1)
Department of Defense	230	(4)
Department of Education	234	(1)
Department of Energy	235	(2)
Department of Health and Human Services	237	(2)
Department of Housing and Urban Development	239	(2)
Department of the Interior	241	(1)
Department of Justice	242	(2)
Department of Labor	244	(1)
Department of State	245	(1)
Department of Transportation	246	(2)
Department of the Treasury	248	(3)
Department of Veterans Affairs	251	(6)
Independent Agencies	257	(16)
Agency for International Development	257	(1)
Central Intelligence Agency	258	(1)
Environmental Protection Agency	259	(1)
Federal Emergency Management Agency	260	(1)
General Services Administration	261	(2)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	263	(2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	265	(1)
Office of Personnel Management	266	(1)
Railroad Retirement Board	267	(2)
Small Business Administration	269	(1)
Social Security Administration	270	(3)
Designated Federal Entities	273	(36)
Amtrak	273	(1)
Appalachian Regional Commission	274	(1)
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System	275	(2)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	277	(2)
Consumer Product Safety Commission	279	(1)
Corporation for National and Community Service	279	(2)
Corporation for Public Broadcasting	281	(1)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	282	(1)
Farm Credit Administration	283	(1)
Federal Communications Commission	284	(1)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	285	(1)
Federal Election Commission	286	(1)
Federal Housing Finance Board	287	(1)
Federal Labor Relations Authority	288	(1)
Federal Maritime Commission	289	(1)
Federal Trade Commission	289	(1)
Government Printing Office	290	(2)
Legal Services Corporation	292	(1)
National Archives and Records	293	(1)
National Credit Union Administration	294	(1)
National Endowment for the Arts	295	(1)
National Endowment for the Humanities	296	(1)
National Labor Relations Board	297	(1)
National Science Foundation	298	(1)
Peace Corps	299	(2)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	301	(1)
Securities and Exchange Commission	302	(1)
Smithsonian Institution	303	(1)
Tennessee Valley Authority	304	(2)
U.S. International Trade Commission	306	(1)
U.S. Postal Service	307	(2)
Federal Law Enforcement Training Facilities	309	(1)
FBI Academy	309	(5)
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)	314	(1)
Department of the Treasury	314	(7)
National Interagency Civil-Military Institute	321
PART FIVE: CIVIL SERVICE CAREER INFORMATION RESOURCES