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Position Title
Criminal Investigator (Special Agent)
Agency
Office of the Inspector General for Tax Administration
Announcement Number
23-TIGTA-140-P Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 to Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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3. Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)?  Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
2. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
3. Where did you learn about this Department of the Treasury job opportunity? (limit characters)
4. If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)? (limit characters)
5. Are you a current Federal employee?
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6. If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held.
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7.

Incumbents selected for Criminal Investigator positions are covered under special law enforcement provisions. This requires that applicants not exceed the maximum age for entry. The date immediately preceding an applicants 37th birthday is the final date for selection. The age restriction does not apply if you served in a Federal civilian (not military) law enforcement officer (FLEO) position covered by special civil service retirement provisions, including early or mandatory retirement.

If you are not subject to the age restriction because you have previously served in a Federal civilian (not military) law enforcement officer (FLEO) position as described above, you must submit an SF 50 (or equivalent documentation) showing service in a covered civilian law enforcement. OR If you are not subject to the age restriction because you are a preference eligible veteran, you must submit appropriate veterans documentation to establish that you are eligible for veteran's preference in order to waive the age requirements for this position.

Will you have reached your 37th birthday by the closing date of this announcement?

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Medical Requirements: The selectee must pass a pre-appointment physical examination and meet the physical requirements for this position as required by this agency. The duties of this position require moderate to arduous physical exertion involving walking and standing, use of firearms, and exposure to inclement weather. Manual dexterity with comparatively free motion of finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, and knee joints is required. Arms, hands, legs, and feet must be sufficiently intact and functioning in order that applicants may perform the duties satisfactorily. Sufficiently good vision and hearing are required to perform the duties satisfactorily. Because the duties of this position are exacting, responsible, and sometimes performed under trying conditions, the selectee must possess emotional and mental stability. Any physical condition that would cause the selectee to be a hazard to himself/herself, or others is disqualifying.

Do you meet the physical requirements as described above?

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Assessment 1
Specialized experience: For the GS-13, You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as:

- Participating in the coordination of multi-agent cases or investigations that involve multiple subjects; AND
- Performing criminal or administrative investigations; AND
- Providing technical assistance, training, and consultation for criminal investigations, inspections and techniques, or coordinating criminal investigations and strategies; AND
- Utilizing various investigative techniques to establish interrelationships of facts or evidence; AND
- Investigating sensitive, controversial subjects or cases involving jurisdictional problems. (limit characters)
1. Do you have one year of experience at the GS-12 level as described above? (limit characters)
Specialized experience: For the GS-12, You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as:

- Performing criminal or administrative investigations; AND
- Utilizing various investigative techniques to establish interrelationships of facts or evidence; AND
- Developing evidence by interviews, documentary searches, surveillance, etc.; AND
- Investigating sensitive subjects or cases involving jurisdictional problems. (limit characters)
2. Do you have one year of experience at the GS-11 level as described above? (limit characters)
3. Select the law enforcement activities below with which you have experience. (limit characters)
4. Do you have working experience with the Privacy Act? (limit characters)
5. Do you have working experience with the confidentiality provisions in section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code? (limit characters)
6. Have you completed the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP) or equivalent? (limit characters)
7. Select the choice that best describes your experience in handling demanding and stressful situations in an office environment. (limit characters)
8. Select all of the responses that best describes your experience with fraud abuse, white collar, and employee misconduct investigations. (limit characters)
9. Select all of the statements that best describe your experience leading multi-agency investigative team. (limit characters)
10. Select all of the verbal communication activities that you have performed in your employment. (limit characters)
11. Select all of the written products below that you have experience writing. (limit characters)
12. Indicate all of the following types of interpersonal communication duties you have performed as a regular part of your job. (limit characters)
13. Select the response that reflects your experience dealing with others in difficult situations. (limit characters)
14. Select the choice that best describes the extent to which you have gathered and analyzed facts, prepared databases, determined the accuracy of the data, defined problems based on the data, and identified solutions. (limit characters)
15. Select the choice that best describes your experience in responding to Congressional, interagency, or intra-agency inquiries/complaints. (limit characters)
16. Select the choice that best describes your experience establishing and maintaining working relationships outside of the organization. (limit characters)
17. Select the choice that best describes your experience as a team leader coordinating the work of other team members based on priorities, requirements of the task, and capabilities of the members. (limit characters)
18. Choose the statement that best describes your experience in providing employee training. (limit characters)
19. Select the item that best describes your experience in improving the efficiency and quality of the work performed in a work unit. (limit characters)
20. Choose the item that describes your experience providing guidance on policies, techniques, and procedures in a law enforcement environment. (limit characters)
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