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Position Title
Criminal Investigator
Agency
DHS Headquarters
Announcement Number
ST-12158974-24-JC Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, December 20, 2023 to Thursday, January 4, 2024
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Eligibilities
1. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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2. This position has an age requirement. Enter or select your date of birth. (limit characters)
3. Do you have the ability to serve in this position, in accordance with 18 USC, Section 922(g)(9) (Lautenberg Amendment). (limit characters)
4. Please select the answer that indicates your ability to obtain a state driver's license. (limit characters)
5. Are you willing to undergo a physical examination and drug testing prior to actual placement in this position? (limit characters)
6. This position may require the incumbent to be reassigned to a different geographic location. Accordingly, the incumbent will be required to sign a mobility agreement, which will remain in effect while assigned to this position. Are you willing to sign a mobility agreement as described above? (limit characters)
7. This position may be designated as essential personnel. Essential personnel must be able to serve during continuity of operation events without regard to declarations of liberal leave or government closures due to weather, protests, and acts of terrorism or lack of funding. Failure to report for or remain in this position may result in disciplinary or adverse action in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations (5 U.S.C. 7501-7533 and 5 CFR Part 752, as applicable). Do you accept these terms and conditions? (limit characters)
Select the appropriate eligibility item(s) based on the below recruitment considerations.

Merit Promotion: You will only receive consideration (if eligible) under competitive merit promotion procedures if you select any of the following eligibilities: CTAP, or DHS Headquarters Only - Merit Promotion.

Non-Competitive: You will only receive consideration (if eligible) under non-competitive procedures if you select DHS Headquarters Only Non-Competitive.
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8. Are you a currently employed as a Federal civilian employee with the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters in the Competitive Service (this does not include the following: CISA, TSA, CBP, USCIS, ICE, FEMA, U.S. Secret Service, or U.S. Coast Guard)?

To verify your eligibility as a current DHS Headquarters employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1). 

Please note: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying).
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9. Are you a currently employed as a Federal civilian employee with the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters (this does not include the following: CISA, TSA, CBP, USCIS, ICE, FEMA, U.S. Secret Service, or U.S. Coast Guard) who has held or currently holds, a permanent competitive service position in the federal government with equal or higher promotion potential as this position?

To verify your eligibility as a current DHS Headquarters employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
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Preferences
1. Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location. You may only select up to 2 location(s). (limit characters)
2. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
3. In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you served or are you currently serving as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
  • A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
  • A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
  • A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
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Assessment 1
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR GS-7 (limit characters)
1. From the descriptions below, select the response that describes how you meet the qualification requirements for this position at the grade GS-07 level. Mark only one response.
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR GS-9 (limit characters)
2. From the descriptions below, select the response that describes how you meet the qualification requirements for this position at the grade GS-09 level. Mark only one response.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Provide technical guidance to trainee criminal investigators or other law enforcement personnel.
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4. Abide by the criminal rules of evidence when collecting evidence at a crime scene.
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5. Observe the constitutional rights of persons involved in a criminal investigation.
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6. Initiate corrective action that is appropriate to the threat involved in a situation.
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7. Administer the oath during affidavits to suspects and subjects during law enforcement activities.
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8. Search crime scenes as part of law enforcement work.
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9. Serve search and arrest warrants as part of covert and overt surveillance.
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10. Identify criminal trends, patterns, and the compilation of facts to bring an investigation to a conclusion.
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11. Apply quantitative and qualitative investigative methods and techniques to assess a criminal threat.
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12. Utilize formal feedback from security and law enforcement personnel to determine the level of actual or potential threat to persons or facilities.
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13. Perform personnel threat assessment analyses and evaluations of criminal intelligence information.
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14. Gather evidence pertinent to the success of counter-terrorism, criminal and administrative Investigations.
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15. Utilize accepted standards of investigative report writing for completing final reports.
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16. Recreate a crime scene through sketches for presentation at a hearing.
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17. Document evidence found at a crime scene.
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18. Take notes on interviews with persons of interest for documentation and proof of conversation details.
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19. Prepare affidavits for court approved search and seizure warrants and electronic intercepts used for major criminal activities.
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20. Present oral briefings to management officials to communicate the progress and results of ongoing investigations.
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21. Present testimony before grand juries, courts, or administrative hearings on the results of investigations.
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22. Interview suspects in a criminal investigation to obtain information pertinent to the case.
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23. Interact with local, state, and Federal law enforcement officials to ensure effective exchange of accurate crime data and related information.
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24. Provide follow-up status on investigative process to ensure notification of incidents.
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25. Conduct liaison activities with law enforcement officials and government officials to exchange criminal information and plans to formulate working relationships.
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