<p>Summary</p> <p>The Secret Service is seeking retirees of the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) or Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to support our integrated mission and impart knowledge and experience to the current workforce. The Criminal Investigator's mission is to perform critical protective and investigative assignments. The Criminal Investigator has accomplished this mission through a tradition of honor, integrity and a commitment to excellence.</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>The Secret Service is seeking retirees of the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) or Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to support our integrated mission and impart knowledge and experience to the current workforce. The Criminal Investigator's mission is to perform critical protective and investigative assignments. The Criminal Investigator has accomplished this mission through a tradition of honor, integrity and a commitment to excellence.</p> <p>Overview</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Accepting applications</p> <p>Open & closing dates</p> <p>07/16/2025 to 09/26/2025</p> <p>Salary $90,025 to - $117,034 per year</p> <p>This announcement is being advertised for multiple locations. The locality adjustment will be added to the base salary of the selected location.</p> <p>Pay scale & grade GS 13</p> <p>Locations</p> <p>Many vacancies in the following locations:</p> <p>Washington, DC</p> <p>Rehoboth Beach, DE</p> <p>Wilmington, DE</p> <p>Miami, FL</p> <p>Show morefewer locations (7)</p> <p>Palm Beach, FL</p> <p>Waimanalo, HI</p> <p>Kennebunkport, ME</p> <p>Chappaqua, NY</p> <p>New York, NY</p> <p>Crawford, TX</p> <p>Dallas, TX</p> <p>Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Term - Not to exceed 4 years from date of hire or on the day before you reach age 60, whichever occurs first. Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive</p> <p>Promotion potential</p> <p>13</p> <p>Job family (Series)</p> <ul> <li>1811 Criminal Investigation </li></ul> <p>Supervisory status No Security clearance Top Secret Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk</p> <p>Trust determination process</p> <ul> <li>Credentialing </li><li>Suitability/Fitness </li><li>National security </li></ul> <p>Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit status No</p> <p>Announcement number OPO-QB-12761827-25-RA Control number 840900500</p> <p>This job is open to</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Federal employees - Competitive service</p> <p>Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.</p> <p>Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)</p> <p>Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.</p> <p>Clarification from the agency</p> <p>This announcement is open to civil service retirees under the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) or the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) who are eligible for re-employment as a Federal Annuitant AND previously worked as an 1811 for any Federal Government Agency; and Federal Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligibles.</p> <p>Duties</p> <p>Help</p> <p>During the course of working in the Office of Protective Operations, Criminal Investigators (Reemployed Annuitants and ICTAP) carry out critical investigations and protection assignments. Duties include:</p> <ul> <li>Participating in planning, coordinating, and conducting exceptionally difficult and sensitive protection activities. Leading and coordinating a group of special agents in conducting advance security surveys for individuals who, because of their kind or level of position, are vital to the continuity of Government and national as well as international security. </li><li>Covering designated security post, following appropriate general instructions and protective procedures. Maintaining a security post at official or social functions attended by the protectee restricting closed areas to only those persons authorized to enter. </li><li>Conducting and/or coordinating special projects involving the development, modification, or enhancement of protective/ investigative policies, procedures, guidelines, and approaches to be used service-wide. </li><li>Developing, evaluating, and implementing new course curricula and guidelines; designs training aids; conducts training courses; and establishes learning objectives and evaluation criteria to measure class performance. </li></ul> <p>As determined by the Office of Personnel Management, 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 fingers, wrist, elbows, shoulders, hips and knee joints is required. Arms, hands, legs and feet must function sufficiently in order for applicants to perform the duties satisfactorily.</p> <p>Since the duties of this position are exacting and involve the responsibility for the safety of others under trying conditions, applicants must possess emotional and mental stability. Any condition that would hinder full, efficient performance of the duties of this position or that would cause the individual to be a hazard to himself/herself or to others is disqualifying.</p> <p>There are also specific medical requirements for this position, and any chronic disease or condition affecting the respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, digestive, nervous, endocrine, lymphatic, nervous, genitourinary, and other systems that would impair full performance of the duties of the position may also be disqualifying.</p> <p>Applicants will only be considered for a maximum of 3 location(s) based on the duty station selected at the time of application.</p> <p>Requirements</p> <p>Help</p> <p>Conditions of employment</p> <ul> <li>Be a U.S. citizen </li><li>Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. </li></ul> <p>If selected for this position, you will be required to:</p> <ul> <li>Obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Tier 5 clearance. For more information visit OPM Mythbuster Page. </li><li>Submit to a drug test and credit check prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position. </li><li>Submit to a polygraph examination prior to your appointment. </li><li>Undergo occasional domestic and foreign travel. </li><li>Possess a valid U.S. state motor vehicle operator's license and maintain a valid license while you occupy the position. </li><li>Carry and use a firearm. Maintaining firearm proficiency is also mandatory. You will be ineligible to occupy this position if at any time you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, unless you received a pardon, or your conviction was expunged or set aside. </li><li>Complete a pre-employment medical examination (including vision, hearing, cardiovascular and mobility of extremities) by an authorized Government physician and be determined physically fit to perform strenuous and physically demanding duties. You will be required to undergo regular physical examinations and to maintain a level of physical fitness in accordance with the standards and policies of this agency. </li><li>Successfully complete a Mixed Basic or Reintegration Training Course as applicable. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>OPM Dual Compensation Off-Set Waiver for Criminal Investigators (Special Agents) Approved for Rehires: This announcement is being used to recruit CSRS and FERS annuitants on a limited basis with a waiver of salary offset (if a dual compensation waiver is requested) under certain specified circumstances not to exceed 12/31/2028.</p> <p>Annuitants who are reemployed with a salary offset waiver (dual compensation) are eligible for:</p> <ul> <li>Full annuity and full Federal salary. </li><li>Annual and sick leave (not applicable for an intermittent work schedule) </li><li>Full-time, part-time, or intermittent work schedules. </li><li>Receive overtime (on a full schedule). Overtime hours are counted towards maximum hour limitations. </li><li>Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP) and additional compensation of 25% of the base salary will be added to locality pay. </li><li>New hires under this authority will be offered a non-status, term appointment in the competitive service Not-to-Exceed 4 years or 1 day before their 60th birthdate, whichever comes first. </li><li>Appointments that continue past December 31, 2028, may be subjected to salary off-set (reduced) if the OPM dual compensation salary off-set waiver is not renewed. </li></ul> <p>Annuitants who are reemployed with a salary offset waiver (dual compensation) are NOT eligible for:</p> <ul> <li>Additional retirement coverage (other than Social Security coverage). </li><li>TSP Contributions. </li><li>Annual, sick leave or holiday pay (applicable to an intermittent work schedule only). </li></ul> <p>Reemployed annuitants may only receive one appointment per job series.</p> <p>Basic Requirement:</p> <p>The duties of positions in this series 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 in each eye, with or without correction, is required to perform the duties satisfactorily. Near vision, corrective lenses permitted, must be sufficient to read printed material the size of typewritten characters. Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 35 decibels at 1000, 2000, and 3000 Hz levels. Since the duties of these positions are exacting and responsible, and involve activities under trying conditions, applicants must possess emotional and mental stability. Any physical condition that would cause the applicant to be a hazard to himself/herself, or others is disqualifying.</p> <p>To be considered qualified for this position you must meet the following qualification requirements:</p> <p>You qualify for the GS-13 level (salary $$90,025.00) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level performing duties such as:</p> <ul> <li>Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on conflicting interests and adverse situations. </li><li>Preparing and submitting written incident reports and providing briefing to officials. </li><li>Conducting onsite interviews, on unauthorized individuals attempting to gain access. </li><li>Conducting and completing independent inspections, enforcement activities, or compliance evaluations for various investigative activities. </li></ul> <p>For additional information on the Series 1811 requirements please visit: OPM Qualification Standards for Occupational Series - 1811</p> <p>The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.</p> <p>Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.</p> <p>The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.</p> <p>Education</p> <p>Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.</p> <p>Additional information</p> <p>This is an open continuous announcement. The first review of applicants will occur within three to five business days from the opening date, followed by bi-weekly reviews until the job opportunity announcement closes.</p> <p>Re-employed annuitants are at-will employees and can be separated at any time for any reason. There are no notice requirements and annuitants have no Reduction-in-Force (RIF) protections.</p> <p>DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Click here to learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.</p> <p>If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.</p> <p>More than one selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade and unit occur.</p> <p>Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.</p> <p>The Secret Service prohibits employees from having visible body markings (including but not limited to tattoos, body art, and branding) on the head, face, neck, hand and fingers (any area below the wrist bone) (exception: a single conservative and unobtrusive tattoo in the form of a ring is authorized on one finger).</p> <p>Relocation expenses will not be authorized.</p> <p>For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here.</p> <p>The Lautenberg Amendment makes it a felony for anyone convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence such as an assault or attempted assault on a family member, to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms or ammunition. The purpose of this Amendment is to get and keep firearms out of the hands of those individuals with domestic violence convictions. This form is to confirm if a U.S. Marshal applicant has not been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.</p> <p>Please note that if you are currently serving under a RA term appointment in the 1811 job series, you are eligible to apply for this higher-grade opportunity.</p> <p>However, the following applies:</p> <ul> <li>This will not be a new appointment. </li><li>If selected, this action will be processed as a promotion within your existing term appointment. </li><li>Your appointment will still expire at the end of your original term (the term end date does not change). </li></ul> <p>Expand Hide additional information</p> <p>Benefits</p> <p>Help</p> <p>A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.</p> <p>Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.</p> <p>How you will be evaluated</p> <p>You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.</p> <p>Your application will be rated on the extent and quality of your experience, education and training relevant to the duties of the position. Upon review, your resume and/or supporting documents need to reflect one year of specialized experience, in order to be considered. If one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the next lower grade level cannot be identified in your resume, you will be considered not qualified.</p> <p>Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the Federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible. View information about ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered qualified, you must meet the specialized experience and OPM's Individual Occupational Requirements as listed in the qualifications section.</p> <p>Interviews may be required for this position. Failure to complete the interview may result in removal from further consideration.</p> <p>Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance and U.S. Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.</p> <p>Benefits</p> <p>Help</p> <p>A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.</p> <p>Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.</p> <p>Required documents</p> <p>Required Documents</p> <p>Help</p> <p>In addition to addressing the vacancy specific questions, you must also submit the following documentation:</p> <ul> <li>Resume - In order to receive credit for experience contained in an uploaded resume, your employment history should show work experience in month/year format (MM/YYYY), reflecting starting date and ending date, and include the number of hours worked per week. Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. </li><li>Are you claiming special priority selection rights under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP)? Submit a copy of your agency notice, copy of your most recent performance appraisal (with at least a satisfactory rating) and your most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location. </li><li>Are you a retired federal annuitant? Submit a copy of your retirement SF 50, Notification of Personnel Action, showing your tenure code, position occupied and highest grade and step. In addition, if you have or had service in a Federal Law Enforcement position covered by law enforcement or firefighter retirement provisions, including early or mandatory retirement, the SF-50 must show the retirement code. An award SF-50 does not contain the required information. You may be asked to provide a copy of your recent performance appraisal and or incentive awards. Instructions for obtaining your SF-50: If you need assistance with obtaining your SF-50 showing your retirement, please contact the National Records Center website at https://www.archives.gov/personnel-records-center/civilian-non-archival. </li><li>Are you a Veteran? Veterans' preference does not apply to selections made under announcement. However, if you would like to submit your military records for benefits you may receive after selection, please submit the following: copy of your DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member Copy 4). If a DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member Copy 4) is not available, other documentation listing the beginning and ending dates of active service and the type of discharge must be submitted to verify eligibility. </li><li>10-Point Veterans' Preference: If claiming 10-point Veterans' Preference, you will need to submit a SF-15 and provide an official document from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces certifying your overall compensable service-connected disability rating (NOTE: Your overall percentage must be clearly shown), and/or any other associated documentation based on your preference. </li></ul> <p>NOTE: You must submit the SF-50 associated with your retirement for consideration and an SF50 showing a previous 1811 appointment. Failure to submit required documents will result in disqualification for this vacancy. A records check may be completed for former USSS employees.</p>