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Criminal Investigator

Department of Defense
Office of Inspector General
Deputy Inspector General for Policy and Oversight
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Summary

The Deputy Inspector General for Policy and Oversight (DIG-P&O) mission is to:

  • Provide oversight and policy guidance for DoD audit and investigative activities
  • Conduct engineering assessments of DoD programs.
  • Provide technical advice and support to DoD OIG projects.
  • Operate the DoD OIG subpoena and contractor disclosure programs.
These positions are located within the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, Office of the Deputy Inspector General for Policy and Oversight (P&O), Investigative Policy and Oversight (IPO).

Overview

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Reviewing applications
Open & closing dates
04/30/2018 to 05/07/2018
Salary
$96,970 to - $126,062 per year

Criminal investigators receive additional availability pay of 25% of basic pay for being available to work substantial amounts of unscheduled duty.

Pay scale & grade
GS 13
Location
Alexandria, VA
5 vacancies
Travel Required
25% or less - Approximately 25% of work time will require travel within and outside the U.S.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-Time
Service
Promotion potential
13
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Top Secret
Announcement number
IG-18-10193949-PO-EX
Control number
498209100

Duties

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  • Plans and executes evaluations of criminal investigations within the Department of Defense related to suspected violations of laws, regulations, and policies.
  • Plans, schedules, and conducts evaluations of investigative and law enforcement programs.
  • Plans and executes Congressional and special investigations of DoD matters as directed by the Inspector General.
  • Plans, schedules, and conducts highly complex oversight reviews of violent and other crime to ensure compliance with investigative directives, standards, and guidelines.
  • Prepares impartial, clear and concise investigative and evaluation reports to be issued by the Office of Inspector General.
  • Evaluates Department of Defense-wide policies regarding criminal matters of interest to the Department; identifies the need for revisions, changes or deletions of current policies, procedures or practices.
  • Analyzes affidavits to support the issuance of subpoenas related to violations of criminal law and violations of the False Claims Act.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • U.S. citizenship
  • Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service
  • Position is subject to initial and random drug testing
  • This position requires quarterly weapons qualifications to carry and use government-owned firearms as part of assigned duties.
  • Must pass a pre-employment medical examination.
  • This position requires a pre-employment physical readiness test which is also required periodically for the duration of employment.
  • You are ineligible for this position if, at any time, you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, unless the conviction was expunged, set aside, or you received a pardon.
  • The selectee must adhere to the DoD Standards of Conduct.
  • This position is considered a secondary law enforcement position and is covered under the special retirement provision for secondary law enforcement positions.
  • The selectee will be required to work, or be available to work, substantial amounts of unscheduled overtime based on agency need, and will receive availability pay, a form of premium pay fixed at 25% of the adjusted salary (basic + locality).
  • Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment in the excepted service.
  • The selectee must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license.

Qualifications

You must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp.

Specialized Experience: You must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-12 level in the federal service or at an equivalent level. Specialized experience is defined as investigating crimes covered by the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Candidates will be further evaluated on the level and quality of their experience and possession of the following competencies in order to determine the level of your qualifications:

  • Skill in planning, organizing, and conducting criminal investigations
  • Knowledge of DoD criminal investigative organizations, operations, and programs
  • Ability to communicate in writing
  • Skill in verbal communication

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Position(s) may be filled by displaced Department of Defense (DoD) employees through the Priority Placement Program.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 90 calendar days of the initial issue date of the referral list.

If you are unable to apply online, view the following link for information regarding Alternate Application.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your application package to ensure that you meet basic qualification requirements. If you meet basic qualifications, your personal, educational and work experience, will be evaluated against your responses to the questionnaire. You will be assessed to the extent to which you posses the competencies listed in the "Qualifications" section above and ultimately placed into one of three quality category levels: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified. Applicants will receive further consideration in accordance with category rating procedures.

Best-Qualified: This highest category will be used for those candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position, including all selective placement factors and appropriate quality ranking factor(s), as determined by the job analysis.
Highly-Qualified: This higher category will be used for those candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that exceed the minimum qualifications of the position, as determined by the job analysis.
Qualified: This lowest category will be used for those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications of the position and are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the position. Candidates may require extensive training and/or orientation in order to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position.

Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans.

During further evaluation, you may be asked to provide additional information or participate in other methods of assessment, such as structured interviews. Individuals who are subject matter experts in the requirements of this position may participate in further evaluations.

Your responses will be carefully reviewed and must be supported by factual information in your resume. Inflating or otherwise enhancing your qualifications and errors or omissions may result in lowering your self-rated level or loss of further consideration.

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