Criminal Investigator - Special Agent (Reemployed Annuitant & CTAP / ICTAP / RPL) (Term Appointment)

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is seeking retirees of the Federal Employee Retirement System or Civil Service Retirement System (Reemployed Annuitants) to join our team to support our mission critical objectives; focused on enforcement, regulation; and protecting communities and working with partners to safeguard public health and safety.

As a DEA employee you will contribute to protecting public safety and supporting DEA's visions of a drug-free America.

Overview

Help Open & closing dates 10 / 01 / 2025 to 10 / 10 / 2025

Salary $90,025 to – $117,034 per year

Pay scale & grade GS 13

Locations 100 vacancies in the following locations : Nogales, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, Sierra Vista, AZ, Yuma, AZ, Imperial County, CA, San Ysidro, CA, Las Cruces, NM, Brownsville, TX, Del Rio, TX, Eagle Pass, TX, El Paso, TX, Houston, TX, Laredo, TX, McAllen, TX

Remote job No

Telework eligible No

Travel Required Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocation expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.

Appointment type Term – Not to exceed 3 years from date of hire or on the day before you reach age 60, whichever occurs first.

Work schedule Full-time

Service Competitive

Promotion potential None

Job family (Series) 1811 Criminal Investigation

Supervisory status No

Security clearance Top Secret

Drug test Yes

Position sensitivity and risk Critical-Sensitive (CS) / High Risk

• Credentialing
• National security

Financial disclosure No

Bargaining unit status No

Announcement number BA2025-7RA

Control number 847077600

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Special authorities

Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path.

Clarification from the agency

Retirees under Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) or 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 Plan (ICTAP), Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), and Reemployment Priority List (RPL) eligibles. Retired applicants must be retired on or before the opening date of this announcement.

Duties

At the DEA, our people are agents for change. A unique mission requires special talent. As a DEA Special Agent, you will work as part of an elite criminal investigative team that transforms the power of your talent into action. That action makes a difference for the security and well-being of our nation and the world every day. Duties include, but are not limited to :

Requirements

Conditions of employment

Qualifications

Dual Compensation Off-Set Waiver for Criminal Investigators (Special Agents) : This announcement is being used to recruit CSRS and FERS annuitants on a limited basis. A dual compensation waiver may be approved in accordance with applicable regulations under certain specified circumstances, not to exceed three years.

Annuitants who are reemployed with a salary offset (dual compensation) waiver are eligible for :

Annuitants reemployed with full salary and annuity under an exception granted in accordance with 5 CFR 533 :

Reemployed annuitants may only receive one appointment per job series.

Applicants must meet all of the required qualification requirements described below by the closing of this announcement.

GS-13 Must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level or pay band in the Federal service that includes performing the following duties :

Benefits

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.

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