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WHAT IS Criminal Investigation ?

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• Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s):
  
  
  • CI - Criminal Investigation - Global Operations

This job (or announcement) is open to current permanent IRS competitive service employees in Criminal Investigation business units.

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Duties

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The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

This job (or announcement) is open to current permanent IRS competitive service employees in Criminal Investigation business units.

• Develops and evaluates the potential of criminal investigations related to domestic/international tax-related
  
  and other financial criminal activities of the IRS mission.
• Provides guidance and/or training to other investigative analysts, special agents, and other support personnel
  
  in determining appropriate records research, manipulation of financial data, and preparation of final reports
  
  in order to promote consistency and proficiency in the support being rendered.
• Independently collects, develops, analyzes, and disseminates information related to violations of tax,
  
  currency, and other laws and regulations enforced by the IRS. Often times, the collection, analysis, and
  
  development of these potential cases are done "proactively" by the analyst. Identifies and communicates
  
  emerging threats and forecasts needs to support management in policy planning and resource allocations.
• Reviews data from domestic/international information sources and prepares comprehensive written
  
  analysis/reports, frequently of a highly complex nature including multiple-defendant conspiracies and wideranging
  
  criminal enterprises, that assesses the impact of events upon specific aspects of tax administration.
  
  Prepares statistical and narrative reports for staff and assembles strategic and tactical reports concerning
  
  organized crime, money laundering, and tax shelters/havens for various task forces and other special projects

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD26454

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Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Probationary Period - A person who is required to go through a probationary period and then is transferred, promoted, demoted, or reassigned before he or she completes such period is required to complete the remainder of the probationary period in the new position.

• Government Credit Card - Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• Drug Test - Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN QUALIFICATIONS SECTION

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualification Requirements To qualify for this position, you must meet the qualification requirements outlined below:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-12:

You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Researching various informational databases to collect relevant data and other facts and performing computations and analyses concerning data collected.
• Investigating criminal violations and relevant legal and policy constraints; experience researching pertinent regulations and policy governing criminal investigation operations to relate investigative subject matter to intelligence needs.
• Following disclosure requirements to ensure proper use of confidential information.
• Using analytical, evaluative and research techniques to identify and evaluate data obtained from various sources and preparing and disseminating finished reports;
• Utilizing oral and written communication techniques to clearly and effectively communicate with individuals of all ranks.
• Using graphs, charts, spreadsheets, and computer print outs to interpret and provide data, research, data, analysis and/or report(s) that caused an initiation of a criminal investigation case(s) and/or contributed to the development/completion of a criminal investigation case(s).
• Training lower grade analysts and other support personnel in determining appropriate records research, manipulation of collected data, and in preparing final reports in order to promote consistency and proficiency in the support being rendered

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You must also meet the following requirement(s):

• TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): Current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens".
• TIME IN GRADE (TIG): For positions above the GS-05,applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for. For positions at the GS-5, you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02, 03, or 04 positions.

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

We recommend choosing an evaluator from a member organization of one of the following national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE).

Additional information

• Consider each location carefully when applying. If you are selected for a location, that location will become your official post of duty.
• In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location.
• Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours may be available.
• Salary: General Schedule (GS) Locality Pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.
• Cost-of-Living Allowances (COLA): Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, includes COLA. See COLA Rates 2026.?

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.



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