Level 1-8:  Investigator, GS-1810

Mastery of, and skill in applying, laws, theories, concepts, and principles including:

• program or agency rules, regulations, advisory opinions, exemptions, court decisions, and agency enforcement and regulatory policies and procedures; and
• the most up-to-date investigative principles, methods, and techniques

Sufficient to:

• plan and conduct regional and national investigations and financial examinations of target companies.

Level 1-8:  Title at Agency Discretion, GS-1810

Mastery of, and skill in applying theories, advanced compliance concepts, principles, and methods governing compliance investigations sufficient to:

• lead complex investigations and coordinate investigations between jurisdictions;
• determine the scope, subjects, and extent of investigations;
• document requirements for warrants;
• utilize investigative technology and a wide range of investigative techniques; and
• develop strategies to document illegal diversion of controlled substances and listed chemicals for successful prosecution.

Level 1-8:  Equal Opportunity Investigator, GS-1860

Mastery of, and skill in applying, equal opportunity and human resources laws, theories, concepts and principles sufficient to:

• investigate complex charges of employment discrimination involving nationwide and/or international employers, with highly complex, novel and significant issues that are likely to result in decisions having a major impact on employment policies and practices in an industry; and
• investigate cases involving multiple charging parties or large class actions and powerful competing interests such as large national corporations or unions.

Level 1-8:  Criminal Investigator, GS-1811

Mastery of, and skill in applying laws, theories, concepts, principles, practices, laws, and regulations of criminal investigations including:

• constitutional, international, and statutory law, investigative procedures, and investigative techniques; and
• specialized investigative and accounting techniques

Sufficient to:

• develop cases into a multi-jurisdiction, international conspiracy targeting large-scale sources of supply and their organizations;
• solicit cooperating defendants/sources who identify upper echelon members of criminal organizations, infiltrate the organization under the direction of the criminal investigation, or will facilitate the introduction of an undercover agent to upper level members;
• draft affidavits in support of search and arrest warrants in multiple jurisdictions and judicial districts and coordinate the enforcement actions of Federal, State, and local agencies that are participating in the investigations;
• review documentary evidence to identify other members of the criminal organization, potential witnesses, or assets that meet seizure/forfeiture guidelines;
• investigate complex tax and financial violations, such as money laundering and financial fraud schemes;
• obtain relevant evidence within legal and statutory requirements for investigations routinely involving multiple entities, multiple judicial districts, obstructive activities, and interwoven legal and illegal transactions;
• develop innovative approaches to document financial and tax fraud for financial investigations requiring extensive knowledge of accounting and l egal principles, techniques, practices, and methods to detect fraudulent transactions in a variety of accounting, financial, and banking systems; and
• set up a cover and storefront operation for domestic or international businesses being investigated, gain introductions to the fraudulent business executives, trace money used in the accounts, and serve arrest warrants as appropriate.

Level 1-8:  Criminal Investigator, GS-1811

Mastery of, and skill in applying, laws, regulations, policies, procedures, theories, concepts, and principles of criminal investigations sufficient to:

• investigate threats and allegations of endangering executive and cabinet level officials, Federal judges, court officials, jurors, government witnesses, and any others designated by the Secretary of the Treasury or United States Attorney General (e.g., foreign dignitaries or members of the United Nations General Assembly); and
• receive confidential information involving planned assassinations of Federal officials and take the following steps:
• initiate a series of wiretaps and surveillance;
• determine whether threat is valid;
• work undercover using covert technical devices to infiltrate the conspiracy as a potential assassin;
• develop incriminating evidence;
• compile affidavits; and
• provide testimony to a grand jury to indict the criminals.

Level 1-8:  Criminal Investigator, GS-1811

Mastery of, and skill in applying, laws, regulations, policies, procedures, theories, concepts, and principles of:

• Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) policy and procedures; and
• traditional and nontraditional investigative techniques such as electronic surveillance, monitoring, interrogation, undercover surveillance, documentary search, and cultivation and use of paid informants

Sufficient to:

• investigate individuals/subversive groups officially recognized as national and/or international threats to peace and stability (e.g., supremacist, nationalist, or terrorist groups/individuals with a propensity toward violence);
• confirm from intelligence information from national and foreign sources that an attack on a visiting dignitary might be planned, identify suspects, and deny their entry into the United States;
• investigate criminal activity that meets OCDETF violations; e.g., high-level drug trafficking enterprises such as crimes of violence, racketeering, immigration document fraud, marriage fraud, alien smuggling, bribery, or reentry after deportation;
• coordinate investigative resources from law enforcement agencies such as DEA, INS, ATF, or FBI to ensure all charges are prosecuted to the greatest extent possible to permanently destroy the operations of the criminal enterprise;
• use informants and/or law enforcement sources to:
• identify drug trafficking organizations, including all intermediaries in the operation;
• accumulate evidence to charge; and
• apprehend the highest level operatives in the organization; and
• conduct investigations that routinely span multiple jurisdictions, both domestic and international.

Level 1-8:  Criminal Investigator, GS-1811

Mastery of, and skill in applying, laws, regulations, policies, procedures, theories, concepts, and principles governing arson investigations, including investigative techniques and state of the art technology sufficient to:

• investigate arson violations and conspiracy crimes;
• maintain necessary credentials (e.g., fire investigation certification) to present expert testimony in court proceedings;
• conduct fire scene examinations to determine the origin and cause of fire with little or nonexistent evidence or leads available using the following investigative techniques:
  • financial analysis using checks, financial statements, and invoices in "for profit" or debt relief schemes;
  • arson/bombing profiles;
  • laboratory analysis of samples of debris for source of ignition;
  • fire modeling;
  • witnesses and suspects statements; and
  • detection by canines of ignitable liquids or substances.

Level 1-8:  Criminal Investigator, GS-1811

Mastery of, and skill in applying, theories, concepts, and principles of constitutional and international law governing criminal investigations; complex investigative techniques; and state of the art investigative technology sufficient to:

• conduct complex investigations of organizations or groups that are national and international in scope;
• uncover and document the illegal commercialization and destruction of protected wildlife resources;
• work with and coordinate efforts of a dedicated network of intelligence gathering agencies, unique covert operations, and specialized forensic examinations that provide essential tools for conducting complex investigations;
• receive information from State law enforcement officers of an unlawful multi-million dollar scheme violating international treaties in protected freshwater mussel trafficking in interstate and foreign commerce for the cultured pearl industry;
• determine the routes of smuggling and methods of "laundering" money using covert contacts and surveillance; and
• use electronic technology and physical surveillance to identify the suspects and their contacts and to document shipments being delivered to international organizations.

Level 1-8:  Criminal Investigator, GS-1811

Mastery of, and skill in applying, Federal and international laws, theories, concepts, principles, policies and procedures governing security protection and security planning sufficient to:

• plan, coordinate, conduct, and lead sensitive protection activities such as conducting advance security surveys for individuals who, because of their position, are vital to national and international security and the continuity of government;
• conduct advance security surveys that are typically large-scale involving continuous or extended domestic and international travel and/or complex major events and multiple protectees; and
• develop detailed security plans in consultation with high-ranking State, county and local officials, representatives of foreign governments, and prominent private individuals.

Level 1-8:  Criminal Investigator, GS-1811

Mastery of, and skill in applying:

• Federal laws, regulations, policies, theories, concepts, and principles governing criminal investigations;
• advanced investigative techniques; and
• Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and Continuing Criminal Enterprise (CCE) laws;

Sufficient to:

• identify, plan, organize, coordinate, and lead a complex, open-ended multi-faceted investigation targeting illegal drug trafficking organizations at the national and international levels that require determining the scope of involvement, subjects and roles, and extent of the investigations;
• project and justify required funding for investigations;
• coordinate legal issues between jurisdictions and identify the type and scope of required search warrants;
• utilize investigative technology and a wide range of investigative techniques;
• develop strategies under ever-changing circumstances that ensure the safety of investigative personnel, sources of information, and innocent bystanders;
• provide documentation for successful prosecution;
• lead an investigation, direct other Federal, State or local law enforcement personnel;
• identify and prioritize leads and suspects that will expand and maximize the case potential by leading to drug sources, country of origin, money laundering operations, and high levels within the trafficking organization;
• use innovative investigative methods and technology tailored to the specific circumstances;
• ensure the safety of law enforcement personnel; and
• advise the U.S. Attorney's Office on cases for prosecution.