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Survey of Federal Civilian Law Enforcement Mandatory Basic Training Gao ID: GAO-07-815 August 10, 2007Federal law enforcement officers (LEO) are required to complete mandatory basic training in order to exercise their law enforcement authorities. GAO was asked to identify federal mandatory law enforcement basic training programs. This report builds on GAO's prior work surveying federal civilian law enforcement components regarding their functions and authorities (see GAO-07-121, December 2006). GAO defined an LEO as an individual authorized to perform any of four functions: conduct criminal investigations, execute search warrants, make arrests, or carry firearms. In this report GAO describes (1) the mandatory basic law enforcement training that the components reported requiring their LEOs to complete and the federal law enforcement job series classifications for which basic training programs are mandatory; and (2) a breakdown of the delivery of the of basic training programs, by type of organization providing the training and location. To conduct this work, GAO administered a Web-based survey to 105 federal civilian law enforcement components. Each was requested to self-report on, required basic training programs for LEOs, the organizations conducting the training, training locations, and the job series for which programs are mandatory. GAO is not making recommendations.
Based on the responses of the 105 federal civilian law enforcement components surveyed, GAO identified 76 unique mandatory basic training programs. Among these, four programs in particular were cited by the components more often than others as mandatory for their LEOs. Of the remaining 72 unique basic training programs, each was common to just one to three components. Some of these basic training programs are required for job series classifications representing large portions of the overall LEO population. For example, newly hired employees at the Federal Bureau of Prisons encompass 159 different job series classifications. This large number of job series classifications is required to take the same two unique basic training programs. Of the 105 components surveyed, 37 components reported exclusively using the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)--the largest single provider of law enforcement training for the federal government. Another 44 components reported using a combination of FLETC and other training organizations, including their own organization, a federal or state law enforcement agency, or commercial vendor. Thirteen components reported that they did not use FLETC but instead conducted their own training programs and used their own facilities. Eleven components reported hiring LEOs who had already received basic training. A draft of this report was provided for comment to the agencies included in the survey. Their technical comments were incorporated as appropriate.
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Report to Congressional Requesters:
United States Government Accountability Office:
GAO:
August 2007:
Federal Law Enforcement:
Survey of Federal Civilian Law Enforcement Mandatory Basic Training:
GAO-07-815:
GAO Highlights:
Highlights of GAO-07-815, a report to congressional requesters.
Why GAO Did This Study:
Federal law enforcement officers (LEO) are required to complete
mandatory basic training in order to exercise their law enforcement
authorities.
GAO was asked to identify federal mandatory law enforcement basic
training programs. This report builds on GAO‘s prior work surveying
federal civilian law enforcement components regarding their functions
and authorities (see GAO-07-121, December 2006). GAO defined an LEO as
an individual authorized to perform any of four functions: conduct
criminal investigations, execute search warrants, make arrests, or
carry firearms. In this report GAO describes (1) the mandatory basic
law enforcement training that the components reported requiring their
LEOs to complete and the federal law enforcement job series
classifications for which basic training programs are mandatory; and
(2) a breakdown of the delivery of the of basic training programs, by
type of organization providing the training and location.
To conduct this work, GAO administered a Web-based survey to 105
federal civilian law enforcement components. Each was requested to self-
report on, required basic training programs for LEOs, the organizations
conducting the training, training locations, and the job series for
which programs are mandatory. GAO is not making recommendations.
What GAO Found:
Based on the responses of the 105 federal civilian law enforcement
components surveyed, GAO identified 76 unique mandatory basic training
programs. Among these, four programs in particular were cited by the
components more often than others as mandatory for their LEOs (see
table). Of the remaining 72 unique basic training programs, each was
common to just one to three components. Some of these basic training
programs are required for job series classifications representing large
portions of the overall LEO population. For example, newly hired
employees at the Federal Bureau of Prisons encompass 159 different job
series classifications. This large number of job series classifications
is required to take the same two unique basic training programs.
Of the 105 components surveyed, 37 components reported exclusively
using the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)”the largest
single provider of law enforcement training for the federal government.
Another 44 components reported using a combination of FLETC and other
training organizations, including their own organization, a federal or
state law enforcement agency, or commercial vendor. Thirteen components
reported that they did not use FLETC but instead conducted their own
training programs and used their own facilities. Eleven components
reported hiring LEOs who had already received basic training.
The Four Basic Training Programs Required Most Often by the Components
for Their LEOs:
Basic training program: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Number of components requiring the program[a]: 52;
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training Program;
Number of components requiring the program[a]: 15;
Basic training program: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Number of components requiring the program[a]: 11;
Basic training program: Land Management Police Training Program;
Number of components requiring the program[a]: 7;
[a] Some of these components required more than one program. For
example, all 15 components requiring the Inspector General Investigator
Training Program also required the Criminal Investigator Training
Program.
Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey responses.
[End of table]
A draft of this report was provided for comment to the agencies
included in the survey. Their technical comments were incorporated as
appropriate.
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Contents:
Letter:
Four Basic Training Programs Associated with 17 Job Series
Classifications Were Most Often Required by the Components:
The Largest Source of Law Enforcement Basic Training Is the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center:
Agency Comments:
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology:
Appendix II: The 105 Federal Civilian Components GAO Surveyed:
Appendix III: The 76 Unique Basic Training Programs Reported as
Mandatory:
Appendix IV: All LEO Job Series Classifications and Their Mandatory
Basic Training Programs:
Appendix V: The 61 Organizations, Excluding FLETC, Conducting the
Mandatory Basic Training Programs and Their Training Locations as
Reported by the Federal Civilian Components:
Appendix VI: The 11 Federal Civilian Components That Reported Hiring
LEOs Who Had Already Taken Basic Training for Previous Law Enforcement
Positions:
Appendix VII: FLETC's 83 Partner Organizations:
Appendix VIII: GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments:
Tables:
Table 1: The Four Basic Training Programs Required Most Often by the
Components for Their LEOs:
Table 2: The Four Basic Training Programs Cited Most Often Were among
17 Different Job Series Classifications:
Table 3: FLETC Training Facilities Used for Mandatory Law Enforcement
Basic Training Programs, as Reported by Federal Civilian Components:
Table 4: The 13 Federal Civilian Components That Reported Using Only
Non-FLETC Resources for Their Mandatory Law Enforcement Basic Training
Programs:
Table 5: The 76 Unique Basic Training Programs Reported as Mandatory by
the Federal Civilian Components:
Table 6: FLETC's Criminal Investigator Training Program Reported as
Mandatory by 52 Federal Civilian Components:
Table 7: LEO Job Series Classifications and Their Mandatory Basic
Training Programs (Excluding 0080, 0083, 1801, and 1811) as Reported by
the 105 Federal Civilian Components.
Table 8: The 0080, 0083, 1801, and 1811 Job Series Classifications and
Their Mandatory Basic Training, as Reported by the 105 Federal Civilian
Components:
Abbreviations:
BOP: Bureau of Prisons
DOD: Department of Defense
FCC OIG: Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Inspector
General
FLETC: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
FSI: Forensic Audits and Special Investigations
LEO: law enforcement officer
NETI: National Enforcement Training Institute
OI: Office of Investigations
OPM: U.S. Office of Personnel Management:
United States Government Accountability Office:
Washington, DC 20548:
August 10, 2007:
The Honorable Lamar S. Smith:
Ranking Minority Member:
Committee on the Judiciary:
House of Representatives:
The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner:
House of Representatives:
Basic training is designed to provide new law enforcement officers
(LEO) with the basic skills needed to properly perform their
duties.[Footnote 1] In recent years, as the number of federal LEOs has
risen, so too has the need for the federal government to provide basic
training. According to a Bureau of Justice Statistics report, between
2002 and 2004, the number of LEOs with the authority to make arrests
and carry firearms increased 13 percent from about 93,000 to about
105,000. We reported in December 2006[Footnote 2] that there were about
138,000 LEOs in the federal civilian government when two additional
responsibilities are considered--authority to conduct criminal
investigations and execute search warrants.
In this report, which builds on our December 2006 report that addressed
the law enforcement functions and authorities of federal civilian
components, we provide information on mandatory basic law enforcement
training programs.[Footnote 3] As agreed with your office, we excluded
the law enforcement components of the Department of Defense and the
intelligence community from the scope of our review. Specifically, this
report describes (1) the mandatory basic law enforcement training
programs that components reported requiring their LEOs to complete and
the federal law enforcement job series classifications for which the
basic training programs are mandatory, and (2) a breakdown of the
delivery of basic training programs, by type of organization conducting
the training and location.
To obtain information on mandatory basic law enforcement training, we
administered a Web-based survey to 105 federal civilian components and
requested each to identify the basic training programs that they
require their LEOs to complete, the organizations that conduct the
programs, training locations, training duration, the job series for
which the programs are mandatory, and the general topics covered in the
training programs.[Footnote 4] Additional detail on these topics and a
copy of the survey are provided in an electronic supplement we are
issuing with this report--GAO-07-1066SP.
This report contains self-reported information from each law
enforcement component surveyed. While we did not independently verify
the accuracy of all the information provided to us, after receiving the
completed surveys, we conducted quality control checks by analyzing the
responses to identify inconsistencies. We offered each law enforcement
component the opportunity to make any corrections to its original
responses by returning copies of their original survey responses to
them for review. Finally, we submitted copies of the draft report to
each component for comment. Further explanation of our scope and
methodology is provided in appendix I. Appendix II contains a list of
all 105 components we surveyed.
Our work was performed from October 2006 to July 2007.
Four Basic Training Programs Associated with 17 Job Series
Classifications Were Most Often Required by the Components:
Based on the responses of the 105 federal civilian components we
surveyed, we identified 76 unique mandatory basic training
programs.[Footnote 5] See appendix III, tables 5 and 6, for a list of
all 76 programs, the organizations conducting them, and components
citing them as mandatory. Four programs in particular were cited by the
components more often than others as mandatory for their LEOs, as shown
in table 1.
Table 1: The Four Basic Training Programs Required Most Often by the
Components for Their LEOs:
Basic training program:
Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Number of components requiring the program[A]: 52.
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Number of components requiring the program[A]: 15.
Basic training program: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Number of components requiring the program[A]: 11.
Basic training program: Land Management Police Training Program;
Number of components requiring the program[A]: 7.
Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey responses.
[A] Some of these components required more than one program. For
example, all 15 components requiring the Inspector General Investigator
Training Program also required the Criminal Investigator Training
Program.
[End of table]
In addition, out of the 211 federal LEO job series classifications that
the components reported to us for our December 2006 report, LEOs in 17
different job series classifications were required to complete one or
more of the four most cited programs, as shown in table 2. See appendix
IV, tables 7 and 8, for a complete list of job series classifications
and their associated basic training programs.
Table 2: The Four Basic Training Programs Cited Most Often Were among
17 Different Job Series Classifications:
Mandatory basic training program: Criminal Investigator Training
Program;
Job series classifications[A]: 0082--Deputy United States Marshal;
Job series classifications[A]: 0340--Program Manager/Special Deputy;
Job series classifications[A]: 1801--Secretarial Protection
Specialist[B];
Job series classifications[A]: 1802--Compliance Inspection and
Support[B];
Job series classifications[A]: 1810--General Investigator;
Job series classifications[A]: 1811--Criminal Investigator; Special
Agent[B];
Job series classifications[A]: Military Special Agents/Investigators;
Job series classifications[A]: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Job series classifications[A]: Special Agent, Investigative Department
Manager, Project Manager.
Mandatory basic training program: Inspector General Investigator
Training Program;
Job series classifications[A]: 1811--Criminal Investigator; Special
Agent[B].
Mandatory basic training program: Land Management Police Training
Program;
Job series classifications[A]: 0025--Park Ranger/Refuge Law
Enforcement Officer;
Job series classifications[A]: 0485--Refuge Manager/Refuge Law
Enforcement Officer;
Job series classifications[A]: 1801--Law Enforcement Officer; Law
Enforcement Ranger[B];
Job series classifications[A]: 1802--Law Enforcement Officer[B];
Job series classifications[A]: 1812--Enforcement Officer;
Job series classifications[A]: 2181--Pilot/Refuge Law Enforcement
Officer;
Job series classifications[A]: Patrol Officer, Investigator,
Commander, Assistant Director and Director;
Job series classifications[A]: SP083 (Police Officer, Investigator,
Detective).
Mandatory basic training program: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Job series classifications[A]: 0080--Security Administrative;
Job series classifications[A]: 0083--Police Officer;
Job series classifications[A]: 1801--Supervisory Protection
Officer[B];
Job series classifications[A]: 1802--Compliance Inspection and
Support[B];
Job series classifications[A]: KK100 (Police Officer).
Source: GAO analysis of the mandatory basic training survey responses.
[A] Generally the 4-digit job series classifications are designated by
the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Non-OPM classifications
are generally designated either by a job title or other combination of
numbers and job title.
[B] Job series 1801, 1802, and 1811 were listed for more than one
program.
[End of table]
Of the remaining 72 unique basic training programs, each was common to
just one to three components. Some of these basic training programs are
required for job series classifications representing large portions of
the overall LEO population. For example, DOJ Federal Bureau of Prisons
(BOP) requires newly hired LEOs among 159 different job series
classifications to take the same two unique basic training programs.
The BOP LEOs accounted for 25 percent of the LEO population as of June
2006. Similarly, DHS U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of
Field Operations requires newly hired LEOs within the 1895 CBP officer
job series classification to take three basic training programs unique
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. CBP officers accounted for 13
percent of the LEOs.
The Largest Source of Law Enforcement Basic Training Is the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center:
According to our survey results, federal civilian law enforcement
components obtain their mandatory basic training through one source or
a combination of training sources. The components reported 62 different
organizations as sources of their basic training.[Footnote 6] Appendix
V provides a list of all training organizations reported in the survey.
The largest single source for basic law enforcement training is the
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC).[Footnote 7]
Of the 105 federal civilian components we surveyed, 81 reported using
basic training resources from FLETC or a combination of FLETC and other
organizations, such as their own organization; other federal law
enforcement agencies; state and local law enforcement agencies; and
commercial vendors.[Footnote 8] Eleven of the 105 federal civilian
components reported that they hired LEOs who had already received basic
training for previous law enforcement positions.[Footnote 9] Two of the
11 components reported they hired LEOs for one job series and required
a basic training program for another job series. See appendix VI. One
component--the Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service--did not provide details on its mandatory basic
training but stated that formal training provided to its investigators
varied based on each individual's skills, abilities, and experience,
and that courses were provided at FLETC and other facilities.[Footnote
10]
FLETC, which was established in 1970 within the Department of the
Treasury and transferred to the Department of Homeland Security in
2003, provides basic, specialized, advanced and refresher training for
federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. FLETC currently has
83 federal partner organizations, 71 of which we surveyed for this
report.[Footnote 11] A list of these partner organizations appears in
appendix VII. According to FLETC, the partner organization designation
means the head of the agency has signed a memorandum of understanding
setting forth an agreement between FLETC and the agency. According to
FLETC, the partner organization status offers the benefit of priority
in training and a lower cost for the training than for non-partner
organizations. Other nonfederal law enforcement agencies, such as
state, local, and international law enforcement agencies, may train at
FLETC on a space-available basis.
FLETC provides training at four locations in the United States as
follows:[Footnote 12]
* The Glynco, Georgia, location was established in 1975 and is FLETC's
headquarters and largest training complex at 1,563 acres. Glynco's
facilities include classrooms, dormitories, a dining hall, firearms
ranges, driver training ranges, a physical techniques facility, an
explosives range, and a mock port of entry.
* The Artesia, New Mexico, location was established in 1989 and is
responsible for basic training for the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Border Patrol, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Transportation
Security Administration, Federal Flight Deck Officers, and Federal Air
Marshals.
* The Cheltenham, Maryland, location was established in 2001 to provide
firearms requalification and pursuit driver training programs for LEOs
based in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Cheltenham also
provides facilities for the U.S. Capitol Police Academy.
* The Charleston, South Carolina, location was established in FLETC in
2003 and hosts the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement Academy
and the Federal Probation and Pretrial Services Academy.
Of the 81 federal civilian components that reported using FLETC
resources (such as instructors, programs, and/or facilities), 37
reported using FLETC resources exclusively to meet their basic training
requirements. The other 44 components reported using a combination of
FLETC and other training organizations. Table 3 shows the total number
of components that reported using the various FLETC locations.
Table 3: FLETC Training Facilities Used for Mandatory Law Enforcement
Basic Training Programs, as Reported by Federal Civilian Components:
FLETC training location: Glynco, Georgia;
Number of components using training facilities[A]: 75.
FLETC training location: Artesia, New Mexico;
Number of components using training facilities[A]: 9.
FLETC training location: Cheltenham, Maryland;
Number of components using training facilities[A]: 8.
FLETC training location: Charleston, South Carolina;
Number of components using training facilities[A]: 3.
Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey responses.
[A] The sum of the column "Number of components using training
facilities" is greater than the 81 components that reported using FLETC
resources as some components reported receiving basic training at more
than one FLETC location.
[End of table]
Among the 105 federal civilian components we surveyed, 13 reported that
they did not use FLETC resources for their mandatory basic training
programs, but instead conducted their own training programs and used
their own facilities; among this group, one component, the Department
of Transportation Maritime Administration's Academy Security Force,
used a commercial vendor. These 13 components and the sources of their
training are listed in table 4.[Footnote 13]
Table 4: The 13 Federal Civilian Components That Reported Using Only
Non-FLETC Resources for Their Mandatory Law Enforcement Basic Training
Programs:
Federal civilian component: DHS, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service.
Federal civilian component: DOJ, Drug Enforcement Administration;
Non-FLETC organization conducting training: DOJ, Drug Enforcement
Administration Academy.
Federal civilian component: DOJ, Federal Bureau of Investigation;
Non-FLETC organization conducting training: DOJ, FBI Academy.
Federal civilian component: Department of Labor, Office of Labor
Management Standards;
Non-FLETC organization conducting training: Department of Labor,
Office of Labor Management Standards.
Federal civilian component: Department of Transportation, Maritime
Administration, Academy Security Force;
Non-FLETC organization conducting training: Law Enforcement Training
and Consultants (commercial vendor).
Federal civilian component: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of
Security and Law Enforcement;
Non-FLETC organization conducting training: Department of
Veterans Affairs, Law Enforcement Training Center.
Federal civilian component: Federal Reserve Board, Chairman's
Protection Unit;
Non-FLETC organization conducting training: Federal Reserve Board,
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
Federal civilian component: Federal Reserve Board, Reserve Banks
Security;
Non-FLETC organization conducting training: Federal Reserve Board,
Federal Reserve Banks across the nation.
Federal civilian component: National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Office of Security and
Program Protection, Program Protection Force;
Non-FLETC organization conducting training: NASA Federal Law
Enforcement Academy.
Federal civilian component: DHS, National Gallery of Art;
Non-FLETC organization conducting training: National Gallery of Art.
Federal civilian component: Smithsonian Institution, Office of
Protection Services;
Non-FLETC organization conducting training: Smithsonian Institution,
In House Staff.
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal
Inspection Service, Inspector;
Non-FLETC organization conducting training: U.S. Postal Service, U.S.
Postal Inspection Service.
Federal civilian component: U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal Inspection
Service, Postal Police;
Non-FLETC organization conducting training: U.S. Postal
Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey responses.
[End of table]
Agency Comments:
We provided the 105 components that we surveyed with a draft of report
for comment. A number of components provided technical corrections,
additions, and deletions to their original responses. These technical
comments were incorporated in the report where appropriate.
As we agreed with your office, unless you publicly announce its
contents earlier, we plan no further distribution of this report until
30 days after its issue date. We will make copies available to any
interested parties on request. If you have further questions, please
contact me at (202) 512-8777 or by e-mail at larencee@gao.gov. Contact
points for our offices of Congressional Relations and Public Affairs
may be found on the last page of this report. See appendix VIII for a
list of key contributors to this report.
Singed by:
Eileen R. Larence:
Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues:
[End of section]
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology:
To identify the mandatory training programs that federal civilian
components require for their law enforcement officers (LEO), we
administered a Web-based survey that collected training information
from 105 federal civilian components.[Footnote 14] A copy of this
survey can be viewed via the electronic supplement link provided on
page 2 of this report. The training survey requested from each federal
component a list of (1) mandatory basic training programs for the LEOs
who were authorized to perform at least one of the four following law
enforcement functions--conduct criminal investigations, execute search
warrants, make arrests, or carry firearms; (2) topics covered by each
program; (3) job series of the LEOs required to complete each training
program; (4) name of the organization that conducted each training
program; and (5) location of each training program. This survey was
administered between October 2006 and May 2007. We obtained a 100
percent response rate for the training survey.
This report contains self-reported information from each federal
civilian LEO component surveyed. While we administered the training
survey to obtain the training information for this report, we also
referred to December 2006 report (GAO-07-121 and its electronic
supplement GAO-07-223SP) for information on law enforcement functions
and job series classifications for each LEO component. Prior to
completing the training survey, we reported on the first two Web-based
surveys (law enforcement authority survey and job series survey) in
December 2006. The first of the two surveys requested that each
component state its law enforcement mission and list the primary
authorities for its LEOs to perform any of the four specified law
enforcement functions. The types of authorities sought through the
survey were those based on statutory sources (e.g., United States
Code), regulatory sources (e.g., Code of Federal Regulations), and
other sources, such as executive orders, agency directives, or
memorandums of understanding between agencies. This survey was
administered between June 2006 and October 2006. We obtained a 100
percent response rate for the law enforcement authority survey.
The second of the two surveys requested that each component list the
OPM job series or other job identifier of the LEOs who were authorized
to perform at least one of the four specified law enforcement functions
mentioned above and the number of LEOs employed for each job series and
titles as of June 30, 2006. This survey was administered between August
2006 and October 2006. We obtained a 100 percent response rate for the
job series survey.
Since the training survey and the two previous surveys were not sample
surveys, there are no sampling errors. However, the practical
difficulties of conducting any survey may have introduced errors,
commonly referred to as nonsampling errors. For example, the accuracy
of the survey results could have been influenced by (1) difficulties in
how a particular question was interpreted by respondents, (2) the
sources of information that were available to respondents, or (3) how
we processed and analyzed the responses we received. We took the
following steps in the development of the surveys, the data collection,
and the data analysis to minimize these potential nonsampling errors
and to help ensure the accuracy of the answers that we obtained.
To define an LEO for the purposes of our three Web-based law
enforcement surveys, we identified which types of law enforcement
functions would be used by consulting our previous work on federal law
enforcement authorities and personnel,[Footnote 15] law enforcement
related documentation from the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management,[Footnote 16] and interviews with officials with expertise
in law enforcement functions of various civilian agencies employing
LEOs.
Additionally, we determined which federal components might employ LEOs
performing any of the four specified law enforcement functions by
compiling an initial list based on the federal agencies: listed in
Federal Law Enforcement Officers, 2002, published by the Department of
Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics; identified as FLETC's partner
organizations and other agencies included in FLETC's 2004-2005 List of
Agencies Trained at FLETC; and listed in the Federal Citizen
Information Center's Cabinet Agencies and Independent Agencies and
Commissions Directory.
Furthermore, in our prior work as in this report, the term "federal law
enforcement officer" can be defined in numerous ways depending on the
information sought. To best meet the information needs of the requester
and the time frame for reporting, it was necessary to limit our scope
to law enforcement officers employed directly by the federal
government, as well as exclude certain agencies or components. We
refined the list of federal components to survey by submitting our
initial list to the components' parent departments and nondepartmental
entities for corrections and additions. This compilation was not
intended to reflect all personnel in the federal law enforcement
community. For example, we did not include contract services, civilian
law enforcement officers and investigators within the Department of
Defense (DOD) or the DOD Offices of Inspector General, intelligence
agencies, and U.S. Attorneys within the Department of Justice.[Footnote
17]
To identify the specific information to collect in the training survey-
-such as components' mandatory basic training programs for law
enforcement officers; the topics covered in each training program; the
agencies, academies, vendors, or other organizations that conducted the
training; and location of each training program--we conducted initial
interviews with officials with law enforcement training expertise from
the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice. We
developed and pretested the survey with three components with diverse
missions, and of varying sizes (e.g., National Park Service of the
Department of Interior, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the
Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Government Accountability
Office) to identify unclear and ambiguous questions. Upon completion of
the pretest, we made the necessary changes to the final survey prior to
nationwide implementation.
To help ensure that the training survey was sent to knowledgeable
component officials (e.g., officials with law enforcement training
knowledge), we requested that the designated GAO liaisons of each
component identify these knowledgeable officials and provide their
contact information. As necessary, we also followed up with these
officials to clarify survey responses.
All of the data in this report are what were reported by the 105
federal civilian components through our three Web-based surveys. We did
not independently verify the accuracy of all the information provided
to us. We did, however, after receiving the completed surveys, examine
the survey results and perform computer analyses to identify
inconsistencies and other possible indications of error. An independent
analyst reviewed all the computer programs used in the processing of
the data. Also, in March 2007, we returned copies of the training
survey responses to the 105 federal civilian components to make any
corrections to their original responses. Further, we conducted quality
control checks via telephone and e-mail with the survey respondents to
follow up on possible internal data inconsistencies or other issues
needing clarification, such as unanswered questions or data entry
errors. A number of the components provided technical corrections,
additions, and/or deletions to their original responses and some were
incorporated where appropriate in a draft of the report sent to the
components for comment. After taking these steps, we continued to find
that some survey respondents reported different program titles, program
durations, training organizations, and/or topics covered for the same
FLETC training programs. We reconciled the program titles but not all
of the other differences. The information shown in the report and the
electronic supplement represents what the agencies provided. An example
of these differences is the Criminal Investigator Training Program.
Respondents from 52 federal civilian law enforcement components
referred to this program by 16 different program titles and inserted
program information that included 9 different program durations and 45
different combinations of the training topics covered. According to
FLETC officials, FLETC conducts the Criminal Investigator Training
Program in the same manner for all who take it and the program
currently lasts 11 weeks.
[End of section]
Appendix II: The 105 Federal Civilian Components GAO Surveyed:
Department or nondepartmental entity: Administrative Office of the U.S.
Courts;
Federal civilian component: Office of Probation and Pretrial Services.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Agency for International
Development;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Corporation for National and
Community Service;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Agriculture;
Federal civilian component: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Agriculture;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Agriculture;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Forest Service, Law Enforcement and
Investigations.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Commerce;
Federal civilian component: Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of
Export Enforcement.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Commerce;
Federal civilian component: National Institute of Standards and
Technology.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Commerce;
Federal civilian component: National Marine Fisheries Service, Office
of Law Enforcement.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Commerce;
Federal civilian component: Office of Security.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Commerce;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Education;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Energy;
Federal civilian component: National Nuclear Safety Administration,
Office of Secure Transportation - Office of Mission Operations.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Energy;
Federal civilian component: Office of Health, Safety and Security,
Office of Security Operations.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Energy;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Health and Human
Services;
Federal civilian component: Food and Drug Administration,
Office of Regulatory Affairs/Office of Criminal Investigations.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Health and Human
Services;
Federal civilian component: National Institutes of Health.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Health and Human
Services;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Security Branch.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: Transportation Security Administration,
Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime Law Enforcement
Boarding Officers.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border
Patrol.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office
of Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office
of Field Operations/CBP Officers.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Office of Detention and Removal.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Office of Federal Protective Service.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Office of Intelligence.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Office of Investigations.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Office of Professional Responsibility.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Secret Service.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Housing and Urban
Development;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of the Interior;
Federal civilian component: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Law
Enforcement Services.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of the Interior;
Federal civilian component: Bureau of Land Management, Office of Law
Enforcement and Security.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of the Interior;
Federal civilian component: Bureau of Reclamation, Hoover Dam Police.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of the Interior;
Federal civilian component: National Park Service, Law Enforcement,
Security and Emergency Services[A].
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of the Interior;
Federal civilian component: National Park Service, U.S. Park Police.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of the Interior;
Federal civilian component: Office of Law Enforcement, Security and
Emergency Management.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of the Interior;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of the Interior;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National
Wildlife Refuge System.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of the Interior;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of
Law Enforcement.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Justice;
Federal civilian component: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Justice;
Federal civilian component: Drug Enforcement Administration.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Justice;
Federal civilian component: Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Justice;
Federal civilian component: Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Justice;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Justice;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Marshals Service.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Labor;
Federal civilian component: Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Labor;
Federal civilian component: Office of Labor Management Standards.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Labor;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of State;
Federal civilian component: Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Diplomatic
Security Service.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of State;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Transportation;
Federal civilian component: Maritime Administration, Academy Security
Force.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Transportation;
Federal civilian component: National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, Odometer Fraud.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Transportation;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General,
Investigations.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Transportation;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Secretary of Transportation,
Executive Protection.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of the Treasury;
Federal civilian component: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Police
Officers.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of the Treasury;
Federal civilian component: Internal Revenue Service, Criminal
Investigation.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of the Treasury;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General, Office of
Investigations.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of the Treasury;
Federal civilian component: Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of the Treasury;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Mint, Police.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Veterans Affairs;
Federal civilian component: Office of Security and Law Enforcement.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Veterans Affairs;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Environmental Protection Agency;
Federal civilian component: Criminal Investigation Division.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Environmental Protection Agency;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Federal Communications
Commission;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Federal Reserve Board;
Federal civilian component: Chairman's Protection Unit.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Federal Reserve Board;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Federal Reserve Board;
Federal civilian component: Reserve Banks Security.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Federal Reserve Board;
Federal civilian component: Security Unit.
Department or nondepartmental entity: General Services Administration;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Government Accountability
Office;
Federal civilian component: Controller/Administrative Services, Office
of Security and Safety.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Government Accountability
Office;
Federal civilian component: Financial Management and Assurance,
Forensic Audits and Special Investigations.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Library of Congress;
Federal civilian component: Office of Security and Emergency
Preparedness, Police.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Library of Congress;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: National Aeronautics and Space
Administration;
Federal civilian component: Office of Security and Program Protection,
Program Protection Force.
Department or nondepartmental entity: National Aeronautics and Space
Administration;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: National Archives and Records
Administration;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: National Gallery of Art;
Federal civilian component:
Department or nondepartmental entity: National Railroad Passenger
Corporation (AMTRAK);
Federal civilian component: AMTRAK Police.
Department or nondepartmental entity: National Railroad Passenger
Corporation (AMTRAK);
Federal civilian component: Office of Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: National Science Foundation;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: National Science Foundation;
Federal civilian component: Polar Operations, Antarctica.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
Federal civilian component: Office of Investigations.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Office of Personnel Management;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Peace Corps;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Railroad Retirement Board;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Small Business Administration;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Smithsonian Institution;
Federal civilian component: Office of Protection Services.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Social Security Administration;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Tennessee Valley Authority;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Tennessee Valley Authority;
Federal civilian component: TVA Police.
Department or nondepartmental entity: U.S. Capitol Police;
Federal civilian component:
Department or nondepartmental entity: U.S. Government Printing Office;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: U.S. Government Printing Office;
Federal civilian component: Police.
Department or nondepartmental entity: U.S. Postal Service;
Federal civilian component: Office of Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: U.S. Postal Service;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Inspector.
Department or nondepartmental entity: U.S. Postal Service;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Postal
Police.
Department or nondepartmental entity: U.S. Supreme Court; Federal
civilian component: Marshal of the Supreme Court.
Source: GAO.
[A] In commenting on a draft of this report, the Department of the
Interior informed us that the name of this component should read
"Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Law Enforcement,
Security and Emergency Services." In GAO-07-121 and its electronic
supplement GAO-07-223SP, this component was known as "National Park
Service, Ranger Activities."
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix III: The 76 Unique Basic Training Programs Reported as
Mandatory:
This appendix presents two related tables. Table 5 presents information
on all but one of the unique basic training programs reported as
mandatory. The one program that was omitted in this table--FLETC's
Criminal Investigator Training Program--was cited most by 52
components. Information for this program is presented separately in
table 6.
Table 5: The 76 Unique Basic Training Programs Reported as Mandatory by
the Federal Civilian Components:
Basic training program: 35 Hours Peace Officer Training;
Organization conducting program: Law Enforcement Training and
Consultants (commercial vendor);
Federal civilian component: Department of Transportation, Maritime
Administration, Academy Security Force.
Basic training program: 47 Hour Firearms Instruction;
Organization conducting program: Law Enforcement Training and
Consultants (commercial vendor);
Federal civilian component: Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, Academy Security Force.
Basic training program: Advanced Interviews and Interrogations;
Organization conducting program: Reid and Associates, Inc (commercial
vendor);
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative
Service.
Basic training program: Agency Specific Basic Add on;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, U.S. Park Police.
Basic training program: Basic Agent Training;
Organization conducting program: DOJ, Drug Enforcement Administration
Training Academy;
Federal civilian component: DOJ, Drug Enforcement Administration.
Basic training program: Basic Boarding Officer Course;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime Law
Enforcement Boarding Officers.
Basic training program: Basic Deputy U.S. Marshal;
Organization conducting program: DOJ, U.S. Marshals Service Training
Academy;
Federal civilian component: DOJ, U.S. Marshals Service.
Basic training program: Basic Entry Level Training;
Organization conducting program: Smithsonian Institution, In House
Staff;
Federal civilian component: Smithsonian Institution, Office of
Protection Services.
Basic training program: Basic Fiduciary and Investigative Techniques;
Organization conducting program: Department of Labor, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, Office of Regulations and Interpretations;
Federal civilian component: Department of Labor, Employee
Benefits Security Administration.
Basic training program: Basic Fiduciary and Investigative Techniques;
Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Office
of Exemption Determinations.
Federal civilian component: Department of Labor, Employee
Benefits Security Administration.
Basic training program: Basic Fiduciary and Investigative Techniques;
Department of Labor, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance
Assistance;
Federal civilian component: Department of Labor, Employee
Benefits Security Administration.
Basic training program: Basic Inspector Training Program;
Organization conducting program: U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal
Inspection Service;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal
Inspection Service, Inspector.
Basic training program: Basic Police Officer Training Course;
Organization conducting program: Department of Veterans Affairs, Law
Enforcement Training Center;
Federal civilian component: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of
Security and Law Enforcement.
Basic training program: Basic Special Agent Course;
Organization conducting program: FLETC
Federal civilian component: Department of State, Bureau of
Diplomatic Security, Diplomatic Security Service.
Basic training program: Basic Special Agent Course;
Organization conducting program: Department of State, National Foreign
Affairs Training Center
Federal civilian component: Department of State, Bureau of
Diplomatic Security, Diplomatic Security Service.
Basic training program: Basic Special Agent Course;
Organization conducting program: Department of State, Diplomatic
Security Training Center;
Federal civilian component: Department of State, Bureau of
Diplomatic Security, Diplomatic Security Service.
Basic training program: Boarding Officer Personal Qualification
Standards;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime Law
Enforcement Boarding Officers.
Basic training program: Boarding Officer Practical Course;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime Law
Enforcement Boarding Officers.
Basic training program: CBP Air and Marine Basic Training Program;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Office of Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine.
Basic training program: CGIS Indoctrination Training Course;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative
Service;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative
Service.
Basic training program: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Automatic
External Defibrillator/Bloodborne Pathogens/First Aid/Oxygen
Management;
Organization conducting program: Chesapeak Training (commercial
vendor);
Federal civilian component: Library of Congress, Office of Security and
Emergency Preparedness - Police.
Basic training program: Continuing Legal Education Training Program (an
either or with Criminal Investigator Training Program);
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: National Science Foundation, Polar
Operations, Antarctica.
Basic training program: Criminal Enforcement Training;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: Department of Labor, Employee Benefits
Security Administration.
Basic training program: Criminal Enforcement Training;
Organization conducting program: DOJ, Organized Crime Section, Criminal
Division;
Federal civilian component: Department of Labor, Employee Benefits
Security Administration.
Basic training program: Criminal Enforcement Training;
Organization conducting program: Department of Labor, Office of
Inspector General
Federal civilian component: Department of Labor, Employee Benefits
Security Administration.
Basic training program: Criminal Enforcement Training;
Organization conducting program: DOJ, United States Attorneys Office,
Assistant United States Attorney;
Federal civilian component: Department of Labor, Employee Benefits
Security Administration.
Basic training program: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Organization conducting program: See appendix III, table 6;
Federal civilian component:
Basic training program: Customs and Border Protection Integrated, Basic
Training;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers.
Basic training program: Customs and Border Protection Integrated, Basic
Training;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Field Operations;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers.
Basic training program: Death and Homicide Investigations;
Organization conducting program: Institute of Police Technology &
Management (commercial vendor);
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative
Service.
Basic training program: Detention Enforcement Officer;
Organization conducting program: DOJ, U.S. Marshals Service Training
Academy;
Federal civilian component: DOJ, U.S. Marshals Service.
Basic training program: Diversion Investigator Training;
Organization conducting program: DOJ, Drug Enforcement Administration
Training Academy;
Federal civilian component: DOJ, Drug Enforcement Administration.
Basic training program: Drug Identification and Investigations;
Organization conducting program: DOJ, Drug Enforcement Administration;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative
Service.
Basic training program: EPA Environmental Investigation Basic Training
Program;
Organization conducting program: FLETC Environmental Protection Agency,
Criminal Investigation Division;
Federal civilian component: Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal
Investigation Division.
Basic training program: Entry-Level Training Program;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Capitol Police.
Basic training program: Entry-Level Training Program;
Organization conducting program: U.S. Capitol Police;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Capitol Police.
Basic training program: FPS Physical Security Academy;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Federal Protective Service National Training Academy;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Office of Federal Protective Service.
Basic training program: Federal Air Marshal Service Training Program;
Organization conducting program: DHS, Transportation Security
Administration, Federal Air Marshal Service;
Federal civilian component: DHS, Transportation Security
Administration, Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service.
Basic training program: Federal Reserve Law Enforcement;
Organization conducting program: Federal Reserve Board;
Federal civilian component: Federal Reserve Board, Security Unit[A].
Basic training program: Federal Reserve Law Enforcement;
Organization conducting program: Federal Reserve Board, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve; Federal civilian component:
Federal Reserve Board, Chairman's Protection Unit.
Basic training program: Federal Reserve Law Enforcement;
Organization conducting program: Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve
Banks across the nation;
Federal civilian component: Federal Reserve Board, Reserve Banks
Security.
Basic training program: Field Evidence and Crime Scene Investigations;
Organization conducting program: Institute of Police Technology &
Management (commercial vendor);
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative
Service.
Basic training program: Field Training Program;
Organization conducting program: Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, U.S. Park Police;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, U.S. Park Police.
Basic training program: Field Training Program (FTO);
Organization conducting program: U.S. Capitol Police;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Capitol Police.
Basic training program: Firearms Training;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: DHS, Office of the Inspector General.
Basic training program: HAZMAT First Responder Awareness/Operations/
On-Scene Incident Command Training;
Organization conducting program: All American Environmental (commercial
vendor);
Federal civilian component: Library of Congress, Office of Security and
Emergency Preparedness - Police.
Basic training program: HHS OIG Special Agent Basic Training Program;
Organization conducting program: Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: Department of Health and Human Services,
Office of the Inspector General.
Basic training program: HHS OIG Writing Course;
Organization conducting program: Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: Department of Health and Human Services,
Office of the Inspector General.
Basic training program: ICE Basic Intelligence Training Program;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Office of Intelligence;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility.
Basic training program: ICE DR Basic Training Program/ICE_D;
Organization conducting program: FLETC
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Office of Detention and Removal.
Basic training program: ICE DR Basic Training Program/ICE_D;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Detention and Removal Operations;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility.
Basic training program: ICE Special Agent Training Program;
Organization conducting program: FLETC
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Investigations.
Basic training program: ICE Special Agent Training Program;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Office of Investigations Academy
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Investigations.
Basic training program: ICE Special Agent Training Program;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility.
Basic training program: Indian Police-Basic Police Officer Training
Program;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Office of Law Enforcement Services.
Basic training program: Initial Probation and Pretrial Services
Training Program;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts,
Office of Probation and Pretrial Services.
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Organization conducting program: Inspector General Criminal
Investigator Academy;
Federal civilian component: Agency for International Development,
Office of the Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: Department of Health and Human Services,
Office of the Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of
the Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: National Archives and Records
Administration, Office of the Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: Railroad Retirement Board, Office of the
Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: Social Security Administration, Office of
the Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Government Printing Office, Office of
the Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: Department of Agriculture, Office of the
Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: Department of Commerce, Office of the
Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: Department of Education, Office of the
Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: Department of Housing and Urban
Development, Office of the Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Treasury, Office of the
Inspector General, Office of Investigations;
Federal civilian component: National Science Foundation, Office of the
Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: Small Business Administration, Office of
the Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector
General.
Basic training program: Inspector General Transitional Training
Program;
Organization conducting program: FLETC
Federal civilian component: National
Archives and Records Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Basic training program: Inspector General Transitional Training
Program;
Organization conducting program: Inspector General Criminal
Investigator Academy;
Federal civilian component: National
Archives and Records Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Basic training program: Inspector General Transitional Training
Program;
Organization conducting program: Inspector General Criminal
Investigator Academy;
Federal civilian component: Social Security Administration, Office of
the Inspector General.
Basic training program: Institution Familiarization;
Organization
conducting program: DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons;
Federal civilian component: DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Basic training program: Introduction to Corrections Techniques;
Organization conducting program: DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons;
Federal civilian component: DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Basic training program: Introduction to Criminal Investigations;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: DHS, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Security Branch.
Basic training program: Land Management Police Training Program;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest
Service, Law Enforcement and Investigations;
Federal civilian component: Department of Commerce, National Marine
Fisheries Service, Office of Law Enforcement;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, Office of Law Enforcement and Security;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, U.S. Park Police;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System;
Federal civilian component: Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA Police.
Basic training program: Mixed Basic Police Training Program;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: Department of Commerce, Office of Security;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Treasury, U.S. Mint,
Police;
Federal civilian component: Library of Congress, Office of Security and
Emergency Preparedness - Police.
Basic training program: NASA Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy;
Organization conducting program: NASA Federal Law Enforcement Academy;
Federal civilian component: National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Office of Security and Program Protection, Program
Protection Force.
Basic training program: NNSA OST Agent Candidate Training (FLETC-
Charleston conducts legal issues criminal law classes (10 days));
Organization conducting program: No organization was listed;
Federal civilian component: Department of Energy, National Nuclear
Safety Administration, Office of Secure Transportation - Office of
Mission Operations.
Basic training program: NWRS Field Training & Evaluation Program;
Organization conducting program: Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System.
Basic training program: New Agent Training Program;
Organization conducting program: DOJ, FBI Academy;
Federal civilian component: DOJ, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Basic training program: New Employee Orientation;
Organization conducting program: Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: Department of Health and Human Services,
Office of the Inspector General.
Basic training program: New Investigator Training;
Organization conducting program: Department of Labor, Office of Labor
Management Standards;
Federal civilian component: Department of Labor, Office of Labor
Management Standards.
Basic training program: OSHA Hazwoper Safety Course;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal
Investigation Division.
Basic training program: OSHA Hazwoper Safety Course;
Organization conducting program: Environmental Protection Agency,
Criminal Investigation Division;
Federal civilian component: Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal
Investigation Division.
Basic training program: OSHA Hazwoper Safety Course;
Organization conducting program: Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety & Health Administration;
Federal civilian component: Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal
Investigation Division.
Basic training program: Post Academy Training;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Training and Development;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers.
Basic training program: Post Academy Training;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Field Operations;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers.
Basic training program: Postal Police Officer Basic Training;
Organization conducting program: U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal
Inspection Service;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal Inspection
Service, Postal Police.
Basic training program: Pre Academy Orientation Program;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Training and Development;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers.
Basic training program: Pre Academy Orientation Program;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Field Operations;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers.
Basic training program: Protective Service Operations;
Organization conducting program: International Training Incorporated
(commercial vendor);
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative
Service.
Basic training program: Refuge Officer Basic School;
Organization conducting program: Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System.
Basic training program: Semiannual Firearms Re-qualification;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: Library of Congress, Office of Security and
Emergency Preparedness - Police.
Basic training program: Semiannual Firearms Re-qualification;
Organization conducting program: U.S. Capitol Police;
Federal civilian component: Library of Congress, Office of Security and
Emergency Preparedness - Police.
Basic training program: Semiannual Firearms Re-qualification;
Organization conducting program: Department of the Treasury, Bureau of
Engraving and Printing;
Federal civilian component: Library of Congress, Office of Security and
Emergency Preparedness - Police.
Basic training program: Sex Crimes/Deviant Sexual Behavior;
Organization conducting program: Institute of Police Technology &
Management (commercial vendor);
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative
Service.
Basic training program: Special Agent Basic School;
Organization conducting program: Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement.
Basic training program: Special Agent Basic Training;
Organization conducting program: DOJ, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives;
Federal civilian component: DOJ, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,
and Explosives.
Basic training program: Special Agent Basic Training Program;
Organization conducting program: Department of the Treasury, TIGTA/NA/
Office of Investigations;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Treasury, Treasury
Inspector General for Tax Administration.
Basic training program: Special Agent Basic Training; Organization
conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Treasury, Internal
Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation.
Basic training program: Special Agent Basic Training; Organization
conducting program: Internal Revenue Service National Criminal
Investigation Training Academy;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Treasury, Internal
Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation.
Basic training program: Special Agent Training Program;
Organization conducting program: Department of Health and Human
Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Regulatory
Affairs/Office of Criminal Investigations;
Federal civilian component: Department of Health and Human Services,
Food and Drug Administration, Office of Regulatory Affairs/Office of
Criminal Investigations.
Basic training program: Special Police Officer Training;
Organization conducting program: National Gallery of Art;
Federal civilian component: National Gallery of Art.
Basic training program: U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Division
Apprentice Special Agent Course (either/or with the Criminal
Investigator Training Program);
Organization conducting program: Department of Defense, U.S. Army;
Federal civilian component: National Archives and Records
Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Basic training program: U.S. Border Patrol Academy Basic Training;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Border Patrol.
Basic training program: U.S. Border Patrol Academy Basic Training;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Training and Development;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Border Patrol.
Basic training program: USSS Mixed Basic Training;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Secret Service/James J.
Rowley Training Center;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Secret Service.
Basic training program: USSS Special Agent Basic Training Course;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Secret Service/James J.
Rowley Training Center;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Secret Service.
Basic training program: USSS Uniformed Division Basic Training Course;
Organization conducting program: DHS, U.S. Secret Service/James J.
Rowley Training Center;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Secret Service.
Basic training program: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: Department of Commerce, Office of Security;
Federal civilian component: DHS, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Security Branch;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Office of Federal Protective Service;
Federal civilian component: DHS, U.S. Secret Service;
Federal civilian component: Department of Commerce, National Institute
of Standards and Technology;
Federal civilian component: Department of Health and Human Services,
National Institutes of Health;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, Hoover Dam Police;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Government Printing Office, Police;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Supreme Court, Marshal of the Supreme
Court;
Basic training program: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Treasury, Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, Police Officers.
Basic training program: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Organization conducting program: Metropolitan Police Academy -
Washington, D.C. (state/local government);
Federal civilian component: Department of the Treasury, Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, Police Officers.
Basic training program: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Organization conducting program: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: National Railroad Passenger Corporation
(AMTRAK), AMTRAK Police.
Basic training program: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Organization conducting program: Several state police or authorized
state training facilities;
Federal civilian component: National Railroad Passenger Corporation
(AMTRAK), AMTRAK Police.
Basic training program: Wildlife Inspector Basic School;
Organization conducting program: Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement;
Federal civilian component: Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement.
Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey results.
[A] In commenting on a draft of this report, the Federal Reserve
Board's Security Unit stated that it also uses FLETC resources during
the firearms training of its mandatory basic law enforcement training
program.
[End of table]
Table 6 shows the one remaining unique program--FLETC's Criminal
Investigator Training Program--that was omitted in table 5.
Table 6: FLETC's Criminal Investigator Training Program Reported as
Mandatory by 52 Federal Civilian Components:
Department or nondepartmental entity: Agency for International
Development;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Corporation for National and
Community Service;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Agriculture;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Forest Service, Law Enforcement and
Investigations.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Commerce;
Federal civilian component: Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of
Export Enforcement;
Federal civilian component: National Marine Fisheries Service, Office
of Law Enforcement;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Education;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Energy;
Federal civilian component: Office of Health, Safety and Security,
Office of Security Operations;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Health and Human
Services;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Homeland Security;
Federal civilian component: FLETC;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Office of Federal Protective Service;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Office of Investigations;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Secret Service.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Housing and Urban
Development;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of the Interior;
Federal civilian component: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Law
Enforcement Services;
Federal civilian component: Bureau of Land Management, Office of Law
Enforcement and Security;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of
Law Enforcement.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Justice;
Federal civilian component: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: U.S. Marshals Service.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Labor;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of State;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Transportation;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General,
Investigations.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of the Treasury;
Federal civilian component: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Police
Officers;
Federal civilian component: Internal Revenue Service, Criminal
Investigation;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General, Office of
Investigations;
Federal civilian component: Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Department of Veterans Affairs;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Environmental Protection Agency;
Federal civilian component: Criminal Investigation Division;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Federal Reserve Board;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: General Services Administration;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: National Aeronautics and Space
Administration;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: National Archives and Records
Administration;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: National Science Foundation;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General;
Federal civilian component: Polar Operations, Antarctica.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Office of Personnel Management;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Peace Corps;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Railroad Retirement Board;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Small Business Administration;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Social Security Administration;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: Tennessee Valley Authority;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: U.S. Government Printing Office;
Federal civilian component: Office of the Inspector General.
Department or nondepartmental entity: U.S. Postal Service; Federal
civilian component: Office of Inspector General.
Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey results.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix IV: All LEO Job Series Classifications and Their Mandatory
Basic Training Programs:
This appendix presents two related tables. Table 7 presents information
on all but four of the job series classifications. The four
classifications that were omitted in this table--0080, 0083, 1801, and
1811--are used by the most components. Information for these four is
presented separately in table 8.
Table 7: LEO Job Series Classifications and Their Mandatory Basic
Training Programs (Excluding 0080, 0083, 1801, and 1811) as Reported by
the 105 Federal Civilian Components.
Job series classification: 159 different job series used by the DOJ,
Federal Bureau of Prisons[A];
Mandatory basic training program: Institution Familiarization;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DOJ, Federal
Bureau of Prisons.
Job series classification: 159 different job series used by the DOJ,
Federal Bureau of Prisons[A];
Mandatory basic training program: Introduction to Corrections
Techniques;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory:
DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Job series classification: 0025;
Mandatory basic training program: Land Management Police Training
Program;
Federal civilian components citing
program as mandatory: Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge
System.
Job series classification: 0025;
Mandatory basic training program: NWRS Field Training & Evaluation
Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory:
Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National
Wildlife Refuge System.
Job series classification: 0025;
Mandatory basic training program: Refuge Officer Basic School;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge
System.
Job series classification: 0080[B];
Mandatory basic training program: See appendix IV, table 8;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory:
Job series classification: 0082;
Mandatory basic training program: Basic Deputy U.S. Marshal;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DOJ, U.S.
Marshals Service.
Job series classification: 0082;
Mandatory basic training program: Criminal Investigator Training
Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DOJ,
U.S. Marshals Service.
Job series classification: 0083;
Mandatory basic training program: See appendix IV, table 8;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory:
Job series classification: 0084;
Mandatory basic training program: NNSA OST Agent Candidate Training
(FLETC-Charleston conducts legal issues criminal law classes (10
days));
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
Energy, National Nuclear Safety Administration, Office of Secure
Transportation - Office of Mission Operations.
Job series classification: 0085[B];
Mandatory basic training program: Special Police Officer Training;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: National
Gallery of Art.
Job series classification: 0301;
Mandatory basic training program: 35 Hours Peace Officer Training;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, Academy Security Force.
Job series classification: 0301;
Mandatory basic training program: 47 Hour Firearms Instruction;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, Academy Security Force.
Job series classification: 0310;
Mandatory basic training program: Continuing Legal Education Training
Program (an either/or with Criminal Investigator Training Program);
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: National
Science Foundation, Polar Operations, Antarctica.
Job series classification: 0310;
Mandatory basic training program: Criminal Investigator Training
Program (an either/or with Continuing Legal Education Training
Program);
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: National
Science Foundation, Polar Operations, Antarctica.
Job series classification: 0340;
Mandatory basic training program: Continuing Legal Education Training
Program (an either/or with Criminal Investigator Training Program);
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: National
Science Foundation, Polar Operations, Antarctica.
Job series classification: 0340;
Mandatory basic training program: Criminal Investigator Training
Program (an either/or with Continuing Legal Education Training
Program);
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: National
Science Foundation, Polar Operations, Antarctica.
Job series classification: 0485;
Mandatory basic training program: Land Management Police Training
Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge
System.
Job series classification: 0485;
Mandatory basic training program: NWRS Field Training & Evaluation
Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge
System.
Job series classification: 0485;
Mandatory basic training program: Refuge Officer Basic School;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge
System.
Job series classification: 0511;
Mandatory basic training program:
Basic Fiduciary and Investigative Techniques;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Job series classification: 0511;
Mandatory basic training program: Criminal Enforcement Training;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Job series classification: 080--Physical Security Specialist;
Mandatory basic training program: Federal/State/Military Police
Academy Training;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
Transportation, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Executive
Protection.
Job series classification: 132;
Mandatory basic training program: ICE Basic Intelligence Training
Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Professional
Responsibility.
Job series classification: 1301;
Mandatory basic training program: Continuing Legal Education Training
Program (an either/or with Criminal Investigator Training Program);
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: National
Science Foundation, Polar Operations, Antarctica.
Job series classification: 1301;
Mandatory basic training program: Criminal Investigator Training
Program (an either/or with Continuing Legal Education Training
Program);
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: National
Science Foundation, Polar Operations, Antarctica.
Job series classification: 1801;
Mandatory basic training program: See appendix IV, table 8;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory:
Job series classification: 1802;
Mandatory basic training program: Criminal Investigator Training
Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification: 1802;
Mandatory basic training program: Detention Enforcement Officer;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DOJ, U.S.
Marshals Service.
Job series classification: 1802;
Mandatory basic training program: HHS OIG Writing Course;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification: 1802;
Mandatory basic training program: Land Management Police Training
Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, Law Enforcement and Investigations.
Job series classification: 1802;
Mandatory basic training program: New Employee Orientation;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification: 1802;
Mandatory basic training program: Special Police Officer Training;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: National
Gallery of Art.
Job series classification: 1802;
Mandatory basic training program: USSS Mixed Basic Training;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Secret Service.
Job series classification: 1802;
Mandatory basic training program: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Federal Protective
Service.
Job series classification: 1810;
Mandatory basic training program: Criminal Investigator Training
Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Police Officers.
Job series classification: 1810;
Mandatory basic training program: HHS OIG Writing Course;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification: 1810;
Mandatory basic training program: New Employee Orientation;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification: 1811;
Mandatory basic training program: See appendix IV, table 8;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory:
Job series classification: 1812;
Mandatory basic training program: Land Management Police Training
Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Law Enforcement.
Job series classification: 1881;
Mandatory basic training program: CBP Air and Marine Basic Training
Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, Office of Customs and Border Protection
Air and Marine.
Job series classification: 1895;
Mandatory basic training program: Customs and Border Protection
Integrated, Basic Training;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers.
Job series classification: 1895;
Mandatory basic training program: Post Academy Training;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers.
Job series classification: 1895;
Mandatory basic training program: Pre Academy Orientation Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers.
Job series classification: 1896;
Mandatory basic training program: U.S. Border Patrol Academy Basic
Training;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol.
Job series classification: 2181;
Mandatory basic training program: Land Management Police Training
Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge
System.
Job series classification: 2181;
Mandatory basic training program: NWRS Field Training & Evaluation
Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge
System.
Job series classification: 2181;
Mandatory basic training program: Refuge Officer Basic School;
Federal
civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of the
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge
System.
Job series classification: 2335-24XX (Postal Police Officer);
Mandatory basic training program: Postal Police Officer Basic Training;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: U.S. Postal
Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Postal Police.
Job series classification: 2501;
Mandatory basic training program: Basic Special Agent Course;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Diplomatic Security Service.
Job series classification: 301;
Mandatory basic training program: HHS OIG Writing Course;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification: 301;
Mandatory basic training program: New Employee Orientation;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification: Federal Reserve Law Enforcement Officer;
Mandatory basic training program: Federal Reserve Law Enforcement;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Federal
Reserve Board, Reserve Banks Security;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Federal
Reserve Board, Security Unit.
Job series classification: GS-085 - Security Officer;
Mandatory basic training program: Basic Entry Level Training;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Smithsonian
Institution, Office of Protection Services.
Job series classification: KK100 (Police Officer);
Mandatory basic training program: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: National
Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), AMTRAK Police.
Job series classification: Maritime Law Enforcement Boarding Officers;
Mandatory basic training program: Basic Boarding Officer Course;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Coast Guard, Maritime Law Enforcement Boarding Officers.
Job series classification: Maritime Law Enforcement Boarding Officers;
Mandatory basic training program: Boarding Officer Personal
Qualification Standards;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Coast Guard, Maritime Law Enforcement Boarding Officers.
Job series classification: Maritime Law Enforcement Boarding Officers;
Mandatory basic training program: Boarding Officer Practical Course;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Coast Guard, Maritime Law Enforcement Boarding Officers.
Job series classification: Military Special Agents/Investigators;
Mandatory basic training program: Advanced Interviews and
Interrogations;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Job series classification: Military Special Agents/Investigators;
Mandatory basic training program: CGIS Indoctrination Training Course;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Job series classification: Military Special Agents/Investigators;
Mandatory basic training program: Criminal Investigator Training
Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Job series classification: Military Special Agents/Investigators;
Mandatory basic training program: Death and Homicide Investigations;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Job series classification: Military Special Agents/Investigators;
Mandatory basic training program: Drug Identification and
Investigations;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Job series classification: Military Special Agents/Investigators;
Mandatory basic training program: Field Evidence and Crime Scene
Investigations;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Job series classification: Military Special Agents/Investigators;
Mandatory basic training program: Protective Service Operations;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Job series classification: Military Special Agents/Investigators;
Mandatory basic training program: Sex Crimes/Deviant Sexual Behavior;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: DHS, U.S.
Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Job series classification: Patrol Officer, Investigator, Commander,
Assistant Director and Director;
Mandatory basic training program: Land Management Police Training
Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Tennessee
Valley Authority, TVA Police.
Job series classification: Police Officer;
Mandatory basic training program: Entry-Level Training Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: U.S. Capitol
Police.
Job series classification: Police Officer;
Mandatory basic training program: Field Training Program (FTO);
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: U.S. Capitol
Police.
Job series classification: SP083 (Police Officer, Investigator,
Detective);
Mandatory basic training program: Agency Specific Basic Add on;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, U.S. Park Police.
Job series classification: SP083 (Police Officer, Investigator,
Detective);
Mandatory basic training program: Field Training Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
the Interior, National Park Service, U.S. Park Police.
Job series classification: SP083 (Police Officer, Investigator,
Detective);
Mandatory basic training program: Land Management Police Training
Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Department of
the Interior, National Park Service, U.S. Park Police.
Job series classification: Special Agent;
Mandatory basic training
program: Federal Reserve Law Enforcement;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Federal
Reserve Board, Chairman's Protection Unit.
Job series classification: Special Agent, Investigative Department
Manager, Project Manager;
Mandatory basic training program: Criminal Investigator Training
Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Tennessee
Valley Authority, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification: U.S. Pretrial Services Officer;
Mandatory
basic training program: Initial Probation and Pretrial Services
Training Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Administrative
Office of the U.S. Courts, Office of Probation and Pretrial Services.
Job series classification: U.S. Probation Officer;
Mandatory basic training program: Initial Probation and Pretrial
Services Training Program;
Federal civilian components citing program as mandatory: Administrative
Office of the U.S. Courts, Office of Probation and Pretrial Services.
Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey results.
[A] See GAO-07-121, appendix IX, for a list of all 159 OPM job series
used by DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons.
[B] DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons uses the 0080 and 0085 job series
and requires two basic training programs: Institution Familiarization
and Introduction to Corrections Techniques.
[End of table]
Table 8 presents information on the four classifications that were used
by the most components--0080, 0083, 1801, and 1811--and omitted in
table 7.
Table 8: The 0080, 0083, 1801, and 1811 Job Series Classifications and
Their Mandatory Basic Training, as Reported by the 105 Federal Civilian
Components:
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0080
security administrative: 35 Hours Peace Officer Training;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, Academy Security Force.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0080
security administrative: 47 Hour Firearms Instruction;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, Academy Security Force.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0080
security administrative: Basic Police Officer Training Course;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Veterans
Affairs, Office of Security and Law Enforcement.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0080
security administrative: Institution Familiarization;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Justice,
Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0080
security administrative: Introduction to Corrections Techniques;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Justice,
Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0080
security administrative: Introduction to Criminal Investigations;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Security Branch.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0080
security administrative: NASA Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy;
Federal civilian component requiring training: National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, Office of Security and Program Protection,
Program Protection Force.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0080
security administrative: USSS Mixed Basic Training;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Secret Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0080
security administrative: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Federal
Protective Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: 35 Hours Peace Officer Training;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, Academy Security Force.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: 47 Hour Firearms Instruction;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, Academy Security Force.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: Basic Police Officer Training Course;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Veterans
Affairs, Office of Security and Law Enforcement.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Automatic External Defibrillator/
Bloodborne Pathogens/First Aid/ Oxygen Management;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Library of Congress,
Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness - Police.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: HAZMAT First Responder Awareness/Operations/ On-Scene Incident
Command Training;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Library of Congress,
Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness - Police.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: Indian Police-Basic Police Officer Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Law Enforcement Services.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: Mixed Basic Police Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Commerce,
Office of Security.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: Mixed Basic Police Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Treasury, U.S. Mint, Police.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: Mixed Basic Police Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Library of Congress,
Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness - Police.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program: 0083
police: Semiannual Firearms Re-qualification;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Library of Congress,
Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness - Police.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program0083
police: USSS Uniformed Division Basic Training Course;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Secret Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Commerce,
National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Commerce,
Office of Security.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Health and
Human Services, National Institutes of Health.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Security Branch.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Federal
Protective Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Secret Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Hoover Dam Police.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Police Officers.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: U.S. Government Printing
Office, Police.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 0083
police: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: U.S. Supreme Court,
Marshal of the Supreme Court.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1801
general inspection, inspection and compliance: Basic Fiduciary and
Investigative Techniques;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Labor,
Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1801
general inspection, inspection and compliance: CBP Air and Marine Basic
Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Customs and
Border Protection Air and Marine.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1801
general inspection, inspection and compliance: Criminal Enforcement
Training;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Labor,
Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1801
general inspection, inspection and compliance: Criminal Investigator
Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1801
general inspection, inspection and compliance: Criminal Investigator
Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Justice,
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1801
general inspection, inspection and compliance: Diversion Investigator
Training;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Justice,
Drug Enforcement Administration.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1801
general inspection, inspection and compliance: Federal Air Marshal
Service Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office of Law
Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1801
general inspection, inspection and compliance: HHS OIG Special Agent
Basic Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1801
general inspection, inspection and compliance: HHS OIG Writing Course;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1801
general inspection, inspection and compliance: ICE DR Basic Training
Program/ICE_D;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Detention
and Removal.
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of
Professional Responsibility.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1801
general inspection, inspection and compliance: Land Management Police
Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of
Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, Law Enforcement and Investigations.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1801
general inspection, inspection and compliance: Land Management Police
Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Office of Law Enforcement and
Security.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1801
general inspection, inspection and compliance: New Employee
Orientation;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1801
general inspection, inspection and compliance: New Investigator
Training;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Labor,
Office of Labor Management Standards.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1801
general inspection, inspection and compliance: Uniformed Police
Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Federal
Protective Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1801
general inspection, inspection and compliance: Wildlife Inspector Basic
School;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Advanced Interviews and Interrogations;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Basic Agent Training;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Justice,
Drug Enforcement Administration.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Basic Deputy U.S. Marshal;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Justice,
U.S. Marshals Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Basic Inspector Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: U.S. Postal Service,
U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Inspector.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Basic Police Officer Training Course;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Veterans
Affairs, Office of Security and Law Enforcement.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Basic Special Agent Course;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of State,
Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Diplomatic Security Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: CGIS Indoctrination Training Course;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Agency for International
Development, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Corporation for National
and Community Service, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of
Agriculture, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of
Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, Law Enforcement and Investigations.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Export Enforcement.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Commerce,
National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Law Enforcement.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Commerce,
Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Education,
Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Energy,
Office of Health, Safety and Security, Office of Security Operations.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Energy,
Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Federal
Protective Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of
Investigations.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Secret Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Housing
and Urban Development, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Justice,
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Justice,
Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Justice,
U.S. Marshals Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Labor,
Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of State,
Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of
Transportation, Office of the Inspector General, Investigations.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Veterans
Affairs, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Law Enforcement Services.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Office of Law Enforcement and
Security.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Interior, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Treasury, Office of the Inspector General, Office of Investigations.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Treasury, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Environmental
Protection Agency, Criminal Investigation Division.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Federal Reserve Board,
Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: General Services
Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: National Archives and
Records Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: National Science
Foundation, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Office of Personnel
Management, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Peace Corps, Office of
the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Railroad Retirement
Board, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Small Business
Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Social Security
Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Tennessee Valley
Authority, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: U.S. Government Printing
Office, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: U.S. Postal Service,
Office of Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Death and Homicide Investigations;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Drug Identification and Investigations;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: EPA Environmental Investigation Basic Training
Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Environmental Protection
Agency, Criminal Investigation Division.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Federal Air Marshal Service Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, Transportation Security Administration, Office of Law
Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Federal/State/Military Police Academy Training;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of
Transportation, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Executive
Protection.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Field Evidence and Crime Scene Investigations;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Firearms Training;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Graduation from an Federal Law Enforcement
academy;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Library of Congress,
Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: HHS OIG Special Agent Basic Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: HHS OIG Writing Course;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: ICE Special Agent Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of
Investigations.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: ICE Special Agent Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of
Professional Responsibility.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Agency for International
Development, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of
Agriculture, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Commerce,
Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Education,
Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Housing
and Urban Development, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Treasury, Office of the Inspector General, Office of Investigations.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Veterans
Affairs, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: National Archives and
Records Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: National Science
Foundation, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Railroad Retirement
Board, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Small Business
Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Social Security
Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: U.S. Government Printing
Office, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Investigator Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: U.S. Postal Service,
Office of Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Transitional Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: National Archives and
Records Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Inspector General Transitional Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Social Security
Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: New Agent Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Justice,
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: New Employee Orientation;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: OSHA Hazwoper Safety Course;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Environmental Protection
Agency, Criminal Investigation Division.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Protective Service Operations;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Sex Crimes/Deviant Sexual Behavior;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Special Agent Basic School;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Special Agent Basic Training;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Justice,
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Special Agent Basic Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Treasury, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Special Agent Basic Training;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of the
Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Special Agent Training Program;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Health and
Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Regulatory
Affairs/Office of Criminal Investigations.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: Special Police Officer Training;
Federal civilian component requiring training: National Gallery of Art.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Division
Apprentice Special Agent Course (either/or with the Criminal
Investigator Training Program);
Federal civilian component requiring training: National Archives and
Records Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Job series classification and mandatory basic training program, 1811
Criminal Investigator: USSS Special Agent Basic Training Course;
Federal civilian component requiring training: Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Secret Service.
Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey results.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix V: The 61 Organizations, Excluding FLETC, Conducting the
Mandatory Basic Training Programs and Their Training Locations as
Reported by the Federal Civilian Components:
Organization conducting basic training program: All American
Environmental (commercial vendor); Basic training program: HAZMAT First
Responder Awareness/Operations/On-Scene Incident Command Training;
Location of training: Columbia, Md.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Library of Congress,
Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness - Police.
Organization conducting basic training program: Chesapeak Training
(commercial vendor);
Basic training program: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Automatic
External Defibrillator/Bloodborne Pathogens/First Aid/Oxygen
Management;
Location of training: Field offices;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Library of Congress,
Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness - Police.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, Transportation
Security Administration, Federal Air Marshal Service;
Basic training program: Federal Air Marshal Service Training Program;
Location of training: Atlantic City, N.J.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, Transportation
Security Administration, Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal
Service.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U. S. Secret
Service/James J. Rowley Training Center;
Basic training program: USSS Mixed Basic Training;
Location of training: Washington, D.C., area;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Secret
Service.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U. S. Secret
Service/James J. Rowley Training Center;
Basic training program: USSS Special Agent Basic Training Course;
Location of training: Washington, D.C., area;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Secret
Service.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U. S. Secret
Service/James J. Rowley Training Center;
Basic training program: USSS Uniformed Division Basic Training Course;
Location of training: Washington, D.C., area;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Secret
Service.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard;
Basic training program: Basic Boarding Officer Course;
Location of training: Charleston, S.C.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard,
Maritime Law Enforcement Boarding Officers.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard;
Basic training program: Boarding Officer Personal Qualification
Standards;
Location of training: Field offices;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard,
Maritime Law Enforcement Boarding Officers.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard;
Basic training program: Boarding Officer Practical Course; Location of
training: Field offices Charleston, S.C.; Federal civilian component
receiving training: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime Law Enforcement
Boarding Officers.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard,
Investigative Service;
Basic training program: CGIS Indoctrination Training Course;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard,
Investigative Service.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection;
Basic training program: ICE Special Agent Training Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Office of Investigations;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Office of Field Operations;
Basic training program: Post Academy Training;
Location of training: Field offices;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Office of Field Operations;
Basic training program: Pre Academy Orientation Program;
Location of training: Field offices/port levels;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Office of Training and Development:
Basic training program: Post Academy Training;
Location of training: Artesia, N.Mex.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Office of Training and Development: DHS, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Office of Training and Development:
Basic training program: Pre Academy Orientation Program;
Location of training: Artesia, N.Mex.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Office of Training and Development:
Basic training program: U.S. Border Patrol Academy Basic Training;
Location of training: Artesia, N.Mex.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Border Patrol.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Office of Investigations Academy;
Basic training program: ICE Special Agent Training Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Office of Investigations.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Detention and Removal Operations;
Basic training program: ICE DR Basic Training Program/ICE_D;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Office of Detention and Removal.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Detention and Removal Operations;
Basic training program: ICE DR Basic Training Program/ICE_D;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Federal Protective Service National Training
Academy;
Basic training program: FPS Physical Security Academy;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Office of Federal Protective Service.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Office of Intelligence;
Basic training program: ICE Basic Intelligence Training Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility.
Organization conducting basic training program: DHS, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Office of Investigations Academy;
Basic training program: ICE Special Agent Training Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility.
Organization conducting basic training program: DOJ, Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives;
Basic training program: Special Agent Basic Training;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DOJ, Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
Organization conducting basic training program: DOJ, Drug Enforcement
Administration;
Basic training program: Drug Identification and Investigations;
Location of training: Field offices;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard,
Investigative
Service.
Organization conducting basic training program: DOJ, Drug Enforcement
Administration Training Academy;
Basic training program: Basic Agent Training;
Location of training: Quantico, Va.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DOJ, Drug Enforcement
Administration[A].
Organization conducting basic training program: DOJ, Drug Enforcement
Administration Training Academy;
Basic training program: Diversion Investigator Training;
Location of training: Quantico, Va.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DOJ, Drug Enforcement
Administration[A].
Organization conducting basic training program: DOJ, FBI Academy;
Basic training program: New Agent Training Program;
Location of training: Quantico, Va.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DOJ, Federal Bureau of
Investigation[A].
Organization conducting basic training program: DOJ, Federal Bureau of
Investigation;
Basic training program: Graduation from an Federal Law Enforcement
academy;
Location of training: Quantico, Va.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Library of Congress,
Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: DOJ, Federal Bureau of
Prisons;
Basic training program: Institution Familiarization;
Location of training: Field offices;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DOJ, Federal Bureau of
Prisons.
Organization conducting basic training program: DOJ, Federal Bureau of
Prisons;
Basic training program: Introduction to Corrections Techniques;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DOJ, Federal Bureau of
Prisons.
Organization conducting basic training program: DOJ, Organized Crime
Section, Criminal Division;
Basic training program: Criminal Enforcement Training;
Location of training: Off site location;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Labor,
Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Organization conducting basic training program: DOJ, U.S. Marshals
Service Training Academy;
Basic training program: Basic Deputy U.S. Marshal;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DOJ, U.S. Marshals
Service.
Organization conducting basic training program: DOJ, U.S. Marshals
Service Training Academy;
Basic training program: Detention Enforcement Officer;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DOJ, U.S. Marshals
Service.
Organization conducting basic training program: DOJ, United States
Attorneys Office, Assistant United States Attorney;
Basic training program: Criminal Enforcement Training;
Location of training: Off site location;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Labor,
Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of Defense,
U.S. Army;
Basic training program: U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Division
Apprentice Special Agent Course (either/or with the Criminal
Investigator Training Program);
Location of training: Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: National Archives and
Records Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of Defense,
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Academy;
Basic training program: Graduation from an Federal Law Enforcement
academy;
Location of training: Fort Belvoir, Va.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Library of Congress,
Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of Defense,
U.S. Army Military Police Academy;
Basic training program: Graduation from an Federal Law Enforcement
academy;
Location of training: Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Library of Congress,
Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of Defense,
U.S. Navy Criminal Investigative Service Academy;
Basic training program: Graduation from an Federal Law Enforcement
academy;
Location of training: U.S. Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Library of Congress,
Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of Health
and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Regulatory
Affairs/Office of Criminal Investigations;
Basic training program: Special Agent Training Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Health and
Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Regulatory
Affairs/Office of Criminal Investigations.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of Health
and Human Services, Office of Inspector General;
Basic training program: HHS OIG Special Agent Basic Training Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of Health
and Human Services, Office of Inspector General;
Basic training program: HHS OIG Writing Course;
Location of training: Washington, D.C.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of Health
and Human Services, Office of Inspector General;
Basic training program: New Employee Orientation;
Location of training: Washington, D.C.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, U.S. Park Police;
Basic training program: Field Training Program;
Location of training: Field offices;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, U.S. Park Police.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of the
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge
System;
Basic training program: NWRS Field Training & Evaluation
Program;
Location of training: Field offices;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of the
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge
System.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of the
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge
System;
Basic training program: Refuge Officer Basic School;
Location of training: Shepardstown, W. Va.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of the
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge
System.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of the
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement;
Basic training program: Special Agent Basic School;
Location of training: FLETC;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of the
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of the
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement;
Basic training program: Wildlife Inspector Basic School;
Location of training: FLETC;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of the
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of Labor,
Employee Benefits Security Administration, Office of Exemption
Determinations;
Basic training program: Basic Fiduciary and Investigative Techniques;
Location of training: Off site location;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Labor,
Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of Labor,
Employee Benefits Security Administration, Office of Health Plan
Standards and Compliance Assistance;
Basic training program: Basic Fiduciary and Investigative Techniques;
Location of training: Off site location;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Labor,
Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of Labor,
Employee Benefits Security Administration, Office of Regulations and
Interpretations;
Basic training program: Basic Fiduciary and Investigative Techniques;
Location of training: Off site location;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Labor,
Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of Labor,
Occupational Safety & Health Administration;
Basic training program:
OSHA Hazwoper Safety Course;
Location of training: Lakewood, Colo.
(Environmental Protection Agency National Enforcement Training
Institute (NETI)-West Facility);
Federal civilian component receiving training: Environmental Protection
Agency, Criminal Investigation Division.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of Labor,
Office of Inspector General;
Basic training program: Criminal Enforcement Training;
Location of training: Off site location;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Labor,
Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of Labor,
Office of Labor Management Standards;
Basic training program: New Investigator Training;
Location of training: Various locations throughout the U.S.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Labor,
Office of Labor Management Standards[A].
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of State,
Diplomatic Security Training Center;
Basic training program: Basic Special Agent Course;
Location of training: Field offices;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of State,
Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Diplomatic Security Service.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of State,
National Foreign Affairs Training Center;
Basic training program: Basic Special Agent Course;
Location of training: Field offices;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of State,
Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Diplomatic Security Service.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of the
Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing;
Basic training program: Semiannual Firearms Re-qualification;
Location of training: Washington, D.C.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Library of Congress,
Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness - Police.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of the
Treasury, TIGTA/NA/Office of Investigations;
Basic training program: Special Agent Basic Training Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of the
Treasury, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
Organization conducting basic training program: Department of Veterans
Affairs, Law Enforcement Training Center;
Basic training program: Basic Police Officer Training Course;
Location of training: North Little Rock, Ark.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Veterans
Affairs, Office of Security and Law Enforcement[A].
Organization conducting basic training program: Environmental
Protection Agency, Criminal Investigation Division;
Basic training program: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Environmental Protection
Agency, Criminal Investigation Division.
Organization conducting basic training program: Environmental
Protection Agency, Criminal Investigation Division;
Basic training program: EPA Environmental Investigation Basic Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Environmental Protection
Agency, Criminal Investigation Division.
Organization conducting basic training program: Environmental
Protection Agency, Criminal Investigation Division;
Basic training program: OSHA Hazwoper Safety Course;
Location of training: Lakewood, Colo. (Environmental Protection Agency
National Enforcement Training Institute (NETI)-West Facility);
Federal civilian component receiving training: Environmental Protection
Agency, Criminal Investigation Division.
Organization conducting basic training program: Federal Reserve Board;
Basic training program: Federal Reserve Law Enforcement;
Location of training: Washington, D.C.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Federal Reserve Board,
Security Unit[B].
Organization conducting basic training program: Federal Reserve Board,
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve;
Basic training program: Federal Reserve Law Enforcement;
Location of training: Washington, D.C.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Federal Reserve Board,
Chairman's Protection Unit[A].
Organization conducting basic training program: Federal Reserve Board,
Federal Reserve Banks across the nation;
Basic training program: Federal Reserve Law Enforcement;
Location of training: Reserve Banks;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Federal Reserve Board,
Reserve Banks Security[A].
Organization conducting basic training program: Federal/State/Military
Police Academy;
Basic training program: Federal/State/Military Police Academy Training;
Location of training: No location was given;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of
Transportation, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Executive
Protection.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Criminal Investigator Training Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, Office of the
Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Agency for International
Development, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of
Agriculture, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Commerce,
Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Education,
Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Housing
and Urban Development, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of the
Treasury, Office of the Inspector General, Office of Investigations.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of Veterans
Affairs, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: National Archives and
Records Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: National Science
Foundation, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Railroad Retirement
Board, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Small Business
Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Social Security
Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: U.S. Government Printing
Office, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Investigator Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: U.S. Postal Service,
Office of Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Transitional Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga. Arlington, Va.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: National Archives and
Records Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Inspector General
Criminal Investigator Academy;
Basic training program: Inspector General Transitional Training
Program;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga. Arlington, Va.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Social Security
Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
Organization conducting basic training program: Institute of Police
Technology & Management (commercial vendor);
Basic training program: Death and Homicide Investigations;
Location of training: Jacksonsville, Fla.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard,
Investigative Service.
Organization conducting basic training program: Institute of Police
Technology & Management (commercial vendor);
Basic training program: Field Evidence and Crime Scene Investigations;
Location of training: Jacksonsville, Fla.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard,
Investigative Service.
Organization conducting basic training program: Institute of Police
Technology & Management (commercial vendor);
Basic training program: Sex Crimes/Deviant Sexual Behavior;
Location of training: Jacksonsville, Fla.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard,
Investigative Service.
Organization conducting basic training program: Internal Revenue
Service National Criminal Investigation Training Academy;
Basic training program: Special Agent Basic Training;
Location of training: Glynco, Ga.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of the
Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation.
Organization conducting basic training program: International Training
Incorporated (commercial vendor);
Basic training program: Protective Service Operations;
Location of training: West Point, Va.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard,
Investigative Service.
Organization conducting basic training program: Law Enforcement
Training and Consultants (commercial vendor);
Basic training program: 35 Hours Peace Officer Training;
Location of training: Brooklyn, N.Y.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, Academy Security Force[A].
Organization conducting basic training program: Law Enforcement
Training and Consultants (commercial vendor);
Basic training program: 47 Hour Firearms Instruction;
Location of training: Brooklyn, N.Y.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, Academy Security Force[A].
Organization conducting basic training program: Metropolitan Police
Academy - Washington, D.C. (state/local government);
Basic training program: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Location of training: Washington, D.C.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Department of the
Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Police Officers.
Organization conducting basic training program: NASA Federal Law
Enforcement Academy;
Basic training program: NASA Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy;
Location of training: Kennedy Space Center-Fla.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, Office of Security and Program Protection,
Program Protection Force[A].
Organization conducting basic training program: National Gallery of
Art;
Basic training program: Special Police Officer Training;
Location of training: Washington, D.C.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: National Gallery of
Art[A].
Organization conducting basic training program: Reid and Associates,
Inc (commercial vendor);
Basic training program: Advanced Interviews and Interrogations;
Location of training: Various contracted locations;
Federal civilian component receiving training: DHS, U.S. Coast Guard,
Investigative Service.
Organization conducting basic training program: Several state police or
authorized state training facilities;
Basic training program: Uniformed Police Training Program;
Location of training: Various locations;
Federal civilian component receiving training: National Railroad
Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), AMTRAK Police.
Organization conducting basic training program: Smithsonian
Institution, In House Staff;
Basic training program: Basic Entry Level Training;
Location of training: Washington, D.C. New York, N.Y.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Smithsonian
Institution, Office of Protection Services[A].
Organization conducting basic training program: U.S. Capitol Police;
Basic training program: Entry-Level Training Program;
Location of training: Cheltenham, Md.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: U.S. Capitol Police.
Organization conducting basic training program: U.S. Capitol Police;
Basic training program: Field Training Program (FTO);
Location of training: No location was given.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: U.S. Capitol Police.
Organization conducting basic training program: U.S. Capitol Police;
Basic training program: Semiannual Firearms Re-qualification;
Location of training: Washington, D.C.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: Library of Congress,
Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness - Police.
Organization conducting basic training program: U.S. Postal Service,
U.S. Postal Inspection Service;
Basic training program: Basic Inspector Training Program;
Location of training: Potomac, Md.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: U.S. Postal Service,
U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Inspector[A].
Organization conducting basic training program: U.S. Postal Service,
U.S. Postal Inspection Service;
Basic training program: Postal Police Officer Basic Training;
Location of training: Potomac, Md.;
Federal civilian component receiving training: U.S. Postal Service,
U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Postal Police[A].
Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey results.
[A] This component reported using only non-FLETC training resources.
[B] In commenting on a draft of this report, the Federal Reserve
Board's Security Unit stated that it also uses FLETC resources during
the firearms training of its mandatory basic law enforcement training
program.
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[End of section]
Appendix VI: The 11 Federal Civilian Components That Reported Hiring
LEOs Who Had Already Taken Basic Training for Previous Law Enforcement
Positions:
Federal civilian component: Department of Commerce, Office of
Security[A];
Comments by component: OSY does not provide a mandatory
basic law enforcement training program for its security specialists
(0080) deputized as Special Deputy U.S. Marshals. OSY does require
deputized personnel to have already completed a basic training program
accepted by U.S. Marshal Service prior to employment.
Federal civilian component: Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services;
Comments by component: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services hires
personnel that have received training and experience with another
Federal agency.
Federal civilian component: Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Intelligence;
Comments by component: Must be qualified to be selected from selection
list.
Federal civilian component: Department of the Interior, Office of Law
Enforcement, Security and Emergency Management;
Comments by component: The Office of Law Enforcement, Security and
Emergency Management hires LEOs who have already received basic
training at another federal agency or office within the Department of
Interior.
Federal civilian component: Department of Transportation, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Odometer Fraud;
Comments by component: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
hires criminal investigators/special agents and requires FLETC's
Criminal Investigator Training Program or a functional equivalent state
or local training program and criminal investigation experience as a
prerequisite.
Federal civilian component: Federal Communications Commission, Office
of the Inspector General;
Comments by component: Any series 0905, 1810 or 1811 the Federal
Communications Commission, Office of the Inspector General (FCC OIG)
hires for law enforcement purposes (execute search warrants, arrest
warrants, etc.) would have had the requisite mandatory law enforcement
training before he or she would be employed for the OIG at the FCC. The
FCC OIG does employ series 0905 attorneys who do not engage in these
law enforcement activities.
Federal civilian component: Government Accountability Office,
Controller/Administrative Services, Office of Security and Safety;
Comments by component: GAO Office of Security Safety hires already
trained LEOs.
Federal civilian component: Government Accountability Office,
Financial Management and Assurance, Forensic Audits and Special
Investigations;
Comments by component: Agents hired by GAO are experienced Agents who
have already attended and graduated from a basic agent academy. The GAO
Forensic Audits and Special Investigations (FSI) team hires 1811
criminal investigators who have already fulfilled the mandatory basic
law enforcement training required to become criminal investigator. In
addition to the basic requirements, GAO-FSI requests and requires its
criminal investigators to take the appropriate training to become
Certified Fraud Examiners.
Federal civilian component: National Railroad Passenger Corporation
(AMTRAK), Office of Inspector General;
Comments by component: NRPC OIG Office of Investigations (OI) Criminal
Investigator/Special Agents are largely comprised of a diverse group of
former and retired state and federal law enforcement officers who have
received sworn law enforcement academy training at their respective
prior entities, e.g., FLETC, Glynco, Ga.; FBI, Quantico, Va.;
Metropolitan Police Academy, Washington, D.C. Most OI Special Agents,
where appropriately credentialed, currently serve with U.S. Marshal
Special Deputation. NRPC OIG OI Criminal Investigator/Special Agents
attend ongoing in-service mandatory training, including, but not
limited to, firearms qualification, defensive tactics, anti-and counter
terrorism, interview skills, search and seizure, and arrest, and law
enforcement legal liability issues. NRPC OIG OI staff include certified
law enforcement and/or trained instructors. NRPC OIG OI Special Agents
also receive legal instruction, direction, and training from the OIG
Office of Legal Counsel, comprised of former DOJ, federal, and state
prosec.
Federal civilian component: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of
Investigations;
Comments by component: OI hires only experienced agents at the 12/13
grade who have completed a basic 1811 training program.
Federal civilian component: Smithsonian Institution, Office of
Protection Services[A];
Comments by component: The ZP-083 - Zoo Police are all former police
officers from other agencies who have attended a police academy so we
do not need to provide them any basic entry level training.
Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey results.
[A] This component has specific mandatory basic training programs for
one of more other LEO job series it uses.
Note: In commenting on a draft of this report, the Federal Reserve
Board stated that its Chairman's Protection Unit tends to hire special
agents who have prior FLETC training. Because the Chairman's Protection
Unit answered in its survey that it had a mandatory basic training
program, we did not include it in this list.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix VII: FLETC's 83 Partner Organizations:
FLETC partner organization: Department of Agriculture, Office of
Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest
Service;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry
and Security, Office of Export Enforcement;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Commerce, National Institute
of Standards and Technology;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Commerce, National Marine
Fisheries Service;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Commerce, Office of the
Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Commerce, Office of Security;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Defense, Conservation Law
Enforcement Consortium;
GAO survey participant[A]: No.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Defense, Defense Criminal
Investigative Service, Office of Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: No.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Defense, Defense Logistics
Agency;
GAO survey participant[A]: No.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Defense, National Security
Agency;
GAO survey participant[A]: No.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Defense, Naval Criminal
Investigative Service;
GAO survey participant[A]: No.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Defense, Pentagon Force
Protection Agency;
GAO survey participant[A]: No.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force,
Office of Special Investigations;
GAO survey participant[A]: No.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Education, Office of
Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Energy, Office of Inspector
General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Energy, Office of Security
Operations;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Health and Human Services,
Food and Drug Administration;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Health and Human Services,
National Institutes of Health;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Health and Human Services,
Office of Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Homeland Security,
Citizenship and Immigration Services;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Homeland Security,
Federal Air Marshal Service;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Homeland Security,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of Security;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Homeland Security,
Federal Protective Service;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Homeland Security,
Office of Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Homeland Security,
Transportation Security Administration;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Homeland Security,
U.S. Border Patrol;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Homeland Security,
U.S. Coast Guard;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Homeland Security,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Homeland Security,
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Homeland Security,
U.S. Secret Service;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Housing and Urban
Development, Office of Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Reclamation;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of the Interior,
National Park Service;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of the Interior,
Office of Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of the Interior,
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement;
GAO survey participant[A]: No.
FLETC partner organization: Department of the Interior,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of the Interior,
U.S. Park Police;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of
Investigation Police;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of
Prisons;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Justice, Office of Inspector
General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Justice, U.S. Marshals
Service;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Labor, Office of Inspector
General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of State, Diplomatic Security
Service;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of State, Office of Inspector
General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration;
GAO survey participant[A]: No.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Transportation, Office of
Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of the Treasury, Bureau of
Engraving and Printing;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of the Treasury, Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network;
GAO survey participant[A]: No.
FLETC partner organization: Department of the Treasury, Internal
Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of the Treasury, Office of
Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of the Treasury, Treasury
Inspector General for Tax Administration;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of the Treasury, U.S. Mint
Police;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of
Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts,
Office of Probation and Pretrial Services;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Amtrak, Police, National Railroad Passenger
Corporation;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of
Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: No.
FLETC partner organization: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of
Security; GAO survey participant[A]: No.
FLETC partner organization: Corporation for National and Community
Service, Office of Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal
Investigation Division;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Inspector General; GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
Office of Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: General Services Administration, Office of
Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Government Printing Office, Office of
Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Government Printing Office, Security
Services;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Library of Congress, Office of Security and
Emergency Preparedness;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Office of Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of
Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Office of Personnel Management, Office of
Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Railroad Retirement Board, Office of
Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Small Business Administration, Office of
Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Smithsonian Institution, National
Zoological Park Police;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Smithsonian Institution, Office of
Protection Services;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Social Security Administration, Office of
Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Supreme Court, Supreme Court Police;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Tennessee Valley Authority, Tennessee
Valley Authority Police;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: Tennessee Valley Authority, Office of
Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: U.S. Agency for International Development,
Office of Inspector General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: U.S. Capitol Police;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
FLETC partner organization: U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector
General;
GAO survey participant[A]: Yes.
Source: FLETC.
[A] We excluded the components of the Department of Defense and
intelligence community from our survey scope. The other Partner
organizations not participating in our survey informed us that they did
not have LEOs meeting our criteria, that an LEO must have the authority
to perform at least one of the specified four law enforcement
functions.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix VIII: GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments:
GAO Contact:
Eileen Regen Larence (202) 512-8777 or larencee@gao.gov:
Acknowledgments:
The following teams and individuals made key contributors to this
report: Amy Bernstein, Orlando Copeland, Bill Crocker, Sam Hinojosa,
and Su Jin Yon, Homeland Security and Justice; David Alexander, Alice
Feldesman, Evan Gilman, Art James, Matt Michaels, Lynn Milan, and John
Mingus, Applied Research & Methods; and Jan B. Montgomery and Geoffrey
Hamilton, General Counsel.
[End of section]
FOOTNOTES
[1] For purposes of this report, an LEO is defined as those law
enforcement officers authorized to perform any of the following four
law enforcement functions: make arrests, carry firearms, conduct
criminal investigations, and execute search warrants. This definition
is based upon our prior work, interviews with federal agencies
employing LEOs, and other sources.
[2] GAO, Federal Law Enforcement: Survey of Federal Civilian Law
Enforcement Functions and Authorities, GAO-07-121, and its electronic
supplement, Federal Law Enforcement: Results of Surveys of Federal
Civilian Law Enforcement Components, GAO-07-223SP (Washington, D.C.:
Dec. 19, 2006).
[3] For purposes of this report, mandatory basic law enforcement
training program is defined as a continuous instructional activity that
any federal civilian component requires its LEOs to complete in order
to earn the component's approval to exercise law enforcement authority.
A component refers to an agency, office or other sub-unit of a
department or nondepartmental entity.
[4] There were 105 federal civilian components participating in our
mandatory law enforcement basic training survey, one more component
than in our prior work. The National Aeronautics and Space
Administration informed us after we issued our December 2006 report
(GAO-07-121) and during the mandatory basic training survey that it had
an additional component--the Program Protection Force of its Office of
Security and Program Protection--that employed personnel meeting our
criteria for LEOs.
[5] We counted a program as unique if (1) multiple components cited the
exact program title or a close variation and specified the same
training organization and location, or (2) only one component cited the
program title and specified a different training organization and
location.
The total of 76 excludes 3 mandatory basic training programs that the
Department of Interior informed us about during the final processing of
this report. The programs, all required by the Department's National
Park Service, are the Field Training and Evaluation Program and the
Ranger Basic Training Program, which are conducted by the National Park
Service; and the Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program, which is
conducted by 9 colleges and universities across the United States.
Also, the Department stated that National Park Service's Law
Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services office requires its 1811
job series LEOs to take FLETC's Criminal Investigator Training Program.
The tables and appendices in this report do not reflect this additional
information and the electronic supplement accounts for it in the
"Additional Comments" column.
[6] Two components reported state-level academies and training
facilities but did not list any specific training organization: the
Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of
Transportation, Executive Protection reported "Federal/State/Military
Police Academy Training" and the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation (AMTRAK), AMTRAK Police reported "Several state police or
authorized state training facilities."
[7] Among the other 61 training organizations reported, there was not 1
dominant provider, except for the Inspector General Criminal
Investigator Academy, which 15 components reported using.
[8] In commenting on a draft of this report, one of these components,
the Federal Reserve Board's Security Unit, stated that it also uses
FLETC resources during the firearms training of its mandatory basic law
enforcement training program.
[9] In commenting on a draft of this report, the Federal Reserve Board
stated that its Chairman's Protection Unit tends to hire special agents
who have prior FLETC training. Because the Chairman's Protection Unit
answered in its survey that it had a mandatory basic training program,
we did not include it in the list of 11 components, which appears in
appendix VI.
[10] In commenting on a draft of this report, the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service stated that its investigators participate
with sworn law enforcement officers (i.e., Office of Inspector General
criminal investigators or state law enforcement officers) in conducting
criminal investigations and obtaining and executing search warrants. It
added that while these investigators do not have the authority to
conduct criminal investigations activity on their own, it ensures that
they are properly trained and prepared to independently conduct non-
criminal investigations.
[11] Twelve of FLETC's partner organizations did not participate in our
survey. Nine organizations are in the Department of Defense and
intelligence community, which we excluded from our scope. The other
three organizations--the Department of Interior's Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation's
Federal Aviation Administration, and Department of the Treasury's
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network--indicated to us that they did not
have LEOs meeting our criteria.
[12] FLETC also has international law enforcement academies in
Gabarone, Botswana; San Salvador, El Salvador; and Lima, Peru.
[13] As previously discussed, 11 components reported hiring LEOs who
have already received basic training.
[14] There were 105 federal civilian components participating in our
mandatory law enforcement basic training survey, one more component
than in our prior work. See page 2, footnote 4, for an explanation.
[15] GAO, Federal Law Enforcement: Investigative Authority and
Personnel at 13 Agencies, GAO/GGD-96-154 (Washington, D.C.: Sept. 30,
1996); Federal Law Enforcement: Investigative Authority and Personnel
at 32 Organizations, GAO/GGD-97-93 (Washington, D.C.: July 22, 1997);
and Inspectors General: Comparison of Ways Law Enforcement Authority Is
Granted, GAO-02-437 (Washington, D.C.: May 22, 2002).
[16] U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Law Enforcement Pay
and Benefits (Report to Congress), July 2004.
[17] According to a DOJ official, many DOJ attorneys are authorized to
conduct criminal investigations and routinely manage such
investigations as Assistant United States Attorneys, Legal Division
Trial Attorneys, or in related positions.
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