By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Current and retired FBI agents who were forced from their supervisory positions because of a 2004 policy will be compensated under a deal between Congress and the bureau, the FBI Agents Association announced today.
The agency said a total of $6.4 million will be spread out in varying amounts to 94 supervisory special agents who were affected by a policy known as “Up or Out.”
The 2004 policy limited squad supervisors to five years in field offices. After that, they had a few options: transfer to FBI headquarters in Washington, compete for select promotions, accept a demotion or retire.
“While the Bureau has yet to fulfill a prior commitment to assist all those negatively affected by the Policy, we do want to report measurable progress on the effort to address some of the unfortunate consequences of the Up or Out policy,” the FBIAA wrote in a statement.
Under the deal, the SSAs who will be compensated must have been in their positions by 2001.
