Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is on the hunt for a few hundred special agents. Buffalo Business First reports that the FBI is searching for people who speak foreign languages, people with accounting, computer science or IT skills or people with law degrees. “From Aug. 1 to Aug. 15, posting for special agent positions will…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com CBP plans to hire 2,000 new agents thanks to funding provided in the 2014 budget, KTAR reports. The hiring of agents to secure the air, land and sea ports has nothing to do with the current immigration crisis involving unaccompanied Central American children, officials said. “This was in the pipeline,” said CBP…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com After a hiring freeze that eroded Border Patrol’s staff, CBP is looking to hire 2,000 new officers to work in air, land and sea ports in 18 states across the nation, CBS Detroit reports. The hirings are designed to improve security and reduce wait ties at border crossings. CBP plans to deploy…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Wanted: Hispanics to join the Secret Service. Saying he wants to diversify the agency’s staff, which protects the president, vice president and others, Secret Service Senior Special Agent Clarence Jorif said only 7% of the 4,400 sworn agents are Hispanic, the Dallas Morning News reports. “We are looking at affording the opportunity…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James Comey said the bureau plans to hire 1,000 people by Oct. 1 – a move meant to fill some of the 2,500 vacancies. “I’m looking to hire 1,000 people to start to fill those almost 2,500 vacancies that we have – hundreds of special agents and intelligence analysts to restock…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Recession? Layoffs? Downsizing? Not here. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection became the latest federal law enforcement agency to announce a major hiring campaign. It said it hopes to fill about 11,000 law enforcement and support jobs this year. Over the weekend, the agency hosted open houses at 15…
