By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One reason the Secret Service is making so many embarrassing blunders may have something to do with the lack of training. The Fiscal Times reports that the Secret Service’s uniformed officers trained for an average of just 25 minutes in fiscal 2013, a significant decline over previous years The Secret Service…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The level of sophistication of today’s hackers has made it difficult for the FBI to combat cyber-attacks. With attacks on the rise, the bureau announced it’s looking for technology experts – even people with experience in “ethical hacking” – to become “cyber special agents,” the Chicago Tribune reports. “Cyber permeates every aspect of…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A recruitment effort to hire more women into Border Patrol is paying off as CBP announced recently that it received applications from 5,500 female applicants, Federal News Radio 1500 AM. The agency’s ranks of 21,000 agents only include about 5% women. CBP wants more female agents, partly because more women are…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com This isn’t J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI. A new criminal – a far more elusive one – is attacking companies, governments and personal computers. The rising number of cyberattacks has prompted the FBI to look for more computer-savvy agents who can “keep pace with the evolving threat” of hackers, the Boston Herald…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A job posting for new Border Patrol agents didn’t mince words: “Male applicants won’t be considered.” Customs and Border Protection is trying to correct a significant gender imbalance in the agency by recruiting only women, Fronteras reports. “Customs and Border Protection has a critical need for female Border Patrol Agents for…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Three top officials in the Justice Department played a role in getting their relatives paid paid internships, the New York Daily News reports. Executive Office for Immigration Review Director Juan Osuna, Board of Immigration Appeals Chairman David Neal and Chief Immigration Judge Brian O’Leary each helped relatives get the jobs, according…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com CBP plans to hire 2,000 officers by the end of the 2015 fiscal year, the Tucson News reports. Most of the new officers will serve along the southwest border. Some of the jobs entail checking passports at the border and enforcing immigration laws. Applicants will undergo a thorough screening process to…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is expanding its recruiting efforts to find a diverse pool of candidates for a variety of special agent jobs, the Sacramento Bee reports. The FBI is on the hunt for CPAs, Chinese-Mandarin speakers and candidates skillful in cyber-network administration. The FBI typically only hires for two weeks twice a year,…
