Border Patrol Agents to Begin Receiving Bonuses for Staying with Agency
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is offering an incentive to retain agents as the agency becomes inundated with an increase in families cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
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DOJ Report: FBI Struggles to Hire Enough Cyber Security Experts Because of Low Pay
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has struggled to hire enough computer scientists to crackdown on cyber security threats because of low pay, according to a Justice Department report. Reuters reports that the FBI has hired just 52 of 134 computer scientists authorized under the Justice Department’s Next Generation Cyber Initiative that began in 2012….
Help Wanted: Border Patrol to Hire 1,600 New Agents Nationwide
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal government wants to hire about 1,600 Border Patrol agents by Sept. 30 to fill vacancies across the country. Applications will be accepted at USAJobs until May 31. There are currently about 20,000 agents assigned across 6,000 miles of border land. Applicants must be under the age of 37 and…
ATF to Offer 400 Early Employee Buyouts
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com In an attempt to avoid layoffs and furloughs, ATF will offer approximately 400 buyouts, reports the trade magazine Government Executive. The buyouts will be both at headquarters and field offices. Audrey Stucko, acting director for human resources and professional development, said the move is an attempt to deal with a tight…