Job Listing
Criminal Investigator (Special Agent)
Office of the Inspector General · Posted today
About the Role
This position is located in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General. This position serves as a criminal investigator (special agent) within the Office of Investigations, Western Region, Alpha Branch. This application will close upon receiving 50 applicants or at 11:59 PM on 30 June 2026, whichever occurs first.
What You'll Do
- →Investigate allegations of embezzlement and fraud involving USDA-funded programs.
- →Establish and maintain liaison with USDA agency personnel.
- →Analyze allegations, complaints, and investigations to identify issues involved and the types of evidence needed to properly address each matter.
- →Maintain liaison with other federal (non-USDA agencies) and state and local government organizations.
- →Advise and/or assist U.S. attorneys and/or state/local prosecutors and/or their staff members in the preparation of investigations for presentation to federal and/or state/local grand juries.
- →Appear as a witness before grand juries and trial courts or participate and assist in other legal proceedings, and lead and coordinate collateral administrative functions in a unit such as custodial officer for all investigative equipment.
- →Personally handle exceptionally complex, technical investigative problems or controversial, novel, or exploratory questions and issues and advises on potential investigation areas and new investigative approaches.
- →Report critical information to other concerned law enforcement jurisdictions and collaborate with other investigative team members as required in meeting the objectives of the USDA OIG investigative program.
- →Perform or lead and coordinate the conduct of undercover and/or surveillance work and provide technical subject matter expertise support for training, internal inspection, and/or quality control as required.
- →Serve, as required, as a task force member or outside agency liaison, working from an alternate duty location, relaying information and accessing outside agency resources to support USDA OIG investigations.
- →Perform full criminal, civil, or administrative investigations and conduct investigative interviews.
- →Develop new approaches to performing investigative functions, including responses to identified weaknesses and vulnerabilities in on-going operations and analyze investigative facts to arrive at sound conclusions.
- →Plan and conduct fact-finding and prepare comprehensive administrative and technical reports in order to present complex and conflicting findings in a clear, logical, impartial, comprehensive, and concise manner.
- →Collaborate with other investigative team members as required in meeting the objectives of the USDA OIG investigative program.
Requirements
- ✓THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AT THESE GRADES.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
Job ID: 73efc799-191a-4bf5-8248-0e330aeed4d5
Posted via USAJobs