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Intelligence Operations Specialist - A REIMBURSABLE DETAIL OPPORTUNITY

Offices, Boards and Divisions

Department of Justice

Stale

Location

Location not specified

Salary

$143,913 - $187,093

per year

Closes

GS-14 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $104,604 - $135,987

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-13. Senior expert or supervisor.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job is a temporary detail for federal employees to help the Department of Justice investigate and prosecute environmental crimes like wildlife trafficking and illegal mining, often linked to international criminal networks.

The role involves gathering and analyzing intelligence to spot threats, support legal cases, and collaborate with other agencies on efforts to protect natural resources.

It's ideal for experienced intelligence professionals with a background in environmental law enforcement who can start quickly and have their current boss's approval.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent in analyzing, collecting, and sharing intelligence to identify criminal activity
  • Current federal employee at GS-14 grade or above (lower grades ineligible)
  • Supervisory approval from current position required
  • Availability to start within one month of selection
  • Expected skills in gap analysis, collection management, domain analysis, targeting analysis, and intelligence reporting
  • Highly desirable: Experience investigating transnational crime networks, including terrorists, CITES violations, Lacey Act violations, and other natural resources crimes
  • Focus on investigations related to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement enforcement

Full Job Description

The Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice is seeking an Intelligence Operations Specialist for a detail to the Environmental Crimes Section.

This is a Reimbursable Detail that requires your current supervisor's approval and an agreement between the losing and gaining agencies including a reimbursement of salary.

Selectees will be appointed at their current salary for the GS-14 grade level or above. This position is funded until February 27, 2027.

To qualify for this position at GS-14, you must have at least one year of specialized experience, at or equivalent to, GS-13 analyzing, collecting, and sharing intelligence across teams to identify potential criminal activity.

Note: The following skills are expected : Gap Analysis - Assessing real-time analytic judgments regarding specific crimes and intelligence gaps.

Collection Management - Enhancing intelligence collection capabilities and disseminating raw intelligence.

Domain Analysis - Consolidating information to enhance understanding of threats, gaps, and vulnerabilities. Targeting Analysis - Sharing collection information across teams that identify gaps.

Reports - Reporting raw intelligence through media, documents, and general information to determine patterns.

Highly Desirable: Experience with investigating transnational crime networks, including but not limited to, terrorists networks, CITES, and Lacey Act violations and other natural resources crimes.Interested candidates should be available to start the detail within approximately one month of selection.

ENRD encourages all interested and qualified Federal employees to apply for this position. Major Duties:

Federal employees who are at grades lower than GS-14 are ineligible. Applicants must receive supervisory approval in their current position prior to applying for this detail opportunity.

The Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) of the U.S.

Department of Justice (DOJ) supports criminal investigations and prosecutions of domestic and transnational pollution and natural resource crimes (e.g., hydrochlorofluorocarbons/hydrofluorocarbons (HCFCs/HFCs) smuggling; plant, including timber, and fish and wildlife trafficking; and illegal mining).

These investigations and prosecutions often implicate transnational criminal networks that may be involved in other types of criminal activity.

Thus, DOJ often works collaboratively with both other enforcement agencies and other DOJ components.

This position will be a key part of the Environmental Crimes Section, working with prosecutors to identify potential criminal activity, develop cases, support prosecutions, and support ENRD in broader interagency efforts (e.g., international programming) to combat pollution and natural resource trafficking and related transnational organized crimes.

Work involves advising on, administering, and performing work in the collection, analysis, evaluation, interpretation, and dissemination of information on environmental crimes that directly or indirectly affect national security.

This position would focus on investigations related to implementation and enforcement of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/15/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/15/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ENRD-26-014-DET