Investigator

Full Job Description

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia serves as both the local and the federal criminal prosecutor for the nation's capital.

It also has a Civil Division that defends the United States in civil suits brought against the United States and enforces various civil laws against fraud and misconduct, including the False Claims Act.

The Civil Division is seeking an investigator to support the Office's affirmative civil enforcement investigations.

Note: In order to be considered "qualified" for this position, your specialized experience must be described in your resume.

Please be sure that your resume clearly states any and all of the specialized experience that you may have.

If your specialized experience is not clearly stated in your resume, you will not be considered for this position.

To qualify for the GS-12 Investigator you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in Federal service.

Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

Specialized Experience is defined as experience performing the following types of duties: using a wide range of investigative methods (e.g., drafting subpoenas, interviewing witnesses) to uncover civil or criminal violations of law; reviewing records and communications relating to allegations under investigation; drafting reports of findings, conclusions and recommendations for further investigation.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form.

Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application.

Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Major Duties:

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia conducting investigations in support of affirmative civil enforcement.

Typical work assignments will include: -Investigating individuals, organizations, and corporations to determine if there has been a violation of civil laws prohibiting fraud against the government, kickbacks, and other misconduct.

- Determining most efficacious methods for planning, scheduling, and conducting investigations to determine proof required to affix legal responsibility for litigation.

- Examining documents, communications, accounting records, (e.g., books, ledgers, payrolls, and cost reports, billing statements, invoices), computer data, and other records pertaining to the transaction, events, or allegations under investigation.

- Preparing reports to include significant findings, conclusions, and recommendations for additional investigative actions, and candid assessments of strengths and weaknesses of witnesses, documentary evidence, or other aspects of the case.

- Drafting investigative requests for information, including subpoenas.

- Conducting conferences and interviews with witnesses, informants, law enforcement agents of the state and city governments and other branches of the Federal government, and attorneys.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 26-DC-12928421-MS.