What's a good Federal job for a 41 yr old retired cop?

[steve1568]

Do the still have a waiting list on CGIS in Clarksburg?? I also heard through the grapevine FBI Police will be in the new facility in Winchester VA....:D

Yep, CJIS is still the promised land !!! They have by far the best equipment, facility and morale of the four duty station. We have heard the same rumor as far as Winchester but nothing in stone yet.

[SSA1811]

Most of my contemporaries feel compelled to get another job after retirement. In fact, there are several who retired on a Friday, and began a new job on the following Monday.

I am getting close to that "time", and am hoping to just "retire". I would like to spend time with my wife and family, finish those projects around the house which I started but never finished, do some volunteer work, and perhaps do some teaching on a part-time basis.

Some of my colleagues are trying to make me feel guilty about not running out to find another full-time job post-retirement. In my case, after 34 years of Federal Law Enforcement, if there is no financial hardship, is there anything wrong with just wanting to enjoy retirement?

P.S. If you are interested in quasi-government contractor positions paying (depending on experience) $200,000+/year post back - the downside is that they are in Iraq and/or Afghanistan.


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[Group9]

Some I can think of:
1. DEA Diversion Investigator (pharmacy and doctor regulation and compliance)
2. DEA Intelligence Research Specialist (intelligence analyst)
3. HIDTA Intelligence Anaylyst

Note that none of these are sworn positions.

[SSA1811]

Group9's response reminded me that many agencies, e.g., DEA, BATFE, Postal Inspection Service, US Attorneys Office, et al, are constantly looking for individuals with financial investigative expertise and/or asset forfeiture expertise. (Over the past five years or so, asset forfeiture appears to be very important to many Federal and State Agencies)

These are generally contractor-type positions which pay between $60,000 - $80,000 per year depending on your experience.


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[rocko]

ATF has Industry Operations Investigators (regulatory inspections of firearms and explosives dealers/licensees) and they go to GS-13, which in my Rest of the US payscale starts at 75K per year and tops out at 97K per year. Not bad retirement money.

[BP348]

asset forfeiture expertise. (Over the past five years or so, asset forfeiture appears to be very important to many Federal and State Agencies)

I recently got certified in seized property. It's getting to be a very big thing for CBP & ICE.

[bigmanallen]

FLETC is always hiring experienced LEOs to run their various programs (with a few exceptions, where former FLEO experience is preferred). Check out USA jobs and restrict your search to the Georgia area.

[chewy]

I recently got certified in seized property. It's getting to be a very big thing for CBP & ICE.

In CBP Seized Property is it's own job. We have Seized Property Specialists that are 1801 series I think. That's all they do is siezed propery collection, control and such. In Detroit we have four of them that do the property for us. They used to be responsible for Inspectors and Agents property. Now that the agents are under ICE I don't know if our guys still take care of their property but I was in the property vault recently and I'd have to say they still do being that there was a LOT of stuff in there.

[BP348]

In CBP Seized Property is it's own job. We have Seized Property Specialists that are 1801 series I think. That's all they do is siezed propery collection, control and such. In Detroit we have four of them that do the property for us. They used to be responsible for Inspectors and Agents property. Now that the agents are under ICE I don't know if our guys still take care of their property but I was in the property vault recently and I'd have to say they still do being that there was a LOT of stuff in there.

My class was a mix of CBPO's and BPA's. A few of the CBPO's were changing from CBPO's to Seized Property. The others were just getting certified to work Seized Property in the vault at their assigned port.

CBP is not giving up it's seized property and/or asseit forfeiture to ICE. Way to much $$$ involved. Learning how to work in the vault was cool but it's something you need to do to keep up with. Same with learning and using the databases.

Nothing but rumor so far but rumor says that USBP will be building and staffing it's own property vaults soon. When or IF this happens it will be bad news for DEA, as USBP will stop turning over it's seized narcotics to DEA.

[SSA1811]

..... I sincerely hope this is not going to be one of those "turf" issues again.

I didn't keep up with this, but before the big reorganization there were two Asset Forfeiture Funds: Justice and Treasury. When they moved everyone except IRS-CI out of Treasury there was a big pissing match about how the Treasury's Asset Forfeiture Fund should be handled/distributed .....

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[Jim1348]

I am brand new to this forum. I just found it this morning doing a Google search. First off, I am NOT the "Real Police". Well, at least not any longer. As you may see from the modified title above, I am 50 years old and retired at the end of 2010. But, similar to the original poster, I want to keep working. I am getting an annuity from Minnesota PERA, so I don't want to go back to work full time for any agencies covered by Minnesota PERA because of the penalty. So that basically rules out Minnesota cities and counties. I am also not looking to move. I have an AS/BS/MS and about 30 years of police experience. I am not a military veteran, however.

So far, I have considered the following:

-United States Federal Reserve Police

-United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police

-Transportation Security Administration

-Drug Enforcement Administration Diversion Investigator

I have also applied for several jobs with the State Of Minnesota. Anyway, for those familiar with the above organizations/positions, which would you consider the most lucrative, and why? Also, since I have zero military experience, I assume that the VA Police is out. I haven't seen an opening there for non-Status candidates for as long as I have been checking.

[mcsap]

Welcome Jim. How about going over to the new members area and do an into there.

This thread has been inactive since ths fall of 2007.

Thanks , Mcscap-moderator.