Government Careers: Who is hiring now and in 2011

Derrick Dortch:Good Morning, Good Morning, I hope you are doing excellent on this beautiful day. I have started reviewing various Federal Agencies budgets for 2011 to get a sense of what the hiring needs are for the Federal Government. Over the next several weeks as I analyze the budgets for agencies and look at their requests for funding for new programs and additional staff I will share what I find. But lets start out with Department of Justice as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). I am taking excerpts from budget requests as well as the congressional testimony provided by the FBI’s Director Robert Mueller.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)

STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SECURITY & COUNTER THE THREAT OF TERRORISM

To this end, the FY 2011 Budget requests a $300.6 million program increase to help strengthen national security and counter the threat of terrorism. The request includes 440 additional positions, including 126 agents and 15 attorneys, and $219.3 million in increases for the FBI and $7.8 million in increases for the NSD. The FY 2011 Budget request includes a 5 percent increase in DOJ counterterrorism funding and a 9 percent increase in resources for intelligence activities over the FY 2010 levels. All told, the FY 2011 Budget request dedicates almost 15 percent of the Department’s total discretionary budget authority to na- tional security efforts. These funds are needed to allow the Department to identify, track, and defeat terrorists operating in the United States and overseas, and to fortify our intelligence analysis capabilities.

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RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN OUR MARKETS, PROTECT THE FEDERAL FISC, AND DEFEND THE INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES

The FY 2011 Budget requests substantial funding to al- low the Department to continue its efforts to help restore confidence in our markets, protect the federal fisc, and defend the interests of the U.S. Government. These re- sources will enable the Department to aggressively pursue traditional law enforcement and litigation activities ranging from mortgage fraud, corporate fraud, and other economic crimes, to other mission-critical activities that support the overall functioning and efficiency of the Department. The FY 2011 Budget requests a $234.6 million program increase for these important efforts. The re- quest includes 708 additional positions, including 143 agents and 157 attorneys.

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Derrick Dortch :

MAINTAIN PRISONS, DETENTION, PAROLE AND JUDICIAL & COURTHOUSE SECURITY

Finally, resources are requested to enhance the law enforcement efforts of the USMS, primarily their Special Op- erations Group (SOG), which supports USMS and other agencies with a rapidly deployable force of tactically trained officers. SOG provides tactical support for any incident involving the judiciary, district operations and witness security operations. The President’s Budget also annualizes into the USMS base additional positions approved in FY 2009 (201 positions) and FY 2010 (700 positions) to support immigration enforcement, particularly along the Southwest Border.