United States Government Accountability Office

GAO Report to Congressional Requesters

FEDERAL LAW 

ENFORCEMENT 

Survey of Federal 

Civilian Law 

Enforcement 

Mandatory Basic 

Training 

August 2007 

 

GAO-07-815 
What GAO Found

United States Government Accountability Office

Why GAO Did This Study

Highlights

Accountability Integrity Reliability

August 2007

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

Survey of Federal Civilian Law 

Highlights of GAO-07-815, a report to Enforcement Mandatory Basic Training 

congressional requesters 

Federal law enforcement officers 

(LEO) are required to complete

mandatory basic training in order 

to exercise their law enforcement

authorities. 

GAO was asked to identify federal 

mandatory law enforcement basic 

training programs. This report

builds on GAO’s prior work 

surveying federal civilian law 

enforcement components regarding 

their functions and authorities (see 

GAO-07-121, December 2006). GAO

defined an LEO as an individual 

authorized to perform any of four

functions: conduct criminal

investigations, execute search

warrants, make arrests, or carry 

firearms. In this report GAO 

describes (1) the mandatory basic 

law enforcement training that the

components reported requiring 

their LEOs to complete and the 

federal law enforcement job series

classifications for which basic 

training programs are mandatory;

and (2) a breakdown of the delivery 

of the of basic training programs, 

by type of organization providing 

the training and location. 

To conduct this work, GAO

administered a Web-based survey

to 105 federal civilian law 

enforcement components. Each

was requested to self-report on, 

required basic training programs 

for LEOs, the organizations

conducting the training, training

locations, and the job series for

which programs are mandatory. 

GAO is not making

recommendations. 

Based on the responses of the 105 federal civilian law enforcement 

components surveyed, GAO identified 76 unique mandatory basic training

programs. Among these, four programs in particular were cited by the 

components more often than others as mandatory for their LEOs (see table). 

Of the remaining 72 unique basic training programs, each was common to 

just one to three components. Some of these basic training programs are 

required for job series classifications representing large portions of the 

overall LEO population. For example, newly hired employees at the Federal 

Bureau of Prisons encompass 159 different job series classifications. This 

large number of job series classifications is required to take the same two 

unique basic training programs. 

Of the 105 components surveyed, 37 components reported exclusively using 

the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)—the largest single

provider of law enforcement training for the federal government. Another 

44 components reported using a combination of FLETC and other training 

organizations, including their own organization, a federal or state law 

enforcement agency, or commercial vendor. Thirteen components reported 

that they did not use FLETC but instead conducted their own training 

programs and used their own facilities. Eleven components reported hiring 

LEOs who had already received basic training. 

The Four Basic Training Programs Required Most Often by the Components for Their LEOs 

Basic training program 

Number of components

requiring the programa

Criminal Investigator Training Program 52

Inspector General Investigator Training 

Program 15

Uniformed Police Training Program 11

Land Management Police Training Program 7

Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey responses. 

a

Some of these components required more than one program. For example, all 15 components 

requiring the Inspector General Investigator Training Program also required the Criminal 

Investigator Training Program. 

A draft of this report was provided for comment to the agencies included in 

the survey. Their technical comments were incorporated as appropriate. 

www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-815.

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and methodology, click on the link above. 

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GAO-07-1066SP. For more information, 

contact Eileen Larence at (202) 512-8777 

or larencee@gao.gov. 
Contents 

Letter 1

Four Basic Training Programs Associated with 17 Job Series 

Classifications Were Most Often Required by the Components 3

The Largest Source of Law Enforcement Basic Training Is the 

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 5 

Agency Comments 8 

Appendix I Scope and Methodology 10 

Appendix II The 105 Federal Civilian Components GAO Surveyed 14 

Appendix III The 76 Unique Basic Training Programs Reported 

as Mandatory 18 

Appendix IV All LEO Job Series Classifications and Their 

Mandatory Basic Training Programs 28 

Appendix V The 61 Organizations, Excluding FLETC, Conducting 

the Mandatory Basic Training Programs and Their 

Training Locations as Reported by the Federal 

Civilian Components 39 

Appendix VI The 11 Federal Civilian Components That Reported 

Hiring LEOs Who Had Already Taken Basic Training 

for Previous Law Enforcement Positions 46 

Appendix VII FLETC’s 83 Partner Organizations 48 

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Appendix VIII GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments 51 

Tables 

Table 1: The Four Basic Training Programs Required Most Often by 

the Components for Their LEOs 3 

Table 2: The Four Basic Training Programs Cited Most Often Were 

among 17 Different Job Series Classifications 4 

Table 3: FLETC Training Facilities Used for Mandatory Law 

Enforcement Basic Training Programs, as Reported by 

Federal Civilian Components 7 

Table 4: The 13 Federal Civilian Components That Reported Using 

Only Non-FLETC Resources for Their Mandatory Law 

Enforcement Basic Training Programs 8 

Table 5: The 76 Unique Basic Training Programs Reported as 

Mandatory by the Federal Civilian Components 18 

Table 6: FLETC’s Criminal Investigator Training Program Reported 

as Mandatory by 52 Federal Civilian Components 26 

Table 7: LEO Job Series Classifications and Their Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs (Excluding 0080, 0083, 1801, and 1811) 

as Reported by the 105 Federal Civilian Components. 28 

Table 8: The 0080, 0083, 1801, and 1811 Job Series Classifications 

and Their Mandatory Basic Training, as Reported by the 

105 Federal Civilian Components 33 

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Abbreviations 

BOP Bureau of Prisons 

DOD Department of Defense 

FCC OIG Federal Communications Commission, 

Office of the Inspector General 

FLETC Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 

FSI Forensic Audits and Special Investigations 

LEO law enforcement officer 

NETI National Enforcement Training Institute 

OI Office of Investigations 

OPM U.S. Office of Personnel Management 

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United States Government Accountability Office

Washington, DC 20548 

August 10, 2007 

The Honorable Lamar S. Smith 

Ranking Minority Member 

Committee on the Judiciary 

House of Representatives 

The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner 

House of Representatives 

Basic training is designed to provide new law enforcement officers (LEO) 

with the basic skills needed to properly perform their duties.1

 In recent 

years, as the number of federal LEOs has risen, so too has the need for the 

federal government to provide basic training. According to a Bureau of 

Justice Statistics report, between 2002 and 2004, the number of LEOs with 

the authority to make arrests and carry firearms increased 13 percent from

about 93,000 to about 105,000. We reported in December 20062

 that there 

were about 138,000 LEOs in the federal civilian government when two 

additional responsibilities are considered—authority to conduct criminal 

investigations and execute search warrants. 

In this report, which builds on our December 2006 report that addressed 

the law enforcement functions and authorities of federal civilian 

components, we provide information on mandatory basic law enforcement 

training programs.3

 As agreed with your office, we excluded the law 

enforcement components of the Department of Defense and the 

 1

For purposes of this report, an LEO is defined as those law enforcement officers

authorized to perform any of the following four law enforcement functions: make arrests,

carry firearms, conduct criminal investigations, and execute search warrants. This 

definition is based upon our prior work, interviews with federal agencies employing LEOs, 

and other sources. 

2

GAO, Federal Law Enforcement: Survey of Federal Civilian Law Enforcement Functions

and Authorities, GAO-07-121, and its electronic supplement, Federal Law Enforcement:

Results of Surveys of Federal Civilian Law Enforcement Components, GAO-07-223SP 

(Washington, D.C.: Dec. 19, 2006). 

3

For purposes of this report, mandatory basic law enforcement training program is defined

as a continuous instructional activity that any federal civilian component requires its LEOs

to complete in order to earn the component’s approval to exercise law enforcement

authority. A component refers to an agency, office or other sub-unit of a department or

nondepartmental entity. 

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intelligence community from the scope of our review. Specifically, this 

report describes (1) the mandatory basic law enforcement training 

programs that components reported requiring their LEOs to complete and 

the federal law enforcement job series classifications for which the basic 

training programs are mandatory, and (2) a breakdown of the delivery of

basic training programs, by type of organization conducting the training 

and location.

To obtain information on mandatory basic law enforcement training, we 

administered a Web-based survey to 105 federal civilian components and

requested each to identify the basic training programs that they require

their LEOs to complete, the organizations that conduct the programs, 

training locations, training duration, the job series for which the programs 

are mandatory, and the general topics covered in the training programs.4

Additional detail on these topics and a copy of the survey are provided in 

an electronic supplement we are issuing with this report—GAO-07-1066SP. 

This report contains self-reported information from each law enforcement 

component surveyed. While we did not independently verify the accuracy 

of all the information provided to us, after receiving the completed 

surveys, we conducted quality control checks by analyzing the responses 

to identify inconsistencies. We offered each law enforcement component 

the opportunity to make any corrections to its original responses by 

returning copies of their original survey responses to them for review. 

Finally, we submitted copies of the draft report to each component for 

comment. Further explanation of our scope and methodology is provided 

in appendix I. Appendix II contains a list of all 105 components we 

surveyed. 

Our work was performed from October 2006 to July 2007. 

 4

There were 105 federal civilian components participating in our mandatory law 

enforcement basic training survey, one more component than in our prior work. The 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration informed us after we issued our December

2006 report (GAO-07-121) and during the mandatory basic training survey that it had an

additional component—the Program Protection Force of its Office of Security and Program 

Protection—that employed personnel meeting our criteria for LEOs. 

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Based on the responses of the 105 federal civilian components we 

surveyed, we identified 76 unique mandatory basic training programs.5

 See 

appendix III, tables 5 and 6, for a list of all 76 programs, the organizations 

conducting them, and components citing them as mandatory. Four 

programs in particular were cited by the components more often than 

others as mandatory for their LEOs, as shown in table 1. 

Table 1: The Four Basic Training Programs Required Most Often by the

Components for Their LEOs

Four Basic Training 

Programs Associated 

with 17 Job Series 

Classifications Were 

Most Often Required 

by the Components 

Basic training program 

Number of components

requiring the programa

Criminal Investigator Training Program 52

Inspector General Investigator Training Program 15

Uniformed Police Training Program 11

Land Management Police Training Program 7

Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey responses. 

a Some of these components required more than one program. For example, all 15 components 

requiring the Inspector General Investigator Training Program also required the Criminal Investigator

Training Program. 

In addition, out of the 211 federal LEO job series classifications that the 

components reported to us for our December 2006 report, LEOs in 

17 different job series classifications were required to complete one or 

more of the four most cited programs, as shown in table 2. See appendix 

IV, tables 7 and 8, for a complete list of job series classifications and their 

associated basic training programs. 

 5

We counted a program as unique if (1) multiple components cited the exact program title 

or a close variation and specified the same training organization and location, or (2) only 

one component cited the program title and specified a different training organization and

location. 

The total of 76 excludes 3 mandatory basic training programs that the Department of

Interior informed us about during the final processing of this report. The programs, all 

required by the Department’s National Park Service, are the Field Training and Evaluation

Program and the Ranger Basic Training Program, which are conducted by the National 

Park Service; and the Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program, which is conducted by 

9 colleges and universities across the United States. Also, the Department stated that

National Park Service’s Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services office requires

its 1811 job series LEOs to take FLETC’s Criminal Investigator Training Program. The 

tables and appendices in this report do not reflect this additional information and the 

electronic supplement accounts for it in the “Additional Comments” column. 

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Table 2: The Four Basic Training Programs Cited Most Often Were among 17 Different Job Series Classifications 

Mandatory basic training program Job series classificationsa

0082—Deputy United States Marshal 

0340—Program Manager/Special Deputy 

1801—Secretarial Protection Specialistb

1802—Compliance Inspection and Supportb

1810—General Investigator 

1811—Criminal Investigator; Special Agent

b

Military Special Agents/Investigators 

Criminal Investigator Training Program 

Special Agent, Investigative Department Manager, Project Manager 

Inspector General Investigator Training Program 1811—Criminal Investigator; Special Agent

b

0025—Park Ranger/Refuge Law Enforcement Officer 

0485—Refuge Manager/Refuge Law Enforcement Officer 

1801—Law Enforcement Officer; Law Enforcement Rangerb

1802—Law Enforcement Officerb

1812—Enforcement Officer 

2181—Pilot/Refuge Law Enforcement Officer 

Patrol Officer, Investigator, Commander, Assistant Director and Director 

Land Management Police Training Program

SP083 (Police Officer, Investigator, Detective) 

0080—Security Administrative 

0083—Police Officer 

1801—Supervisory Protection Officerb

1802—Compliance Inspection and Supportb

Uniformed Police Training Program 

KK100 (Police Officer) 

Source: GAO analysis of the mandatory basic training survey responses. 

a

Generally the 4-digit job series classifications are designated by the U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM). Non-OPM classifications are generally designated either by a job title or other 

combination of numbers and job title. 

b

Job series 1801, 1802, and 1811 were listed for more than one program. 

Of the remaining 72 unique basic training programs, each was common to 

just one to three components. Some of these basic training programs are 

required for job series classifications representing large portions of the 

overall LEO population. For example, DOJ Federal Bureau of Prisons 

(BOP) requires newly hired LEOs among 159 different job series 

classifications to take the same two unique basic training programs. The 

BOP LEOs accounted for 25 percent of the LEO population as of June 

2006. Similarly, DHS U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field 

Operations requires newly hired LEOs within the 1895 CBP officer job 

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series classification to take three basic training programs unique to U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection. CBP officers accounted for 13 percent of

the LEOs. 

According to our survey results, federal civilian law enforcement 

components obtain their mandatory basic training through one source or a 

combination of training sources. The components reported 62 different 

organizations as sources of their basic training.6

 Appendix V provides a list 

of all training organizations reported in the survey. The largest single 

source for basic law enforcement training is the Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Center (FLETC).7

Of the 105 federal civilian components we surveyed, 81 reported using 

basic training resources from FLETC or a combination of FLETC and 

other organizations, such as their own organization; other federal law 

enforcement agencies; state and local law enforcement agencies; and 

commercial vendors.8

 Eleven of the 105 federal civilian components 

reported that they hired LEOs who had already received basic training for 

previous law enforcement positions.9

 Two of the 11 components reported 

they hired LEOs for one job series and required a basic training program 

for another job series. See appendix VI. One component—the Department 

of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service—did not 

provide details on its mandatory basic training but stated that formal 

training provided to its investigators varied based on each individual’s 

The Largest Source of 

Law Enforcement 

Basic Training Is the 

Federal Law 

Enforcement Training 

Center 

 6

Two components reported state-level academies and training facilities but did not list any 

specific training organization: the Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of

Transportation, Executive Protection reported “Federal/State/Military Police Academy 

Training” and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), AMTRAK Police 

reported “Several state police or authorized state training facilities.” 

7

Among the other 61 training organizations reported, there was not 1 dominant provider, 

except for the Inspector General Criminal Investigator Academy, which 15 components 

reported using.

8

In commenting on a draft of this report, one of these components, the Federal Reserve 

Board’s Security Unit, stated that it also uses FLETC resources during the firearms training

of its mandatory basic law enforcement training program. 

9

In commenting on a draft of this report, the Federal Reserve Board stated that its 

Chairman’s Protection Unit tends to hire special agents who have prior FLETC training. 

Because the Chairman’s Protection Unit answered in its survey that it had a mandatory 

basic training program, we did not include it in the list of 11 components, which appears in 

appendix VI. 

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skills, abilities, and experience, and that courses were provided at FLETC

and other facilities.10

FLETC, which was established in 1970 within the Department of the 

Treasury and transferred to the Department of Homeland Security in 2003, 

provides basic, specialized, advanced and refresher training for federal, 

state and local law enforcement agencies. FLETC currently has 83 federal

partner organizations, 71 of which we surveyed for this report.11 A list of 

these partner organizations appears in appendix VII. According to FLETC, 

the partner organization designation means the head of the agency has 

signed a memorandum of understanding setting forth an agreement 

between FLETC and the agency. According to FLETC, the partner 

organization status offers the benefit of priority in training and a lower 

cost for the training than for non-partner organizations. Other nonfederal 

law enforcement agencies, such as state, local, and international law 

enforcement agencies, may train at FLETC on a space-available basis. 

FLETC provides training at four locations in the United States as follows:12

• The Glynco, Georgia, location was established in 1975 and is FLETC’s 

headquarters and largest training complex at 1,563 acres. Glynco’s 

facilities include classrooms, dormitories, a dining hall, firearms 

ranges, driver training ranges, a physical techniques facility, an 

explosives range, and a mock port of entry. 

• The Artesia, New Mexico, location was established in 1989 and is 

responsible for basic training for the U.S. Customs and Border 

 10In commenting on a draft of this report, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 

stated that its investigators participate with sworn law enforcement officers (i.e., Office of

Inspector General criminal investigators or state law enforcement officers) in conducting 

criminal investigations and obtaining and executing search warrants. It added that while 

these investigators do not have the authority to conduct criminal investigations activity on

their own, it ensures that they are properly trained and prepared to independently conduct 

non-criminal investigations. 

11Twelve of FLETC’s partner organizations did not participate in our survey. Nine 

organizations are in the Department of Defense and intelligence community, which we 

excluded from our scope. The other three organizations—the Department of Interior’s

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation’s

Federal Aviation Administration, and Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes

Enforcement Network—indicated to us that they did not have LEOs meeting our criteria. 

12FLETC also has international law enforcement academies in Gabarone, Botswana; San

Salvador, El Salvador; and Lima, Peru. 

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Protection Border Patrol, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Transportation 

Security Administration, Federal Flight Deck Officers, and Federal Air 

Marshals. 

• The Cheltenham, Maryland, location was established in 2001 to provide 

firearms requalification and pursuit driver training programs for LEOs 

based in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Cheltenham also 

provides facilities for the U.S. Capitol Police Academy. 

• The Charleston, South Carolina, location was established in FLETC in 

2003 and hosts the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement 

Academy and the Federal Probation and Pretrial Services Academy. 

Of the 81 federal civilian components that reported using FLETC 

resources (such as instructors, programs, and/or facilities), 37 reported 

using FLETC resources exclusively to meet their basic training

requirements. The other 44 components reported using a combination of 

FLETC and other training organizations. Table 3 shows the total number 

of components that reported using the various FLETC locations. 

Table 3: FLETC Training Facilities Used for Mandatory Law Enforcement Basic 

Training Programs, as Reported by Federal Civilian Components 

FLETC training location Number of components using training facilitiesa

Glynco, Georgia 75

Artesia, New Mexico 9

Cheltenham, Maryland 8

Charleston, South Carolina 3

Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey responses. 

a

The sum of the column “Number of components using training facilities” is greater than the 81 

components that reported using FLETC resources as some components reported receiving basic 

training at more than one FLETC location. 

Among the 105 federal civilian components we surveyed, 13 reported that 

they did not use FLETC resources for their mandatory basic training 

programs, but instead conducted their own training programs and used 

their own facilities; among this group, one component, the Department of 

Transportation Maritime Administration’s Academy Security Force, used a 

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commercial vendor. These 13 components and the sources of their training 

are listed in table 4.13

Table 4: The 13 Federal Civilian Components That Reported Using Only Non-FLETC Resources for Their Mandatory Law 

Enforcement Basic Training Programs 

Federal civilian component Non-FLETC organization conducting training 

DHS, Transportation Security Administration, Office of Law 

Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service

DHS, Transportation Security Administration, Federal Air Marshal 

Service 

DOJ, Drug Enforcement Administration DOJ, Drug Enforcement Administration Academy 

DOJ, Federal Bureau of Investigation DOJ, FBI Academy 

Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards 

Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, 

Academy Security Force 

Law Enforcement Training and Consultants (commercial vendor) 

Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Security and Law 

Enforcement 

Department of Veterans Affairs, Law Enforcement Training Center

Federal Reserve Board, Chairman’s Protection Unit Federal Reserve Board, Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve 

Federal Reserve Board, Reserve Banks Security Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve Banks across the nation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of 

Security and Program Protection, Program Protection Force

NASA Federal Law Enforcement Academy 

National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Art 

Smithsonian Institution, Office of Protection Services Smithsonian Institution, In House Staff 

U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Inspector U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service 

U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, 

Postal Police 

U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service 

Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey responses. 

We provided the 105 components that we surveyed with a draft of report 

for comment. A number of components provided technical corrections, 

additions, and deletions to their original responses. These technical 

comments were incorporated in the report where appropriate.

Agency Comments 

 13As previously discussed, 11 components reported hiring LEOs who have already received

basic training. 

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As we agreed with your office, unless you publicly announce its contents 

earlier, we plan no further distribution of this report until 30 days after its 

issue date. We will make copies available to any interested parties on 

request. If you have further questions, please contact me at (202) 512-8777

or by e-mail at larencee@gao.gov. Contact points for our offices of 

Congressional Relations and Public Affairs may be found on the last page 

of this report. See appendix VIII for a list of key contributors to this report. 

Eileen R. Larence, 

Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues 

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Appendix I: Scope and Methodology Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 

To identify the mandatory training programs that federal civilian 

components require for their law enforcement officers (LEO), we 

administered a Web-based survey that collected training information from 

105 federal civilian components.1

 A copy of this survey can be viewed via

the electronic supplement link provided on page 2 of this report. The 

training survey requested from each federal component a list of 

(1) mandatory basic training programs for the LEOs who were authorized 

to perform at least one of the four following law enforcement functions—

conduct criminal investigations, execute search warrants, make arrests, or 

carry firearms; (2) topics covered by each program; (3) job series of the 

LEOs required to complete each training program; (4) name of the 

organization that conducted each training program; and (5) location of 

each training program. This survey was administered between October 

2006 and May 2007. We obtained a 100 percent response rate for the 

training survey. 

This report contains self-reported information from each federal civilian

LEO component surveyed. While we administered the training survey to

obtain the training information for this report, we also referred to 

December 2006 report (GAO-07-121 and its electronic supplement 

GAO-07-223SP) for information on law enforcement functions and job 

series classifications for each LEO component. Prior to completing the 

training survey, we reported on the first two Web-based surveys (law 

enforcement authority survey and job series survey) in December 2006. 

The first of the two surveys requested that each component state its law 

enforcement mission and list the primary authorities for its LEOs to 

perform any of the four specified law enforcement functions. The types of 

authorities sought through the survey were those based on statutory 

sources (e.g., United States Code), regulatory sources (e.g., Code of 

Federal Regulations), and other sources, such as executive orders, agency

directives, or memorandums of understanding between agencies. This 

survey was administered between June 2006 and October 2006. We

obtained a 100 percent response rate for the law enforcement authority 

survey. 

The second of the two surveys requested that each component list the 

OPM job series or other job identifier of the LEOs who were authorized to 

 1

There were 105 federal civilian components participating in our mandatory law 

enforcement basic training survey, one more component than in our prior work. See page

2, footnote 4, for an explanation. 

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Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 

perform at least one of the four specified law enforcement functions 

mentioned above and the number of LEOs employed for each job series 

and titles as of June 30, 2006. This survey was administered between 

August 2006 and October 2006. We obtained a 100 percent response rate 

for the job series survey.

Since the training survey and the two previous surveys were not sample 

surveys, there are no sampling errors. However, the practical difficulties of 

conducting any survey may have introduced errors, commonly referred to 

as nonsampling errors. For example, the accuracy of the survey results 

could have been influenced by (1) difficulties in how a particular question 

was interpreted by respondents, (2) the sources of information that were 

available to respondents, or (3) how we processed and analyzed the 

responses we received. We took the following steps in the development of

the surveys, the data collection, and the data analysis to minimize these 

potential nonsampling errors and to help ensure the accuracy of the 

answers that we obtained. 

To define an LEO for the purposes of our three Web-based law 

enforcement surveys, we identified which types of law enforcement 

functions would be used by consulting our previous work on federal law 

enforcement authorities and personnel,2

 law enforcement related 

documentation from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management,3

 and 

interviews with officials with expertise in law enforcement functions of 

various civilian agencies employing LEOs. 

Additionally, we determined which federal components might employ 

LEOs performing any of the four specified law enforcement functions by 

compiling an initial list based on the federal agencies: listed in Federal 

Law Enforcement Officers, 2002, published by the Department of 

Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics; identified as FLETC’s partner 

organizations and other agencies included in FLETC’s 2004-2005 List of 

Agencies Trained at FLETC; and listed in the Federal Citizen Information 

 2

GAO, Federal Law Enforcement: Investigative Authority and Personnel at 13 Agencies, 

GAO/GGD-96-154 (Washington, D.C.: Sept. 30, 1996); Federal Law Enforcement: 

Investigative Authority and Personnel at 32 Organizations, GAO/GGD-97-93 

(Washington, D.C.: July 22, 1997); and Inspectors General: Comparison of Ways Law 

Enforcement Authority Is Granted, GAO-02-437 (Washington, D.C.: May 22, 2002). 

3

U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits

(Report to Congress), July 2004. 

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Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 

Center’s Cabinet Agencies and Independent Agencies and Commissions 

Directory. 

Furthermore, in our prior work as in this report, the term “federal law 

enforcement officer” can be defined in numerous ways depending on the 

information sought. To best meet the information needs of the requester 

and the time frame for reporting, it was necessary to limit our scope to law

enforcement officers employed directly by the federal government, as well 

as exclude certain agencies or components. We refined the list of federal 

components to survey by submitting our initial list to the components’ 

parent departments and nondepartmental entities for corrections and 

additions. This compilation was not intended to reflect all personnel in the 

federal law enforcement community. For example, we did not include 

contract services, civilian law enforcement officers and investigators 

within the Department of Defense (DOD) or the DOD Offices of Inspector 

General, intelligence agencies, and U.S. Attorneys within the Department 

of Justice.4

To identify the specific information to collect in the training survey—such

as components’ mandatory basic training programs for law enforcement 

officers; the topics covered in each training program; the agencies, 

academies, vendors, or other organizations that conducted the training; 

and location of each training program—we conducted initial interviews 

with officials with law enforcement training expertise from the 

Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice. We 

developed and pretested the survey with three components with diverse 

missions, and of varying sizes (e.g., National Park Service of the 

Department of Interior, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the 

Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Government 

Accountability Office) to identify unclear and ambiguous questions. Upon 

completion of the pretest, we made the necessary changes to the final 

survey prior to nationwide implementation. 

To help ensure that the training survey was sent to knowledgeable 

component officials (e.g., officials with law enforcement training 

knowledge), we requested that the designated GAO liaisons of each 

component identify these knowledgeable officials and provide their 

 4

According to a DOJ official, many DOJ attorneys are authorized to conduct criminal 

investigations and routinely manage such investigations as Assistant United States 

Attorneys, Legal Division Trial Attorneys, or in related positions. 

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Appendix I: Scope and Methodology 

contact information. As necessary, we also followed up with these officials 

to clarify survey responses. 

All of the data in this report are what were reported by the 105 federal 

civilian components through our three Web-based surveys. We did not 

independently verify the accuracy of all the information provided to us. 

We did, however, after receiving the completed surveys, examine the 

survey results and perform computer analyses to identify inconsistencies 

and other possible indications of error. An independent analyst reviewed 

all the computer programs used in the processing of the data. Also, in 

March 2007, we returned copies of the training survey responses to the 

105 federal civilian components to make any corrections to their original 

responses. Further, we conducted quality control checks via telephone 

and e-mail with the survey respondents to follow up on possible internal 

data inconsistencies or other issues needing clarification, such as 

unanswered questions or data entry errors. A number of the components 

provided technical corrections, additions, and/or deletions to their original 

responses and some were incorporated where appropriate in a draft of the 

report sent to the components for comment. After taking these steps, we 

continued to find that some survey respondents reported different 

program titles, program durations, training organizations, and/or topics 

covered for the same FLETC training programs. We reconciled the 

program titles but not all of the other differences. The information shown 

in the report and the electronic supplement represents what the agencies 

provided. An example of these differences is the Criminal Investigator 

Training Program. Respondents from 52 federal civilian law enforcement 

components referred to this program by 16 different program titles and 

inserted program information that included 9 different program durations 

and 45 different combinations of the training topics covered. According to 

FLETC officials, FLETC conducts the Criminal Investigator Training 

Program in the same manner for all who take it and the program currently 

lasts 11 weeks. 

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Appendix II: The 105 Federal Civilian 

Components GAO Surveyed 

Department or nondepartmental entity Federal civilian component

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Office of Probation and Pretrial Services 

Agency for International Development Office of the Inspector General 

Corporation for National and Community Service Office of the Inspector General 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Agriculture 

U.S. Forest Service, Law Enforcement and Investigations 

Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Export Enforcement 

National Institute of Standards and Technology 

National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Law Enforcement 

Office of Security 

Department of Commerce 

Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Education Office of the Inspector General 

National Nuclear Safety Administration, Office of Secure Transportation - 

Office of Mission Operations

Office of Health, Safety and Security, Office of Security Operations 

Department of Energy 

Office of the Inspector General 

Food and Drug Administration, Office of Regulatory Affairs/Office of 

Criminal Investigations 

National Institutes of Health 

Department of Health and Human Services 

Office of the Inspector General 

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Security Branch 

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 

Office of the Inspector General 

Transportation Security Administration, Office of Law Enforcement/Federal 

Air Marshal Service 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 

U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service 

U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime Law Enforcement Boarding Officers 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Customs and Border 

Protection Air and Marine 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations/ 

CBP Officers 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Detention 

and Removal 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Federal 

Protective Service 

Department of Homeland Security 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Intelligence 

Appendix II: The 105 Federal Civilian 

Components GAO Surveyed 

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Components GAO Surveyed 

Department or nondepartmental entity Federal civilian component

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Investigations 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Professional 

Responsibility 

U.S. Secret Service 

Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the Inspector General 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Law Enforcement Services 

Bureau of Land Management, Office of Law Enforcement and Security 

Bureau of Reclamation, Hoover Dam Police

National Park Service, Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services

a

National Park Service, U.S. Park Police 

Office of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Management 

Office of the Inspector General 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System 

Department of the Interior 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

Federal Bureau of Investigation 

Federal Bureau of Prisons 

Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Justice 

U.S. Marshals Service 

Employee Benefits Security Administration 

Office of Labor Management Standards 

Department of Labor 

Office of the Inspector General 

Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Diplomatic Security Service

Office of the Inspector General 

Maritime Administration, Academy Security Force 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Odometer Fraud 

Office of the Inspector General, Investigations 

Department of Transportation

Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Executive Protection 

Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Police Officers 

Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation 

Office of the Inspector General, Office of Investigations 

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 

Department of the Treasury 

U.S. Mint, Police 

Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Security and Law Enforcement 

Office of the Inspector General 

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Components GAO Surveyed 

Department or nondepartmental entity Federal civilian component

Environmental Protection Agency Criminal Investigation Division

Office of the Inspector General 

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Office of the Inspector General 

Federal Communications Commission Office of the Inspector General 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Office of the Inspector General 

Chairman’s Protection Unit 

Office of the Inspector General 

Reserve Banks Security 

Federal Reserve Board 

Security Unit 

General Services Administration Office of the Inspector General 

Government Accountability Office Controller/Administrative Services, Office of Security and Safety 

Financial Management and Assurance, Forensic Audits and Special 

Investigations 

Library of Congress Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness, Police 

Office of the Inspector General 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Security and Program Protection, Program Protection Force 

Office of the Inspector General 

National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Inspector General 

National Gallery of Art 

National Railroad Passenger Corporation 

(AMTRAK) 

AMTRAK Police 

National Railroad Passenger Corporation 

(AMTRAK) 

Office of Inspector General 

National Science Foundation Office of the Inspector General 

Polar Operations, Antarctica 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Investigations 

Office of the Inspector General 

Office of Personnel Management Office of the Inspector General 

Peace Corps Office of the Inspector General 

Railroad Retirement Board Office of the Inspector General 

Small Business Administration Office of the Inspector General 

Smithsonian Institution Office of Protection Services 

Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General 

Tennessee Valley Authority Office of the Inspector General 

TVA Police 

U.S. Capitol Police 

U.S. Government Printing Office Office of the Inspector General 

Police 

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Components GAO Surveyed 

Department or nondepartmental entity Federal civilian component

Office of Inspector General 

U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Inspector 

U.S. Postal Service 

U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Postal Police 

U.S. Supreme Court Marshal of the Supreme Court

Source: GAO.

a

In commenting on a draft of this report, the Department of the Interior informed us that the name of this component should read

"Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services." In GAO-07-121 and its 

electronic supplement GAO-07-223SP, this component was known as “National Park Service, Ranger Activities.”

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Appendix III: The 76 Unique Basic Training

Programs Reported as Mandatory

This appendix presents two related tables. Table 5 presents information on 

all but one of the unique basic training programs reported as mandatory. 

The one program that was omitted in this table—FLETC’s Criminal 

Investigator Training Program—was cited most by 52 components. 

Information for this program is presented separately in table 6. 

Table 5: The 76 Unique Basic Training Programs Reported as Mandatory by the Federal Civilian Components 

Basic training program Organization conducting program Federal civilian component

35 Hours Peace Officer Training Law Enforcement Training and Consultants 

(commercial vendor) 

Department of Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, Academy Security Force 

47 Hour Firearms Instruction Law Enforcement Training and Consultants 

(commercial vendor) 

Department of Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, Academy Security Force 

Advanced Interviews and Interrogations Reid and Associates, Inc 

(commercial vendor) 

DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative 

Service 

Agency Specific Basic Add on FLETC Department of the Interior, National Park 

Service, U.S. Park Police 

Basic Agent Training DOJ, Drug Enforcement Administration 

Training Academy 

DOJ, Drug Enforcement Administration 

Basic Boarding Officer Course DHS, U.S. Coast Guard DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime Law 

Enforcement Boarding Officers

Basic Deputy U.S. Marshal DOJ, U.S. Marshals Service Training 

Academy 

DOJ, U.S. Marshals Service

Basic Entry Level Training Smithsonian Institution, In House Staff Smithsonian Institution, Office of 

Protection Services 

Basic Fiduciary and 

Investigative Techniques 

Department of Labor, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration, Office of 

Regulations and Interpretations

Department of Labor, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration, Office of 

Exemption Determinations 

Department of Labor, Employee 

Benefits Security Administration, Office 

of Health Plan Standards and 

Compliance Assistance 

Department of Labor, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration 

Basic Inspector Training Program U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal 

Inspection Service 

U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal Inspection 

Service, Inspector 

Basic Police Officer Training Course Department of Veterans Affairs, 

Law Enforcement Training Center 

Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of 

Security and Law Enforcement 

Appendix III: The 76 Unique Basic Training 

Programs Reported as Mandatory 

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Programs Reported as Mandatory

Basic training program Organization conducting program Federal civilian component

Basic Special Agent Course FLETC 

Department of State, National Foreign 

Affairs Training Center 

Department of State, Diplomatic Security 

Training Center

Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic 

Security, Diplomatic Security Service 

Boarding Officer Personal Qualification 

Standards 

DHS, U.S. Coast Guard DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime Law 

Enforcement Boarding Officers

Boarding Officer Practical Course DHS, U.S. Coast Guard DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime Law 

Enforcement Boarding Officers

CBP Air and Marine Basic Training 

Program 

FLETC DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Office of Customs and Border Protection 

Air and Marine

CGIS Indoctrination Training Course DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative 

Service 

DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Automatic 

External Defibrillator/Bloodborne 

Pathogens/First Aid/Oxygen Management 

Chesapeak Training (commercial vendor) Library of Congress, Office of Security and 

Emergency Preparedness - Police 

Continuing Legal Education Training 

Program (an either or with Criminal 

Investigator Training Program)

FLETC National Science Foundation, Polar 

Operations, Antarctica 

Criminal Enforcement Training FLETC 

DOJ, Organized Crime Section, 

Criminal Division 

Department of Labor, Office of 

Inspector General 

DOJ, United States Attorneys Office, 

Assistant United States Attorney 

Department of Labor, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration 

Criminal Investigator Training Program See appendix III, table 6. 

Customs and Border Protection Integrated, 

Basic Training

FLETC 

DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Office of Field Operations 

DHS, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Office of Field Operations/ 

CBP Officers 

Death and Homicide Investigations Institute of Police Technology & 

Management (commercial vendor) 

DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative 

Service 

Detention Enforcement Officer DOJ, U.S. Marshals Service Training 

Academy 

DOJ, U.S. Marshals Service

Diversion Investigator Training DOJ, Drug Enforcement Administration 

Training Academy 

DOJ, Drug Enforcement Administration 

Drug Identification and Investigations DOJ, Drug Enforcement Administration DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

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Programs Reported as Mandatory

Basic training program Organization conducting program Federal civilian component

EPA Environmental Investigation Basic 

Training Program 

FLETC 

Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal 

Investigation Division

Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal 

Investigation Division

Entry-Level Training Program FLETC 

U.S. Capitol Police 

U.S. Capitol Police 

FPS Physical Security Academy DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Federal Protective Service 

National Training Academy 

DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Federal Protective 

Service 

Federal Air Marshal Service 

Training Program 

DHS, Transportation Security 

Administration, Federal Air Marshal Service

DHS, Transportation Security 

Administration, Office of Law 

Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service

Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Board, Security Unita

Federal Reserve Board, Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

Federal Reserve Board, Chairman’s 

Protection Unit

Federal Reserve Law Enforcement 

Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve 

Banks across the nation. 

Federal Reserve Board, Reserve Banks 

Security 

Field Evidence and Crime Scene 

Investigations 

Institute of Police Technology & 

Management (commercial vendor) 

DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative 

Service 

Field Training Program Department of the Interior, National Park 

Service, U.S. Park Police 

Department of the Interior, National Park 

Service, U.S. Park Police 

Field Training Program (FTO) U.S. Capitol Police U.S. Capitol Police 

Firearms Training FLETC DHS, Office of the Inspector General

HAZMAT First Responder 

Awareness/Operations/On-Scene 

Incident Command Training 

All American Environmental 

(commercial vendor) 

Library of Congress, Office of Security and 

Emergency Preparedness – Police 

HHS OIG Special Agent Basic 

Training Program 

Department of Health and Human Services, 

Office of Inspector General 

Department of Health and Human Services, 

Office of the Inspector General 

HHS OIG Writing Course Department of Health and Human Services, 

Office of Inspector General 

Department of Health and Human Services, 

Office of the Inspector General 

ICE Basic Intelligence Training Program DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Intelligence 

DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Professional 

Responsibility 

DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Detention and 

Removal 

ICE DR Basic Training Program/ICE_D FLETC 

DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Detention and Removal 

Operations DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Professional 

Responsibility 

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Programs Reported as Mandatory

Basic training program Organization conducting program Federal civilian component

DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Investigations 

ICE Special Agent Training Program FLETC 

DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement Office of Investigations 

Academy 

DHS, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection DHS, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, Office of 

Professional Responsibility 

Indian Police-Basic Police Officer 

Training Program 

FLETC Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, Office of Law Enforcement Services

Initial Probation and Pretrial Services 

Training Program 

FLETC Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 

Office of Probation and Pretrial Services 

Agency for International Development, 

Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Health and Human Services, 

Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of 

the Inspector General

National Archives and Records 

Administration, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Railroad Retirement Board, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Social Security Administration, Office of the 

Inspector General 

U.S. Government Printing Office, Office of 

the Inspector General

Department of Agriculture, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Department of Commerce, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Department of Education, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Department of the Treasury, Office of the 

Inspector General, Office of Investigations 

National Science Foundation, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Small Business Administration, Office of 

the Inspector General

Inspector General Investigator 

Training Program 

Inspector General Criminal 

Investigator Academy 

U.S. Postal Service, Office of 

Inspector General 

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Programs Reported as Mandatory

Basic training program Organization conducting program Federal civilian component

FLETC 

Inspector General Criminal 

Investigator Academy 

National Archives and Records 

Administration, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Inspector General Transitional 

Training Program 

Inspector General Criminal 

Investigator Academy 

Social Security Administration, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Institution Familiarization DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons 

Introduction to Corrections Techniques DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons 

Introduction to Criminal Investigations FLETC DHS, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Security Branch 

Department of Agriculture, U.S. 

Forest Service, Law Enforcement 

and Investigations 

Department of Commerce, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, Office of 

Law Enforcement 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 

Management, Office of Law Enforcement 

and Security 

Department of the Interior, National Park 

Service, Law Enforcement, Security and 

Emergency Services 

Department of the Interior, National Park 

Service, U.S. Park Police 

Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System 

Land Management Police 

Training Program 

FLETC 

Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA Police 

Department of Commerce, 

Office of Security 

Department of the Treasury, 

U.S. Mint, Police 

Mixed Basic Police Training Program FLETC 

Library of Congress, Office of Security and 

Emergency Preparedness – Police 

NASA Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Academy 

NASA Federal Law Enforcement Academy National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration, Office of Security and 

Program Protection, Program 

Protection Force 

NNSA OST Agent Candidate Training 

(FLETC-Charleston conducts legal issues 

criminal law classes (10 days)) 

No organization was listed. Department of Energy, National 

Nuclear Safety Administration, Office 

of Secure Transportation - Office of 

Mission Operations 

NWRS Field Training & 

Evaluation Program 

Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System 

Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System 

New Agent Training Program DOJ, FBI Academy DOJ, Federal Bureau of Investigation 

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Programs Reported as Mandatory

Basic training program Organization conducting program Federal civilian component

New Employee Orientation Department of Health and Human Services, 

Office of Inspector General 

Department of Health and Human Services, 

Office of the Inspector General 

New Investigator Training Department of Labor, Office of Labor 

Management Standards 

Department of Labor, Office of Labor 

Management Standards 

OSHA Hazwoper Safety Course FLETC 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Criminal Investigation Division

Department of Labor, Occupational 

Safety & Health Administration

Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal 

Investigation Division

Post Academy Training DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Office of Training and Development 

DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Office of Field Operations 

DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers 

Postal Police Officer Basic Training U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal Inspection

Service 

U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal Inspection 

Service, Postal Police 

Pre Academy Orientation Program DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Office of Training and Development 

DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Office of Field Operations 

DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers 

Protective Service Operations International Training Incorporated 

(commercial vendor) 

DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

Refuge Officer Basic School Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System 

Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System 

Semiannual Firearms Re-qualification FLETC 

U.S. Capitol Police 

Department of the Treasury, Bureau of 

Engraving and Printing 

Library of Congress, Office of Security and 

Emergency Preparedness – Police 

Sex Crimes/Deviant Sexual Behavior Institute of Police Technology & 

Management (commercial vendor) 

DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

Special Agent Basic School Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement

Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement

Special Agent Basic Training DOJ, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms, and Explosives 

DOJ, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms, and Explosives 

Special Agent Basic Training Program Department of the Treasury, 

TIGTA/NA/Office of Investigations 

Department of the Treasury, Treasury 

Inspector General for Tax Administration 

Special Agent Basic Training FLETC 

Internal Revenue Service National Criminal 

Investigation Training Academy 

Department of the Treasury, Internal

Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation 

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Programs Reported as Mandatory

Basic training program Organization conducting program Federal civilian component

Special Agent Training Program Department of Health and Human 

Services, Food and Drug Administration, 

Office of Regulatory Affairs/Office of 

Criminal Investigations 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Food and Drug Administration, 

Office of Regulatory Affairs/Office of 

Criminal Investigations 

Special Police Officer Training National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Art 

U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Division 

Apprentice Special Agent Course 

(either/or with the Criminal Investigator 

Training Program) 

Department of Defense, U.S. Army National Archives and Records 

Administration, Office of the 

Inspector General 

U.S. Border Patrol Academy Basic Training FLETC 

DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Office of Training and Development 

DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Border Patrol 

USSS Mixed Basic Training DHS, U. S. Secret Service/ 

James J. Rowley Training Center 

DHS, U.S. Secret Service 

USSS Special Agent Basic 

Training Course 

DHS, U. S. Secret Service/ 

James J. Rowley Training Center 

DHS, U.S. Secret Service 

USSS Uniformed Division Basic 

Training Course 

DHS, U. S. Secret Service/ 

James J. Rowley Training Center 

DHS, U.S. Secret Service 

Department of Commerce, 

Office of Security 

DHS, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Security Branch 

DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Federal 

Protective Service 

DHS, U.S. Secret Service 

Department of Commerce, National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

Department of Health and Human Services, 

National Institutes of Health 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Hoover Dam Police 

U.S. Government Printing Office, Police 

FLETC 

U.S. Supreme Court, Marshal of the 

Supreme Court

FLETC 

Metropolitan Police Academy - 

Washington, D.C. (state/local government) 

Department of the Treasury, Bureau of 

Engraving and Printing, Police Officers 

Uniformed Police Training Program 

FLETC 

Several state police or authorized state 

training facilities

National Railroad Passenger Corporation 

(AMTRAK), AMTRAK Police

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Programs Reported as Mandatory

Basic training program Organization conducting program Federal civilian component

Wildlife Inspector Basic School Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement

Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement

Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey results.

a

In commenting on a draft of this report, the Federal Reserve Board’s Security Unit stated that it also 

uses FLETC resources during the firearms training of its mandatory basic law enforcement training 

program. 

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Appendix III: The 76 Unique Basic Training

Programs Reported as Mandatory

Table 6 shows the one remaining unique program—FLETC’s Criminal 

Investigator Training Program—that was omitted in table 5. 

Table 6: FLETC’s Criminal Investigator Training Program Reported as Mandatory by 52 Federal Civilian Components 

Department or nondepartmental entity Federal civilian component

Agency for International Development Office of the Inspector General 

Corporation for National and Community Service Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Agriculture Office of the Inspector General 

U.S. Forest Service, Law Enforcement and Investigations 

Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Export Enforcement 

National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Law Enforcement 

Department of Commerce 

Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Education Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Energy Office of Health, Safety and Security, Office of Security Operations 

Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General 

FLETC 

Office of the Inspector General 

U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Federal Protective Service 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Investigations 

Department of Homeland Security 

U.S. Secret Service 

Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the Inspector General 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Law Enforcement Services 

Bureau of Land Management, Office of Law Enforcement and Security 

Office of the Inspector General 

Department of the Interior 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 

Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Justice 

U.S. Marshals Service 

Department of Labor Office of the Inspector General 

Department of State Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General, Investigations 

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Programs Reported as Mandatory

Department or nondepartmental entity Federal civilian component

Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Police Officers 

Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation 

Office of the Inspector General, Office of Investigations 

Department of the Treasury 

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 

Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General 

Environmental Protection Agency Criminal Investigation Division

Office of the Inspector General 

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Office of the Inspector General 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Office of the Inspector General 

Federal Reserve Board Office of the Inspector General 

General Services Administration Office of the Inspector General 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of the Inspector General 

National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Inspector General 

National Science Foundation Office of the Inspector General 

Polar Operations, Antarctica 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Inspector General 

Office of Personnel Management Office of the Inspector General 

Peace Corps Office of the Inspector General 

Railroad Retirement Board Office of the Inspector General 

Small Business Administration Office of the Inspector General 

Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General 

Tennessee Valley Authority Office of the Inspector General 

U.S. Government Printing Office Office of the Inspector General 

U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General 

Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey results.

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Appendix IV: All LEO Job Series

Classifications and Their Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs 

This appendix presents two related tables. Table 7 presents information on 

all but four of the job series classifications. The four classifications that 

were omitted in this table—0080, 0083, 1801, and 1811—are used by the 

most components. Information for these four is presented separately in

table 8. 

Table 7: LEO Job Series Classifications and Their Mandatory Basic Training Programs (Excluding 0080, 0083, 1801, and 1811) 

as Reported by the 105 Federal Civilian Components. 

Job series classification Mandatory basic training program 

Federal civilian components citing 

program as mandatory 

159 different job series used by the DOJ, Institution Familiarization DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons 

Federal Bureau of Prisonsa

Introduction to Corrections Techniques DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons 

Department of the Interior, National Park 

Service, Law Enforcement, Security and 

Emergency Services 

Land Management Police Training Program

Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System 

NWRS Field Training & Evaluation 

Program 

Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System 

0025 

Refuge Officer Basic School Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System 

0080bSee appendix IV, table 8. 

0082 Basic Deputy U.S. Marshal DOJ, U.S. Marshals Service

Criminal Investigator Training Program DOJ, U.S. Marshals Service

0083 See appendix IV, table 8. 

0084 NNSA OST Agent Candidate Training 

(FLETC-Charleston conducts legal issues 

criminal law classes (10 days)) 

Department of Energy, National 

Nuclear Safety Administration, Office of 

Secure Transportation - Office of 

Mission Operations 

0085bSpecial Police Officer Training National Gallery of Art 

35 Hours Peace Officer Training Department of Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, Academy Security Force 

0301 

47 Hour Firearms Instruction Department of Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, Academy Security Force 

Continuing Legal Education Training 

Program (an either/or with Criminal 

Investigator Training Program)

National Science Foundation, 

Polar Operations, Antarctica 

0310 

Criminal Investigator Training Program 

(an either/or with Continuing Legal 

Education Training Program)

National Science Foundation, 

Polar Operations, Antarctica 

Appendix IV: All LEO Job Series 

Classifications and Their Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs 

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Classifications and Their Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs 

Job series classification Mandatory basic training program 

Federal civilian components citing 

program as mandatory 

Continuing Legal Education Training 

Program (an either/or with Criminal 

Investigator Training Program)

National Science Foundation, Polar 

Operations, Antarctica 

0340 

Criminal Investigator Training Program 

(an either/or with Continuing Legal 

Education Training Program)

National Science Foundation, Polar 

Operations, Antarctica 

Land Management Police Training Program Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System 

NWRS Field Training & Evaluation 

Program 

Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System 

0485 

Refuge Officer Basic School Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System 

Basic Fiduciary and Investigative 

Techniques 

Department of Labor, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration 

0511 

Criminal Enforcement Training Department of Labor, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration 

080—Physical Security Specialist Federal/State/Military Police 

Academy Training 

Department of Transportation, Office 

of the Secretary of Transportation, 

Executive Protection 

132 ICE Basic Intelligence Training Program DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Professional 

Responsibility 

Continuing Legal Education Training 

Program (an either/or with Criminal 

Investigator Training Program)

National Science Foundation, 

Polar Operations, Antarctica 

1301 

Criminal Investigator Training Program 

(an either/or with Continuing Legal 

Education Training Program)

National Science Foundation, 

Polar Operations, Antarctica 

1801 See appendix IV, table 8. 

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Job series classification Mandatory basic training program 

Federal civilian components citing 

program as mandatory 

Criminal Investigator Training Program Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 

Office of the Inspector General 

Detention Enforcement Officer DOJ, U.S. Marshals Service

HHS OIG Writing Course Department of Health and Human Services, 

Office of the Inspector General 

Land Management Police Training Program Department of Agriculture, U.S. 

Forest Service, Law Enforcement 

and Investigations 

New Employee Orientation Department of Health and Human Services, 

Office of the Inspector General 

Special Police Officer Training National Gallery of Art 

USSS Mixed Basic Training DHS, U.S. Secret Service 

1802 

Uniformed Police Training Program DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Federal 

Protective Service 

Criminal Investigator Training Program Department of the Treasury, Bureau of 

Engraving and Printing, Police Officers 

HHS OIG Writing Course Department of Health and Human Services, 

Office of the Inspector General 

1810 

New Employee Orientation Department of Health and Human Services, 

Office of the Inspector General 

1811 See appendix IV, table 8. 

1812 Land Management Police Training Program Department of Commerce, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, Office of 

Law Enforcement 

1881 CBP Air and Marine Basic 

Training Program 

DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Office of Customs and Border Protection 

Air and Marine

Customs and Border Protection Integrated, 

Basic Training

DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers 

Post Academy Training DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers 

1895 

Pre Academy Orientation Program DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Office of Field Operations/CBP Officers 

1896 U.S. Border Patrol Academy Basic Training DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Border Patrol 

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Classifications and Their Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs 

Job series classification Mandatory basic training program 

Federal civilian components citing 

program as mandatory 

Land Management Police Training Program Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System 

NWRS Field Training & Evaluation 

Program 

Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System 

2181 

Refuge Officer Basic School Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System 

2335-24XX (Postal Police Officer) Postal Police Officer Basic Training U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal Inspection

Service, Postal Police 

2501 Basic Special Agent Course Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic 

Security, Diplomatic Security Service 

HHS OIG Writing Course Department of Health and Human Services, 

Office of the Inspector General 

301 

New Employee Orientation Department of Health and Human Services, 

Office of the Inspector General 

Federal Reserve Board, Reserve 

Banks Security 

Federal Reserve Law Enforcement Officer Federal Reserve Law Enforcement 

Federal Reserve Board, Security Unit 

GS-085 - Security Officer Basic Entry Level Training Smithsonian Institution, Office of 

Protection Services 

KK100 (Police Officer) Uniformed Police Training Program National Railroad Passenger Corporation 

(AMTRAK), AMTRAK Police

Basic Boarding Officer Course DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime Law 

Enforcement Boarding Officers

Boarding Officer Personal 

Qualification Standards 

DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime Law 

Enforcement Boarding Officers

Maritime Law Enforcement 

Boarding Officers 

Boarding Officer Practical Course DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime Law 

Enforcement Boarding Officers

Advanced Interviews and Interrogations DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

CGIS Indoctrination Training Course DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

Criminal Investigator Training Program DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

Death and Homicide Investigations DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

Drug Identification and Investigations DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

Military Special Agents/Investigators 

Field Evidence and Crime 

Scene Investigations 

DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

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Classifications and Their Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs 

Job series classification Mandatory basic training program 

Federal civilian components citing 

program as mandatory 

Protective Service Operations DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

Sex Crimes/Deviant Sexual Behavior DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

Patrol Officer, Investigator, Commander, 

Assistant Director and Director. 

Land Management Police Training Program Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA Police 

Police Officer Entry-Level Training Program U.S. Capitol Police 

Field Training Program (FTO) U.S. Capitol Police 

Agency Specific Basic Add on Department of the Interior, National Park 

Service, U.S. Park Police 

Field Training Program Department of the Interior, National Park 

Service, U.S. Park Police 

SP083 (Police Officer, 

Investigator, Detective) 

Land Management Police Training Program Department of the Interior, National Park 

Service, U.S. Park Police 

Special Agent Federal Reserve Law Enforcement Federal Reserve Board, Chairman’s 

Protection Unit

Special Agent, Investigative Department 

Manager, Project Manager 

Criminal Investigator Training Program Tennessee Valley Authority, Office of the 

Inspector General 

U.S. Pretrial Services Officer Initial Probation and Pretrial Services 

Training Program 

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 

Office of Probation and Pretrial Services 

U.S. Probation Officer Initial Probation and Pretrial Services 

Training Program 

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 

Office of Probation and Pretrial Services 

Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey results.

a

See GAO-07-121, appendix IX, for a list of all 159 OPM job series used by DOJ, Federal Bureau of

Prisons.

b

DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons uses the 0080 and 0085 job series and requires two basic training 

programs: Institution Familiarization and Introduction to Corrections Techniques. 

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Table 8 presents information on the four classifications that were used by 

the most components—0080, 0083, 1801, and 1811—and omitted in table 7. 

Table 8: The 0080, 0083, 1801, and 1811 Job Series Classifications and Their Mandatory Basic Training, as Reported by the 

105 Federal Civilian Components 

Job series classification and mandatory basic 

training program Federal civilian component requiring training 

0080 security administrative

35 Hours Peace Officer Training Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, 

Academy Security Force 

47 Hour Firearms Instruction Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, 

Academy Security Force 

Basic Police Officer Training Course Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Security and Law Enforcement 

Institution Familiarization Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons 

Introduction to Corrections Techniques Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons 

Introduction to Criminal Investigations Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Security Branch 

NASA Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Security and 

Program Protection, Program Protection Force 

USSS Mixed Basic Training Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service 

Uniformed Police Training Program Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Federal Protective Service 

0083 police 

35 Hours Peace Officer Training Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, 

Academy Security Force 

47 Hour Firearms Instruction Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, 

Academy Security Force 

Basic Police Officer Training Course Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Security and Law Enforcement 

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Automatic External 

Defibrillator/Bloodborne Pathogens/First Aid/

Oxygen Management 

Library of Congress, Office of Security and Emergency 

Preparedness – Police 

HAZMAT First Responder Awareness/Operations/ 

On-Scene Incident Command Training 

Library of Congress, Office of Security and Emergency 

Preparedness – Police 

Indian Police-Basic Police Officer Training Program Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Law 

Enforcement Services 

Department of Commerce, Office of Security

Department of the Treasury, U.S. Mint, Police 

Mixed Basic Police Training Program 

Library of Congress, Office of Security and Emergency 

Preparedness – Police 

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Training Programs 

Job series classification and mandatory basic 

training program Federal civilian component requiring training 

Semiannual Firearms Re-qualification Library of Congress, Office of Security and Emergency 

Preparedness – Police 

USSS Uniformed Division Basic Training Course Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service 

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Department of Commerce, Office of Security

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health 

Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Security Branch 

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Federal Protective Service 

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Hoover Dam Police 

Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 

Police Officers

U.S. Government Printing Office, Police 

Uniformed Police Training Program 

U.S. Supreme Court, Marshal of the Supreme Court 

1801 general inspection, inspection and compliance 

Basic Fiduciary and Investigative Techniques Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration 

CBP Air and Marine Basic Training Program Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Office of Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine 

Criminal Enforcement Training Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration 

Criminal Investigator Training Program Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General

Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, 

and Explosives

Diversion Investigator Training Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration 

Federal Air Marshal Service Training Program Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration,

Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service 

HHS OIG Special Agent Basic Training Program Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General

HHS OIG Writing Course Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Detention and Removal 

ICE DR Basic Training Program/ICE_D 

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility 

Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, Law Enforcement 

and Investigations 

Land Management Police Training Program

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Office of Law 

Enforcement and Security 

New Employee Orientation Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General

New Investigator Training Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards 

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Classifications and Their Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs 

Job series classification and mandatory basic 

training program Federal civilian component requiring training 

Uniformed Police Training Program Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Federal Protective Service 

Wildlife Inspector Basic School Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Office of Law Enforcement 

1811 Criminal Investigator 

Advanced Interviews and Interrogations Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service

Basic Agent Training Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration 

Basic Deputy U.S. Marshal Department of Justice, U.S. Marshals Service 

Basic Inspector Training Program U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Inspector 

Basic Police Officer Training Course Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Security and Law Enforcement 

Basic Special Agent Course Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Diplomatic 

Security Service

CGIS Indoctrination Training Course Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service

Agency for International Development, Office of the Inspector General 

Corporation for National and Community Service, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Department of Agriculture, Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, Law Enforcement 

and Investigations 

Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of 

Export Enforcement 

Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of 

Law Enforcement 

Department of Commerce, Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Education, Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Energy, Office of Health, Safety and Security, Office of 

Security Operations 

Department of Energy, Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General

Department of Homeland Security, Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Center

Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Federal Protective Service 

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Investigations 

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service 

Criminal Investigator Training Program 

Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the 

Inspector General 

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Classifications and Their Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs 

Job series classification and mandatory basic 

training program Federal civilian component requiring training 

Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, 

and Explosives

Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Justice, U.S. Marshals Service 

Department of Labor, Office of the Inspector General

Department of State, Office of the Inspector General

Department of Transportation, Office of the Inspector 

General, Investigations 

Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Inspector General 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Law 

Enforcement Services 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Office of Law 

Enforcement and Security 

Department of the Interior, Office of the Inspector General 

Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of 

Law Enforcement 

Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal 

Investigation 

Department of the Treasury, Office of the Inspector General, Office 

of Investigations

Department of the Treasury, Treasury Inspector General for 

Tax Administration 

Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal Investigation Division 

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Inspector General 

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Inspector General 

Federal Reserve Board, Office of the Inspector General 

General Services Administration, Office of the Inspector General 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of the 

Inspector General 

National Archives and Records Administration, Office of the 

Inspector General 

National Science Foundation, Office of the Inspector General 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of the Inspector General 

Office of Personnel Management, Office of the Inspector General 

Peace Corps, Office of the Inspector General 

Railroad Retirement Board, Office of the Inspector General

Small Business Administration, Office of the Inspector General 

Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General 

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Classifications and Their Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs 

Job series classification and mandatory basic 

training program Federal civilian component requiring training 

Tennessee Valley Authority, Office of the Inspector General 

U.S. Government Printing Office, Office of the Inspector General 

U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General 

Death and Homicide Investigations Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service

Drug Identification and Investigations Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service

EPA Environmental Investigation Basic Training Program Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal Investigation Division 

Federal Air Marshal Service Training Program Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration,

Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service 

Federal/State/Military Police Academy Training Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 

Executive Protection 

Field Evidence and Crime Scene Investigations Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service

Firearms Training Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Inspector General 

Graduation from an Federal Law Enforcement academy Library of Congress, Office of the Inspector General

HHS OIG Special Agent Basic Training Program Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General

HHS OIG Writing Course Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Investigations 

ICE Special Agent Training Program 

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility 

Agency for International Development, Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Agriculture, Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Commerce, Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Education, Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General

Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Department of the Treasury, Office of the Inspector General, Office 

of Investigations

Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Inspector General 

National Archives and Records Administration, Office of the 

Inspector General 

National Science Foundation, Office of the Inspector General 

Railroad Retirement Board, Office of the Inspector General

Small Business Administration, Office of the Inspector General 

Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General 

U.S. Government Printing Office, Office of the Inspector General 

Inspector General Investigator Training Program 

U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General 

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Classifications and Their Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs 

Job series classification and mandatory basic 

training program Federal civilian component requiring training 

National Archives and Records Administration, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Inspector General Transitional Training Program 

Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General 

New Agent Training Program Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation 

New Employee Orientation Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General

OSHA Hazwoper Safety Course Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal Investigation Division 

Protective Service Operations Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service

Sex Crimes/Deviant Sexual Behavior Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Investigative Service

Special Agent Basic School Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of 

Law Enforcement 

Special Agent Basic Training Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, 

and Explosives

Special Agent Basic Training Program Department of the Treasury, Treasury Inspector General for 

Tax Administration 

Special Agent Basic Training Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 

Criminal Investigation 

Special Agent Training Program Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration,

Office of Regulatory Affairs/Office of Criminal Investigations

Special Police Officer Training National Gallery of Art 

U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Division Apprentice 

Special Agent Course (either/or with the Criminal 

Investigator Training Program)

National Archives and Records Administration, Office of the 

Inspector General 

USSS Special Agent Basic Training Course Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service 

Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey results.

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Appendix V: The 61 Organizations, Excluding 

FLETC, Conducting the Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs and Their Training 

Locations as Reported by the Federal Civilian 

Components 

Organization conducting

basic training program Basic training program Location of training 

Federal civilian component

receiving training

All American Environmental

(commercial vendor) 

HAZMAT First Responder 

Awareness/Operations/On-Scene 

Incident Command Training 

Columbia, Md. Library of Congress, Office of 

Security and Emergency 

Preparedness - Police 

Chesapeak Training 

(commercial vendor) 

Cardiopulmonary 

Resuscitation/Automatic External 

Defibrillator/Bloodborne Pathogens/ 

First Aid/Oxygen Management 

Field offices Library of Congress, Office of 

Security and Emergency 

Preparedness - Police 

DHS, Transportation Security 

Administration, Federal Air 

Marshal Service

Federal Air Marshal Service 

Training Program 

Atlantic City, N.J. DHS, Transportation Security 

Administration, Office of Law 

Enforcement/Federal Air 

Marshal Service

USSS Mixed Basic Training Washington, D.C., area DHS, U.S. Secret Service 

USSS Special Agent Basic 

Training Course 

Washington, D.C., area DHS, U.S. Secret Service 

DHS, U. S. Secret 

Service/James J. Rowley 

Training Center

USSS Uniformed Division Basic 

Training Course 

Washington, D.C., area DHS, U.S. Secret Service 

Basic Boarding Officer Course Charleston, S.C. DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Maritime Law Enforcement 

Boarding Officers 

Boarding Officer Personal Qualification 

Standards 

Field offices DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Maritime Law Enforcement 

Boarding Officers 

DHS, U.S. Coast Guard 

Boarding Officer Practical Course Field offices 

Charleston, S.C. 

DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Maritime Law Enforcement 

Boarding Officers 

DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

CGIS Indoctrination Training Course Glynco, Ga. DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

DHS, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, 

Office of Investigations 

DHS, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection 

ICE Special Agent Training Program Glynco, Ga. 

DHS, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, Office of 

Professional Responsibility 

DHS, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, Office of 

Field Operations 

Post Academy Training Field offices DHS, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Office of Field 

Operations/CBP Officers 

Pre Academy Orientation Program Field office/port levels DHS, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Office of Field 

Operations/CBP Officers 

Appendix V: The 61 Organizations, Excluding 

FLETC, Conducting the Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs and Their Training Locations 

as Reported by the Federal Civilian Components

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FLETC, Conducting the Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs and Their Training 

Locations as Reported by the Federal Civilian 

Components 

Organization conducting

basic training program Basic training program Location of training 

Federal civilian component

receiving training

Post Academy Training Artesia, N.Mex. DHS, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Office of Field 

Operations/CBP Officers 

Pre Academy Orientation Program Artesia, N.Mex. DHS, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Office of Field 

Operations/CBP Officers 

DHS, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Office of Training 

and Development 

U.S. Border Patrol Academy 

Basic Training

Artesia, N.Mex. DHS, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Border Patrol 

DHS, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, Office of 

Investigations Academy 

ICE Special Agent Training Program Glynco, Ga. DHS, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, 

Office of Investigations 

DHS, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, Office of 

Detention and Removal 

DHS, U.S. Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement, 

Detention and 

Removal Operations 

ICE DR Basic Training Program/ICE_D Glynco, Ga. 

DHS, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, Office of 

Professional Responsibility 

DHS, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, Federal 

Protective Service National

Training Academy 

FPS Physical Security Academy Glynco, Ga. DHS, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, Office of 

Federal Protective Service 

DHS, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, Office 

of Intelligence 

ICE Basic Intelligence Training Program Glynco, Ga. DHS, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, Office of 

Professional Responsibility 

DHS, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, Office of 

Investigations Academy 

ICE Special Agent Training Program Glynco, Ga. DHS, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement, Office of 

Professional Responsibility 

DOJ, Bureau of Alcohol, 

Tobacco, Firearms, 

and Explosives

Special Agent Basic Training Glynco, Ga. DOJ, Bureau of Alcohol, 

Tobacco, Firearms, 

and Explosives

DOJ, Drug Enforcement 

Administration

Drug Identification and Investigations Field offices DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

Basic Agent Training Quantico, Va. DOJ, Drug Enforcement 

Administrationa

DOJ, Drug Enforcement 

Administration Training 

Academy Diversion Investigator Training Quantico, Va. DOJ, Drug Enforcement 

Administrationa

DOJ, FBI Academy New Agent Training Program Quantico, Va. DOJ, Federal Bureau of 

Investigationa

DOJ, Federal Bureau of 

Investigation 

Graduation from an Federal Law 

Enforcement academy 

Quantico, Va. Library of Congress, Office of 

the Inspector General

DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons Institution Familiarization Field offices DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons

Introduction to Corrections Techniques Glynco, Ga. DOJ, Federal Bureau of Prisons

DOJ, Organized Crime Section, 

Criminal Division 

Criminal Enforcement Training Off site location Department of Labor, Employee 

Benefits Security Administration

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FLETC, Conducting the Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs and Their Training 

Locations as Reported by the Federal Civilian 

Components 

Organization conducting

basic training program Basic training program Location of training 

Federal civilian component

receiving training

DOJ, U.S. Marshals Service Basic Deputy U.S. Marshal Glynco, Ga. DOJ, U.S. Marshals Service

Training Academy Detention Enforcement Officer Glynco, Ga. DOJ, U.S. Marshals Service 

DOJ, United States Attorneys 

Office, Assistant United 

States Attorney 

Criminal Enforcement Training Off site location Department of Labor, Employee 

Benefits Security Administration

Department of Defense, 

U.S. Army 

U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Division 

Apprentice Special Agent Course 

(either/or with the Criminal Investigator 

Training Program) 

Fort Leonard Wood, 

Mo. 

National Archives and Records 

Administration, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Department of Defense, 

U.S. Army Criminal 

Investigation Academy 

Graduation from an Federal Law 

Enforcement academy 

Fort Belvoir, Va. Library of Congress, Office of 

the Inspector General

Department of Defense, U.S. 

Army Military Police Academy

Graduation from an Federal Law 

Enforcement academy 

Fort Leonard Wood, 

Mo. 

Library of Congress, Office of 

the Inspector General

Department of Defense, U.S. 

Navy Criminal Investigative 

Service Academy 

Graduation from an Federal Law 

Enforcement academy 

U.S. Navy Yard, 

Washington, D.C. 

Library of Congress, Office of 

the Inspector General

Department of Health and 

Human Services, Food and 

Drug Administration, Office of 

Regulatory Affairs/Office of 

Criminal Investigations 

Special Agent Training Program Glynco, Ga. Department of Health and 

Human Services, Food and 

Drug Administration, Office of 

Regulatory Affairs/Office of 

Criminal Investigations 

HHS OIG Special Agent Basic Training 

Program 

Glynco, Ga. Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the 

Inspector General 

HHS OIG Writing Course Washington, D.C. Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of 

Inspector General 

New Employee Orientation Washington, D.C. Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service, 

U.S. Park Police 

Field Training Program Field offices Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service, 

U.S. Park Police 

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FLETC, Conducting the Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs and Their Training 

Locations as Reported by the Federal Civilian 

Components 

Organization conducting

basic training program Basic training program Location of training 

Federal civilian component

receiving training

NWRS Field Training & 

Evaluation Program 

Field offices Department of the Interior, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System 

Department of the Interior, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

Refuge Officer Basic School Shepardstown, W. Va. Department of the Interior, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System 

Special Agent Basic School FLETC Department of the Interior, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Office of Law Enforcement 

Department of the Interior, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Office of Law Enforcement 

Wildlife Inspector Basic School FLETC Department of the Interior, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Office of Law Enforcement 

Department of Labor, 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, Office of 

Exemption Determinations 

Basic Fiduciary and 

Investigative Techniques 

Off site location Department of Labor, Employee 

Benefits Security Administration

Department of Labor, Employee 

Benefits Security Administration, 

Office of Health Plan Standards 

and Compliance Assistance 

Basic Fiduciary and 

Investigative Techniques 

Off site location Department of Labor, Employee 

Benefits Security Administration

Department of Labor, 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, Office of 

Regulations and Interpretations

Basic Fiduciary and 

Investigative Techniques 

Off site location Department of Labor, Employee 

Benefits Security Administration

Department of Labor, 

Occupational Safety & 

Health Administration 

OSHA Hazwoper Safety Course Lakewood, Colo. 

(Environmental

Protection Agency 

National Enforcement 

Training Institute 

(NETI)-West Facility) 

Environmental Protection 

Agency, Criminal 

Investigation Division

Department of Labor, Office of 

Inspector General 

Criminal Enforcement Training Off site location Department of Labor, Employee 

Benefits Security Administration

Department of Labor, Office of 

Labor Management Standards

New Investigator Training Various locations 

throughout the U.S. 

Department of Labor, Office of 

Labor Management Standards

a

Department of State, Diplomatic 

Security Training Center 

Basic Special Agent Course Field offices Department of State, Bureau of 

Diplomatic Security, Diplomatic

Security Service

Department of State, National

Foreign Affairs Training Center

Basic Special Agent Course Field offices Department of State, Bureau of 

Diplomatic Security, Diplomatic

Security Service

Department of the Treasury, 

Bureau of Engraving 

and Printing 

Semiannual Firearms Re-qualification Washington, D.C. Library of Congress, Office of 

Security and Emergency 

Preparedness - Police 

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Training Programs and Their Training 

Locations as Reported by the Federal Civilian 

Components 

Organization conducting

basic training program Basic training program Location of training 

Federal civilian component

receiving training

Department of the Treasury, 

TIGTA/NA/Office of

Investigations 

Special Agent Basic Training Program Glynco, Ga. Department of the Treasury, 

Treasury Inspector General for 

Tax Administration 

Department of Veterans 

Affairs, Law Enforcement 

Training Center

Basic Police Officer Training Course North Little Rock, Ark. Department of Veterans 

Affairs, Office of Security and 

Law Enforcementa

Criminal Investigator Training Program Glynco, Ga. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Criminal 

Investigation Division

EPA Environmental Investigation Basic 

Training Program 

Glynco, Ga. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Criminal 

Investigation Division

Environmental Protection 

Agency, Criminal 

Investigation Division

OSHA Hazwoper Safety Course Lakewood, Colo. 

(Environmental

Protection Agency 

National Enforcement 

Training Institute 

(NETI)-West Facility) 

Environmental Protection 

Agency, Criminal 

Investigation Division

Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Law Enforcement Washington, D.C. Federal Reserve Board, 

Security Unitb

Federal Reserve Board, 

Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve 

Federal Reserve Law Enforcement Washington, D.C. Federal Reserve Board, 

Chairman’s Protection Unita

Federal Reserve Board, 

Federal Reserve Banks across 

the nation 

Federal Reserve Law Enforcement Reserve Banks Federal Reserve Board, 

Reserve Banks Securitya

Federal/State/Military 

Police Academy 

Federal/State/Military Police 

Academy Training 

No location was given. Department of Transportation,

Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation, 

Executive Protection 

Criminal Investigator Training Program Glynco, Ga. DHS, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Agency for International 

Development, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Department of Agriculture, 

Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Commerce, 

Office of the Inspector General 

Department of Education, 

Office of the Inspector General 

Inspector General Criminal

Investigator Academy 

Inspector General Investigator 

Training Program 

Glynco, Ga. 

Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the 

Inspector General 

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Appendix V: The 61 Organizations, Excluding 

FLETC, Conducting the Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs and Their Training 

Locations as Reported by the Federal Civilian 

Components 

Organization conducting

basic training program Basic training program Location of training 

Federal civilian component

receiving training

Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, Office of 

the Inspector General

Department of the Treasury, 

Office of the Inspector General, 

Office of Investigations 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 

Office of the Inspector General 

National Archives and Records 

Administration, Office of the 

Inspector General 

National Science Foundation,

Office of the Inspector General 

Railroad Retirement Board, 

Office of the Inspector General 

Small Business Administration, 

Office of the Inspector General 

Social Security Administration,

Office of the Inspector General 

U.S. Government Printing 

Office, Office of the 

Inspector General 

U.S. Postal Service, Office of 

Inspector General 

National Archives and Records 

Administration, Office of the 

Inspector General 

Inspector General Transitional 

Training Program 

Glynco, Ga. 

Arlington, Va. 

Social Security Administration,

Office of the Inspector General 

Death and Homicide Investigations Jacksonsville, Fla. DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

Field Evidence and Crime 

Scene Investigations 

Jacksonsville, Fla. DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

Institute of Police Technology 

& Management 

(commercial vendor) 

Sex Crimes/Deviant Sexual Behavior Jacksonsville, Fla. DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

Internal Revenue Service

National Criminal Investigation 

Training Academy 

Special Agent Basic Training Glynco, Ga. Department of the Treasury, 

Internal Revenue Service, 

Criminal Investigation 

International Training 

Incorporated 

(commercial vendor) 

Protective Service Operations West Point, Va. DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

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Appendix V: The 61 Organizations, Excluding 

FLETC, Conducting the Mandatory Basic 

Training Programs and Their Training 

Locations as Reported by the Federal Civilian 

Components 

Organization conducting

basic training program Basic training program Location of training 

Federal civilian component

receiving training

35 Hours Peace Officer Training Brooklyn, N.Y. Department of Transportation,

Maritime Administration, 

Academy Security Forcea

Law Enforcement Training 

and Consultants 

(commercial vendor) 

47 Hour Firearms Instruction Brooklyn, N.Y. Department of Transportation,

Maritime Administration, 

Academy Security Forcea

Metropolitan Police Academy - 

Washington, D.C. 

(state/local government) 

Uniformed Police Training Program Washington, D.C. Department of the Treasury, 

Bureau of Engraving and 

Printing, Police Officers 

NASA Federal Law 

Enforcement Academy 

NASA Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Academy 

Kennedy Space 

Center-Fla. 

National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration, Office 

of Security and Program 

Protection, Program 

Protection Forcea

National Gallery of Art Special Police Officer Training Washington, D.C. National Gallery of Arta

Reid and Associates, Inc 

(commercial vendor) 

Advanced Interviews and Interrogations Various contracted 

locations 

DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, 

Investigative Service 

Several state police 

or authorized state 

training facilities

Uniformed Police Training Program Various locations National Railroad Passenger 

Corporation (AMTRAK), 

AMTRAK Police 

Smithsonian Institution, 

In House Staff 

Basic Entry Level Training Washington, D.C. 

New York, N.Y. 

Smithsonian Institution, Office 

of Protection Servicesa

Entry-Level Training Program Cheltenham, Md. U.S. Capitol Police 

Field Training Program (FTO) No location was given. U.S. Capitol Police 

U.S. Capitol Police 

Semiannual Firearms Re-qualification Washington, D.C. Library of Congress, Office of 

Security and Emergency 

Preparedness - Police 

Basic Inspector Training Program Potomac, Md. U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal 

Inspection Service, Inspectora

U.S. Postal Service, 

U.S. Postal Inspection Service

Postal Police Officer Basic Training Potomac, Md. U.S. Postal Service, U.S. 

Postal Inspection Service, 

Postal Policea

Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey results.

a

This component reported using only non-FLETC training resources.

b

In commenting on a draft of this report, the Federal Reserve Board’s Security Unit stated that it also 

uses FLETC resources during the firearms training of its mandatory basic law enforcement training 

program. 

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Appendix VI: The 11 Federal Civilian 

Components Th t Reported Hiring LEOs Who 

Had Already Taken Basic Training for 

Previous Law Enforcement Positions 

a

Page 46 GAO-07-815 Federal Law Enforcement Mandatory Basic Training

Federal civilian component Comments by component 

Department of Commerce, 

Office of Securitya

OSY does not provide a mandatory basic law enforcement training program for its 

security specialists (0080) deputized as Special Deputy U.S. Marshals. OSY does 

require deputized personnel to have already completed a basic training program 

accepted by U.S. Marshal Service prior to employment. 

Department of Homeland Security, 

U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services hires personnel that have received training 

and experience with another Federal agency. 

Department of Homeland Security, 

U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement, Office of Intelligence 

Must be qualified to be selected from selection list. 

Department of the Interior, Office of 

Law Enforcement, Security and 

Emergency Management 

The Office of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Management hires LEOs who 

have already received basic training at another federal agency or office within the 

Department of Interior. 

Department of Transportation, National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

Odometer Fraud 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hires criminal investigators/special agents 

and requires FLETC’s Criminal Investigator Training Program or a functional equivalent 

state or local training program and criminal investigation experience as a prerequisite. 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Office of the Inspector General 

Any series 0905, 1810 or 1811 the Federal Communications Commission, Office of the 

Inspector General (FCC OIG) hires for law enforcement purposes (execute search 

warrants, arrest warrants, etc.) would have had the requisite mandatory law enforcement

training before he or she would be employed for the OIG at the FCC. The FCC OIG does 

employ series 0905 attorneys who do not engage in these law enforcement activities. 

Government Accountability Office, 

Controller/Administrative Services, 

Office of Security and Safety 

GAO Office of Security Safety hires already trained LEOs. 

Government Accountability Office, 

Financial Management and Assurance, 

Forensic Audits and Special Investigations 

Agents hired by GAO are experienced Agents who have already attended and graduated 

from a basic agent academy. The GAO Forensic Audits and Special Investigations (FSI) 

team hires 1811 criminal investigators who have already fulfilled the mandatory basic law 

enforcement training required to become criminal investigator. In addition to the basic 

requirements, GAO-FSI requests and requires its criminal investigators to take the 

appropriate training to become Certified Fraud Examiners.

National Railroad Passenger Corporation 

(AMTRAK), Office of Inspector General 

NRPC OIG Office of Investigations (OI) Criminal Investigator/Special Agents are largely 

comprised of a diverse group of former and retired state and federal law enforcement 

officers who have received sworn law enforcement academy training at their respective

prior entities, e.g., FLETC, Glynco, Ga.; FBI, Quantico, Va.; Metropolitan Police 

Academy, Washington, D.C. Most OI Special Agents, where appropriately credentialed, 

currently serve with U.S. Marshal Special Deputation. NRPC OIG OI Criminal 

Investigator/Special Agents attend ongoing in-service mandatory training, including, but 

not limited to, firearms qualification, defensive tactics, anti- and counter terrorism, 

interview skills, search and seizure, and arrest, and law enforcement legal liability issues. 

NRPC OIG OI staff include certified law enforcement and/or trained instructors. NRPC 

OIG OI Special Agents also receive legal instruction, direction, and training from the OIG

Office of Legal Counsel, comprised of former DOJ, federal, and state prosec

Appendix VI: The 11 Federal Civilian 

Components That Reported Hiring LEOs Who 

Had Already Taken Basic Training for 

Previous Law Enforcement Positions 
Appendix VI: The 11 Federal Civilian 

Components That Reported Hiring LEOs Who 

Had Already Taken Basic Training for 

Previous Law Enforcement Positions 

Federal civilian component Comments by component 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Office of Investigations 

OI hires only experienced agents at the 12/13 grade who have completed a basic 1811

training program. 

Smithsonian Institution, 

Office of Protection Services

a

The ZP-083 - Zoo Police are all former police officers from other agencies who 

have attended a police academy so we do not need to provide them any basic entry 

level training. 

Source: GAO analysis of mandatory basic training survey results.

a

This component has specific mandatory basic training programs for one of more other LEO job 

series it uses.

Note: In commenting on a draft of this report, the Federal Reserve Board stated that its Chairman’s

Protection Unit tends to hire special agents who have prior FLETC training. Because the Chairman’s 

Protection Unit answered in its survey that it had a mandatory basic training program, we did not 

include it in this list. 

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Appendix VII: FLETC’s 83 Partner 

Organizations 

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FLETC partner organization

GAO survey 

participant

a

Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General X 

U.S. Forest Service X 

Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Export Enforcement X 

National Institute of Standards and Technology X 

National Marine Fisheries Service X 

Office of the Inspector General X 

Department of Commerce 

Office of Security X 

Conservation Law Enforcement Consortium 

Defense Criminal Investigative Service, Office of 

Inspector General 

Defense Logistics Agency 

National Security Agency 

Naval Criminal Investigative Service 

Pentagon Force Protection Agency 

Department of Defense 

U.S. Air Force, Office of Special Investigations 

Department of Education Office of Inspector General X 

Department of Energy Office of Inspector General X 

Office of Security Operations X 

Food and Drug Administration X 

National Institutes of Health X 

Department of Health and Human Services 

Office of Inspector General X 

Citizenship and Immigration Services X 

Federal Air Marshal Service X 

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of Security X 

Federal Protective Service X 

Office of Inspector General X 

Transportation Security Administration X 

U.S. Border Patrol X 

U.S. Coast Guard X 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection X 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement X 

Department of Homeland Security 

U.S. Secret Service X 

Department of Housing and 

Urban Development 

Office of Inspector General X 

Appendix VII: FLETC’s 83 Partner 

Organizations 
Appendix VII: FLETC’s 83 Partner 

Organizations 

FLETC partner organization

GAO survey 

participant

a

Bureau of Indian Affairs X 

Bureau of Land Management X 

Bureau of Reclamation X 

National Park Service X 

Office of Inspector General X 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service X 

Department of the Interior 

U.S. Park Police X 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives X 

Federal Bureau of Investigation Police X 

Federal Bureau of Prisons X 

Office of Inspector General X 

Department of Justice 

U.S. Marshals Service X 

Department of Labor Office of Inspector General X 

Department of State Diplomatic Security Service X 

Office of Inspector General X 

Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration

Office of Inspector General X 

Bureau of Engraving and Printing X 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division X 

Office of Inspector General X 

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration X 

Department of the Treasury 

U.S. Mint Police X 

Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General X 

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Office of Probation and Pretrial Services X 

Amtrak Police, National Railroad Passenger Corporation X 

Central Intelligence Agency Office of Inspector General 

Office of Security 

Corporation for National and 

Community Service 

Office of Inspector General X 

Environmental Protection Agency Criminal Investigation Division X 

Office of Inspector General X 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Office of Inspector General X 

General Services Administration Office of Inspector General X 

Government Printing Office Office of Inspector General X 

Security Services X 

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Appendix VII: FLETC’s 83 Partner 

Organizations 

FLETC partner organization

GAO survey 

participant

a

Library of Congress Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness X 

National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration 

Office of Inspector General X 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Inspector General X 

Office of Personnel Management Office of Inspector General X 

Railroad Retirement Board Office of Inspector General X 

Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General X 

Smithsonian Institution National Zoological Park Police X 

Office of Protection Services X 

Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General X 

Supreme Court Supreme Court Police X 

Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority Police X 

Office of Inspector General X 

U.S. Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General X 

U.S. Capitol Police X 

U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General X 

Source: FLETC.

a

We excluded the components of the Department of Defense and intelligence community from our 

survey scope. The other Partner organizations not participating in our survey informed us that they

did not have LEOs meeting our criteria, that an LEO must have the authority to perform at least one 

of the specified four law enforcement functions. 

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Appendix VIII: 

A

GAO Contact and Staff 

cknowledgments 

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Appendix VIII: GAO Contact and Staff 

Acknowledgments 

Eileen Regen Larence (202) 512-8777 or larencee@gao.gov

The following teams and individuals made key contributors to this report: 

Amy Bernstein, Orlando Copeland, Bill Crocker, Sam Hinojosa, and 

Su Jin Yon, Homeland Security and Justice; David Alexander, 

Alice Feldesman, Evan Gilman, Art James, Matt Michaels, Lynn Milan, and 

John Mingus, Applied Research & Methods; and Jan B. Montgomery and 

Geoffrey Hamilton, General Counsel. 

GAO Contact 

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