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Employment Opportunity for Retired Federal Employees

As you may have heard by now, the President proposes to increase Border Patrol Agent staffing levels by 6,000 new agents over the next two years. To reach this goal, we have a big challenge ahead of us. This situation creates an emergency need to hire, train, and manage new agents and the programs associated with implementation of this highly visible program.

CBP has been authorized to waive dual compensation reduction (salary offset) to reemploy former federal employees on a temporary basis in support of the President’s initiative to aggressively accelerate our ability to gain control of our Nation’s borders. This means that you can collect your full retirement annuity and salary based on the grade to which you are appointed.

At this time, we are collecting information on former federal employees, hereafter called Annuitants, who are interested in employment with CBP, who are receiving an annuity based on Federal civilian service. The following information is provided:

• Annuitants must have retired from one of the following pay plans, series and grades:
  • GS-1801, 1811, 1881, 1896, and 201 series at the grades GS-11-15;
  • GS-080, 132, 301, 340, 343, 346, 501, 1102, 1895, and 2210 series at the grades GS-9 thru GS-15;
  • GS-134 and 203 series at the grades GS-4 thru GS-9;
  • GS-1802 series at the grades GS-5 thru GS-8; or
  • WG-4749 and 5823 series at the grade WG-10.
• Annuitants who are retired law enforcement employees (6(c)) may not be reemployed in primary law enforcement positions after age 60, but may be reemployed in other positions. CBP plans to utilize annuitants to serve in various capacities, including but not limited to, recruiter, interviewer, security specialist, instructor, and analyst positions as well as other operational support positions. Positions will be located throughout the United States.
• Annuitants may be non-competitively reinstated to positions with promotion potential no greater than the potential of the position from which retired or highest grade previously held on a permanent basis in the competitive service. Annuitants would need to compete for positions with greater promotion potential or at higher grades. A background investigation, or update, may be required before annuitants can be reinstated.
• Annuitants will serve on time-limited appointments and, dependent on the position, work on full-time, part-time, or intermittent work schedules. Also, dependent on the position, appointments may last up to 3 years, with possible 1-year extensions, or up to 2 years, with no possible extensions.
• Annuitants who are reemployed with full salary and annuity may not elect to have retirement contributions withheld from their pay; they may not use their period of reemployment as a basis for a supplemental or recomputed annuity; and they may not participate in the Thrift Savings Plan. However, they may enroll or continue their enrollment in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. They may also acquire or retain life insurance coverage, provided they are reemployed in a position which includes such coverage.
• Annuitants serve at the will of CBP and may be separated at any time.

If you are interested in reemployment with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, please attach your resume or Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612), to e-mail, subject line “Reemployed Annuitant”, and send to cbpreemployment@customs.treas.gov.

Your e-mail should include the following information:

1. First and last name
2. Social Security Number
3. Current mailing address
4. Phone number(s)
5. E-mail address
6. Highest pay plan, series and grade previously held
7. Minimum pay or grade that you would accept
8. Preferred work schedule (full-time, part-time, and/or intermittent)
9. Preferred work location (city and state)
10. Earliest available entry on duty date
11. Any other information you would like to provide about your qualifications, skills, or area(s) of interest

You may also provide your information on the Reemployed Annuitant Information Sheet ( Reemployed Annuitant Information Sheet (doc - 26 KB.) ) and fax it to (202) 863-6390. In lieu of faxing, you may mail it to:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20229
Attention: 1400 L Street, Suite 6S21 (L. Lewis)

Please do not submit your information more than once or through more than one method, as this will delay processing time.