Police Officers ensure compliance with Federal laws and Agency rules and regulations pertaining to law enforcement work. They maintain law and order; protect civil rights; carry firearms; provide assistance in emergency situations; investigate criminal activity and misconduct; and safeguard NGA personnel and assets. They also conduct patrols; prevent and detect violations; prepare accident and inc
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: If selected for further evaluation, you will receive an invitation via email to attend a Police Officer Hiring Event to participate in screening activities to include pass an initial Physical Ability Test (PAT) physical and written evaluations.
Applicants may seek a reasonable accommodation at any point during the hiring process, please contact NGA's Human Development Directorate (HD) via recruitment@nga.mil The Office of Protective Services is a 24x7 operation. Police Officers are required to work nights, weekends, holidays, overtime, and are subject to recall on a 24-hour basis.
Police Officer candidates must be willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions, and under strenuous and potentially dangerous conditions. UNIFORMS AND APPEARANCE POLICY: NGA Police Officers are subject to uniforms and appearance standards, to include restrictions on tattoos and facial hair. Tattoos, body art, or bands anywhere on the head, face, or neck are prohibited.
Additionally, any visible tattoo, body, art, or bands elsewhere on the body that are extremist, indecent, sexist, or racist are prohibited. NGA Police Officers choose to have facial hair must be neatly trimmed, no longer than a � of an inch in length. Additionally: 1. Per the Lautenberg Amendment, applicants who have been convicted of domestic violence, or are under restraining (protection) order for domestic violence are not eligible for employment as an NGA Police Officer.
2. NGA Police Officers are required to carry, and utilize firearms, in performance of their official duties in accordance with policy, directive, and law. Police Officers may be required to take their assigned firearms home. 3.
Applicant must consent to and authorize NGA to perform a preliminary criminal and driving record background check via the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (NLETS), and Law Enforcement Defense Data Exchange (D-DEx) to determine employee eligibility. 4. Successful completion of an NGA accepted police academy is required to maintain employment.
Continued Service Agreement requiring completion of 3 years' service with the Office of Protective Services. Officers that leave the DoD, NGA, or the IC prior to completion of CSA may be required to reimburse the Agency all cost associated with required training. 5. Applicants are required to take and pass a physical medical examination conducted by the NGA Medical Unit.
Applicants must take and pass an initial, polygraph examination, drug test, and receive a favorable security clearance adjudication before hiring. Agency Police Officers are required to take an NGA administered medical exam and fitness test annually and maintain a "pass" status while participating in random polygraph examinations and drug tests. 6.
Applicants are required upon hire, to have a valid driver's license and must maintain a valid driver's license throughout their employment with NGA. 7. This assignment is subject to a pre-employment post-conditional-offer psychological evaluation (PEPE). The evaluation consists of an interview with an NGA psychologist and a review of your mental-health records for the last 7 years.
If you are selected for a position and cleared for on-boarding, you will have 30 days from the date you receive the notification to consolidate and submit your mental-health records for the last 7 years. ff you are unable to obtain these records; you must provide proof of attempted contact to your provider(s) to receive said records. Unwillingness to do either of the foregoing will negatively affect your hiring process.
You will be provided with more information regarding this process if you are selected for an interview. 8. At least 21 years of age. Additional Application Requirement: You may be asked to complete one or more assessments in addition to the application you submit on this website as part of your application to NGA.
These assessments may include but are not limited to 1) Online questionnaires or assessments that require you to describe your job-related knowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics that are aligned with the mandatory and desirable qualifications of this job posting. The information you provide in the application you submit must support the response you provide to this questionnaire. You will receive an email to describe any additional assessments required.
Please monitor your emails and complete any required assessments as soon as possible. This position may offer a recruitment incentive, subject to eligibility, and candidates must sign a service agreement requiring prorated repayment if the agreement is terminated before completion.
Recruitment@nga.mil · 571-557-1999
This position is with National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense.
The posted pay range is $57736 – $101097/yr.
This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-27.
This is a Full Time position.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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