Department of
Justice Executive Office for Organized Crime Drug Enforcement, Washington, DC
APPROXIMATE
HOURS PER WEEK (15-20)
The Organized
Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program is the centerpiece of the
Department of Justice's counter-narcotics strategy. As a platform for
cooperative, coordinated law enforcement, OCDETF leverages the resources and
expertise of its seven federal law enforcement agency members – the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA); the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI);
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); the U.S.
Marshals Service (USMS); the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) – to
reduce the supply of illegal drugs in the United States and diminish the
violence and other criminal activity associated with the drug trade. The integrated
involvement of attorneys from the 94 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Department
of Justice’s Criminal Division ensures that OCDETF prosecutions are
well-prepared, comprehensively charged, and expertly handled.
The OCDETF
Executive Office provides policy direction, program guidance, coordination, and
funding for thousands of investigative agents and prosecutors who work on
intelligence-driven OCDETF investigations and prosecutions. The Executive
Office monitors OCDETF activities nationwide, resolving any program or policy
issues that arise, and provides policy and performance information to the
Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General. The OCDETF Executive Office
also supports headquarters and field OCDETF activities by serving as a
clearinghouse for OCDETF information, by collecting and maintaining OCDETF
performance statistics submitted from the field, by coordinating efforts among
components and geographic regions, and by preparing and managing OCDETF funding
to support the priorities and initiatives of the Program.
The work of the
OCDETF Executive Office is very broad and provides interns experience in
federal budgeting, management information, performance measurement, policy
making, and basic program administration. Interns have the opportunity to work
on a variety of assignments, including drafting memoranda and correspondence;
performing research; and performing other tasks as required. Applicants should
be able to create a variety of documents using different software programs and
should have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Application
deadlines are as follow:
Fall
Session- June 1, 2012
Spring Session-
October 1, 2012
Please ensure
that your application is submitted by the appropriate date for the session
which you would like to be considered. The position is unpaid, however, a work study or academic credit can be offered for your experience in the office.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Open to All Undergraduate and Graduate Students
DESIRED
MAJOR(S): Behavioral and Social Sciences/Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Behavioral and Social Sciences/Government and Politics, Business/Accounting,
Business/Finance
DESIRED CLASS
LEVEL(S): Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Masters Candidate
APPLY: Log in to
your Careers4Terps account (http://www.careers.umd.edu/)
and paste the ID number in the “Search” box to apply.
