PROTECTION AGENT (EXECUTIVE PROTECTION AGENT)

Departmental Administration · Washington, DC

Full-timeDepartment of AgricultureGeneral$111,000–$150,000/yr

About the Protection Agent role

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This position is located in the Office of Safety, Security and Protection, Executive Protective Operations Division. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as an Executive Protection Agent on the team responsible for providing executive-level personal protection to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and other designees. This is an open-continuous announcement with an initial cut-off date of 07/31/2026 and then every 3 weeks thereafter. Please see the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section.

Salary estimate

$111,000 – $150,000/yr

Provided by the employer.

Skills for this role

Security

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