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Summary
of Unit Responsibilities
Administrative
Support Section (TRA): TRA is responsible for an extremely diverse
set of responsibilities and functions to include:
fiscal operations, contracting and procurement, supply and property management,
facilities and dormitory management, fleet operations, human resource
management, security programs, audio-visual programs, telecommunications
equipment management, mail distribution, information systems support
(including FIREBIRD and stand-alone network administration) and health
services programs. In addition, TRA is responsible for oversight of both
custodial and food service support provided to the Academy under the
Federal Bureau Investigation’s (FBI) contract with Rappahannock
Goodwill Industries (RGI) and SODEXHO, as well as buildings maintenance
and related services provide by the FBI’s Facilities Management
Unit (FMU) through the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)/FBI Reimbursable
Agreement.
Academic Operations
Unit (TRDA): The primary mission of TRDA is to develop,
prepare, and administer the entry-level training program for Basic Agent
Trainees (BAT). TRDA provides all Basic Agent Class Coordinators and
instructors for core subjects, such as Confidential Source Management,
Drug Identification, Interview Techniques, Standards of Conduct, Report
Writing, Evidence Handling, Investigative Resources, and Ethics. TRDA
is also responsible for all AIS instruction to include Basic Agents,
Diversion Investigators, Intelligence Research Specialists, and in-service
classes, as well as other courses provided to the field. In addition
to the above duties, a DEA AIS instructor (Lee Anne Garland) has been
named the Agency Training Coordinator in the Limited Access Agency
User Agreement
for NCIC. This agreement mandates training and testing for all employees
who have NCIC access. It also requires the maintenance of those training
and testing records for audit purposes.
Clandestine Laboratory
Training Unit (TRDC): TRDC is responsible for
conducting basic certification training for thousands of DEA Special
Agents, Forensic Chemists and state and local officers. This training
exceeds requirements established by OSHA. TRDC also conducts Advanced
Site Safety Officer Certification schools for DEA Special Agents and
state and local officers to comply with the OSHA requirement for one
or more site safety officers at any clandestine laboratory. Additionally,
TRDC conducts a Clandestine Laboratory Tactical school for agents and
state and local officers. This training addresses the unique tactical
issues specific to the use of PPE within a contaminated environment.
Diversion Operations
Unit (TRDD): TRDD is responsible for developing, preparing, and administering
the entry-level training program for newly-hired
Diversion Investigators (DI) that is designed to familiarize basic trainees
with the legitimate pharmaceutical and chemical industry. At the same
time the training program provides systems applications training in Firebird,
M204, DATS, and personnel data system; demonstrates some of the tactics
and methodology employed to divert legal drugs and chemicals into the
illicit market. TRDD is also responsible for developing and coordinating
advanced training programs for DI’s that will enhance their investigative
skills. Training programs are also developed to assist in the advanced
skills to state and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies as
they relate to diversion control.
Firearms Training
Unit (TRDG): TRDG is responsible for the development
and implementation of the firearms policy and firearms training of the
Basic Agent Trainees as well as Special Agent personnel, worldwide. In
addition to the development of policy and training procedures, the unit
is responsible for the purchase, testing, evaluation, and approval of
all weapons, ammunition, ballistic armor, and other firearms-related
equipment.
Intelligence
Training Section (TRN): TRN is responsible for developing,
preparing, and administering the entry- and advanced-level intelligence
training programs for newly hired and experienced IRSs. TRNA is tasked
with providing all the class coordinators for the various courses. In
addition, TRNA develops, prepares, and administers intelligence training
for state, local, and other federal agencies at the DEA Training Academy
and at locations throughout the United States. TRNA also instructs in
the Basic Agent Training Program, Advanced Agent Training, Diversion
Investigator Training, Conspiracy and Complex Investigations
International
Law Enforcement Academies (ILEAs): The International Training Section is responsible
for providing all counter drug training at the
ILEAs located in Budapest, Hungary; Bangkok, Thailand; Gaborone, Botswana;
and the recently approved “ILEA Latin America” to be situated
in San Salvador, El Salvador. TRI has recently incorporated the use of
both Practical Exercises and Desktop Exercises in all of its ILEA programs.
Additionally, TRI has also added regional case studies and team teaching
concepts with foreign instructor participation. All of these concepts
are currently being replicated by many of the other U.S. Federal Agencies.
International
Mobile Unit A (TRIA): The SI coordinates and manages training for the ten
countries which comprise the SIUs. This management involves
developing appropriate training programs relative to each country’s
laws, capabilities and ability to support DEA’s OI. This SI also
oversees the day to day activities of two Computer Sciences Corporations
(CSC) contract employees assigned to assist with the SIU training program.
(Note: In May 2005, SI Dennis Lindsey previously assigned to TRIA was
reassigned to the Specialized Training Unit (TRDS). This vacant position
is currently in the selection process. International
Mobile Unit B (TRIB): The SI manages the INEMS. The INEMS is TRI’s annual
premier program directed at the highest level foreign counterparts
which often includes Deputy Minister, Directors, and executives
at the policy making level. The TRIB SI is also responsible for coordinating
the counter drug training for DOD at the WHINSEC program at Ft. Benning,
Georgia, as well as the Executive Observation Program (EOP) in support
of the DEA Foreign Operations Visitor section, coordinates tours and
briefings at the DEA Training Academy for visiting foreign law enforcement
officials, and also their participation in Domestic Training Programs
such as the DUCC and Federal Law Enforcement Analysis Training
International
Mobile Unit C (TRIC): The SI manages the International
Asset Forfeiture/Money Laundering Training Program administered by DEA
for the DOJ. This program has been expanded in 2004 to include an Advanced
Asset Forfeiture Training Program. A total of six Basic or Advanced programs
are held worldwide annually based on the joint determination by DEA and
DOJ for appropriate venues.
Leadership and
Development Unit (TRDL): TRDL is currently responsible
for developing, implementing, and maintaining Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) supervisory training programs as well as DEA-administered state
and local supervisory training programs. TRDL also provides leadership
development instruction in numerous non-supervisory DEA training courses
including Basic Agent Training, Advanced Agent Training, Basic Intelligence
Research Specialist Training, and Basic Diversion Investigator Training.
TRDL provides advice, guidance, and educational assistance to management
officials at various levels of employee career development utilizing
OPM Executive Seminar Programs, the Brookings Institute, the National
War College, the United States Marine Corps Staff and Command College,
the Federal Executive Institute, and other programs sponsored by colleges,
universities, and private vendors. TRDL serves as a point of contact
and reference for DEA Field Divisions seeking to secure leadership training
for their management conferences or to recommend private sector executives
who address their management staff.
Planning and
Evaluation Staff (TRP): TRP is responsible fore preparing all TR budget requests, including
the Spring Planning Call Budget submission
to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) resource request, and the President’s budget request to the
Congress. TRP also oversees course scheduling at the DEA Training Academy
to ensure maximum utilization of both classroom and dormitory space.
TRP provides administrative oversight of the TR course evaluation process,
including the development of course evaluation forms and the actual scoring
and processing of completed class evaluations as well as serves as the
central repository for all DEA Divisional Orders, Lesson Plans, course
curricula, policies and procedures to include narrative development,
oversight, revision, and final distribution. TRP also Coordinates all
responses to internal or external interrogatory requests for information
and developing TR Decision Papers on staffing, resource and other administrative
related requirements.
Practical Applications
Unit (TRDP): TRDP is responsible for all practical
exercise training for Basic Agent Trainees conducting surveillance and
undercover training for Special Agents providing support for SA in-service
courses, as well as providing lectures on surveillance for in-service
schools and practicals for all international Sensitive Investigative
Units.
Specialized Training
Unit (TRDS): TRDS is responsible for the delivery
of advanced and specialized training to all non-supervisory Drug Enforcement
Administration employees, state and local law enforcement personnel,
and, when necessary, provide funding for specialty programs. Specialized
in-service training courses focus on specific skills in each job series
beyond those taught in entry-level programs. These specialized courses
are designed to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, and to maximize
the safety and security of DEA personnel. Courses are conducted by unit
personnel and off-the-shelf vendors.
Tactical Safety
and Survival Unit (TRDT): TRDT is responsible for providing
a comprehensive defensive tactics program, which incorporates the physical
fitness program as a critical component. The defensive tactics program
provides the trainees with realistic self-defense skills, incorporating
proper arrest and control procedures, fighting skills, mental conditioning,
and development of physical stamina through exercise, to prepare the
student to overcome both armed and unarmed attacks. Further, all Basic
Agent trainees receive instruction in the appropriate techniques an strategies
for conducting arrest and search warrants, along with felony vehicle
stops and vehicle-involved arrests. In addition, in-service Special Agents
and Group Supervisors are trained in planning, organizing, and executing
drug-oriented raids.
Legal Instruction
Section (CCT): The Legal Instruction Section (CCT) of the Office
of Chief Counsel provides comprehensive legal training for DEA, state,
local, and other federal
law enforcement employees. The instruction is specifically tailored to
the changing needs of DEA employees and the dynamic environment in which
they work. While attorneys with particular expertise from the Office
of Chief Counsel at DEA Headquarters conduct a considerable amount of
training regarding specific matters, the majority of the instruction
of new DEA employees is provided by attorneys assigned to CCT at the
DEA Training Academy.
CCT is responsible for coordinating and providing legal training at
the DEA Training Academy. Attorneys within the Section instruct in Basic
Agent, Basic Intelligence Research Specialist, Basic Diversion Investigator,
Basic Forensic Chemist, Advanced Agent, and Group Supervisor schools,
and at numerous other courses conducted at the Academy. In addition to
teaching law to DEA Special Agents and other core series employees, CCT
researches and writes a variety of materials on issues important to DEA
operations. Materials produced by CCT attorneys are valued references
for law enforcement personnel and prosecutors around the world.
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