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11/07/03
 You've
heard it here time after time: In today's global society,
the FBI is partnering with international law enforcement and
intelligence agencies to identify transnational criminals
and terrorists and put them out of business.
But what
about when the evidence is written in Pashto... or Urdu...
or Chinese... or Hebrew? How can we use it if we don't understand
it... and all its cultural implications?
You've
heard that here before too: "Calling all linguists!"
we've said. "Come apply for a contract or full-time position
at www.fbijobs.com."
But let's
face it: it's not so easy to qualify as a linguist/translator
if you're located outside Washington, DC, or other metropolitan
areas.
A
new way of doing business.
Now--thanks
to Congress and, originally, the Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence -- the FBI and the entire Intelligence Community
has been blessed with a new way of getting important information
and critical documents translated in a timely way: the National
Virtual Translation Center.
What's
new about it? Center director Everette Jordan puts it this
way on the "NVTC" website: To meet our mission of
providing timely and accurate translations of foreign intelligence
for all elements of the Intelligence Community, we are building
a nationwide team of highly qualified linguists and translators,
connected virtually -- over secure computer networks--to our
program office in Washington. In some cases, you might not
even have to leave the comfort of your own home to be part
of the network. That's the point: With NVTC, our middle name
is "Virtual."
For
more information.
Director
Jordan reports directly to the Assistant Director of Central
Intelligence for Analysis and Production, but his operation
is housed in FBI space... and the FBI acts as his executive
support agency in matters such as recruitment and testing.
We encourage you to find out more information about NVTC on
the National Virtual Translation Center website at www.nvtc.gov.
Then we encourage you to come back to www.fbijobs.com
and apply for a contract linguist position, checking the "NVTC"
box on the application.
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