Job Posting on IRS Website: IRS Hiring Agents That Must 'Carry Gun, Use Deadly Force' During 'Dangerous Assignments'
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is hiring new special agents that will be required to “carry a firearm” and “be willing to use deadly force” during possible “dangerous assignments,” according to a job posting on the IRS website.
The special agents will be part of IRS Criminal Investigation Division, described as the service’s “law enforcement branch,” which is designed to combine “accounting skills with law enforcement skills to investigate financial crimes.”
The position’s “major duties” include:
- Maintain “honesty and integrity.”
- Work at least 50 hours each week, including irregular hours.
- Be on-call 24/7, including holidays and weekends.
- Maintain physical readiness to “effectively respond to life-threatening situations on the job.”
- Carry a gun and “be willing to use deadly force, if necessary.
- Participate in arrests, execution of search warrants, and other “dangerous assignments.”
The IRS is offering a salary of $50,704 – $89,636 per year for the position. The job advertisement has been posted since February, but it’s gaining renewed attention in the wake of the Democrat’s latest bill, which includes nearly $80 billion in funding for the IRS.