Top 100 Great Employers - Part 16

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations)
Washington, D.C.
Investigative and enforcement arm of the U.S. Justice Department. Also engages in domestic and foreign counterintelligence and counterterrorism. Special agent candidates required to undergo 16 weeks of intensive physical and academic training.

NSA (National Security Agency)
Ft Meade, MD
Uses satellites and global listening posts to gather signal intelligence bearing on U.S. interests. Also develops advanced cryptographic techniques to deny signal intelligence to other nations. Seeks top mathematicians, physicists, engineers, linguists, computer scientists and analysts. College and high school programs for future.

U.S. Secret Service
Washington D.C.
Provides protection for President, vice-President, foreign dignitaries and the integrity of the U.S. financial system against counterfeiting and other financial crimes. Special agent candidates required to undergo intensive physical and academic training.

U.S. State Department
Washington, D.C.
As the lead U.S. agency for foreign affairs, operates embassies, consulates and offices in 265 cities around the world. Recruits foreign service officers and specialists to conduct diplomacy overseas and civil servants and students to staff Washington D.C. headquarters.