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Federal off-duty and outside employment rules
Federal officers are governed by regulation rather than departmental policy, and one regulation usually covers several agencies. These are the ones we have read in full.
Defense — Military Police, Security Forces, Masters-at-Arms
Federal
Most people need no permission at all, but a commander can prohibit any second job that hurts readiness, and breaking the rule is a military offence.
—swornHomeland Security — CBP, ICE, Secret Service
Federal
Written approval before any second job, paid or unpaid, a presumption in favour of granting it, and prohibitions tied to trade and immigration.
48,000swornInterior — Park Service, Park Police, BLM, Fish and Wildlife, BIA
Federal
Prior approval is required only for work with a prohibited source — and who that is depends on which bureau you work for.
3,400swornJustice Department — FBI, BOP, Marshals
Federal
No criminal or habeas matter at all, prior written approval where the work touches your component, and approval granted only on a positive finding.
13,000swornIf your agency is not listed
Check the pages above anyway. The Homeland Security regulation governs Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Secret Service, the Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration alike; the Justice regulation covers the Bureau of Prisons, the Marshals, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and the Interior regulation reaches the Park Service, the Park Police, Land Management, Fish and Wildlife and Indian Affairs.
Other states
Back to the map — every state and territory, and what is published in each.
Whatever your agency's rules turn out to be
The record is yours either way — the hours, the employer, the rate, the miles, and whether the money has landed.
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