Federal Law Enforcement Starts Here.
Agency-specific hiring guides, structured interview prep, federal resume writing, and career tools, built by a former U.S. Secret Service Agent who went through the process himself.
He didn’t just study the federal process.
BadgePrep’s founder, John Villotti, served as a U.S. Secret Service Agent. He’s been through the federal application process, the structured interview, the background investigation, the polygraph, and the academy. He built BadgePrep because nobody else was building the tool he wished he’d had.
When you use BadgePrep’s federal track, you’re getting guidance from someone who didn’t just study the federal hiring process. He lived it at the highest level the profession offers.
The Federal Hiring Process Is a Different Game
Federal law enforcement hiring is longer, more complex, and more competitive than state and local processes. The average federal hiring timeline stretches six months to over a year. A single mistake on your application, resume, or background packet can end the process before it starts.
USAJobs resumes are not normal resumes.Since September 2025, USAJOBS caps resumes at two pages, and they still need specifics like hours per week, grade levels and exact dates for every job. Getting the format wrong can knock you out before a human reads it.
Structured interviews test specific competencies.Not just “tell me about yourself.” You’ll be evaluated on decision-making, emotional maturity, interpersonal skills, and more.
Background investigations are exhaustive.Every job, every address, every contact going back years, verified by a federal investigator who will interview your references, neighbors, and former employers.
Physical fitness standards vary by agency.CBP’s pre-employment fitness test is different from the FBI’s PFT, which is different from the USSS’s requirements.
Veteran’s preference applies differentlydepending on the agency and hiring authority.
Select your target agency.
BadgePrep provides tailored prep for each.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent hiring process: Phase I testing, Phase II panel interview, conditional job offer, background, polygraph, medical, fitness test, and Quantico Academy.
U.S. Secret Service
Special Agent and Uniformed Division hiring: entrance exam, structured interview, polygraph, background investigation, medical, fitness, and training at FLETC and the James J. Rowley Training Center.
Drug Enforcement Administration
Special Agent hiring: written assessment, panel interview, polygraph, psychological, medical, physical task test, and DEA Academy at Quantico.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Special Agent hiring: assessment center (structured exercises, role plays, written scenarios), structured interview, polygraph, background investigation, medical, physical fitness, and FLETC training.
Customs and Border Protection
CBP Officer hiring: entrance exam, structured interview, medical, fitness, polygraph, background investigation, and CBP Academy at FLETC.
U.S. Border Patrol
Border Patrol Agent hiring: entrance exam, structured interview, pre-screening, medical, fitness, polygraph, background investigation, and Border Patrol Academy.
Transportation Security Administration
Federal Air Marshal and TSA Officer hiring: assessments, interviews, medical, background investigation, and training.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement / Homeland Security Investigations
Special Agent hiring: assessment, interview, polygraph, background, medical, fitness, and FLETC training.
U.S. Marshals Service
Deputy U.S. Marshal hiring: written exam, structured interview, physical fitness, medical, polygraph, background investigation, and FLETC Academy.
U.S. Capitol Police
Officer hiring: POST written exam, interview, background investigation, polygraph, medical, fitness, and Capitol Police training.
Supreme Court Police
Officer hiring: POST exam, interview, background, medical, fitness, and specialized training.
U.S. Park Police
Officer hiring: written exam, physical fitness, interview, background investigation, and FLETC training.
Amtrak Police
Officer hiring: assessment, interview, background, medical, and training.
FBI Police
Police officer hiring for FBI facilities: written exam, interview, background, fitness, and training.
Pentagon Force Protection Agency
Police officer hiring for Department of Defense facilities: assessment, interview, background, fitness, and FLETC training.
Also supported: Federal Protective Service, VA Police, National Park Service Rangers, IRS Criminal Investigation, Diplomatic Security Service, and more. Can’t find your agency? Contact us at john@threatforgeglobal.com. We add new agencies regularly.
Tools for the federal track.
Federal Resume Writer
Builds USAJobs-compliant resumes with agency-specific keywords so you pass automated screening and get in front of a human.
Structured Interview Prep
Practice sessions calibrated to federal competency-based interview formats, the style used by CBP, USSS, FBI, and others.
Agency-Specific Fitness Prep
Know the exact physical requirements for your target agency and train with a 12-week plan built to meet them.
Background Investigation Prep
Organize your history, prepare your references, and understand what federal investigators are looking for.
Disqualifier Checker
Federal agencies have specific disqualifying factors. Find out where you stand before you invest months in the process.
Veteran’s Preference Guidance
Understand how preference points apply to your target agency and hiring authority.
Full Federal Hiring Guides
Federal entrance exam prep is included with Standard and Premium. Full federal hiring guides, interview simulation and the disqualifier checker are included with Premium ($59.99/month).
Your Federal Career Starts with Preparation.
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