The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it granted reaccreditation status to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s Special Agent Basic Training Program at the November 18-21, 2014 meeting in Glynco, GA.
The TIGTA Special Agent Basic Training (SABT) prepares new special agents to conduct investigations and proactive investigative initiatives to ensure the integrity of IRS employees, contractors, and other tax professionals; ensure IRS employee and infrastructure security; and protect the IRS against external attempts to corrupt tax administration. TIGTA's work is devoted to all aspects of activity related to the Federal tax system as administered by the IRS. By identifying and addressing IRS's management challenges, and the priorities of the Department of the Treasury, TIGTA protects the public's confidence in the tax system. TIGTA, a relatively small Federal agency, has approximately 271 special agents in its employ. The overall mission of TIGTA's Office of Investigations (01) is to help protect the ability of the IRS to collect revenue for the Federal Government.
The FLETA Board is the accrediting body for all federal law enforcement training and support programs. To achieve accreditation, agencies submit to an independent review of their academy and/or program to ensure compliance with the FLETA Standards and Procedures in the areas of: Program Administration, Training Staff, Training Development, and Training Delivery, with an additional 20 standards for Academies. Accreditation is a cyclical process occurring every five years. Each year, agencies must submit annual reports in preparation for reaccreditation, which is a new and independent review of the academy/program.