Some Federal law enforcement job openings are only open to “status” candidates. What does “status” mean?
There are basically two types of job openings in the Federal government. Those open to the general public, and those open to current or former Federal employees. A job opening that requires applicants to have “status” is only open to current or former Federal employees who have career “status.” There are also some openings which are only open to current employees of the agency that has the opening.