Some ATF Chemist postitions, like this one, are eligible for the Demonstration Project. Demo Project Recruitment, retention and relocation bonuses can each range up to 25% of base pay!
The Treasury Demonstration Project (Demo Project) for Designated Critical Positions, authorized by Congress, is a pilot pay banding and performance management system for specified positions within the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), which, as a result of the creation of the new Department of Homeland Security, has been split into 2 new agencies - the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), which remains with the Department of the Treasury, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) which is with the Department of Justice. The Demo Project continues to operate in both agencies.
The objectives of the Demo Project are intended to enhance our ability to effectively recruit, develop, and retain highly qualified employees, by implementing changes in personnel management practices (interventions) for critical scientific, technical and engineering positions. These positions included occupations in computer science, fingerprint analysis, firearms enforcement, firearms and toolmaking, integrated ballistic information systems, fire research and protection, intelligence research, telecommunications, forensic auditing, engineering, physical science, chemistry, document analysis, equipment, wine technology and industry analysis.
