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href="/newsroom/publications/performance-accountability-financial"> <span>Reports</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="usa-nav__primary-item"> <button class="usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link usa-current" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="basic-mega-nav-section-5"> <span>About CBP</span> <span class="expansion-indicator"></span> </button> <div id="basic-mega-nav-section-5" class="usa-nav__submenu usa-megamenu" hidden=""> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-4"> <div class="desktop:grid-col-3"> <div class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/about" class="usa-nav__submenu-item-heading"> <span><h3>About CBP</h3></span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-4"> <div class="usa-col"> <div class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/about" class="usa-nav__link"> <span><strong>Who We Are</strong></span> </a> </div> <ul id="basic-nav-section-Who-We-Are-1" class="usa-nav__submenu-list"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/newsroom/stats/typical-day-fy2023"> <span>A Typical Day at CBP</span> </a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/cbp-snapshot"> <span>CBP Snapshot of Operations</span> </a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/document/publications/cbp-strategy-2024-2028"> <span>Vision and Strategy 2025</span> </a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/about/civil-rights-liberties"> <span>Civil Rights and Civil Liberties</span> </a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/about/labs-scientific-svcs"> <span>Labs and Scientific Services</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <div class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/about" class="usa-nav__link"> <span><strong>Learn About CBP</strong></span> </a> </div> <ul id="basic-nav-section-Learn-About-CBP-2" class="usa-nav__submenu-list"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/about/contact"> <span>Contact Us</span> </a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a 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Resources</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <div class="usa-nav__submenu-item "> <a href="/about/searching-someone-cbp-custody"> <span>Searching for Someone in CBP Custody</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="usa-nav__primary-item"> <button class="usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link " aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="basic-mega-nav-section-6"> <span>Careers</span> <span class="expansion-indicator"></span> </button> <div id="basic-mega-nav-section-6" class="usa-nav__submenu usa-megamenu" hidden=""> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-4"> <div class="desktop:grid-col-3"> <div class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="https://careers.cbp.gov/s/" class="usa-nav__submenu-item-heading"> <span><h3>Careers</h3></span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-4"> <div class="usa-col"> <div class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="https://careers.cbp.gov/s/career-paths" class="usa-nav__link"> <span><strong>Career Paths</strong></span> </a> </div> <ul id="basic-nav-section-Career-Paths-1" class="usa-nav__submenu-list"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="https://careers.cbp.gov/s/career-paths/usbp"> <span>U.S. Border Patrol</span> </a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="https://careers.cbp.gov/s/career-paths/amo"> <span>Air and Marine Operations</span> </a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="https://careers.cbp.gov/s/career-paths/ofo"> <span>Office of Field Operations</span> </a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="https://careers.cbp.gov/s/career-paths/trade"> <span>Office of Trade</span> </a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="https://careers.cbp.gov/s/career-paths/opr"> <span>Office of Professional Responsibility</span> </a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="https://careers.cbp.gov/s/career-paths/mission-ops"> <span>Other Career Opportunities</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <div class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="https://careers.cbp.gov/s/" class="usa-nav__link"> <span><strong>Applicant Categories</strong></span> </a> </div> <ul id="basic-nav-section-Applicant-Categories-2" class="usa-nav__submenu-list"> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="https://careers.cbp.gov/s/career-paths/veterans"> <span>Veterans</span> </a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="https://careers.cbp.gov/s/career-paths/persons-with-disabilities"> <span>Persons with Disabilities</span> </a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="https://careers.cbp.gov/s/career-paths/retired-annuitant"> <span>Retired Annuitant</span> </a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="https://careers.cbp.gov/s/career-paths/ses"> <span>Senior Executive Service</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="usa-col"> <div class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="https://careers.cbp.gov/s/applicant-resources" class="usa-nav__link"> <span><strong>Prepare to Apply</strong></span> </a> </div> <ul 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text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div alt="CBP lab scientist processing item under very exact conditions." data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{"image_style":"","image_link":"file","image_loading":{"attribute":"lazy"}}" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="86fc9fbd-436d-4ba7-a0d1-bdc019e6490b" data-langcode="en" class="align-center embedded-entity"> <a href="/sites/default/files/24_1112_image_lab-sciences.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/24_1112_image_lab-sciences.jpg" alt="CBP lab scientist processing item under very exact conditions."> </a> </div> <p><br> Laboratories and Scientific Services (LSS) is the scientific, technical, and forensic arm of Customs and Border Protection (CBP).</p> <p>LSS operates seven field laboratories, numerous forward-operating laboratories, the INTERDICT Science Center for innovation in drug enforcement, the Interdiction Technology Branch for engineering and rapid technological evaluations, and the 24/7 Teleforensic Center for Radiological and Narcotics Reachback.</p> <p>LSS is one of the largest and most diverse government labs in the world. Operating out of eight state-of-the-art facilities strategically located across the U.S. and Puerto Rico as well as a nationally recognized Teleforensic Center. LSS’s scientists use chemistry, nuclear physics, palynology, and engineering to support law enforcement and intelligence to protect the Nation.</p> <p>Working side-by-side with CBP frontline officers and agents examining suspect substances, analyzing fingerprints left at an illegal smuggling scene, or linking pollen and spores to a country of origin. Supporting CBP trade enforcement mission through the technical analysis of a variety of commodities for classification, evaluation, country of origin, and other trade enforcement purposes; conducting analysis of suspected controlled substances to include narcotics and synthetic drugs for law enforcement action; conducting digital forensic exploitation and analysis on a wide variety of digital media for counterterrorism and law enforcement activities.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/trade/basic-import-export/labs-scientific-svcs/customs-scientist">Careers in Laboratories and Scientific Services</a></li> <li><a href="/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories">Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> </article> </div> <div id="block-cbpd8-gov-theme-nodelastpublishedblock" class="block block-cbp-plugins block-node-last-published"> <div class="margin-top-8 margin-bottom-0 "><span class="text-bold">Last Modified: Nov 12, 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