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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
|OrganizationType=Executive Departments
|Mission=To train law enforcement professionals who protect the U.S., offering standardized, high-quality training to federal, state, local, tribal, and international law enforcement officers.
|ParentOrganization=U.S. Department of Homeland Security
|CreationLegislation=Treasury Order 217 (July 1970)
|Employees=1500
|Budget=Approximately $260 million (fiscal year 2023)
|OrganizationExecutive=Director
|Services=Basic and advanced law enforcement training; firearms training; driver training; physical techniques; maritime law enforcement training
|HeadquartersLocation=31.24038, -81.47264
|HeadquartersAddress=1131 Chapel Crossing Road, Glynco, GA 31524
|Website=https://www.fletc.gov
}}
{{Short description|U.S. government agency}}

{{Infobox government agency
| name = Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
| seal = FLETC seal.png
| seal_size = 140 px
| seal_caption = Seal
| seal_alt = Federal Law Enforcement Training Center official seal
| picture = File:FLETC sign 2018.jpg
| picture_width = 220px
| picture_caption = Entrance to FLETC Headquarters
| formed = {{Start date|1970|07|01}}
| jurisdiction = [[Federal government of the United States]]
| coordinates  = {{Coord|31|14|02|N|81|28|08|W|region:US-GA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| headquarters = [[Glynco, Georgia]]
| employees = 1,068
| budget = [[United States dollar|US$]]242 million (2017)
| chief1_name = Thomas J. Walters<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fletc.gov/our-leadership|title=Our Leadership |publisher=FLETC |access-date=8 March 2018}}</ref>
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| parent_department = [[United States Department of Homeland Security|U.S. Department of Homeland Security]]
| website = {{URL|fletc.gov}}
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The '''Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers''' ('''FLETC''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=FLETC Rural Policing Institute  |url=https://www.fletc.gov/external/fletc-rural-policing-institute |access-date=2022-03-10 |publisher=Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers}}</ref> pronounced {{IPAc-en |ˈ|f|l|ɛ|t|s|i|}}) serves as an interagency law enforcement training body for 105 [[United States government]] [[Federal law enforcement in the United States|federal law enforcement agencies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fletc.gov/|title=Welcome to FLETC |publisher=Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers |access-date=17 January 2018}}</ref> The stated mission of FLETC is to "...train those who protect our homeland". Through the Rural Policing Institute (RPI) and the Office of State and Local Training, it provides tuition-free and low-cost training to state, local, campus and tribal law enforcement agencies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/FY2017_BIB-MASTER.pdf |title=DHS FY 2017 Budget-in-Brief}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Bush FLETC invitation.jpg|thumb|left|Presidential address, June 1989]]
Studies conducted in the late 1960s revealed an urgent need for training by professional instructors using modern training facilities and standardized course content. Congress  authorized funds for planning and constructing the Consolidated Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (CFLETC). In 1970, the CFLETC was established as a bureau of the [[United States Department of the Treasury|U.S. Department of the Treasury]] (Treasury Order #217) and began training operations in temporary facilities in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://www.fletc.gov/about-fletc/fletc-history/|title=FLETC History - FLETC|website=www.fletc.gov|access-date=17 January 2018}}</ref>

The permanent location of the  center was originally planned for the Washington, D.C., area. However, a three-year construction delay resulted in Congress requesting that surplus federal installations be surveyed to determine if one could serve as the permanent site. In May 1975, after a  review of existing facilities, the former [[Naval Air Station Glynco]] was selected. In the summer of 1975, the newly renamed Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) relocated from Washington, D.C., and began training in September of that year at Glynco, Georgia. Glynco is the headquarters site and main campus for the FLETC and houses the senior leadership of the organization.<ref name=history/>

On March 1, 2003, FLETC formally transferred from the Treasury Department to the newly established [[United States Department of Homeland Security|U.S. Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS), along with some 22 other federal agencies and entities. The move reflected the centrality of the FLETC's mission in support of the unified [[homeland security]] effort.

==Headquarters==
The FLETC headquarters are at the former [[Naval Air Station Glynco]] in the [[Glynco, Georgia|Glynco]] area of [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Glynn County, Georgia]], near the port city of [[Brunswick, Georgia]], and about halfway between [[Savannah, Georgia]], and [[Jacksonville, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fletc.gov/about-fletc/locations/glynco|title=Glynco, Georgia - FLETC|website=www.fletc.gov|access-date=17 January 2018|archive-date=17 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917122755/http://www.fletc.gov/about-fletc/locations/glynco/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The FLETC Orlando team located at [[Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division]] in [[Orlando, Florida]] trains with branches of the [[United States Armed Forces]] evaluating new and existing training technologies for their ability to meet law enforcement training needs. The Los Angeles Regional Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center in [[Los Angeles, California]] has worked a partnership with FLETC along with the [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]] along with state and local agencies to develop comprehensive maritime training. FLETC has oversight and program management responsibilities for the [[International Law Enforcement Academy|International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEA)]] in [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]], [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]], and [[Lima, Peru|Lima]], [[Peru]]. It also supports training at ILEAs in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]], and [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]].

===Locations===
* [[Artesia, New Mexico]]
* [[Charleston, South Carolina]]
* [[Cheltenham, Maryland]]

==Parent department==
The FLETC's parent department, the DHS, supervises its administrative and financial activities.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ramsey |first1=James D. |title=Introduction to Homeland Security |date=2012 |publisher=Westview Press |isbn=978-0813345987 |pages=5–18}}</ref> As an interagency training organization, FLETC has professionals from diverse backgrounds to serve on its faculty and staff. Approximately one-third of the instructor staff are permanent FLETC employees. The remainder are federal officers and investigators on short-term assignment from their parent organizations. Agencies take part in curriculum review and development conferences and help develop policies and directives.

==Affiliations==
[[File:CGIS Firearms Training.jpg|thumb|[[Coast Guard Investigative Service|CGIS]] training at [[Glynco, Georgia]]]]
Partner organizations have input regarding training issues and functional aspects of the Center. The current partner organizations are:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Current Participating Organizations {{!}} Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers|url=https://www.fletc.gov/current-participating-organizations|access-date=2021-01-09|website=www.fletc.gov}}</ref>

*[[Administrative Office of the United States Courts]]
**[[U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System]]
*[[Amtrak]] (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
**[[Office of Inspector General (Amtrak)]]
**[[Amtrak Police Department|Police Department]]
*[[Central Intelligence Agency]]
**[[Directorate of Digital Innovation]]
**[[Directorate of Analysis]]
**[[Directorate of Operations]]
**[[Directorate of Support]]
**[[Directorate of Science and Technology]]
* Executive Office
*[[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]]
**[[Animal Plant Health Inspection Services]]
**[[Food Safety Inspection Service]]
**[[Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture)]]
**[[United States Forest Service#Law Enforcement & Investigations|United States Forest Service]]
*[[United States Department of Commerce|Department of Commerce]]
**[[Bureau of Industry and Security]], Office of Export Enforcement
**[[National Institute of Standards and Technology]]
**[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
***[[National Marine Fisheries Service]]
*[[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]
**[[United States Department of the Air Force|Department of the Air Force]]
***[[United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations]]
**[[United States Department of the Army|Department of the Army]]
***[[United States Army Criminal Investigation Division|Army Criminal Investigation Division]]
***[[Army Counterintelligence Command]]
**[[United States Department of the Navy|Department of the Navy]]
***[[Commander, Navy Installations Command]]
***[[Naval Criminal Investigative Service]]
**[[Defense Intelligence Agency]]
**[[Defense Logistics Agency]]
**[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]
**[[National Security Agency]]
**[[Department of Defense Office of Inspector General|Office of Inspector General]]
***[[Defense Criminal Investigative Service]]
**[[Pentagon Force Protection Agency]]
*[[United States Department of Education|Department of Education]]
** [[Office of the Inspector General (Department of Education)]]
*[[United States Department of Energy|Department of Energy]]
**[[National Nuclear Security Administration]] - [[Office of Secure Transportation]]
**[[Office of Health, Safety and Security]]
**[[Office of Inspector General (Department of Energy)]]
*[[United States Department of Health and Human Services|Department of Health and Human Services]]
**[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Center for Disease Control and Prevention]] – Office of Safety, Security and Asset Management
**[[Food and Drug Administration]] - Office of Criminal Investigations
**[[National Institutes of Health|National Institute of Health]]
**[[Office of the Inspector General (Department of Health and Human Services)]]
*[[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]]
**[[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|Customs and Border Protection]]
***[[United States Border Patrol]]
**[[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|Immigration & Customs Enforcement]]
**[[Enforcement and Removal Operations]] 
**[[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] - Office of Security
**[[Federal Protective Service (United States)|Federal Protective Service]]
**[[Homeland Security Investigations]]
**[[Intelligence Analysis Operations]]
**[[Office of Inspector General]]
**[[Office of Professional Responsibility]]
**[[Transportation Security Administration]]
***[[Federal Air Marshal Service]]
**[[United States Secret Service]]
**[[United States Citizenship and Immigration Services]]
**[[United States Coast Guard]]
***[[Coast Guard Investigative Service]]
***[[Marine Law Enforcement Academy]]
*[[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|Department of Housing and Urban Development]]
**[[Office of the Inspector General (Department of Housing and Urban Development)]]
**[[Protective Services Division]]
*[[United States Department of the Interior|Department of Interior]]
**[[Bureau of Indian Affairs]]
**[[Bureau of Land Management]]
**[[United States Bureau of Reclamation|Bureau of Reclamation]]
**[[Office of Inspector General (Department of Interior)]]
**[[Office of Law Enforcement and Security]]
**[[Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement]]
**[[National Park Service]]
***[[United States Park Police]]
***[[National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers|United States Park Rangers]]
**[[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]]
***[[Law Enforcement (United States Fish and Wildlife Service)]]
***[[Refuge (United States Fish and Wildlife Service)]]
*[[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]]
**[[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]]
**[[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]
**[[United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General|Office of the Inspector General]]
**[[United States Marshals Service]]
*[[United States Department of Labor|Department of Labor]]
**[[Office of Inspector General (Department of Labor)]]
**[[Office of Labor-Management Standards]]
*[[United States Department of State|Department of State]]
**[[Diplomatic Security Service]]
**[[Office of Inspector General (Department of State)]]
**[[Agency for International Development|United States Agency for International Development]]
***[[Office of Inspector General (Agency for International Development)]]
*[[United States Department of Transportation|Department of Transportation]]
**[[Office of Inspector General (Department of Transportation)]]
**[[Federal Aviation Administration]]
*[[United States Department of the Treasury|Department of the Treasury]]
**[[Bureau of Engraving and Printing]]
**[[Financial Crimes Enforcement Network]]
**[[Internal Revenue Service]], Criminal Investigation
**[[Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence]] - Office of Foreign Assets Control
**[[U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Inspector General|Office of the Inspector General]]
**[[Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration]]
**[[United States Mint]]
***[[United States Mint Police]]
*[[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]]
**[[Law Enforcement Training Center]]
**[[U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General|Office of the Inspector General]]
*[[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]]
**Criminal Investigation Division
**Office of the Inspector General
*[[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]] 
**[[Office of the Inspector General (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)]]
*[[Federal Reserve|Federal Reserve System]]
*[[General Services Administration]] - Office of the Inspector General
*[[United States Government Publishing Office|Government Publishing Office]]
**[[Office of the Inspector General (Government Publishing Office)]]
**[[Security Services (Government Publishing Office)]]
*[[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] - Office of the Inspector General
*[[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]]
** [[Office of the Inspector General (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)]]
*[[Office of Personnel Management]]
** [[Office of the Inspector General (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)]]
*[[Railroad Retirement Board]]
**[[Railroad Retirement Board (Office of the Inspector General)]]
*[[Small Business Administration]]
**[[Office of the Inspector General (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)]]
*[[Smithsonian Institution]]
**[[National Zoological Park Police]]
**[[Office of Protective Services]]
*[[Social Security Administration]]
** [[Office of the Inspector General (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)]]
*[[Tennessee Valley Authority]]
**[[Office of the Inspector General (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)]]
**[[Police Department (Tennessee Valley Authority)]]
*[[United States Capitol Police]]
*[[United States Postal Service]] 
**[[Office of the Inspector General (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)]]
*[[United States Supreme Court Police]]

==See also==
* [[FBI Academy]]

==References==
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; Attribution
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==Further reading==
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* ''Public Manager''. Spring 2013, Vol. 42, Issue 1, pp.&nbsp;15–19.
* ''Vital Speeches of the Day''. December 2010, Vol. 76, Issue 12, pp.&nbsp;556–558.
* ''Journal of Applied Security Research''. 2012, Vol. 7 Issue 4, pp.&nbsp;478–488.
* ''U.S. News Digital Weekly''. 4/4/2014, Vol. 6 Issue 14, pp.&nbsp;15.
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