Special Agent James R. Ives is a member of the U.S. Government’s Senior Executive Service. Members of the SES are senior Government leaders who serve as a link between presidential appointees and the civil service work force. He currently serves as Assistant Inspector General for Investigations at the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), which is the law enforcement arm of the Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General. DCIS‘ mission is to conduct criminal investigations in support of crucial national defense priorities. In his current position, Special Agent Ives oversees the activities of approximately 425 federal agents and support staff located throughout the United States, Europe, Korea, and Southwest Asia.
Special Agent Ives began his career with the Department of Defense in 1994 at DCIS’ Boston Resident Agency where he worked a wide variety of highly complex criminal investigations. From 1997 through 1998, he was co-case agent on a multifaceted white collar fraud investigation that, at the time, resulted in the largest single monetary recovery in U.S. history. Upon completion of the investigation, Special Agent Ives and other investigators received several awards for investigative excellence, to include the President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency’s Award for Excellence.
Subsequent to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Special Agent Ives was temporarily detailed to New York City for several months to assist with investigation and recovery efforts. Shortly thereafter, he was reassigned to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in Boston, MA, where be served through 2004. While serving on the task force, he played a significant role in several extremely high profile counterterrorism investigations, to include an investigation involving an individual who was eventually convicted of removing sensitive classified information from military detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Special Agent Ives graduated from Hudson Falls High School in 1988. In 1990, he earned an Associate’s degree in Police Science (summa cum laude) from Adirondack Community College. In 1992, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice (summa cum laude) with a minor in Psychology from SUNY Brockport. In 2005, he earned a Master of Public Policy degree from Georgetown University. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Public Administration at Virginia Tech. He is also a part-time associate professor at University of Maryland University College where he teaches Criminal Justice courses.