Sifter

The Sifters are a new branch of the plumbers founded by Benjamin Kirby Tennyson, the original wielder of the Omnitrix.

Origin
Trying to spend more time with his family, he had the idea to outsource the heroism and cross cultural communication to others. He always thought that the plumbers were too uptight and police-y, so he wanted to make a more laid back and free diplomatic alternative. They are still a branch of the plumbers, a condition that Azmuth insisted on if Ben wanted him to make the decitrix, which was fine by him.

Duties
Members of this branch are special operations agents, in charge of combating anything from local up to multiversal threats.

This includes investigation of odd rumours, helping when injustice is noticed and answering calls to action by headquarters.

All member states of the plumbers initiative have signed the sifters autonomy accord. In additon, the empress of the Incursean empire has signed it as well, which shocked the world and let to a number of speculations and rumors spreading.

Sifter Autonomy Accord
This accord grants sifters several essential rights for special operations groups
 * access to moderately restricted areas without cause and to highly restricted areas with proper justification.
 * guaranteed trial in front of the universal high court if requested, instead of (in ascending order) local, national, continental, planetary, stellar or galactic courts. This guarantees that sifters are able to act without fear of undue trial.

Base
Their formal base is the tower in Omnitrix City, but that is for bureaucratic purposes, recruit induction and the occassional gathering.