Job opening: GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SPECIALIST
Salary: $99 200 - 128 956 per year
Published at: Aug 15 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
DCSA's Privacy, Civil Liberties, and FOIA (PCLF) office is seeking a Government Information Specialist (GIS) to serve in the release/referral of records in response to Freedom of Information and Privacy Act requests, and Conditions of Disclosure or Routine Use provisions for sharing information with other Federal government agencies. Visit www.dcsa.mil to learn more about the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), America's Gatekeeper!
Duties
As a GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SPECIALIST you will be responsible for the following duties:
- Researching, analyzing, and evaluating data for response to FOIA and Privacy Act requests made by first parties, third parties, or other government entities.
- Determining whether DCSA maintains records responsive to a request. Reviewing responsive records, withholding information that is exempt from release according to FOIA, Privacy Act, and other applicable regulations, and assembling release packages.
- Processing simple and complex requests from federal, state, and local entities when the purpose is consistent with a Privacy Act condition of disclosure or a routine use from applicable system of records notices.
- Draft correspondence to individuals, DCSA offices, other government agencies, or Congressional offices in response to questions or requests for information pertaining to the FOIA and/or Privacy Act.
- Provide customer service by answering phones calls and e-mails form internal and external requesters, their representatives, and other Federal agencies about FOIA and/or Privacy Act procedures and processes.
Local Commuting Area (LCA) Definitions:
Fort Meade, MD
All U.S. Citizens who reside or currently employed in the Fort Meade local commuting area, which includes the District of Columbia and Baltimore City; Maryland counties of Anne Arundel, Prince George,
Montgomery, Howard, Harford, Charles, Calvert, Carroll, Frederick and Baltimore; Adams County in Pennsylvania; Virginia counties of Arlington and Fairfax and all cities existing in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania within the geographic area bounded by the outer boundaries of the combined areas of the aforementioned counties.
Requirements
- Must be a US citizen
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://www.sss.gov
- Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
- This is a Drug Testing designated position
- Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601
- Work Schedule: Full Time
- Overtime: Occasionally
- Tour of Duty: Flexible
- PCS (Permanent Change of Station): Not Authorized
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
- Financial Disclosure: Not Required
- Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible, but is not a full time telework position. The incumbent will be required to report to the office on a routine basis.
- If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement.
- Drivers License is required.
Qualifications
The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: government information series 0306 (opm.gov) and General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov) for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 08/26/2024
Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.
You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GS/GG-11 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility.
Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Researching, analyzing, and evaluating data for response to information requests made by first parties, third parties, or other government entities; researching information systems and/or record sets to identify and locate documents responsive to information requests; reviewing responsive records, identifying information that is not releasable, drafting response correspondence to requesters, and assembling release packages; assisting with records management activities, to include maintaining a records inventory and performing database management.
Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies:
1. Policy and Privacy Management: Manages federal agency programs regarding Freedom of information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act, Domestic Privacy, and various applicable regulations, directives and instructions.
2. Technical Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.
3. Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules.
4. Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
Education
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
Contacts
- Address Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
27130 Telegraph Road
Quantico, VA 22134
US
- Name: DCSA Servicing Team
- Phone: 614-692-2886
- Email: [email protected]
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