3 years of Declassification, Privacy Act or FOIA related experience (less experience will be considered)
Security Clearance:
required Secret to TS/SCI clearance.
Roles And Responsibilities:
Maintain case files as required for FOIA, Privacy Act, and Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) Programs. Use and report all issues with Appligent, Redax, Adobe Acrobat Professional, a tasker tracking and records management tools. Be familiar with government records management, drafting Declarations (Affidavits) or case summaries to prepare Affidavits, Vaughn Indices, and preparing Litigations and Consultations to Litigations Responses. Have a familiarity of Joint Command or Combatant Command environment. Manage and process assignments for public release. Use electronic tracking systems (e.g., Task Management Tool, FOIA database, etc.). Annotate/Maintain information within FOIA database and case files accurately. Validate proper classification and ensure records are properly marked before processing. Analyze, research, process, review, coordinate, validate exemptions, prepare all assigned requests, e.g., initials, appeals, consultations, referrals, litigations. Quality check/reviews all products before submitting to government for legal review and signature. Provide customer service within USCENTCOM and outside agencies to meet contract deliverables. Coordinate with other DoD organizations or Federal agencies prior to referring records or obtaining consultations. Comply with USCENTCOM's FOIA processes and utilize the available tools. Process initial FOIA requests to include, database input, interim letter preparation and dissemination, initial tasker building, and submission for government approval within three business days. Perform searches to collect, preserve, and analyze records that are responsive to Litigations and
FOIA/PA/MDR
requests. All reviews will be in accordance with the
USCENTCOM FOIA
Guide, and applying Executive Order (EO) 13526, Classified National Security Information, as required.
Pay:
$65,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year Application Question(s): Do you have at least 3 years of experience in FOIA, Privacy Act, or declassification-related work? Do you currently hold an active Secret clearance or higher, including Top Secret or TS/SCI, as required for this position? Do you have hands-on experience reviewing, processing, and redacting government records for FOIA, Privacy Act, or Mandatory Declassification Review requests? Have you used FOIA databases or task-tracking systems and prepared or supported litigation responses, Vaughn Indices, affidavits, or declassification reviews?
