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Lead FOIA Analyst

Guidehouse · Arlington, VA · 4 wk ago
On-siteBusiness DevelopmentFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes: "What You Will Do" (that's about role). "Responsibilities" (explicit). "What You Will Need" (requirements/qualifications). "What Would Be Nice To Have" (nice-to-have). "What We Offer" (benefits). No explicit Pay or Schedule. So we should include About the role (from "What You Will Do"), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine "What You Will Need" as Requirements), Qualifications (maybe same as Requirements? Could separate but we have only one set). Skills (maybe from requirements). Benefits (from "What We Offer"). No Pay or Schedule. We must not repeat job title. No metadata like Job Family, Travel Required, Clearance Required as headings; we can fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. The posting includes "Job Family Operational Effectiveness (ESA) Travel Required Up to 10% Clearance Required Active Top Secret (TS)". We should incorporate that info maybe in a short paragraph under About the role or separate? The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it." So we can include a short

with that info, maybe after About the role heading? But we need to preserve all substantive information. The clearance is substantive (Active Top Secret). Travel required up to 10% also substantive. Job Family maybe less substantive but still info. We'll include a short paragraph after About the role heading:

Job Family: Operational Effectiveness (ESA). Travel required: up to 10%. Clearance required: Active Top Secret (TS).

Now we need to extract responsibilities list: many bullet-like sentences. We'll put them in
  • each. Requirements: "What You Will Need" includes: ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "TOP SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance; Bachelor's degree; FOUR (4) additional years of specific experience in processing FOIA cases in a federal agency may be used in lieu of degree; EIGHT (8) or more years of experience in processing FOIA cases in a federal agency. Experience includes but not limited to: list of items. We'll capture as list. Qualifications: maybe same as requirements? Could separate but we have no separate qualifications section. Could treat "What You Will Need" as Requirements and also Qualifications? But we need to avoid duplicate content. Perhaps we put Requirements for the hard requirements (clearance, degree, years) and Qualifications for the experience items? However the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But we need to follow headings list: we can include both if they have distinct content. Let's see: The posting has "What You Will Need" which includes both hard requirements and experience items. There's no separate "Qualifications" heading. Could we treat "What You Will Need" as Requirements and then "What Would Be Nice To Have" as Qualifications? But nice-to-have is separate. Actually "What Would Be Nice To Have" is nice-to-have qualifications. So we could map: Requirements = mandatory (clearance, degree, years). Qualifications = experience items (knowledge, managing team, etc). Skills = maybe the soft skills (organizational, communication, research, ability to work independently/team). Benefits = from "What We Offer". That seems reasonable. Thus sections: - About the role (from "What You Will Do") - Responsibilities - Requirements (mandatory: clearance, degree, years) - Qualifications (experience items) - Skills (soft skills) - Benefits (from "What We Offer") We'll not include Pay or Schedule. Now we need to preserve all substantive information: ensure we don't lose any detail. Let's extract each piece. About the role: The paragraph after "What You Will Do": "The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been at the forefront of breakthrough technologies for national security for decades. From the internet and GPS to stealth technology and rapid vaccine development, DARPA drives pivotal, high-impact innovation." That's the description. Also maybe the first sentence of responsibilities? Actually responsibilities start after that. So About the role is that paragraph. We'll also include the metadata paragraph after that. Responsibilities: list items from "Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:" and the preceding sentence? The responsibilities start with "The Lead Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Specialist will support DARPA by processing responses to FOIA requests from the public, as well as providing guidance and advice to DARPA staff to ensure compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and policies to senior management officials. The Lead FOIA Specialist is responsible for managing a team of FOIA analysis involved in developing and coordinating with appropriate DARPA staff as necessary to properly respond to FOIA requests." Then list items. We should include all those sentences as list items. Might be long but okay. We'll break each sentence after colon into separate
  • . Ensure we keep all details. Let's copy responsibilities sentences: - Provide management and oversight for a team of up to a half-dozen FOIA analysts supporting the agency - Respond to complex cases, including litigation and appeals, demonstrating expert knowledge of the FOIA, its exemptions, and the administration of the FOIA, ensuring that records are released according to laws, regulations, and agency policy - Receive, log-in, and process FOIA requests, including completing searches for responsive records, conducting submitter notices, coordinating with subject matter experts (SMEs), analyzing records, preparing detailed high-quality responses, and updating FOIA case management tracking systems to ensure that requests are handled in a timely manner, in accordance with DoD guidance - Communicate with all levels of public and private organizations to properly process FOIA requests - Create and maintain detailed FOIA case files, tracking the status of requests from intake to final response - Conduct line‑by‑line reviews and analysis of a variety of records in response to FOIA requests to determine which, if any, FOIA exemptions apply, and redact any withheld information before public release, ensuring that redactions are neat, clear, and accurately indicate exemptions - Communicate and collaborate regarding the status and processing of requests, including clarifying requests when necessary, and resolve issues regarding requests in a timely and service‑oriented manner - Interpret regulations and agency policy for DARPA personnel, as well as develop and recommend implementation of agency‑level FOIA compliance and program oversight structures in conjunction with the OSD/JS FOID, DARPA Public Affairs Office, and General Counsel as necessary - Recommend and implement agency‑wide FOIA policies and procedures, including internal procedures and guidelines, based on new or revised legislation, court decisions, or recommendations - Develop and recommend refinements to the agency's FOIA program - Develop and apply guidance associated with the Freedom of Information Act, restrictions on dissemination and withholding of records to the public, principles of classification as embodied in Executive Orders, DoD Directives and Instructions, and Security Classification Guides - Collect, organize, and analyze qualitative and quantitative data needed for annual reporting of FOIA activities Now Requirements (mandatory): - ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "TOP SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance - Bachelor's degree; FOUR (4) additional years of specific experience in processing FOIA cases in a federal agency may be used in lieu of degree - EIGHT (8) or more years of experience in processing FOIA cases in a federal agency Note: The second bullet includes both degree and alternative experience. We'll keep as one bullet. Qualifications (experience items) from "Experience includes but not limited to:" list: - Knowledge of the Freedom of Information Act, including administrative processing, exemptions, submitter notices, and other FOIA processes - Experience with managing a team of FOIA analysts supporting an Executive Branch agency - Experience utilizing FOIAXpress database (or similar FOIA tracking software) - Possess the energy, experience, and subject matter expertise to demonstrate sound judgment, foresight and problem‑solving skills in a fast‑paced Research & Development (R&D) environment - Possess excellent organizational and communication skills; demonstrating an ability to communicate, interact easily and effectively with a wide variety of individuals and echelons in both written and verbal forms - Possess excellent research and data‑gathering skills with an ability to interpret/analyze complex information within operational R&D environments - Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment, within the bounds and guidelines of the organization But note some of these overlap with skills. We'll decide: Qualifications = the experience items (knowledge, managing team, FOIAXpress). Skills = the soft skills (organizational, communication, research, ability to work independently/team). However the list includes both. Let's split: Qualifications (hard experience): - Knowledge of the Freedom of Information Act, including administrative processing, exemptions, submitter notices, and other FOIA processes - Experience with managing a team of FOIA analysts supporting an Executive Branch agency - Experience utilizing FOIAXpress database (or similar FOIA tracking software) Skills (soft/abilities): - Possess the energy, experience, and subject matter expertise to demonstrate sound judgment, foresight and problem‑solving skills in a fast‑paced Research & Development (R&D) environment - Possess excellent organizational and communication skills; demonstrating an ability to communicate, interact easily and effectively with a wide variety of individuals and echelons in both written and verbal forms - Possess excellent research and data‑gathering skills with an ability to interpret/analyze complex information within operational R&D environments - Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment, within the bounds and guidelines of the organization Now Benefits from "What We Offer": list includes: - Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance - Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays - Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus - Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Basic Life & Supplemental Life - Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts - Short-Term & Long-Term Disability - Student Loan PayDown - Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities - Skills Development & Certifications - Employee Referral Program - Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach - Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program - Mobility Stipend We'll put each as
  • . Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no markdown fences. We'll structure:

    About the role

    ...

    Job Family: Operational Effectiveness (ESA). Travel required: up to 10%. Clearance required: Active Top Secret (TS).

    Responsibilities

      ...

    Requirements

      ...

    Qualifications

      ...

    Skills

      ...

    Benefits

      ...
    Make sure not to include empty sections. Now check for any boilerplate removal: We removed EEO, legal, accommodation instructions, etc. Also removed "About Guidehouse" EEO block etc. Also removed "Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee..." etc. Also removed "All communication regarding recruitment..." etc. Also removed "If you want to check the validity..." etc. Also removed "Guidehouse is not responsible for losses..." etc. Also removed "Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes..." etc. We kept the substantive content. Now ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: The "What You Will Do" also includes maybe the first sentence about Lead FOIA Specialist? Actually that is in responsibilities. The "What You Will Do" section only had the DARPA description. Good. Now check if any

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