Sr. FOIA Analyst TS/SCI Poly

About the role

Leidos is seeking a Senior FOIA Analyst to support an Intelligence Community (IC) program in McLean, VA. An Active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance is required up front to be considered for this position (this is firm).

Responsibilities

• Support Government staff in responding to public and official requests for review and release of classified and/or sensitive customer information under the FOIA, PA, or E.O. 13526 Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR).
• Respond to complex cases, including those involving litigation and appeals, demonstrating extensive knowledge of the FOIA/PA/MDR, all of its exemptions, and the overall administration of the FOIA/PA/MDR requirements.
• Support includes determining if a request is a new case, assessing what is needed, coordinating with appropriate organizations for SME review, analyzing the adequacy of the responses, consulting with other IC elements for equity reviews, preparing high-quality and error-free documents ready for Government action, and updating all appropriate trackers, scorecards, and calendars regarding cases.
• Develop and deliver training, or review and update current training content on FOIA and privacy processes and policy to customer staff.
• Drive collaboration and relationship building through the IC counterpart engagement process by enabling the IC engagement plan.
• Proofread and peer review artifacts from other members of the contract staff, ensuring deliverables are timely, accurate, and error-free.
• Document and maintain SOPs for all activities within IRRG.
• Engage with customer and IC Working groups, such as the IMC and Difficult Issues Forum, as directed by the Government.
• Use analytic skills to assess the adequacy of the responses from searches, which shall be presented to the Government.
• Track and update the status of cases in a timely and accurate manner using customer tools as identified by the Government.
• Provide inputs to annual compliance reports as directed by the Government.
• Ensure access to information about an individual is only granted with their knowledge and consent.
• Assist the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), the Office of the Inspector General of the IC (ICIG), the customer Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA), the Office of Strategic Communications (StratComm), the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), customer Office of Security (OS), customer CLPT Office, Mission Integration (MI), Policy & Capabilities (P&C), Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO), and other relevant organizations to ensure customer compliance with all aspects of FOIA/PA/MDR.
• Draft or review documents for technical correction and edits in the development of Congressional testimony, budget presentations, issue papers and talking points related to FOIA/PA/MDR.
• Afford assistance in assessing capability needs, opportunities, and gaps to help link resources to strategy.
• Execute the duties of the on-site, Key Personnel Team Lead, coordinating daily tasks and activities of all Contractor personnel, ensuring sufficient Contractor support is available to perform necessary tasks.
• Ensure compliance with applicable law and at Government direction, ensuring ODNI information which has been cleared for public release is available for public inspection and/or copying/downloading, enabling the enforcement of the right of any person to access records, subject to statutory exemptions, for any public or private purpose, ensuring individuals have the ability to amend records of personal identifiable information about themselves, prohibiting access to information about an individual without that individual’s knowledge and consent.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 18+ years of experience, a Master's degree and 10+ years of experience, or no degree with 24+ years of experience.
• Requires a TS/SCI with Polygraph level clearance up front.
• Requires experience responding to public and official requests for review and release of classified and/or sensitive information under the FOIA, PA, or Mandatory Declassification Review; experience ensuring information cleared for appropriate release is available for public inspection and/or copying/downloading; enables the enforcement of the right of any person to access records, subject to statutory exemptions, for any public or private purpose.