FOIA Team Lead

Cameo Consulting Group•Washington, DC

12h•Onsite

About The Position

Cameo Consulting Group, LLC is building a team to support Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) operations for the National Park Service (NPS). The Team Lead will serve as the primary contractor point of contact for all technical direction and coordination, bridging intake management, records processing, search coordination, and administrative support to ensure NPS meets its statutory and regulatory obligations. This role is responsible for managing and coordinating contractor FOIA Analysts, ensuring compliance with DOI and NPS FOIA requirements, and delivering accurate, timely, and compliant FOIA support operations that protect the public's right of access to government records across the NPS enterprise. Position is contingent upon contract award.

Requirements

Minimum three (3) years of full-time experience performing FOIA support services or substantially similar FOIA-related functions
Ability to support the processing, tracking, coordination, review, administration, and management of FOIA requests in a federal or comparable environment
Highly experienced with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel), Adobe Acrobat, and electronic FOIA processing and e-discovery tools
Strong Knowledge with FOIAXpress
Demonstrated success managing competing priorities and statutory deadlines in high-tempo operational environments

Nice To Haves

Advanced FOIA training or certifications

Responsibilities

Manage and direct all FOIA Analyst FTEs, including task assignment, internal workload distribution, and staff performance
Manage FOIA intake processes including monitoring FOIAXpress, mail, fax, and email accounts; analyze incoming requests for procedural deficiencies; draft acknowledgment letters with fee category assignments, expedited processing determinations, and fee waivers
Direct and monitor records searches across NPS offices, park units, and personnel; ensure proper search documentation; provide guidance and hands-on training to records custodians
Process FOIA records including applying exemptions, redacting protected information, annotating exemptions, and preparing agency responses discussing bases for release determinations
Prepare and coordinate internal and external correspondence, final response packages, and Vaughn indices for NPS FOIA Officer approval
Conduct legal research of applicable FOIA statutes and regulations; consult with Office of the Solicitor attorneys and other stakeholders as needed
Identify and flag deliberative/pre-decisional information and potential White House equities for Federal staff review
Maintain accurate electronic case files and FOIAXpress data; prepare weekly leadership reports, monthly data quality audit reports, and custom reports as needed.
Creating and maintaining electronic administrative case files to include comprehensive documentation of actions taken in each case.
Updating cases in FOIAXpress to ensure accuracy of data and actions taken in processing request
Reconciling differences between administrative case files and FOIAXpress.
Review the case file to become familiar with the issues raised in FOIA that are under consideration
Preparing detailed Vaughn indices, to include entries that: (1) identify each document withheld; (2) state the statutory exemption claimed; and (3) explain how disclosure would damage the interests protected by the claimed exemption.
Preparing weekly FOIA report for NPS leadership
Preparing and post monthly data quality audit reports, e.g. overdue fee waiver and expedited processing tasks and missing perfected dates.

Benefits

professional development opportunities
continuing education support
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Three Weeks of Paid Time Off annually
11 Paid Federal Holidays
Paid Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave
Comprehensive Medical Insurance with multiple nationwide coverage options
Dental Insurance – 100% employer-paid coverage for employees
Vision Insurance – 100% employer-paid coverage for employees
Employer-Paid Life Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance Options
Corporate Discounts and Shopping Perks through TicketsatWork.com
Employee Referral Bonuses for successful referrals on hard-to-fill positions
Professional Membership Sponsorship – annual membership dues paid for a professional association of your choice (e.g., PMI, NCMA)