Security Specialist

Washington Headquarters Services•Alexandria, VA

11d

About The Position

This position serves as the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) Declassification Specialist and advisor to the Chief of the Integrated Security Operations Division (ISOD) at the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS). The incumbent governs declassification for OSW, Defense Agencies, and NATO oversight, managing automatic/systematic, mandatory, Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS), and NATO declassification programs as directed by the Branch Chief Declassification. The role involves making complex, independent decisions about whether permanently historical or publicly requested documents should remain classified or be declassified. Materials may concern intelligence operations, sensitive nuclear weapons information, war plans, and foreign government information. The incumbent represents OSW in coordination with federal agencies and declassification organizations, and provides declassification support to historians, researchers, and former presidential appointees.

Requirements

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or equivalent experience gained in the private sector.
Experience validating declassification recommendations on sensitive topics such as intelligence operations, war plans, and foreign government information.
Experience managing day-to-day operations for mandatory, systematic, or international declassification programs, such as NATO, NDC, or State Department FRUS reviews.
Experience facilitating record access and accountability for historians, government researchers, and former presidential appointees.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for or exempt from Selective Service.
Must be determined suitable for federal employment and participate in direct deposit.
Must obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI; a Special Background Investigation with favorable adjudication is required.
Subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period.
May be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, or overtime.
May require up to 10% occasional travel away from the normal duty station.
All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the announcement closing date and documented in the resume.
Education cannot be substituted for experience.
Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the announcement closing date.

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day operations of OSW automatic/systematic, OSW/JS mandatory declassification, DoW FRUS, and DoW NATO Declassification programs.
Oversee regulatory compliance for SESD Declassification Programs and allocate resources to execute program missions.
Formulate and promulgate declassification policy, and coordinate with other federal agencies.
Conduct complex, line-by-line analytical reviews of OSW and DoW information to determine declassification, downgrading, or exemption status.
Validate contractor declassification recommendations and decisions in compliance with Executive Order 13526 and federal security guidelines.
Research and validate contractor recommendations, and train contract staff.
Support the State Department Foreign Relations of the United States Historians.
Provide declassification support to Former Presidential Appointees.
Represent OSW as the primary declassification liaison to the National Declassification Center (NDC) and the Interagency Referral Center (IRC).
Coordinate declassification missions and resolve equity referrals across Executive Branch agency files.
Conduct FRUS historical reviews of 25-year-old DoW records on behalf of the Department of State Office of the Historian, in accordance with statutory mandates under 22 U.S.C. § 4351.
Direct automatic declassification and Kyle-Lott reviews of weapons of mass destruction information for permanent classified accessions, advisory committees, and commissions before transfer and retirement to NARA.
Manage official access requests and record accountability for academic historians, government researchers, and former presidential appointees.
Facilitate secure file access protocols in accordance with federal law and Administrative Instruction 50 (AI 50).