Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Analyst
OVERVIEW:
ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.
SPECIFIC JOB DESCRIPTION
The analyst will support the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency (ATSD(PCLT)) mission to optimize the business environment across the Defense enterprise. ATSD(PCLT) plays a critical role within the DoD and assists OSD with Federal and Departmental governance, enterprise risk management, and effective compliance issues, while offering specialized assistance in key areas such as advisory committee management and regulatory policy. In particular, the analyst will provide operational and analytic support, with a primary focus on FOIA support. ATSD(PCLT) is responsible for implementing the DoD FOIA, Privacy and Civil Liberties Programs by providing guidance to Component officials, reviewing publications and legislative activities, facilitating official reporting, and providing training in FOIA, privacy and civil liberties content and program administration.
The position has primary responsibility for tracking FOIA appeals cases from intake to close-out and serves as a primary interface between FOIA Appeals requesters and FOIA Appeals Officers. Additionally, this role will provide analytical FOIA support, promot
Key tasks/activities include:
- Monitor the FOIA Appeal’s inbox and provide timely and courteous correspondence to FOIA Appeals requesters. Request associated admin records for each new appeal as necessary.
- Review and analyze FOIA appeals and determine the nature of appeal and its validity
- Disseminate admin records to assigned FOIA Appeals Officers
- Complete the FOIA appeal intake process using FOIAXpress in accordance with the procedures and timeframes established. Reconcile, and transfer new FOIA appeals into FOIAXpress for accountability and tracking
- Track all FOIA cases in internal ATSD(PCLT) excel files and load associated records and documents to internal shared drive locations for easy retrieval and to manage version control.
- Closing out FOIA appeals by uploading responsive documents into FOIAXpress.
- Develop and provide FOIA training as required.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in a discipline relevant to the position plus at least 2 years of relevant professional experience. Experience working within the DoD or other Federal agency providing Federal regulatory, privacy, civil liberties, or FOIA program(s) preferred.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE/ Requirements:
- SECRET clearance
- Strong writing, editing, and coordination skills with the ability to multitask and appropriately prioritize projects
- Highly proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite of applications, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
- Energetic and the capability to work in a fast-paced team environment, adapt to rapidly changing requirements, and multi-task capabilities.
- Ability to produce quality work independently or in a group setting, provide solutions to customer issues, and solve problems quickly.
- Candidate must provide documentation to substantiate fully vaccinated status against the COVID 19 virus.
DISCLAIMER:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position with ANSER, please call 703-416-2000 or e-mail [email protected].
ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.