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Job SummaryAbout the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU, JOINT STAFF NGB-J3/7, DOMES OPS & FORCE DEVEL DIR, ARLINGTON, VA.
QualificationsWho May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 10-Point Other Veterans’ Rating 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans 5-Point Veterans' Preference Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Disabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30% Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Prior Federal Service Employee Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible United States Citizen Applying to a DCIPS Position Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Experience serving as a principal staff officer or program manager directing Signature Reduction (SR), Sensitive Activities, or Special Access Programs (SAP). AND 2) Experience providing dedicated counterintelligence, security, and operational security (OPSEC) support to compartmented programs. AND 3) Experience supervising multi-disciplinary workforce including military, civilian and contractor personnel to include planning work, performance evaluations; and/or executing personnel and position actions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS-13). Progressively responsible experience is that which has included intelligence-related research, analysis, collections and /or operations. This experience should have included intelligence analysis and/or production, intelligence collection and/or operations, counterintelligence, or threat support directly related to the position to be filled. This experience should demonstrate: Knowledge of intelligence processes, cycle and organizations; Knowledge of and/or ability to use research tools such as library holdings, photographs, statistics, graphics and maps; Knowledge of the systems, procedures and methods of analyzing, compiling, reporting and disseminating intelligence data; and/or Knowledge of organization(s) for and methods of collecting and analyzing intelligence data.
Major DutiesServes as the principal staff officer responsible for providing dedicated counterintelligence, security, and operational security (OPSEC) support to commanders and Program ManagersReviews existing and proposed Signature Reduction efforts for compliance with NGB, DoD and Defense Counterintelligence (DCI) requirements, recommending modifications and adjustments as required.Serves and directs the USD Intelligence and Security (USDIS) compliance program, monitoring and ensuring the Combatant Commands, Agencies, and Services, who are users of NGB Signature Reduction, are following existing policies and guidance.Secures senior leadership approval for new signature reduction efforts to provide security for highly sensitive worldwide compartmented activities.Performs the full range of personnel management responsibilities to include technical and administrative supervision of subordinates.Plans, organizes and directs the work to be performed; assigns work and provides technical guidance to subordinates on the most complex issues; and reviews completed work for adequacy in meeting program requirements.