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Summary The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia is distinct among United States Attorney's Offices due to the breadth and scale of its work. It acts as both the local and the federal prosecutor for the nation's capital. Locally, it handles cases ranging from misdemeanor drug possession to murders, while federally, it handles cases ranging from child pornography to gangs, financial fraud, and terrorism. The Office also represents the district in civil suits. Responsibilities The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (USAO-DC) is seeking a motivated, thoughtful leader to build and manage its security platform as the District's Security Specialist. If selected for this position, you will be responsible for planning, directing, and administering a comprehensive multi-discipline security platform for the largest office of federal prosecutors and attorneys in the nation. Your expertise and talents will be called upon to safeguard government personnel, property, information, and operations under wide variety of conditions. This position resides in the Criminal Investigations Unit of USAO-DC and reports to the Special Agent in Charge. The incumbent will work closely with a wide variety of local and federal officials, to include external law enforcement agencies, prosecuting and civil attorneys, security officers and other staff. This position serves as the District Office Security Manager (DOSM) and is the lead security advisor to the United States Attorney and staff. Work assignments include: Monitoring and evaluating the condition and effectiveness of physical and technical security systems, to include planning and coordinating the installation, upgrades, and maintenance required to ensure adequate security. Proactively developing and implementing contingency and emergency preparedness measures to ensure continuity of operations during emergency situations. Coordinating with external offices and agencies to obtain needed security resources. Developing and managing a district-wide threat management program to effectively respond to threats directed a government employees, property, information, or operations. Working closely with criminal investigators and analysts to triage, assess, and take action to mitigate and manage threats and risks to the organization. Conducting defensive open-source surveys and investigations to identify vulnerabilities and assess the imminence and credibility of threats. Developing and implementing procedures and programs to assess the effectiveness of security measures and policies along with the compliance among staff and visitors; taking action to make improvements as needed. Conducting and documenting comprehensive threat and risk analysis and providing reports and briefings to senior leadership. Serving as the district's subject matter expert for security matters across the spectrum of security-related disciplines, including physical, technical, information, procedural, and operational security. Using your security expertise to develop a holistic security program that protects the organization and its operations while prioritizing the agility and effectiveness of district personnel. Implementing national and departmental polices related to the safeguarding and proper handling of classified and sensitive information, including managing access to classified material in conjunction with personnel security staff. Responding to, resolving, and documenting security incidents, to include authoring reports that are routed to executive leadership within the United States Attorney's Office and the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA). Working closely with EOUSA staff and experts to mitigate and manage threats and document incidents of organizational significance. Using information technology resources to streamline and create efficiency in security operations and procedures. Conducting effective relationship building and outreach to promote security objectives and secure needed support, internally and externally. Your responsibilities will increase, and your assignments will become more complex as you gain training and experience in the role. Competitive candidates will have outstanding written and oral communications abilities. This position requires the incumbent to work proactively, with a considerable degree of autonomy. This position is responsible for navigating various difficulties and challenges related to the implementation of security programs and threat management effectively in situations without standard guidance or procedures to follow, exercising exceptional judgement and problem-solving ability. The incumbent will be required and expected to independently develop, grow, and maintain productive professional relationships with internal and external parties to promote the security interests of USAO-DC. For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To be qualified for the GS-12 Security Specialist, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience are: advising organizational leaders and managers on all aspects of a multi-modal, multi-discipline security program; conducting and documenting open-source surveys and investigations of varying levels of complexity; holistically evaluating security policies, programs, and platforms to advise senior leaders on needed changes and resources to ensure adequate risk mitigation; designing, implementing, and enforcing security policies and procedures (procedural security); implementing, managing, and enforcing national and departmental policies related to the safeguarding of national security information; conducting preliminary response, investigation, and reporting of security related incidents; independently drafting and disseminating reports and other products; advising officials at various levels, including senior executives, about personal security best practices; using knowledge, experience, and security tradecraft to consider, analyze, and document organizational threats. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) -VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement. Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, click on the links provided below . You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments Education Additional Information Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized. The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://www.sss.gov/. Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Federal Agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. EEO Statement: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. Political Appointees (Current or Former): The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.