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Position Title
Government Information Specialist (FOIA)
Agency
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Announcement Number
OCPO-DE-12247011-24-LP Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, February 5, 2024 to Monday, February 12, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. (CISA) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) - Are you a current surplus or displaced Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Federal civilian employee?

If yes, confirm the following:
  • You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; and
  • You are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; and
  • You are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; and
  • Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of the following:
  1. Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a directed geographic relocation outside the local commuting area (e.g., a directed reassignment or a change in duty station), Certification of Expected Separation or other official agency certification or notification indicating that the employee's position is surplus (for example, a notice of position abolishment or a notice of eligibility for discontinued service retirement); AND
  2. SF-50(s), Notification of Personnel Action(s), that reflects all of the following:
    • Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (Name of Position's Organization is "CISA" in block 22); and
    • Position, grade level (GS-15 or below), and duty location; and
    • Career or Career-Conditional appointment (Tenure Code is "1" or "2" in block 24); and
    • Competitive service (Position Occupied is "1" in block 34), or excepted service without time limit (Position Occupied is "2" in block 34) who is covered by a law providing both noncompetitive appointment eligibility to, and selection priority for, competitive service positions.
  3. Any documentation from CISA that shows your current promotion potential; AND
  4. Latest performance appraisal including your rating.
For more information, review the Career Transition Programs (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
(limit characters)
3. (DHS-Wide) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) - Are you a current surplus or displaced Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (Excluding CISA) Federal civilian employee?

If yes, confirm the following:
  • You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; and
  • You are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; and
  • You are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; and
  • Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of the following:
  1. Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a directed geographic relocation outside the local commuting area (e.g., a directed reassignment or a change in duty station), Certification of Expected Separation or other official agency certification or notification indicating that the employee's position is surplus (for example, a notice of position abolishment or a notice of eligibility for discontinued service retirement); AND
  2. SF-50(s), Notification of Personnel Action(s), that reflects all of the following:
    • Department of Homeland Security (Employing Department or Agency is "Homeland Security" in block 46); and
    • Position, grade level (GS-15 or below), and duty location; and
    • Career or Career-Conditional appointment (Tenure Code is "1" or "2" in block 24); and
    • Competitive service (Position Occupied is "1" in block 34), or excepted service without time limit (Position Occupied is "2" in block 34) who is covered by a law providing both noncompetitive appointment eligibility to, and selection priority for, competitive service positions.
  3. Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential; AND
  4. Latest performance appraisal including your rating.
For more information, review the Career Transition Programs (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
(limit characters)
4. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) - Are you a current or former Federal civilian employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?

If yes, confirm the following:
  • You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; and
  • You are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be or were separated; and
  • You are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be or were separated; and
  • Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of the following:
  1. Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice, notice of (proposed) removal for declining a directed geographic relocation outside the local commuting area (e.g., a directed reassignment or a change in duty station), notice of compensable work-related injury or illness termination and agency certification of inability to place you, or notice of disability annuity termination; AND
  2. SF-50(s), Notification of Personnel Action(s), that reflects all of the following:
    • Position, grade level (GS-15 or below), and duty location; and
    • Career or Career-Conditional appointment (Tenure Code is "1" or "2" in block 24); and
    • Competitive service (Position Occupied is "1" in block 34), or excepted service without time limit (Position Occupied is "2" in block 34) who is covered by a law providing both noncompetitive appointment eligibility to, and selection priority for, competitive service positions.
  3. Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential; AND
  4. Latest performance appraisal including your rating.
For more information, review Career Transition Programs (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
(limit characters)
5. Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?

(limit characters)
6. The following question is regarding your Selective Service status. If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, civil service employment law (5 U.S.C. 3328) requires that you must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless you meet certain exemptions under Selective Service law. Selective Service bases the registration requirement on gender assigned at birth and not on gender identity or on gender reassignment. Individuals who are born male and changed their gender to female are still required to register. Individuals who are born female and changed their gender to male are not required to register. If you are required to register but knowingly and willfully fail to do so, you are ineligible for appointment by executive agencies of the Federal Government (5 CFR 300.704). Visit http://www.sss.gov for additional information. (limit characters)
7. If you are a Federal civilian employee, under what type of appointment are you currently serving? (limit characters)
8. If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held. For example: GS-05, WG-04. (limit 10 characters)
9. Are you a current or former Federal civilian employee with reinstatement eligibility? (limit characters)
10. Are you receiving a Federal civilian retirement annuity? If yes, and you are selected for this position, your salary will be reduced by the gross amount of the Federal annuity paid during the period of reemployment. (limit characters)
11. Have you accepted a buyout, (i.e., Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP)) from a Federal agency within the past 5 years? If yes, and you are selected for this position, you must repay the entire (pre-tax) amount of the incentive to the agency which paid the buyout before your first day of work in the new position. (limit characters)
12. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

In the last five years (from the closing date of this vacancy announcement) have you served, or are you currently serving, as an Executive Branch Political appointee, Political Schedule A, Schedule C (confidential or policy-determining), or Non-Career or Limited appointee in the Senior Executive System (SES)? If yes, please provide appropriate documentation in your application package to provide proof of your current or most recent political appointment.

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13. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an USA Hire Competency Based Assessment, which measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. If you are required to take the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment, you will be emailed a unique URL to access the USA Hire system. The USA Hire online assessment must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement.

You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation for the assessment should you have a disability covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. See the "How to Apply", Next Steps", and "Additional Information" within the Job Opportunity Announcement for additional details.

Do you acknowledge that you may be required to take an additional online USA Hire Competency Based Assessment, via an email link sent to you after completion of this application, and that failure to complete any portion of the assessment will remove your application from consideration?
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
2. When Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) completes their selections, the remaining list of qualified candidates may be shared with hiring managers and Human Resources specialists at other DHS components and/or with one or more Federal agencies who are hiring for similar positions. You may choose to opt-in to having your information shared with other DHS components and/or with one or more Federal agencies when applying for this position. If an agency requests a list of applicants referred for selection consideration (i.e., certificate), and you are on that list, you will be notified. There is no guarantee of further consideration, and you can continue to explore other job opportunity announcements. (limit characters)
3. For qualification determinations and to receive full consideration for relevant experience your resume must contain complete information and support your question responses. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.

Your resume must include the following:
  • Full Legal Name
  • Address
  • Phone Number
  • Email Address
  • Complete work history (which includes job titles)
  • Detailed description of your job-related qualifications (including tasks performed)
  • Beginning and ending dates of employment with the month and year (e.g., MM/YYYY to MM/YYYY, MM/YYYY to Present)
  • Total hours worked per week for any position you worked that was not full time (less than 40 hours)
If you are a current or former Federal civilian employee, your resume must also include:
  • Pay Plan/Pay Band (e.g., GS, WG, etc.);
  • Occupational series (e.g., 201, 301, 2210, etc.); and
  • Grade level (e.g., 5, 9, 13, etc.)
Do you understand that if your resume does not contain the information listed above, your application may be deemed insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position?
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Assessment 1
Please accurately identify your level of training or experience when completing this questionnaire. Your responses will be evaluated and verified based on your submitted resume. Ensure that your resume accurately describes the level of education and/or experience claimed in the assessment questionnaire. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your stated level of experience and demonstrated capability. By continuing in the application process, I acknowledge that my self-assessment questionnaire score may be reduced, and I may lose consideration for this position if the work experience described in my resume does not support my responses to the assessment questionnaire. (limit characters)
1. From the descriptions below, select the letter that corresponds to the highest level of experience that you fully possess and demonstrates your ability to perform the work of Government Information Specialist (FOIA) at the GS-9 grade level. Select only one letter for each item. (limit characters)
2. From the descriptions below, select the letter that corresponds to the highest level of experience that you fully possess and demonstrates your ability to perform the work of Government Information Specialist (FOIA) at the GS-11 grade level. Select only one letter for each item. (limit characters)
3. From the descriptions below, select the letter that corresponds to the highest level of experience that you fully possess and demonstrates your ability to perform the work of Government Information Specialist (FOIA) at the GS-12 grade level. Select only one letter for each item. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
4. Compiles data as necessary for agency leadership. (limit characters)
5. Confers with the Senior FOIA Analyst and legal staff as necessary to make release and withholding determinations. (limit characters)
6. Consults with the Senior FOIA Analyst and other senior specialists, and agency legal offices when questions concerning records, statutes, and the applicability of FOIA Exemptions arise. (limit characters)
7. Recommends proper disposition on requests and transfers misdirected requests to the proper agencies. (limit characters)
8. Creates, maintains, and tracks agency correspondence with requesters, records holders, subcomponents and other Federal, State, Territorial and Local (SLTT) entities as required, per the guidance of the Senior FOIA Analyst. (limit characters)
9. Maintains correspondence in the agency's executive correspondence system, Microsoft Outlook, local files, and agency's FOIA tracking tool to ensure that the case's administrative records are kept. (limit characters)
10. Independent performance of FOIA assignments to facilitate and assure timely, accurate reviews and responses to wide range of correspondence, and to conduct audits and reviews to identify ways to improve the program. (limit characters)
11. Ensures that Executive Order 13526 is followed when reviewing classified information. (limit characters)
12. Recommends proper disposition on requests and transfers misdirected requests to the proper agencies. (limit characters)
13. Reviews records to make release and withholding determinations while applying the statutory guidance. (limit characters)
14. Analyzes and reviews records for responsiveness and releasability, makes withholding determinations and exempts information from disclosure as necessary by the application of the FOIA Exemptions cited in 5 USC 552 and the Privacy Act Exemptions cited in 5 USC 552a. (limit characters)
15. Provides technical and subject matter expert advice, assistance, policy guidance, and advisory services to the Senior FOIA Analyst on FOIA and disclosure related issues. (limit characters)
16. Ensures compliance with the provisions of current FOIA and disclosure law and regulations. (limit characters)
17. Ensures proper and timely responses to FOIA and PA inquiries. (limit characters)
18. Participates in agency meetings concerning FOIA, PA and other access programs. (limit characters)
19. Ability to communicate effectively in writing to compose responses to incoming inquiries, suggest appropriate responses, provide status reports and suggestions. (limit characters)
20. Able to resolve conflicts and problem cases. (limit characters)
21. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement or, commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position. (limit characters)