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Position Title
SECURITY SPECIALIST
Agency
Pentagon Force Protection Agency
Announcement Number
ST-12372503-24-MRT Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 to Monday, April 22, 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. Are you a current Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) employee external to WHS?  You are eligible for this eligibility if you are a:
  • current Department of Defense (e.g., Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, DLA, DFAS, or DoDEA) DCIPS employee; OR,
  • former DoD permanent federal employee who has reappointment eligibility.
Supporting documentation: You are required to submit acceptable proof of your appointment eligibility, by submitting a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "2." If you are serviced by WHS you are not required to submit an SF-50.

NOTE: Length of service requirement for DCIPS Interchange Agreement: DCIPS employees must have served continuously for at least 1-year in DCIPS positions in DoD Components of the Agreement before they may be appointed to positions in the competitive civil service under the authority of the DCIPS agreement. 

 
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  • Are you a current or former political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee? Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment:
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    • Position title;
    • Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee);
    • Agency; and,
    • Beginning and ending dates of appointment.
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4. Are you a current, permanent DoD Civilian employee?  You are eligible for this hiring category and the hiring category of Current Permanent Federal Civilian if you currently work on a permanent competitive service civilian appointment in any of the following Department of Defense (DoD) agencies:
  • U.S. Navy
  • U.S. Army
  • U.S. Marine Corps
  • Department of the Air Force
  • Other Department of Defense Agency (e.g., DLA, DFAS, DISA, DODDS, Defense Commissary, etc.)
Supporting documentation: You are required to submit acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility, by submitting a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, (block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1").

Notes:
*Current Permanent Federal Civilians: You can check your competitive service status by viewing your latest Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50,
Block 34, Position Occupied. If eligible, you will see 1-Competitive Service in this block.
*If you are currently working on a temporary or term appointment, or you are serving on active duty in the U.S. military service in any of the above agencies, you are NOT eligible for this hiring category.
*If you are currently working for a private sector company performing work related to a contract with a federal agency, you are NOT eligible for this hiring category.
*We will be reviewing your last or most recent SF-50 to determine 'Time-in-grade requirements' are met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented. 


NOTE:  If you are serviced by WHS you are not required to submit an SF-50.
 
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5. Are you a current WHS Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) employee?  You are eligible for this eligibility if you are a:
  • current Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Service serviced DCIPS employee; OR,
  • former permanent federal employee who has reappointment eligibility.

Supporting documentation: You are required to submit acceptable proof of your appointment eligibility, by submitting a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "2."  If you are serviced by WHS you are not required to submit an SF-50.

NOTE: Length of service requirement for DCIPS Interchange Agreement: DCIPS employees must have served continuously for at least 1-year in DCIPS positions in DoD Components of the Agreement before they may be appointed to positions in the competitive civil service under the authority of the DCIPS agreement. 
 
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6. Were you formerly employed as a DoD Civilian employee on a permanent competitive appointment but are not currently a permanent competitive federal employee? 

If eligible, submit a copy of your separation Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. 
• Your separation Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect career or career-conditional (Tenure 1 or 2) AND
• Your separation Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect your status was in the competitive service (Position Occupied is 1).

NOTE:  If you are serviced by WHS you are not required to submit an SF-50.
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7. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?

If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• your grade is equivalent to or above the grade level of the vacancy or has greater promotion potential than the grade level of the vacancy
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of ICTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice, copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50), and most recent performance appraisal showing a rating of record that is at least fully successful or equivalent.  For more information, review https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/
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8. Are you eligible under this authority for appointment?
• Current or former Land Management Agency employee (i.e. the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture; the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior; the National Park Service of the Department of the Interior; the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior; the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior; or the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior); and
• Who currently are or formerly were under time-limited competitive appointments at certain land management agencies.

Current land management agency appointees:
must have initially been hired under competitive examining procedures to the time-limited appointment,
must have served under 1 or more time-limited appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years, and
must have performed at an acceptable level during each period of service.

Former land management agency employees:
must have initially been hired under competitive examining procedures to the time-limited appointment,
must have served under 1 or more time-limited appointments by a land management agency for a total period of more than 24 months without a break in service of 2 or more years,
must have performed at an acceptable level throughout the service period(s),
must apply for a position covered by these provisions within 2 years after their most recent date of separation, and
must have been separated, with respect to their most recent separation, for reasons other than misconduct or performance.

Supporting documentation: You are required to submit acceptable proof of your appointment eligibility by submitting a copy of your most recent SF-50 (block 24 must be a "0" or "3" AND block 34 must be a"1"), Notification of Personnel Action, documenting your Land Management eligibility for a competitive service appointment AND performance rating showing you have performed at an acceptable level.
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9. Priority Placement Program (PPP) DoD Military Reserve (MR) & National Guard (NG) Preference Eligible Technician Receiving Disability Retirement (PPP Disability)

I am a Military Reserve or National Guard Technician who will be or has been involuntarily medically retired due to a service-connected medical disability that disqualifies me from military membership or from holding my required military grade, and have applied for or am receiving a disability retirement annuity.
I am exercising my preference eligibility to DoD positions within my local commuting area.
I understand that the positions for which I am applying must be at the same grade or equivalent level, tenure, and work schedule as the position held currently or upon separation. 

NOTE 1: If you indicate 'yes' to this question, you must submit a copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certification Checklist and copies of the appropriate documentation, such as the notification letter you received that states you are no longer eligible for Reserve membership due to a service-connected disability.

NOTE 2: By using this eligibility, you certify that you have not obtained permanent Federal employment, nor have you accepted or declined a PPP job offer. 

 
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10. You are eligible for this hiring category if you are a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who has permanent change of station (PCS) orders (not for training).
  • Limited to the geographic area as specified in the PCS orders. This includes the surrounding area which people reasonably can be expected to travel daily to and from work.
  • Must relocate with the service member to be eligible.
  • Must be currently located in the commuting area to be authorized preference.
Supporting documentation: You are required to submit acceptable documentation of your eligibility for Military Spouse Preference which includes:

Documents required to be submitted with Application for Military Spouse Preference Eligible:
(NOTE: DoD agencies may require additional documentation. Please refer to the announcement to ensure that all required documentation is submitted with your application. It is highly recommended that you save all these documents to your USAJOBS account in order to facilitate applying to multiple positions.)

Military Spouses with prior Federal work experience:
  • Narrative resume
  • PCS orders
  • Marriage certificate or license
  • SF-50s, if applicable (e.g., LWOP, highest grade held, overseas appointments, etc.)
  • Documentation of performance rating of record (dated within the last 12 months), if applicable
  • Signed self-certification checklist
  • Veteran's preference documentation (e.g., DD-214, VA letter, Statement of Service), if applicable
  • Transcripts, if applicable
Military Spouses without prior Federal work experience:
  • Narrative resume
  • PCS orders
  • Marriage certificate or license
  • Signed self-certification checklist
  • Veterans' preference documentation (e.g. DD 214, VA letter, Statement of Service), if applicable
  • Transcripts, if applicable
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11. Priority Placement Program (PPP) DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible:

I am currently on retained grade based on receiving a written RIF notification letter of a change to lower grade, or a notification letter of a classification downgrade
dated within the last 2 years. I am exercising my preference eligibility to DoD positions at my retained grade, within my local commuting area.

NOTE 1: If you indicate "yes" for this statement, you must submit a copy of the "Retained Grade PPP Self-Certification Checklist" and copies of the appropriate
documentation, such as a RIF change-to-lower-grade notice, and an SF-50 reflecting your RIF change to lower grade.

NOTE 2: By using this eligibility, you certify that you have not accepted or declined a job offer for permanent Federal employment at your retained grade, nor have you accepted or declined a PPP job offer.
 
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12. PPP DoD Mil Reserve (MR) & Nat"l Guard (NG) Pref Eligible Tech Rec Dis Retirement (PPP Disability)

I am an MR or NG Reserve Technician who will lose or has lost my military membership through no fault of my own after completing at least 15 years of technician service and a minimum of 20 years of service creditable for non-regular retirement. I am exercising my preference eligibility to DoD positions within my local commuting area in accordance with Section 3329(b) of Title 5 U.S.C. This preference eligibility is valid for 1 year after separation.

NOTE 1: If you indicate 'yes' to this question, you must submit a copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certification Checklist and copies of the appropriate documentation, such as the notification letter you received showing you are no longer eligible for military or NG {through no fault of your own)  and that you have completed a least 15 years of technician service and a minimum of 20 years of service creditable for non-regular retirement.

NOTE 2: By using this eligibility, you certify that you have not obtained permanent Federal employment, nor have you accepted or declined a PPP job offer. 
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13. Are you a veteran whose discharge was under honorable conditions AND you:
• served three or more years of continuous active duty service in the military (NOTE: if released shortly before completing a 3-year tour, you are considered to meet the eligibility) OR
• a preference eligible veteran

If eligible, submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service. If currently on active duty and within 120 days of separation, in lieu of a DD-214, submit certification from your military personnel office verifying retirement/separation date and type/character of discharge.

Note: Current or former Federal employees (i.e., an individual who within the previous 52 weeks held a GS position under nontemporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch) applying under VEOA eligibility will be subject to time-in-grade restrictions IAW 5 CFR 300.604. If applying to a GS position in the competitive service, you are required to provide a SF-50 or SF-50s that show that you have held the next lower grade level of the position to which you are applying for at least one year OR held the same or higher grade level. 

For more information, review https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/veterans/ 
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Assessment 1
Thank you for applying to the Security Officer position, GS-0080-13, with the Department of Defense, Pentagon Force Protection Agency. (limit characters)
1. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Select the one statement that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a Security Officer at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
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This position has Conditions of Employment that must be obtained prior to your start date and/or maintained for the duration of this employment.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
2. The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). A Special Background Investigation (SBI) is required with favorable adjudication by a determining authority. Are you willing to meet this requirement? (limit characters)
3. This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the civilian drug-testing program. As a mandatory requirement for employment in this TDP, the incumbent is to (a) refrain from the use of illegal drugs and (b) if required, submit to urinalysis testing. The selectee must sign statements acknowledging the position is identified as a TDP. Are you willing to meet this requirement? (limit characters)
4. This position is designated as Mission Essential. Mission Essential Employees are those employees whose work is critical to continued Agency operations in any given emergency situation and are required to maintain contact with their directorate and the Agency at all times during the closure situation unless specifically excused by their supervisor. Are you willing to meet this condition of employment? (limit characters)
5. This position is indexed as requiring the Security Fundamentals DoD Certification, the Security Asset Protection Professional Certification (SAPPC), and Security Program Integration Professional Certification (SPIPC) in accordance with DoD 3305.13, DoD Security Accreditation and Certification. The employee must obtain the required certification within two years of entering on duty in this position. This certification requirement only applies to employees hired or reassigned into this position on or after March 14, 2016. (limit characters)
In this part, you will respond to questions about your experience as it relates to the position for which you are applying. Carefully review the level descriptions (A to E) listed below. For each task question, choose the level description that best describes your experience and/or training. Your responses must be fully supported within the text of your resume. Failure to properly identify your experience may result in your disqualification for this position. (limit characters)
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
6. Administers programs for physical, security in an SCI environment. (limit characters)
7. Analyzes data to measure program effectiveness and identify vulnerabilities of compliance or noncompliance with policies and standards.
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8. Applies both collateral and SCI physical security principles and procedures to determine user needs and requirements of system functions. (limit characters)
9. Inspects facilities where sensitive material is or will be located. (limit characters)
10. Performs both collateral and SCI physical security work to inspect, analyze and evaluate physical security systems and measures. (limit characters)
11. Presents security briefings to new employees during orientation and other occurrences.
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12. Demonstrates sound security practices for ensuring the safeguarding of classified information to include sensitive compartmented information. (limit characters)
13. Applies SCI personnel security policies and procedures in order to approve or deny access to facilities. (limit characters)
14. Conducts internal review/audits of adjudicative decisions and case management to ensure the mission of the organization is carried out in a manner consistent with established regulations and procedures governing personnel security programs. (limit characters)
15. Conducts security analysis to ensure compliance with security standards, identify deficiencies, and ensure corrective actions are taken. (limit characters)
16. Demonstrates sound security practices for ensuring the safeguarding of classified information from collaternal to SCI. (limit characters)
17. Enforces standards for handling of classified (collateral and SCI) and controlled unclassified information (CUI) to prevent unauthorized disclosure. (limit characters)
18. Implements (SCI) procedures that enable improvement, effectiveness, and efficiency of security operations. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
19. Plans, develops, and implements (SCI) security policies and procedures to ensure that classified material is received, transmitted, handled, stored, and accounted for from the time of receipt until dispatch, return, or destruction. (limit characters)
20. Advise senior management on complex matters regarding problems and provide resolutions.
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For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
21. Develops standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the day-to-day operations. (limit characters)
22. Prepares written reports and formal correspondence relative to decisions, conclusions, recommendations and rationale to communicate to internal stakeholders. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
23. Provides oversight and direction to accomplish the goals for an organization by guiding and motivating others.
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24. Reviews work products and management techniques of subordinate supervisors and is held accountable for actions.
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For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
25. Represents the agency in working groups, meetings, and conferences as a subject matter expert to communicate information relates to SCI security discipline matters. (limit characters)
26. Advises senior management on complex matters regarding security problems and provides resolutions. (limit characters)
27. Briefs senior leadership to inform of the result of security vulnerability findings.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
28. Actively participates in strategic planning to improve organizational direction and focus using strategic planning tools and techniques. (limit characters)
29. Analyzes programs to identify potential problem areas, conflicting program requirements, and needed program revision.
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30. Define and articulate resource management requirements and how to Resource the future base support operations of a law enforcement, security, or force protection organization.
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For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
31. Aligns security strategy, plans, and systems with the mission goals, structure, and processes of an organization. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
32. INTEGRITY CERTIFICATION:
Your ratings in this questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents you submitted. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning; 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy; and 3) have verified that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability as reflected in your resume. Do you certify the accuracy of your responses?
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