- Position Title
- Supervisory Government Information Specialist
- Agency
- Treasury, Departmental Offices
- Announcement Number
- 25-DO-84 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, November 13, 2024 to Tuesday, November 26, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
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Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)? Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)? Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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Are you a current Excepted Service employee of a Federal Agency covered by an OPM Interchange agreement that conveys noncompetitive eligibility?
For more information, review Interchange Agreements with Other Merit Systems. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=InterchangeAgreementsWithOtherMeritSystems
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status.
For more information, review Interchange Agreements with Other Merit Systems. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=InterchangeAgreementsWithOtherMeritSystems
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status.
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Are you eligible for competitive consideration under any of the following merit promotion categories?
- Current Federal civilian employee in the Competitive service on a permanent career or career-conditional appointment
- Current Excepted service employee covered by an Interchange Agreement
- Former Federal employee with Reinstatement eligibility
- Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)
- Current Federal employee serving on a VRA appointment
- Land Management Employee eligible under Public Law 114-47
- Other competitive category not listed above (you must submit proof of eligibility)
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Are you eligible to be appointed under the Military Spouse Noncompetitive Appointing Authority based on any of the following categories?
- You are the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces.
- You are the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired with a disability rating at the time of retirement of 100 percent or the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired or separated from the Armed Forces and has a disability rating of 100 percent from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- You are the widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces killed while in active duty status, and you have not re-married.
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Are you a former federal employee that has been separated for at least one full year and is eligible to be non-competitively reinstated to a higher grade or full-performance level than which you left federal employment?(Note: you MUST provide: 1) a copy of your separation SF-50 (the "position occupied" block on the SF-50 should show a "1" and your "tenure" block should show a "1" or "2"); AND 2) the last performance appraisal you received from your federal employment which shows at least a fully successful rating.)
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Do you currently hold (or have you previously held) on a permanent basis, a position in the competitive service (or in another merit system with which OPM has an interchange agreement), with promotion potential equivalent to (or higher than) the full performance level of the position advertised in this vacancy announcement?
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Are you eligible under any other miscellaneous appointing authority not listed thus far, such as (but not all inclusive to):
For more information, review Miscellaneous Authorities Not Regulated By U.S. Office of Personnel Management. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=MiscellaneousAuthoritiesNotRegulated .
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status.
For more information on Foreign overseas employment please review the following: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#NontemporaryForeignService or https://www.state.gov/global-community-liaison-office/family-member-employment/family-member-employment-in-the-d-c-area/non-competitive-eligibility-nce/#NCE5
- Postal Career Service Employee;
- Postal Rate Commission Employee;
- Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employee;
- Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employee; or
- Foreign overseas employee or eligible family member of former overseas employee
For more information, review Miscellaneous Authorities Not Regulated By U.S. Office of Personnel Management. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=MiscellaneousAuthoritiesNotRegulated .
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) reflecting your status.
For more information on Foreign overseas employment please review the following: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#NontemporaryForeignService or https://www.state.gov/global-community-liaison-office/family-member-employment/family-member-employment-in-the-d-c-area/non-competitive-eligibility-nce/#NCE5
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Are you eligible for consideration as a Peace Corps, VISTA, or Action volunteer? If you select this option, you are required to provide acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility by submitting proof of employment from the appropriate agency with your completed application.
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Do you have a severe physical, psychiatric or mental disability that qualifies you for a Schedule A Disability appointment?
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
Preferences
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Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government?
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Where did you learn about this Department of the Treasury job opportunity?
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If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)?
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Are you a current Federal employee?
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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.
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Have you attended any of Treasury's information sessions? (Please click all that apply.)
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I authorize my application information being shared with hiring managers for similar positions. I understand this option may not result in further consideration for additional positions nor will it impact my application for this announcement.
Assessment 1
Specialized experience for the GS-15 is one year of experience at the GS-14 level or equivalent in other public or private sectors, that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience in ALL of the following:
- Providing technical and administrative advice regarding a Federal, state, or local Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) program or private sector information disclosure program; AND
- Providing advice in the development and oversight of policies, practices and procedures relating to the FOIA or information disclosure program; AND
- Interacting and communicating with federal or large private sector agencies, AUSAs, agency Counsel, FOIA attorneys, and/or plaintiffs on matters relating to FOIA or information disclosure litigation processing; AND
- Independently processing initial Federal FOIA requests or private sector information disclosure requests; AND
- Experience processing FOIA or information disclosure litigation cases; AND
- Leading or supervising a FOIA or information disclosure team.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Do you meet the Specialized Experience as stated in the vacancy announcement?
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Please state where in your resume this experience is documented. Include the position title(s) and date(s) of your experience.
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Describe your level of experience in managing a departmental or component-level Federal, state, or local Freedom of Information Act program or equivalent private sector information disclosure program.
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Choose all of the statements that describe your experience managing, directing and administering a program and/or significant program segment.
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Which of the following authorities have you used to implement a FOIA program? Check all that apply.
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Please provide the date range where this is applicable in your resume.
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Choose the statement that best describes your experience working within Federal, state, or local Freedom of Information Act litigation or equivalent private sector litigation programs.
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Please choose from the following areas those in which you have demonstrated experience.
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Which of the following responsibilities have you accomplished in the coordination of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or information disclosure litigation? Select all that apply.
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From the following list, please select the laws and regulations that you have comprehensive knowledge of and demonstrated professional experience using.
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Select the statement that best describes your training in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) processing.
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Which exemption(s) have you applied to records individually or use on a regular basis?
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From the list below, choose the statement that best describes your FOIA or information disclosure litigation processing experience.
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From the list below indicate your experience(s) with exemption (b)(4). Select all that apply.
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From the answers below, choose the statement that best describes your experience processing Federal, state, local, or private sector records through the prism of FOIA exemptions (b)(1), (b)(4), (b)(5) and (b)(7).
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Which of the below FOIA law enforcement exemptions or equivalent have you used on a regular basis? Select all that apply.
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Which of the following individuals or groups have you had direct contact with on a recurring basis to successfully perform the work supervised or managed within a FOIA or information disclosure program?
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Choose the statement that best describes your experience responding to Freedom of Information Act or information disclosure questions and issues.
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From the descriptions below, please identify the statement that best reflects your highest level of experience negotiating multi-faceted issues.
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Choose the statement that best describes your written communications skills.
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Which of the following statements best describes your experience as a supervisor of FOIA, or information disclosure, Analysts?
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From the list below choose all of the statements that describe your supervisory experience.
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Which of the following responsibilities have you carried out in providing technical and administrative supervision and oversight of a Freedom of Information Act, or information disclosure, program? Select all that apply.
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In addition to the previous question, which of the following authorities and responsibilities have you carried out in providing technical and administrative supervision and oversight of a Freedom of Information Act, or information disclosure, program? Select all that apply.
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Choose the response(s) that describe your experience leading a technical and administrative staff.
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From the list below choose all of the statements that describe your supervisory experience.
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From the list below choose all of the statements that describe your experience leading a FOIA, or information disclosure, litigation team.