CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
Posted 20 days agoVerified live 1d ago
FOIA Analyst
Brief overview
Remote
6+ yrsMinimum
Clearance requiredU.S. government
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) processingFOIA rules and regulationsFOIA exemptions b(4), b(5), b(6)FOIA EXPRESSSecureReleaseGovernment security clearance
About the company
CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)cgsfederal.com
Contact Government Services strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources.
Job description
Summary
CGS Federal is seeking a FOIA Analyst to join their team supporting the legal mission of a large federal agency. The role involves processing FOIA requests, creating correspondence, and communicating negotiations among other relevant tasks.
Responsibilities
- Receive, review, and analyze new and backlogged Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests
- Intake incoming requests and prepare FOIA request folders
- Enter request data in the FOIA tracking database
- Draft response letters and other FOIA correspondence
- Communicate and initiate negotiations with requesters, FOIA staff, sponsors (or regulated industry representatives), and contractors pertaining to records requested and associated information to be released
- Serve as a liaison with requesters, and on rare occasions, other agencies and appellants, regarding records that may involve more than one (1) agency component/office
- Coordinate searches for responsive documents and identify duplicate records
- Review program records for responsiveness and offer release determinations
- Ensure released materials do not contain information exempted under the applicable exemptions
Skills
- Six (6) years of experience processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of FOIA rules and regulations; specifically applying exemptions b(4), b(5), and b(6)
- Experience redacting records with trade secrets and confidential commercial information
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English
- Ability to work independently
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to obtain a government security clearance
- Prior federal government experience is valued
- Experience with FOIA tools like FOIA EXPRESS
- Experience using SecureRelease
- Active security clearance preferred
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Six (6) years of experience processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of FOIA rules and regulations; specifically applying exemptions b(4), b(5), and b(6)
- Experience redacting records with trade secrets and confidential commercial information
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English
- Ability to work independently
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to obtain a government security clearance
Nice to Haves
- Prior federal government experience is valued
- Experience with FOIA tools like FOIA EXPRESS
- Experience using SecureRelease
- Active security clearance preferred
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
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