FOIA Analyst
CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
FOIA Analyst
CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Reston • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $45,000 - $65,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- 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.
Requirements
- Three (3) 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.
- Atleast an Associate's Level Degree
- 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.
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
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
FOIA processingrecord redactiondata entrydocument reviewrelease determinationexemption application
Soft skills
communication skillsnegotiation skillsindependent workliaison abilities
Certifications
government security clearance
