BI_LaborCategories.pdf

LABOR CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS

The following Labor Category’s support the SecD Contract Requirements. The descriptions outlined for each position are not all inclusive of all the duties, responsibilities, and functions of required for each position.

1. Program Manager (Key Personnel):

Program Manager (PM) Minimum Experience Requirements:

o Must have a current TS security clearance and must be capable of obtaining SCI access that includes a requirement to pass a security CI polygraph exam.

o Must have knowledge of SecD discipline, project management and demonstrated capability to manage multiple tasks / projects.

o Eight (8) years in a specialty related to personnel security being managed which includes scheduling and supervising project personnel.

o Must have ten (10) plus years of federal, state, local or military LE experience or fifteen (15) years of experience managing tasks and supervising people to include experience in human resources and personnel security.

o A Master’s degree in any field of study preferred. A Bachelor’s degree is required.

o At least five (5) years of experience over the past ten (10) years (two (2) years of experience within the last four (4) years) directly - related to managing or performing responsibilities similar to those described herein and in the SOW.

o Prior experience managing all aspects of a full scope background investigation program.

o Experience with EO 12960 and 12968, SEAD 4 and SEAD 7.

o Experience as a functional practitioner of Continuous Vetting and Trusted Workforce

2.0, or programs similar in scope and scale

Program Manager Functional Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

o Manage and oversee the administrative and daily operations of the program.

o Serve as overall program lead and as the principal liaison between the Government and the Contractor.

o Serve as a consolidated point of contact that facilitates effective communication and proactively identifies and mitigates issues within the Contractor’s team and between the Contractor and the various Government customers.

o Attend regular meetings with Government customers to discuss workload, contract performance, and emergent issues.

o Assure quality control implementation.

o Produce required contractual and programmatic reports and briefs.

o Implement and exercise quality - control measures over Contractor staff to deliver services and products on budget and schedule per SOW requirements.

o Be responsible for overall project personnel, delivery of reports, and other deliverables.

o Implement short (tactical) and long term (strategic) work plans to ensure work performance.

o Be responsible for formulating and enforcing work standards.

o Coordinate with Government customer for assignment of work schedules.

o Review and remediate work discrepancies.

o Supervise Contractor personnel, communicate policies and organizational goals.

o Responsible for ensuring all incoming contractors are adequately trained for contract positions.

o Be responsible for contract performance.

o Be responsible for tracking all in - coming Contractor personnel and weekly reports to Government customers of status and processing issues.

2. Assistant Program Manager (Key Personnel):

Assistant Program Manager (APM) Minimum Experience Requirements:

o Must have a current TS security clearance and must be capable of obtaining SCI access that includes a requirement to pass a security CI polygraph exam.

o Minimum of eight (8) plus years federal, state, local or military LE or ten (10) plus years of experience managing tasks and supervising people to include experience in human resources and personnel security.

o Bachelor’s degree in any field of study.

o At least five (5) years of experience directly related to managing or performing responsibilities similar to those described herein and in the SOW.

o Experience with EO 12960 and 12968, SEAD 4 and SEAD 7 o Experience as a functional practitioner of Continuous Vetting and Trusted Workforce

2.0 or programs similar in scope and scale

Assistant Program Manager (APM) Desired Experience Requirements:

o Prior security program management experience.

o Advanced degree in any field of study preferred.

o Prior experience managing all aspects of a full scope background investigation program.

Assistant Program Manager (APM) Functional Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

o All the same PM or lead functional responsibilities.

o Coordinate manpower and resources, assure quality control programs are in place and consistent.

o Serve as PM’s representative in daily operations and liaison with SecD UCs.

o Contractor designated APM assumes the role of PM when the PM is absent, or the position is temporarily vacant.

3. Personnel Security Specialist (PSS) Positions

Degree / Experience Equivalency for PSS Positions 2 through 4 Bachelor’s Degree with two (2) years’ experience or associate degree with four (4) years’ experience, or eight (8) years federal, state, local or military law enforcement experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree or 16 (sixteen) years in lieu of a master’s degree.

Personnel Security Specialist Minimum Experience Requirements for all Grades o Current TS security clearance and must be capable of obtaining SCI access that includes a requirement to pass a security CI polygraph exam.

o Minimum of four (4) years of experience developing and writing Reports of Investigation that form basis for creation of investigative record.

o Proficient computer skills to include:

✓ Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office software applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

✓ Use of Internet to conduct research and / or open-source checks in aid of investigations.

o Experience with various Federal LE and IC IT systems for conducting automated record checks.

o Knowledge of and experience with use of applicable commercial and Federal Government database systems.

o Experience performing database searches for information related to personnel security matters.

o Distribution and update of personnel security documentation files.

o Responsibility for security of program data and materials.

o Processing security clearance and BI documentation in preparation for adjudication.

o Prepared documentation for Government agencies and customers.

o Experience performing multiple administrative tasks dealing with databases queries, filing, processing mail, and performing audits.

o Excellent oral and written communication skills.

o Demonstrated knowledge and experience to conduct established Federal

Government standards for investigations, BIs, and security investigations relating to suitability and security standards.

Desired Experience:

o Demonstrated understanding of the following security – related / investigative guidelines:

• Federal Investigative Standards (FISs)

• Security Executive Agent Directives (SEADs)

• Executive Orders (EOs)

• U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (US CFR)

• Trusted Workforce and Continuous Vetting (CV) Programs

3.1 Grade 2:

Minimum Experience Requirements:

o Three (3) years of experience in the personnel security investigative or investigative analyst field.

o Experience conducting and interpreting database checks and credit reports.

o Experience performing routine office administrative support functions.

o Demonstrated analytical ability to critically review and analyze various types of incoming material and investigative reports to discern potential security vulnerabilities and to identify viable investigative leads.

Functional Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

o Provide direct support and service to the administration of the FBI Security Program by participating in the direction, from inception to completion of complex security assessment investigations conducted by FBI Field Offices (FOs).. Conduct, review and analyze a variety of interviews internal and external to the organization.

Subjects of investigations range from FBI applicants, contract / access applicants, and other persons requiring security clearances or access to FBI spaces.

o Provide support, analysis, and research into complex problems and processes relating to Personal Security.

o Complete written reports and / or oral presentations utilizing critical thinking and analysis skills.

o Contribute to development of new principles and concepts.

o Work on complex problems and provides solutions.

o Advise supervisor of potentially controversial matters or those matters with far reaching implications.

o Initiate or perform extensive FBI indices checks, arrest record checks, and the like to obtain pertinent and identifying information for the cases assigned.

o Request, receive, review, and analyze various FBI Government files and related material for determination of an individual's potential security risk.

o Summarize data and compose necessary correspondence to appropriate FOs for initiation of investigation, outlining background of individual cases, advising of information obtained from research and analysis and define security concerns. Issue guidance for the initiation of investigation, setting forth leads which are to be addressed in compliance with existing Federal standards and FBI policy. Forward correspondence to the Government lead for approval before transmission.

o Coordinate with FOs for the submission of investigation information. Examine and critically analyze investigative reports and correspondence from the FOs for conformance to administrative requirements as to format and content, and to ensure the investigation is adequate, denoted leads have been sufficiently covered, and procedures have been conducted in accordance with FBI regulations and policies. Note inadequacies and transmit additional instructions to the field, recommending additional investigation and / or the elimination of unproductive procedures.

o Recommend the need for polygraph examinations and / or interviews based upon analysis of all data available. Compose appropriate communications to pertinent FBI HQ Divisions and FOs to initiate same, setting forth any specific guidance which should be followed in regard to same (i.e., particular areas in question which need to be resolved; special qualifications desired of interviewer; etc.). Determinations and resulting communications are subject to review and approval by the Government lead.

o Receive, review, and analyze the results of further investigations, along with the results of interviews and polygraph examinations to ensure that all issues have been resolved, that gaps in information have been adequately covered, and that areas in question have been sufficiently addressed to help efficiently and effectively determine individual's recommendation for security clearance approval.

o Summarize all data provided and developed in a formal written analysis of the security concerns and their resolutions, considering information developed.

o Establish and maintain liaison with other FBI HQ Divisions, DOJ and other agency officials including members of the IC to obtain, develop, and / or resolve queries as required.

o Coordinate or work in concert with other FBI components as required to surface, develop, and resolve various issues encountered.

o Recommend new methods and procedures for passing and affirming clearances including SCI / Regulations, FISs, and / or EO and DOJ Orders.

o Perform security assessment investigations and provide recommendations to the FBI

HQ.

o Review and analyze requests for investigations concerning security clearances.

o Prepare a detailed analysis of all information developed, to include potential remedial or precautionary action to meet minimum security standards.

o Assist with briefings and debriefings of individual cases as necessary.

o Upload all official documents into the defined system of record, management, workflow, or tracking systems, files, and /or sub - files.

3.2 Grade 3:

o Meet all Grade 2 experience requirements.

o Six (6) years of experience in the personnel security investigative or investigative analyst field.

o Experience interpreting Governmental and commercial database checks to identify areas of concern during the investigative process.

o Experience developing investigative reports and other sources of information to identify security vulnerabilities; to develop investigative leads; to propose a recommendation as to the approval, denial, or revocation of eligibility for access to national security information based on the application of the appropriate adjudicative standards.

Desired Experience Requirements:

o Knowledge of DOJ and FBI regulations regarding the personnel security process.

o Experience conducting interviews and security briefings, discussing analysis and opinion in a concise, logical, and objective manner, and preparing written communications setting forth analyses and recommendations.

o Thorough knowledge of the indices systems, various record check systems, and file review processes to develop and extract the most complete and accurate information relative to the subject as possible.

Functional Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

o Perform all duties associated with Grade 2 as necessary.

o With minimum direction, provide supporting research and analysis into complex problems and processes.

o Serve as expert on project teams.

o Provide critical thinking and analysis utilized for completion of written documentation and oral presentations.

o Apply extensive experience and full knowledge of security disciples.

o Review and analyze requests for investigations concerning security clearances, reciprocity, requirements, violations, and assessments. Subjects of the investigations range from on - board employees, contract / access applicants and other personnel requiring security clearances or access to FBI facilities.

o Review and analyze various FBI investigative files and related material to determine and extract all possible identifying information, matching records, questionable or overlapping elements and other areas of investigative consideration, which could have a bearing on an individual's reliability, trustworthiness, and loyalty.

o Examine and analyze material to determine any deliberate misrepresentation of facts, criminal or immoral conduct, any signs of mentally disabling illness, sympathetic association with hostile intelligence individuals / organizations and facts or fragments of information which furnish reason to sustain suspicion that the subject may be a possible security risk.

o Conduct Personnel Security Interviews (PSIs) as determined during the course of the security investigation, in conjunction with information developed or per the request of FBI HQ.

o Prepare a detailed analysis of all information developed, supporting analysis and recommendations to initiate further investigation, and any additional security concerns and recommendations based on this information, which would include remedial or precautionary action to meet minimum security standards. Ensure that all relevant information and justification is developed and properly considered in accordance with security policies and FBI regulations.

o Conduct security briefings which include Security Awareness and Hostile Threat.

Revise security briefings based on the specific issues developed and security requirements.

o Assist in conducting preliminary and final reviews of statements of personal history and related data prior to the initiation of background investigation procedures.

o Conduct BIs of individuals who would occupy positions where a determination of suitability for employment or access to classified information is required.

o Prepare reports on investigations resulting from interviews conducted during BIs.

o Draft summary sheets on the results of investigations for all assigned cases. In case of derogatory information, draft a detailed evaluation of the adverse information.

o When information is insufficient to make a recommendation regarding the disposition of the case, draft a list of recommended questions for lines of inquiry for follow - on investigations.

o Work assignments include but are not limited to:

✓ Review Personnel Security Questionnaires (SF - 86)

✓ Verify information submitted on applications.

✓ Contact subjects via approved methods to complete information on background investigation forms.

✓ Input data from MAC applications

✓ Retrieve data from credit bureaus, request Local Agency Checks, review reports to determine criminal record, traffic violation, etc.

o Prepare reports on investigations resulting from interviews conducted during the BI.

o Draft summary sheets on the results of investigations for all assigned cases.

o Prioritize assignments and create schedules to meet deadlines.

o Use advanced interview skills to work with subjects to gather more in - depth details relating to their backgrounds.

o Conduct peer reviews as required.

3.3 Grade 4:

o Meet all Grade 3 experience requirements.

o Eight (8) years of experience in the personnel security investigative or investigative analyst field.

o Possess oral and written communications skills to functionally conduct interviews, security briefings, discuss analysis and opinion in a concise, logical, and objective manner, and prepare written communications setting forth analyses and recommendations.

o Demonstrated knowledge of the indices systems, various record check systems, and file review processes to develop and extract the most complete and accurate information relative to the subject as possible.

o Demonstrated analytical ability to extensively analyze various types of materials, including investigative reports, to develop information regarding security vulnerabilities; to develop investigative leads; to propose a recommendation as to the approval, denial, or revocation of security clearances.

o Advanced degree in any field of study.

o Knowledge of DOJ and FBI regulations regarding the personnel security process.

o Experience conducting interviews and security briefings, discussing analysis and opinion in a concise, logical, and objective manner, and preparing written communications setting forth analyses and recommendations.

o Previous experience in security leadership role.

o Strong understanding of security disciplines.

o Perform all duties associated with Grade 3 as necessary.

o Act as a Team Lead.

o Initiate or perform extensive FBI indices checks, arrest record checks, and the like to obtain pertinent and identifying information for the cases.

o Coordinate the submission of resulting investigative information. Review and critically analyze investigative reports and correspondence from the field for conformance to numerous administrative requirements as to format and content, and to ensure investigation is adequate, ensure denoted leads have been completely covered, and procedures have been conducted in accordance with FBI regulations and policies. Determine inadequacies and transmit additional specific instructions / leads to the field, recommending additional investigation, and / or the elimination / termination of unproductive methods or processes.

o Prepare outgoing communications to transmit recommendations with supporting analysis and data.

o Participate in the formulation, preparation and direction of new and revised rules, regulations, guidelines, processes, and procedures in relation to the personnel security programs. Provide recommendations and suggestions affecting personnel security program missions, reviewing program material and provide feedback to the Security Officer or FBI HQ to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of programmatic goals and operations.

o Ensure that Government and applicable personnel are properly appraised of potential security risks / vulnerabilities in which approved level of security clearance / access authorizations may expose them to. Ensure individuals are properly debriefed as necessary.

o Conduct security briefings that include Security Awareness and Hostile Threat.

Revise security briefings based on the specific issues developed and security requirements.

o Provide guidance and assist in resolving security issues for current on-board employees, as well as providing expert guidance relating to various security programs to other field office personnel including agent personnel.

o Remain vigilant for new methods and procedures for passing and affirming clearances including SCI / Regulations, FISs, and / or EOs and DOJ Orders.

o Engage with internal and external customers on personnel security to ensure the assigned program / project is fully integrated; leverage current threat intelligence to enhance or modify procedures.

3.4 Grade 5:

o Meet all Grade 4 experience requirements.

✓ Nine (9) years of experience in the personnel security investigative or investigative analyst field.

✓ Demonstrated oral and written communications skills to functionally conduct interviews, security briefings, discuss analysis and opinion in a concise, logical, and objective manner, and prepare written communications setting forth analyses and recommendations.

✓ Thorough knowledge of the indices systems, various record check systems, and file review processes in order to develop and extract the most complete and accurate information relative to the subject as possible.

✓ Demonstrated analytical ability in order to extensively analyze various types of materials, including investigative reports, to develop information regarding security vulnerabilities; to develop investigative leads; to propose a recommendation as to the approval, denial, or revocation of security clearances.

o Masters degree with eight (8) plus years of experience in Federal state local or military LE or (10) plus years of experience working in the personnel security field;

prior security management experience preferred.

o Technical training / certification as an investigator and / or adjudicator is required.

o Current TS security clearance and must be capable of obtaining SCI access that includes a requirement to pass a security CI polygraph exam.

o Advanced degree in any field of study.

o Detailed knowledge of the FBI Security Program (Security Access / Clearance, Trusted Workforce (TW) and CV), its goals and objectives, tenets, and procedures in order to plan and carry out assignments and discern and develop new methods of approach effectively and efficiently.

o Extensive knowledge of the processes and procedures involved with conducting sensitive, complex security matter investigations, from inception to completion, to instigate security BIs.

o Extensive knowledge of FBI's methods of communications and experienced skill in correlating, organizing, and evaluating data in order to compose and prepare necessary documentation to higher authorities to include DOJ and other Government agencies, members of the Intelligence Community, and private industries.

o Thorough understanding of the personnel security analysis interrelationships between FBI components, DOJ, IC, and other agencies to obtain, develop, resolve, and correlate information and efforts, as required.

o Experience and capability to assist others to ensure compliance with FBI procedures and regulations, so that work is complete in an efficient and timely manner.

o Experience in establishing and maintaining effective relationships with representatives of other Government agencies and supervisory and agent personnel of the FBI in order to ensure effective and efficient coordination of matters involving the safeguarding of National Security Information.

o Perform all duties associated with a Grade 4 as necessary.

o Independently develop various types of manuals, forms, instructions, and the like, to facilitate operation of the FBI Security Program. Participate in special projects such as planning the implementation of new or revised programs.

o Conduct exhaustive and extensive checks in accordance with the FISs, Federal guidelines, policies, and procedures. Demonstrate innovative and imaginative approaches to problem solving that adds to the quality and quantity of relevant data recovered in assigned cases.

o Request, receive, scrutinizes, and analyze FBI Investigative files and related material to determine, isolate, develop, and extract all possible identifying or linking information, matching records, questionable / overlapping elements, and viable avenues of investigative pursuit which could have a bearing on individual's ability to hold a security clearance. Analyze material to develop and detect misrepresentations of facts, any criminal, immoral, or suspicious conduct, any signs of mentally disabling illness, indications of any type of association with hostile intelligence individuals, organizations, or persons of known or suspected questionable character, or fragments of information which furnish reason to sustain suspicion that the subject could be a security risk and / or significant target for coercion.

o Conduct critical analysis of incoming material / correspondence outlining possible serious and / or very sensitive security concerns relating to the most complex security assessment issues for the purpose of determining merit for granting, continuing, and / or revoking security clearances and access authorizations.

o Provide on –the-job training, instruction, guidance, and advice to lower-grade specialists; assist in the resolution of issues and other problems being encountered during processing of cases. Assist UCs, supervisors, and / or the GPM to provide continuing direction and assistance to other specialists for case(s) particularly sensitive and / or complex in nature; such cases may be reassigned to incumbent to resolve and complete. Review cases and routine correspondence to the FOs and / or outside agencies prepared by specialists for transmittal authorization by Government lead.

o Provide direct support and service to the administration of the FBI Security Program by participating in the direction, from inception to completion, of highly sensitive and complex security assessment investigations conducted by the FBI FO’s and rendering appropriate recommendations regarding investigative information . Act as the technical expert in one or more security programs, serve as an assistant to a program manager and provide expert advice and assistance in formulating and implementing policies and procedures.

o Prepare in - depth summaries of data obtained and determined to be pertinent or relevant to a case at hand and compose necessary correspondence to appropriate FO(s) for initiation of an investigation. Provide detailed outlines of background of individual case and information developed from extensive initial research and of the subsequent analysis of same. Define security vulnerabilities, set forth specific recommendations for the initiation of investigations, recommend leads which are to be addressed and followed, and advise of any restricting regulations, instructions, or information which may hamper the investigation.

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o Provide an in – depth, high - risk analysis of high risk (potentially serious or high impact) investigations so that the Government lead can make a security and suitability determination.

o Evaluate reports of investigations, personnel files, and other records to recommend suitability / security determinations.

o Provide a recommendation regarding the adequacy and completeness of the investigation and of other means by which data were collected, and evaluate the authenticity, veracity, and pertinence of the data to the case, and request additional information as required.

o Recommend whether a security clearance should be granted, denied, revoked, or suspended, as appropriate.

o Recommend and then coordinate the execution of polygraph examinations and/or interviews to be conducted based upon acute analysis of all data developed.

Compose appropriate communications to pertinent FBI HQ Divisions and FOs to initiate same, providing detailed justification as to recommendations that same be carried out and setting forth any specific instructions which should be followed in regard to same (i.e., particular areas in question which need to be addressed / resolved; special qualifications desired of interviewer; sensitive areas to avoid; and the like).

o Correlate and assimilate all data obtained and developed, prepare a formal written analysis of the security concerns, vulnerabilities, risks, and their resolutions. Provide thorough consideration to information developed, degree of security risk involved, special staffing requirements/hiring needs of the FBI at the time, individual's specialized qualifications and the "whole-person" concept, provide recommendation for Bureau staff to make decisions on a case-by-case basis as to the approval, denial, or revocation of security clearance and / or access authorization which will ultimately lead to the firing or retention of an individual, as well as, any necessary remedial administrative action or precautionary measures to meet the minimum standards to obtain / maintain a security clearance / access authorization.

o Coordinate and correlate investigative activity, information gathering, and matters of mutual interest between FOs, Legal Attaches, other Government agencies, and private industry. Make appropriate contacts, either written or telephonically, to provide guidance, obtain and relay information, identify specific objectives, and help resolve complex problems, and / or conflicting information which may otherwise impede the successful accomplishment of efficient, effective, and complete information gathering. Remain alert to, correlate information regarding, and identify undesirable trends; keep Government lead informed of such developed information.

o As required, advise of the need for follow-on actions and / or participate in and / or conduct security briefings as individual situations require. Ensure that all FBI employees and contractors are properly advised of potential security-risks / vulnerabilities in which approved level of security clearance / access authorizations may expose them to and follow through to ensure individuals are properly debriefed as necessary.

o Receive and follow guidance from Government lead who assigns cases and projects.

Process assignments independently for all aspects of the investigations and preparation of finished reports. Apply general policy in initiating actions or in providing information to FOs for the resolution of unusual problems or difficulties;

advise Government lead supervisor of such actions. Consult Government lead in policy matters that are inherently governmental functions. Ensure that all work products submitted to the Government lead are technically accurate and ready for appropriate disposition. Ensure all correspondence going to UCs and / or higher -level executives for informational purposes reflect soundness of judgment and are following FBI policy and procedures.

o Analyze the results of investigations to include results of interviews and polygraph examinations to ensure that all issues have been resolved that gaps in information have been adequately covered, and that areas of concern have been completely addressed in order to support a determination of an individual’s eligibility efficiently and effectively for access to national security information as defined in the SEAD 4 or access to FBI spaces.

o Ensure cases are handled in compliance with FBI policies and legal requirements.

Determine the adequacy of reporting information to develop and set forth leads and provide guidance to the field during course of investigations.

o Adhere to DOJ Orders and FBI regulations and instructions affecting the conduction of background investigations.

3.5 Grade 6:

o Meet all Grade 5 experience requirements.

o Twelve (12) plus years of federal, state, local or military LE experience.

o All desired requirements specified for Grade 5 apply to Grade 6.

o Perform all duties associated with a Grade 5 as necessary.

o Performs complex, high - risk, insider threat, high - level security investigations..

In addition to Grade 6 responsibilities identified above, Grade 6 Key Personnel shall perform the following:

Grade 6 Key Personnel (3 Key Personnel in the Analysis & Investigations Unit) o Perform as contractor Team Lead o Perform Quality Control (QC) case reviews.

o Identify additional training requirements from QC case reviews.

o Perform Just-in-Time training to remedy identified QC deficiencies.

4.0 Analytical Analyst

o A bachelor’s degree in any field of study or an Associate’s degree with 6 years progressive program management / analytic experience.

o Expert proficiency with Microsoft Office applications to include SharePoint, Access o Proficiency with Data Analytic software to include MS Excel, Python, Tableau, MySQL, and SAS o Minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience in related data analytic field.

o U.S. citizenship and current TS security clearance.

o Must be capable of obtaining SCI access that includes a requirement to pass a security CI polygraph exam.

Functional Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

o Prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.

o Schedule and coordinate meetings and schedules for stakeholders and facilities.

o Assist in preparation of presentations.

o Coordinate communications.

o Conduct massive data analysis to include development of query techniques, prototype programs and algorithms.

o Conduct analytical and critical thinking.

o Develop innovative projects to analyze threat related information and entities strategically and tactically.

o Provide reactive data analysis support in response to requests from FBI

Headquarters, field offices, and other Government agencies.

o Perform quality control of processes and products produced.

o Write clear, concise, and timely products threat identify, analyze, and collate disparate pieces of information.

o Make accurate observations and judgments.

o Assist in the development of administrative and organizational policies and procedures.

o Collaborate and interact with behavioral and social science experts to conduct research and analysis.

o Gather, analyze, evaluate and the prepare recommendation on threat and risk matters.

o Compare and contrast information from different sources.

o Prepare, produce, and disseminate both scheduled and unscheduled general products, such as briefings, studies, estimates, and assessments memoranda.

o Promote and coordinate, where applicable, the sharing of information.

o Represent activity in working groups (both internal and external) and committees as substantive authority in subject area.

o Define critical intelligence topics and initiate comprehensive or unique research efforts on topics as related to extensive or speculative analytical projects.

o Define overall analytical objectives in relation to existing or proposed policy and identify required analytical resources.

o Forecast gaps and initiate development of comprehensive collection plans to address these gaps.

o Perform long - range planning in support of existing and projected organization mission requirements.

o Make assessments as to overall resource capability to answer existing/projected requirements and identify resource shortfalls.

o Assist in the development of administrative and organizational policies and procedures.

5.0 Security Assistant – Entry Level:

o High School degree or equivalent.

o Experienced in use of Microsoft Office products.

o Demonstrated interpersonal and customer service skills.

o Experience performing routine office administrative support functions.

o Demonstrated analytical ability to critically review and analyze various types of incoming material and investigative reports to discern potential security vulnerabilities and to identify viable investigative leads.

o Current TS security clearance and must be capable of obtaining SCI access that includes a requirement to pass a security CI polygraph exam.

o Proficient computer skills to include:

✓ Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

✓ Use of Internet to conduct research and/or open-source checks in aid of investigations.

o Conduct and interpret database checks and credit reports.

o Perform data entry.

o Provide direct support and service to the administration of the FBI Security Program to include but not limited to logs, audits, analytical analysis, inventory, workflow tracking, maintaining schedules, and presentation briefs.

o Provide support, analysis, and research into complex problems and processes relating to Personal Security.

o Work on complex problems and provides solutions.

o Advise supervisor of potentially controversial matters or those matters with far reaching implications.

o Initiate or perform extensive FBI indices checks, arrest record checks, and similar tasks to obtain pertinent and identifying information for the cases assigned.

o Recommend the need for polygraph examinations and / or interviews based upon analysis of all data available. Compose appropriate communications to pertinent FBI HQ Divisions and FOs to initiate same, setting forth any specific guidance which should be followed in regard to same (i.e., particular areas in question which need to be resolved; special qualifications desired of interviewer; etc.). Determinations and resulting communications are subject to review and approval by the Government lead.

o Summarize all data provided and developed in a formal written analysis of the security concerns and their resolutions, considering information developed.

o Establish and maintain liaison with other FBI HQ Divisions, DOJ and other agency officials including members of the IC to obtain, develop, and / or resolve queries as required.

o Coordinate or work in concert with other FBI components as required to surface, develop, and resolve various issues encountered.

o Recommend new methods and procedures for passing and affirming clearances including SCI / Regulations, FISs, and / or EO and DOJ Orders.

o Perform security assessment investigations and provide recommendations to the FBI

HQ.

o Review and analyze requests for investigations concerning security clearances.

o Prepare a detailed analysis of all information developed, to include potential remedial or precautionary action to meet minimum security standards.

o Assist with briefings and debriefings of individual cases as necessary.

o Maintain electronic and hardcopy logs. Scanning and uploading documentation.

o Update and audit electronic workflow tracking programs.

o Provide customer service and appointment scheduling.

o Upload all official documents into the defined system of record, management, workflow, or tracking systems, files, and /or sub - files.