FOIA/Privacy Act Specialist

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $73k - $88k / year

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KMRG, LLC

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11 - 50 employees

💼 Consulting

🎖️ Defense

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Defense • Logistics

KMRG, LLC is a forward-thinking company that empowers public-sector leaders to embrace disruptive technologies and catalyze innovation, fuel progress, and shape a future-ready government. We deliver advanced management and technology solutions in software engineering, cloud enablement, digital modernization, artificial intelligence, robotic process automation, data science, and management.

📋 Description

• Process Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), FOIA Appeals, and Privacy Act requests • Review, analyze, and process incoming FOIA and Privacy Act requests • Participate in intake activities and assess requests for appropriate processing • Enter requests and correspondence accurately into FOIA Xpress and FSA tracking systems • Coordinate with Department program offices to obtain responsive records and address request issues • Communicate with requesters regarding scope, cost, identity certification, and other processing matters • Track cases and complete required actions within statutory, regulatory, and Department timeframes • Review responsive records and determine appropriate treatment under FOIA and Privacy Act requirements • Apply redactions using expert knowledge of the nine FOIA exemptions • Process complex FOIA requests requiring careful analysis and disclosure determinations • Prepare interim and final response letters and memoranda for signature • Apply controlling case law, Department policy, regulations, procedures, and guidance to disclosure decisions • Process FOIA Appeals and provide analytical support for appeal review and resolution • Maintain appeal documentation and related correspondence in case-management systems • Use FOIA Xpress, FSA's internal FOIA Integrity Management System (FIMS), and other workflow tools • Recommend modified or new operational approaches and support FOIA workload tracking and reporting • Provide technical guidance on FOIA and Privacy Act laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and guidance • Analyze factual information, evaluate significant factors, and solve complex processing problems • Provide recommendations regarding procedures, strategies, resources, and ongoing activities • Aggregate and analyze data to support comparisons, reporting, and management decisions • Provide subject-matter expertise to FSA FOIA management and internal stakeholders • Communicate with FSA personnel, Department offices, requesters, and other stakeholders • Keep the COR and FSA FOIA management informed of progress and performance issues • Prepare complete, correct, timely, and understandable written work products • Support analytical reporting and other FOIA program activities assigned by FSA management • Prepare Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and related work products • Maintain documents in appropriate locations and protect sensitive, privacy-related, and Government information • Perform quality checks on case data, correspondence, redactions, and deliverables • Work independently with minimal input from program leadership • Perform related FOIA and Privacy Act support duties within the scope of the position

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree • Minimum of 3 years of Federal service or equivalent public/private-sector experience managing and/or responding to FOIA/Privacy Act requests • Demonstrated expertise using and applying the major FOIA exemptions • Experience processing complex FOIA requests • Expert knowledge and application of FOIA and Privacy Act laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and guidance • Expert-level experience using FOIA Xpress and related technologies • Experience processing FOIA Appeals • Experience reviewing responsive records and applying appropriate redactions • Ability to work independently at a high-performance level with minimal supervision • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Applicants must be U.S. citizens because the role supports the federal government • Subject to Department contractor security vetting and background investigation requirements • Employment contingent on final Government approval and successful completion of applicable requirements • Ability to comply with federal drug-free workplace requirements • Preferred: Federal agency FOIA and Privacy Act processing experience • Preferred: Experience preparing interim and final FOIA response letters and memoranda • Preferred: Experience coordinating responsive-record searches with multiple program offices or stakeholders • Preferred: Experience applying FOIA case law and Department or agency policy to disclosure determinations • Preferred: Experience with FOIA reporting, workload analysis, or case-management data • Preferred: Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and related office tools • Preferred: Experience learning or using internal FOIA workflow, tracking, or reporting systems

🏖️ Benefits

• Full-time employment • Virtual work arrangement • Travel is not required • Employment Classification Eligibility — Exempt