Senior FOIA Specialist

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $73k - $88k / year

⏰ Full Time

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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 for the U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid • Review, analyze, and process incoming requests and assess them for appropriate processing • Enter requests and correspondence 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 treatment under FOIA and Privacy Act requirements • Apply redactions using expert knowledge of the nine FOIA exemptions • Process complex requests and make disclosure determinations • Prepare interim and final response letters and memoranda • Apply controlling case law, Department policy, regulations, procedures, and guidance • Process FOIA Appeals, review case records and prior determinations, and support appeal resolution • Maintain case documentation, correspondence, request data, status information, and appeal records • Use FOIA Xpress, FSA's FOIA Integrity Management System (FIMS), and other workflow tools • Recommend operational approaches and improvements involving FOIA Xpress • Provide technical guidance and analytical support on FOIA and Privacy Act matters • Analyze information, solve complex processing problems, and provide recommendations • Aggregate and analyze data for reporting and management decisions • Support compliance with Federal information-management and privacy requirements • Communicate with FSA personnel, Department offices, requesters, and stakeholders • Keep the COR and FSA FOIA management informed of progress and performance issues • Prepare accurate, timely, and understandable written work products using Department formats and procedures • Support analytical reporting and other FOIA program activities • Prepare Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and related work products • Maintain accessible documents, protect sensitive Government information, perform quality checks, and manage competing priorities • Work independently with minimal input from program leadership and perform related FOIA and Privacy Act support duties

🎯 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 satisfy Department contractor security vetting and background investigation requirements • Employment contingent on final Government approval and successful completion of applicable requirements • U.S. citizenship required since the role supports the federal government • Ability to comply with federal drug-free workplace requirements

🏖️ Benefits

• Commensurate-with-experience salary of $73,000-$88,000 • Virtual/remote work arrangement • No travel required • Exempt employment classification • Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer