Senior Congressional & Legislative Analyst - Defense Policy

ACT1 Federal

Arlington (TX)

On-site

USD 170,000 - 185,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

ESOP

Life and AD&D Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

FSA

HSA

401K with employer match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Military Leave

Education, Training & Professional Dev

Job summary

ACT1 Federal is seeking an experienced Congressional and Legislative Analyst to provide legislative research, engagement preparation, inquiries, hearing materials, and coordination with Navy stakeholders in support of industrial-base decisions. This on-site Pentagon role requires Top Secret clearance and offers a competitive salary.

The position focuses on monitoring legislation, developing proposals, and delivering concise briefings and reports to leadership.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in political science, public policy, government, communications, or related field.
10+ years in legislative affairs, congressional relations, federal policy, or defense headquarters support.
Strong knowledge of congressional authorization, appropriations, oversight, hearing, reporting, and legislative processes, including the National Defense Authorization Act and defense appropriations cycle.
Demonstrated experience analyzing legislative language and committee direction and assessing programmatic, budgetary, acquisition, or policy effects.
Experience preparing executive briefings, legislative analyses, congressional reports or responses, issue papers, talking points, and senior-leader materials.
Exceptional writing, research, coordination, and quality-control skills; proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and collaboration tools.
Ability to work primarily on site at the Pentagon and support time-sensitive congressional taskings outside normal business hours when required.
Active Top Secret Clearance required.

Responsibilities

Monitor and analyze pending and enacted legislation affecting Navy industrial-base programs, authorities, investments, and priorities.
Review bill text, amendments, committee reports, explanatory statements, hearing records, testimony, congressional correspondence, and Government reports for requirements, restrictions, deadlines, and emerging issues.
Assess the programmatic, budgetary, acquisition, production, supplier, infrastructure, workforce, and policy implications of congressional action or proposed legislation.
Maintain legislative crosswalks, trackers, calendars, issue histories, and traceability from congressional direction to responsible organizations and required actions.
Support development and coordination of legislative proposals, appeals, impact statements, information papers, reports to Congress, responses to questions for the record, and other authorized products.
Prepare concise summaries, talking points, briefing materials, read-aheads, issue papers, decision memoranda, and leadership updates concerning congressional matters.
Coordinate factual and technical inputs from DASN DIB directorates, Navy Secretariat organizations, resource sponsors, systems commands, program executive offices, program offices, counsel, comptroller, and other stakeholders.
Review products for accuracy, consistency, completeness, sourcing, deadlines, appropriate caveats, and alignment with approved Government positions.
Maintain controlled versions, coordination records, source documentation, suspense status, and disposition of congressional or legislative taskings.
Lead and support preparation for hearings, briefings, staff engagements, oversight reviews, and other authorized interactions involving DASN DIB priorities.