Senior DoD Records & FOIA Specialist (CATMS Editor)

LMI Government Consulting; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI Government Consulting in Arlington, VA seeks a Research Specialist to support CATMS operations for multiple DoD offices, editing executive correspondence and ensuring compliance with DoD standards. The role includes FOIA liaison duties and records management within a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has a Secret clearance, 5+ years supporting senior DoD leadership, and strong MS Office skills. This on-site position offers competitive salary and benefits.]

Qualifications

• Secret clearance required.
• 5+ years supporting senior DoD leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• A high level of experience managing, coordinating, editing, and formatting CATMS packages.
• Prior experience providing administrative support to senior DoD leadership.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to establish and maintain working relationships with internal and external staff members, and the ability to work independently and take a proactive role.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage CATMS for the ASW, Energy, Installations, and Environment (EI&E) office. Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure completeness of correspondence packages from start to finish.
• Edit and process executive correspondence for senior leader signature, including congressional letters and reports, DoD policies, and responses to incoming mail.
• Ensure written correspondence products meet DoD standards, guidelines, and updated business rules for written material.
• Utilize CATMS to respond to incoming taskers and route packages for signature.
• Coordinate with subordinate offices to assign, review, and route CATMS packages.
• Check CATMS packages for formatting, proofread, and edit as necessary; prepare documents for signature and routing.
• Brief senior government officials on status of CATMS packages.
• Serve as FOIA analyst lead and determine organizational equity for FOIA requests.
• Serve as EI&E Records Manager, review records and determine retention/disposition requirements.
• Use NARA-based records depository system to create and maintain file plans for front office records.
• Attend meetings, take notes, record taskers and actions, and update staff as needed.
• Coordinate responses for FOIA, DoDIG, GAO, and other government information requests.
• Manage multiple assignments from multiple people in a busy environment.

Skills

CATMS management

FOIA analysis

DoD leadership support

Editing & formatting

Stakeholder coordination

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

LMI Government Consulting in Arlington, VA seeks a Research Specialist to support CATMS operations for multiple DoD offices, editing executive correspondence and ensuring compliance with DoD standards. The role includes FOIA liaison duties and records management within a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has a Secret clearance, 5+ years supporting senior DoD leadership, and strong MS Office skills. This on-site position offers competitive salary and benefits.]