Senior FOIA Analyst - Government Records & Negotiations

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) is seeking a Senior FOIA Analyst to support the legal mission of a large federal agency. You’ll handle FOIA requests, draft correspondence, and engage in negotiations while coordinating with multiple offices.

The role requires three years’ FOIA experience and the ability to obtain a government security clearance. This is a full-time, mid-level IT department position in the Washington, DC area.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of FOIA rules and regulations; specifically applying exemptions b(4), b(5), and b(6).
• Experience redacting records with trade secrets and confidential commercial information.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to obtain a government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Receive, review, and analyze new and backlogged FOIA requests.
• Intake incoming requests and prepare FOIA request folders.
• Enter request data in the FOIA tracking database.
• Draft response letters and other FOIA correspondence.
• Communicate and initiate negotiations with requesters, FOIA staff, sponsors (or regulated industry representatives), and contractors pertaining to records requested and associated information to be released.
• Serve as a liaison with requesters, and on rare occasions, other agencies and appellants, regarding records that may involve more than one agency component/office.
• Coordinate searches for responsive documents and identify duplicate records.
• Review program records for responsiveness and offer release determinations.
• Ensure released materials do not contain information exempted under the applicable exemptions.

Skills

FOIA processing

FOIA tracking

Drafting FOIA letters

Negotiation with requesters

Interagency liaison

Document review

English proficiency

Independent work

Communications skills

Security clearance

Tools

FOIA EXPRESS

SecureRelease

Job description

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) is seeking a Senior FOIA Analyst to support the legal mission of a large federal agency. You’ll handle FOIA requests, draft correspondence, and engage in negotiations while coordinating with multiple offices.

The role requires three years’ FOIA experience and the ability to obtain a government security clearance. This is a full-time, mid-level IT department position in the Washington, DC area.