Senior FOIA/Privacy Act Program Lead - National Security

Harkcon; Albuquerque, Northern (NM, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Harkcon, Inc. seeks a Senior Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Program Manager to lead a team supporting a federal national security customer in Albuquerque, NM.

This hands-on leadership role oversees FOIA/PA requests from intake to final response, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with exemptions. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years in FOIA management, experience with appeals and litigation, and the ability to coordinate with legal counsel and government leadership; DOE Q

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in law, public administration, business, management, political science, information management, or another relevant field.
• At least 10 years of management or supervisory experience.
• At least 10 years of professional FOIA experience.
• At least five years of FOIA appeals and litigation experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading federal FOIA or Privacy Act personnel and workloads.
• Thorough knowledge of FOIA, Privacy Act, exemptions, disclosures, and federal processing procedures.
• Experience reviewing records, applying exemptions, redacting, and developing final response packages.
• Experience conducting quality assurance for complex or sensitive FOIA matters.
• Strong communication of issues, risks, and solutions to senior government leaders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and related tools.
• Current DOE Q clearance or a DOE Q/Top Secret clearance within past five years.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team processing FOIA/PA requests.
• Assign and prioritize cases based on age, complexity, deadlines, and customer direction.
• Oversee intake, search coordination, document review, redaction, response preparation, and case closure.
• Monitor workload, aging cases, deadlines, and processing delays.
• Review final response packages for legal, technical, and editorial accuracy.
• Ensure case information is accurately maintained in FOIA case-management systems.
• Coordinate with legal counsel, program offices, records custodians, security personnel, classifiers, and stakeholders.
• Support FOIA appeals, litigation-related matters, and high-visibility requests.
• Develop operating procedures, quality controls, and performance metrics.

Skills

FOIA management

Leadership

Communication

Writing & editing

Analytical

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Harkcon, Inc. seeks a Senior Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Program Manager to lead a team supporting a federal national security customer in Albuquerque, NM.

This hands-on leadership role oversees FOIA/PA requests from intake to final response, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with exemptions. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years in FOIA management, experience with appeals and litigation, and the ability to coordinate with legal counsel and government leadership; DOE Q