FOREIGN DISCLOSURE OFFICER

Summary

You will serve as a Foreign Disclosure Officer in the Operations Support Division of HEADQUARTERS US PACIFIC COMMAND (US PACOM).

Responsibilities

At the GS-12 you will perform developmental duties as assigned. At the Full Performance Level (GS-13) you will perform the following:

You will review and analyze products for display and/or release to foreign partners and make educated disclosure decisions regarding US PACOM-owned information.

You will review source information and coordinate with owning agencies/components as necessary to get release permissions as required when dealing with information not originated by the Command.

You will oversee, analyze, evaluate, develop, and implement policies, directives, and procedural manuals relative to foreign disclosure.

You will oversee, monitor, and maintain awareness of new and/or revised DOW and national policies concerning foreign disclosure.

You will serve as a representative on working groups to include operational planning teams and operational planning groups with functional or multi-disciplinary emphasis that involve foreign disclosure policy issues.

You will oversee and control all contacts, requests for information, consultations, physical and security access, and other activities of Foreign Exchange Officers (FEOs) and Foreign Liaison Officers (FLOs).

You will ensure that incidents involving the loss or compromise of classified material are immediately referred to the cognizant investigative authority.

Qualifications

GS-13: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector utilizing knowledge of a full range of concepts, principles and practices in all categories of Classified Military Information (CMI), dissemination controls and requirements of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and other foreign disclosure policies and methods. Examples of specialized experience must include the following: 1) Directing, evaluating, and implementing advice on and/or resolving security-related matters/issues relative to a variety of security program areas (ex: physical, personnel, information, operations, and communications); 2) Ability to conduct comprehensive security education and training in both foreign disclosure and information security principles; 3) Developing and implementing policies, directives, and procedures related to foreign disclosure; 4) Ensuring that disclosures/releases of information are consistent with national disclosure policies; 5) Reporting threats to security and security incidents pertaining to classified information and ensuring they are recorded and coordinated with proper authorities; 6) Utilizing skills in written and oral communication to describe situations, problems, analyses and conclusions in a clear and succinct manner to senior leaders such as U.S. Ambassadors, flag/general officers (FO/GO), senior staff, and international partners. GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector utilizing knowledge of concepts, principles and practices in all categories of Classified Military Information (CMI), dissemination controls and requirements of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and other foreign disclosure policies and methods. Examples of specialized experience must include the following: 1) Directing and evaluating security-related matters/issues relative to a variety of security program areas (ex: physical, personnel, information, operations, and communications); 2) Ability to conduct comprehensive security education and training in both foreign disclosure and information security principles; 3) Assisting with the development and implementation of policies, directives, and procedures related to foreign disclosure; 4) Ensuring that disclosures/releases of information are consistent with national disclosure policies; 5) Reporting threats to security and security incidents pertaining to classified information; 6) Utilizing skills in written and oral communication to describe situations, problems, analyses and conclusions in a clear and succinct manner to senior leaders. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

Education

There is no substitute of education for experience for this series at this grade level.