Supervisory Personnel Security Specialist

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) provides the infrastructure and support that enables the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to perform its mission. OASAM provides leadership and support for information technology, human resources management, procurement, business operations, safety and health, space management, civil rights, emergency management, security, budget, and performance.

Major duties

This position is located within the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), Office of Human Resources (OHR), Division of Personnel Security (DPS). In this position, your primary responsibility is overseeing functions pertaining to all 5 vetting scenarios of Trusted Workforce (TW) 2.0 to include overseeing pre-screen risk determinations, adjudicating suitability, national security background investigations and continuous vetting finds in support of TW 2.0 for people appointed to covered positions. Major duties for this position include but are not limited to the following: Evaluate character and conduct concerns involving applicants, appointees, employees, and contractor personnel, as applicable, under 5 CFR part 731 and other governing fitness authorities. Assess the significance of substantiated conduct, relevant circumstances, rehabilitation, and position requirements while distinguishing agency-delegated authority from matters reserved to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Advise Department of Labor officials, managers, human resources staff, and legal counsel on complex suitability, fitness, national security, and credentialing issues. Recommend adjudication requirements, explain adverse-determination procedures and employee rights, and represent the organization in developing interagency guidance and operating procedures. Direct assigned professional, technical, clerical, and administrative staff; establish priorities; plan work; and assign responsibilities according to case complexity, employee capability, and program needs. Carry out supervisory responsibilities consistent with internal management controls, ethical standards, and safety and occupational health obligations. Oversee the validation, assessment, and resolution of continuous-vetting alerts, self-reported information, and agency referrals. Determine whether information warrants additional inquiry, updated adjudication, documented mitigation, continued monitoring, or referral for protective action, and maintain a documented rationale for each disposition. Establish performance standards, evaluate work quality and productivity, provide timely feedback and instruction, and address performance deficiencies. Identify developmental needs and provide or arrange training, mentoring, and assignments that strengthen technical proficiency and support organizational objectives. Oversee electronic case information, eligibility records, adjudicative documentation, and program-management data. Ensure records are accurate, complete, appropriately protected, and maintained in accordance with applicable access, privacy, retention, and information-security requirements. Apply applicable Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentialing standards to determine or recommend eligibility for routine access to Federal facilities and information systems. Coordinate credential issuance, denial, suspension, or revocation with responsible officials while maintaining the distinctions among credentialing, suitability, fitness, and national security determinations. Oversee initial vetting, continuous vetting, upgrades in trust, transfers of trust, and reestablishment of trust. Establish coordinated workflows, decision points, responsibilities, and controls to support consistent processing throughout the personnel vetting lifecycle. Translate applicable requirements of 5 CFR parts 731 and 1400; Executive Orders 12968, 13467, and 13764, as amended; the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004; HSPD-12; and governing executive-agent guidance into Departmental policies, standard operating procedures, adjudication tools, and internal controls.

Qualifications

You must meet the Specialized Experience to qualify for this position as described below. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. For this position, the next lowest grade is the GS-13. Qualifying specialized experience for this position includes meeting all of the following: Experience managing and conducting complex personnel security adjudications involving national security eligibility, suitability, and fitness determinations. Experience analyzing background investigation reports, derogatory information, subject responses, and continuous vetting findings to determine adjudicative significance. Experience applying national security adjudicative guidelines, the whole-person concept, and applicable suitability and fitness standards to evaluate disqualifying and mitigating information. Experience preparing and reviewing documented adjudicative analyses, determinations, and recommendations related to national security eligibility, suitability, and fitness. Experience providing expert guidance on the adjudication of information developed through Trusted Workforce initiatives, Continuous Vetting, and Continuous Evaluation.