Assistant Inspector General for Investigations

Job Details

WE ARE THE NRO

For over sixty years, the NRO has developed, acquired, launched and operated the satellites that are the foundation for America's advantage and strength in space. Using a diversified architecture of spacecraft, NRO collects and delivers the best space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance content on the planet.

Learn more at NRO.gov.

Basic Eligibility For A Position With The NRO

• You must be a U.S. Citizen
• You must be 18 years of age or older
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
• You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic drug testing
• You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic polygraph examinations

Where You Will Work

This is an excepted service, Defense Intelligence Senior Level (DISL), Tier 1 position that serves as the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations within the Office of Inspector General (OIG), at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, VA.

The OIG is an independent office reporting to the Director, National Reconnaissance Office (DNRO) and Congress. The Inspector General (IG) is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The OIG is responsible for conducting audits, inspections, investigations, and special reviews related to NRO programs and operations; providing leadership with recommendations to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness; preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse in NRO programs and operations; and providing a means to keep the DNRO and the Congress fully and currently informed of issues concerning fraud and other serious problems, abuses, and deficiencies in NRO's programs or operations.

The Assistant Inspector General for Investigations (AIG-INV), DISL, Tier 1 position, located within the OIG supports the overall NRO OIG strategic direction and reports directly to the IG and Deputy IG. The AIG-INV provides oversight of a broad range of investigative activities conducted in accordance with the IG Act of 1978, as amended, under the guidelines established by the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE). This includes criminal, civil, and administrative investigations regarding potential violations of regulations, executive orders, or federal laws by NRO personnel, contractors, or others involved with NRO programs. The NRO OIG Investigations Division operates in a dynamic environment involving multiple, competing priorities, some of which may require immediate action. The AIG-INV coordinates priorities and assures the timely and efficient execution of all operational and administrative activities.

The AIG-INV exercises direct management responsibility for the entire range of OIG investigations; exercising operational supervision over a diverse staff of professional government civilian investigators. The incumbent serves as the IG's principal advisor for overseeing extremely sensitive and highly classified investigations relating to the prevention and detection of possible violations of laws, rules, and regulations; mismanagement; fraud; waste; or abuse of authority involving NRO programs and operations.

The AIG-INV performs the work in an independent manner, assuming a high degree of personal responsibility for sound judgment and decisions. Plans, directs, coordinates and manages independent criminal, civil, and administrative investigations of, among other things, allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse including electronic and/or cybercrimes or intrusions, or public corruption within or involving NRO activities in accordance with the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Quality Standards for Investigations. Provides direction, expert professional advice, consultation, guidance, and recommends appropriate actions in all matters pertaining to personnel, administration, OIG policy, and investigative procedures. Serves as a member of the OIG senior management team. The incumbent serves as the principal representative of the OIG on matters related to criminal, civil, and administrative investigations to the NRO, offices of inspectors general, law enforcement organizations, and other relevant agencies.

The NRO Cadre is collecting resumes in consideration for the OIG, occupational series 1810. For more information on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) occupational series, click here.

This is a rank-in-person position and is based on the employee grade, rather than the position grade. If selected, you will remain at your current grade level.

Your resume may be considered for other positions which your skills and experience may be a good match.

This is a full-time position that is open from 10 April through 24 April. Complete applicant package must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on Wednesday, 24 April 2024.

Who May Apply

• This position is open to current Federal civilian employees who are senior officers or at the Grade 15 level.
• The NRO is only accepting external Federal civilian applicants through this job announcement. Current NRO Cadre employees should apply through the internal NRO job announcement.

What You Will Be Doing

• Manages a staff directly and through subordinate supervisors to include reviewing staff products for quality and clarity, monitoring productivity and timeliness, ensuring financial and personnel resources are deployed in accordance with OIG priorities.
• Represents the investigations staff on OIG personnel panels; ensures accurate and timely feedback and evaluations and provides guidance on career development issues. Ensures employees receive appropriate professional training and necessary tools.
• Participates in the OIG corporate management team focused on OIG resources, production, planning and the development of overall policies and procedures. Keeps the IG and Deputy IG (DIG) routinely and fully informed of the status of investigations in progress.
• Interacts with senior officials within and outside the NRO in regard to investigation issues, including contacts with members of the ICIG Forum and committees, CIGIE, Congress, and other government entities.

Qualifications

Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer Core Qualifications (SOCQs) - GG/GS-15 applicants for this senior officer position must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the ICSOCQs. You must address each of the three ICSOCQs separately. Please limit your written statements to one page maximum per ICSOCQ.

(1) Collaboration and Integration: Candidates assessed against this competency must demonstrate ability tobuild, leverage, and lead collaborative networks with key peers and stakeholders across the IC and/or other government/private-sector organizations, or professional/technical disciplines to achieve significant joint/multi-agency mission outcomes. Integrate joint/multi-agency activities effectively exercising collaborative plans that realize mutual IC, joint, or multi-organizational goals.

(2) Enterprise Focus: IC senior officers are expected to demonstrate a deep understanding of how the missions, structures, leaders, and cultures of the various IC components interact and connect; synthesize resources, information and other inputs to effectively integrate and align component, IC, and the United States Government interests and activities to achieve IC-wide, national, and international priorities. Senior officers are expected to encourage and support Joint Duty assignments and developmental experiences that develop and reinforce enterprise focus among their subordinates. Candidates assessed against the competency must understand the roles, missions, capabilities, and organizational and political realities of the intelligence enterprise; apply that understanding to drive joint, interagency, or multi-organizational mission accomplishment. Understand how organizations, resources, information, and processes within the IC interagency/multi-organizational environment interact with and influence one another; apply that understanding to solve complex interagency or multi-organizational problems.

(3) Values-Centered Leadership: IC senior officers are expected to personally embody, advance and reinforce IC core values. Senior officers are expected to demonstrate and promote departmental and/or component values. Candidates assessed against this competency must demonstrate a commitment to selfless service and excellence in support of the IC's mission, as well as to preserving, protecting, and defending the Nation's laws and liberties. The Integrity and Courage(moral, intellectual, and physical) to seek and speak the truth, to innovate, and to change things for the better, regardless of personal or professional risk. Collaboration as members of a single IC-wide team, respecting and leveraging the diversity of all members of the IC, their background, their sources and methods, and their points of view. Promote, reinforce, and reward IC, departmental/component core values in the workforce and ensure that actions, policies, and practices are aligned with, and embody those values. Ensure that organizational strategies, policies, procedures, and actions give appropriate focus, attention, and commitment to diversity of people, points of view, ideas, and insights.

Technical Qualifications:

All applicants for this senior officer position must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. Please limit your written statements to two pages per technical qualification.

1. Substantive investigations expertise with in-depth knowledge of the quality standards and theories, principles, practices, and techniques of investigation. Commanding professional knowledge of criminal, civil, and administrative investigative techniques and procedures demonstrated through the application of such knowledge to the type of investigation being conducted. Substantive experience in a broad range of OIG investigations.
2. Expert knowledge and expertise in conducting government investigations and managing investigative teams demonstrating an enterprise perspective and superior analytic and critical thinking skills.
3. Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication, operational, and managerial skills to conceptualize and effectively oversee the Investigations Division. This includes managing conflict, leading change, leveraging diversity, developing others, and team building.
4. Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing, to represent the Office of Inspector General's investigations operations, reports, and persuasive recommendations to senior leadership, both internal and external to the organization. This includes the ability to write clearly and concisely and to review and improve written products of others. This also includes the ability to provide effective briefings to senior management, other IC leaders, and Congress.

Other Significant Facts and Requirements:

Excepted Service: This position is an Excepted Service, Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) position under authorities of the U.S. Code Title 10, Section 1601 and 1607, dated 20 July 1999.

A Joint Duty Assignment (JDA) Program certification is required for promotion or assignment into an Intelligence Community Senior Officer position.

DCIPS Trial Period: Newly appointed NRO Cadre senior officers must meet a two-year DCIPS trial period if not previously satisfied. Runs concurrent with other probationary or trial periods.

DISL Probationary Period: Newly appointed DISL employees (including DISES moving into a DISL position) must complete a one-year DISL Probationary Period if not previously satisfied.

Citizenship: U.S. citizenship required to qualify for this position.

Drug-Free Workplace: Position is a Testing Designated Position. Incumbent subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.

Security Clearance: Position is designated critical-sensitive and incumbent must obtain and retain a TOP SECRET security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information. Employee remains subject to initial and periodic Counterintelligence Polygraphs and the terms of their signed NDA.

Financial Disclosure: The incumbent is required to submit an initial OGE 278e (Financial Disclosure) within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter in accordance with the Joint Ethics Regulation.

Education Requirement: Advanced degree preferred in related field.

Duty Hours: The incumbent is required to be available for other than normal duty hours to include weekends to support exercises and crisis planning.

Overtime & Travel: Incumbent may need to work overtime, long hours, or unusual work schedules to satisfy position requirements. Likewise the position may require temporary duty (TDY) business travel CONUS & OCONUS. Travel in military or commercial aircraft may be required in performance of TDY assignments. The incumbent must obtain and maintain a valid passport.

Submission Package

Required Documents for Current Grade 15, Federal Civilian Applicants. Please provide the following:

1. Resume (all applicants)
2. Technical Qualifications: a narrative statement specifically addressing each mandatory technical qualification. Each statement should not exceed two pages per Technical Qualification. (all applicants)
3. Intelligence Community Senior Core Qualifications (ICSOCQs): A narrative statement specifically addressing all three identified competency areas. Separate attachment of one page maximum per competency. (GG/GS-15)
4. Last two performance appraisals (all applicants)
5. SF-50 proving current Federal civilian status (all applicants)

Required Documents for Current Senior Officer or Federal Civilian Applicants. Please provide the following:

1. Resume (all applicants)
2. Technical Qualifications: a narrative statement specifically addressing each mandatory technical qualification. Each statement should not exceed two pages per Technical Qualification. (all applicants)
3. Last two performance appraisals (all applicants)
4. SF-50 proving current senior officer status (all applicants)

Location

Chantilly, VA

Salary

2024 Salary Range Tier 1: $147,649 - $204,000

Current government civilians will be transferred at their current rate of pay.

Hiring Incentives

The NRO may offer hiring incentives and other entitlements at management's discretion.

Trial Period

All new DCIPS employees will be required to serve a 2-year trial period, if not previously satisfied.

Veterans' Preference

DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans' Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Vol 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 USC, you must submit documents verifying your eligibility upon request.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for federal employees & job applicants

Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part of the remaining hiring process, applicants should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

A reasonable accommodation is any change to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done that enables an individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform job duties or receive equal access to job benefits.

Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodations when:

• An applicant with a disability needs an accommodation to have an equal opportunity to apply for a job.
• An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to perform the essential job duties or to gain access to the workplace.
• An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to receive equal access to benefits, such as details, training, and office-sponsored events.

You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application or hiring process or while on the job. Requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please send your request to [email protected].

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 National Reconnaissance Office

 04/28/2024

 Chantilly,VA