Total 136 Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in Sheppard AFB, Texas

• Serves as Administrative Offiicer, Executive Advisor, and Program Evaluator within the Group. Uses knowledge and understanding of management principles, practices, methods and techniques and skill in integrating management services with the general management of a DoD organization.
• Performs Program Management. Applies knowledge of management principles and processes of the analytical and evaluate methods needed for execution in improving organization effectiveness and efficiency. Oversees 673 CEG Management Internal Control Toolset (MICT) and Inspector General Evaluation Management System (IGEMS) to ensure compliance of program objectives.
• Guides development of briefs and reports and provides oversight of task management. Guides development of various briefs (Mission Brief, Weekly Staff Meeting, etc.) tailoring content for target audience and objective and working independently to meet established deadlines.
• Serves as the focal point for all requirements coming into and out of the Civil Engineer Group advises the Civil Engineer Group Commander, Deputies and Squadron Leadership. Manages operation of suspense systems by screening, reviewing, analyzing and identifying CEG tasks daily, assigning suspense dates and delegating to the appropriate functional experts in the CEG or its subordinate squadrons.
• Represents (the organization) with a variety of installation and functional area organizations. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with 673 MSG, 673 ABW, 3 WG, 176 AW, 4/25 IBCT,(ABN), US Army Alaska (USARAK), and 11 AF executive officers/administrative staff.

• Subject matter expert on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act and Civil Liberties. Provides legal advice to senior Air Staff, Secretariat, Major Command, and base level personnel on all issues pertaining to administrative law, focusing on information law (Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act (PA), Records Management) civil liberties, privacy issues, information technology access and related areas.
• Serves as the principal advisor to and provides legal opinions, consultation, and advice to TJAG, Air Staff, the Secretariat, Major Commands, and base personnel on information, civil liberty, information technology access, publications, Freedom of Information Act, records management, and privacy law and other civil law and policy practice areas.
• Represents The Judge Advocate General's office at meetings on issues related to the functional assigned areas. Creates training plans and provides training to the Air Staff, the Secretariat, Major Command, and base personnel on information, civil liberty, information technology access, publications, Freedom of Information Act, records management, and privacy law and other Civil Law and Policy division practice areas as needed.

As a Security Specialist, GS-0080-09, you will:

Plan, organize, and direct security police activities. Plan, organize and direct activities and programs to support base activities such as; security, resource protection, law enforcement, and information security programs. Coordinate and develop contingency plans for confrontation management, base defense, information and personnel security and resource protection plans. Coordinate the deployment of personnel and individual and unit equipment. Develop and implement policies to ensure program effectiveness and efficient use of personnel and equipment. Coordinate detailed procedures and instructions for such functions as prevention of unauthorized entry of restricted areas and mission essential resources, use of personnel and equipment. Administer security police training programs. Plan for the employment of electronic physical security equipment to ensure the most efficient and economical devices are implemented to achieve required levels of security consistent with existing threat levels.

Initiate programming and budgeting actions for initial acquisition, modification, and replacement of security police facilities, vehicles, equipment, and other resources.

Direct security police activities. Assign and direct security police personnel in emergency operations, including security, law enforcement, and air base defense; crash and disaster control activities; and civil or internal disorders. Analyze security police facilities, sensor and alarm systems, vehicles, weapons, and other equipment to ensure operational effectiveness. Direct the conduct of training programs to meet local and mobility mission requirements. Ensure professional standards of performance within security police activities through management, supervisory, and inspection programs.

Coordinate security police activities. Advise and coordinate with Active Duty, AFRES, DOD counterparts and ANG unit commanders on security, air base defense, law enforcement, and information security matters. Coordinate the activities of other units which have responsibilities during emergency security or local ground defense operations. Coordinate with other military services and civil agencies on security, air base defense, and law enforcement; mutual support agreements; and host-tenant agreements.

Perform technical security police functions. Analyze security and law enforcement reports and statistics. Evaluate the employment of security police weapons to ensure maximum effectiveness. Evaluate the employment and employment of electronic sensor systems to ensure maximum effectiveness in their installation and use. Conduct staff meetings.

Monitor and direct security police programs. Monitor Air Force and ANG training standards. Analyze newly developed equipment and weaponry. Initiate programming and budgeting actions for acquisition, modification, and replacement of security police facilities, vehicles, and equipment. Monitor security police programs through inspections, reporting systems, and observation. Evaluate programs by recording, charting, and analyzing the status of discipline, reports of crimes, security violations, and traffic incidents involving ANG members.

Determine adequacy of facilities, equipment, and procedures used to account for, store, transmit, and destroy classified material. Monitor and evaluate reporting dealing with compromise of classified information and personnel security program documents which includes the special security files.

Perform other duties as assigned.

• Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the Security Forces Squadron.
• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
• Represents the Security Forces Squadron with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.
• Makes comprehensive assessments and evaluations of the unit's goals/objectives which provide a basis for long- range planning to enhance the management support capabilities of the Security Forces Squadron.

• Conducts extensive searches for information pertaining to complex and/or unusual supply transactions and patterns.
• Provides supply support for production, overhaul, repair, or other operations for equipment and/or parts requiring special handling.
• Determines stock levels needed for non-recurring, specialized items based on usage, inventory, project demands, seasonal demands, changing customer needs, and projected depletion.
• Prepares recurring and special reports. Compiles statistics from data requiring substantial analysis, interpretation, and development of new formats.
• Performs administrative office support functions and maintains cooperative working relationships with team members, related functions, and operating officials .
• Uses multiple office automation software with varied functions to produce a wide range of documents that often require complex formats, such as graphics or tables within text, editing and reformatting electronic drafts, and updating or revising existing databases or spreadsheets.

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• Serves as the senior security organizational functional and technical expert for all security and information protection matters of the organization responsible for direct coordination with multiple test organizations, combined and integrated test forces, System Program Offices (SPO), defense contractors, MAJCOM and higher headquarters, foreign national partners and international test customers, and other DoD and Federal Agency security, intelligence and program management.
• Develops and prioritizes organizational security and information protection performance goals and mission objectives; develops operational procedures and plans, test security concepts and implements plans, sets priorities and objective for security personnel, assesses programs objectives, identifies problems and takes appropriate corrective action.
• Provides technical expertise to organizational management, facilities, civil engineering, Corps of Engineers and IT/Communications personnel on security systems design, equipment, secure room/facility construction and renovation, communications and data line configuration and installation, emissions and audio security requirements.
• Manages the unit Security Program, to include Special Access Program and SCI Requirements
• Subject Matter Expert on all functions of security management, including Information, Industrial, Personnel and Physical Security.
• Experience in security management compliance, physical security processes for Special Access Facilities (SAPF) and ICD 705 construction requirements.

• Trains or arranges for the training of force members in unit methods and technical procedures.
• Monitors and reports to management on the status and progress of work.
• Performs advanced and specialized tactical response to resolve critical issues.
• Patrols on foot or in a vehicle to secure designated areas.
• Prevents or detect acts of violence.
• Instructs employees in specific tasks and job techniques, and provides on-the-job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures
• Responds to breaches in physical security controls.
• Detains violators and turn them over to federal, state, or local law enforcement personnel.
• Assists in the dispatch of personnel and equipment to emergency situations.
• Composes and submits reports involving persons suspected of unusual or criminal activity.
• Renders first aid in emergency situations.

• Exercise 1st level technical and administrative supervisory personnel management responsibilities for 25% or more of the time.
• Plan, organize, and direct the activities of the Air Base Wing IP office, ensuring the office complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs.
• Represent the ABW with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.
• Administer information protection programs to assure secure accomplishment of all Wing missions, goals and objectives through proactive application of information protection principles, policies and practices.
• Research, interpret, analyze and apply Presidential Executive Orders, Department of Defense and Air Force Instructions and MAJCOM directives.

1. Prepares a wide variety of recurring and nonrecurring correspondence, reports and other documents and reviews and finalizes correspondence or documents prepared by others in handwritten or electronic drafts.
2. Reviews and processes incoming and outgoing correspondence, materials, publications, regulations and directives for the Commander's signature.
3. Receives telephone calls, greets visitors and ascertains the nature of the calls or visits, screening those that can be handled without supervisor's help.
4. Maintains supervisor's calendars, coordinates meeting arrangements, plans and schedules meetings, travel and/or conferences including those involving staff from outside the immediate offices.
5. Establishes, updates, and maintains office procedures and records of various types that may be needed or will
   assist in the efficient operation of the office.

• Inspecting contractors operations to determine compliance with contract requirements.
• Establishing and maintaining horizontal and vertical control for construction contracts.
• Meeting with other district elements to assist in recommending solutions to engineering and management problems relating to acquisition of real estate rights-of-way, pipeline easements, setting soil boring locations.
• Utilize basic and advanced skills for use of land and hydrographic survey software and data collection hardware for the purpose of obtaining field data and producing work in final form.
• Using Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware and software to perform static and RTK surveys and when possible to layout and control construction, provide reference points, and lines for subsequent related work.
• Assisting project engineers in developing scopes of work, preparing Government estimates and technical specifications, and supervision and administration of contract survey work.

This position will serve as a Senior Police Officer at the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend VA Medical Center in McAllen, Texas (McAllen VA Clinic). The Police Officer will perform a full range of police duties by following and executing rules, regulations, or procedures covering law and rules enforcement, physical and personal security operations, patrol duties, control desk duty, coordination with local courts, and/or crime prevention activities for the local jurisdiction.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Protects the civil rights of all individuals on VA controlled property;
• Prevents, detect and investigate crimes;
• Patrols assigned areas on foot or by motor vehicle;
• Subdues persons causing disturbance or who threaten harm to themselves or others;
• Follows rules/procedures concerning search and seizure of evidence and contraband;
• Takes charge of significant and catastrophic events;
• Conducts investigations, apprehensions, and detention;
• Obtains search and arrest warrants;
• Arrests violators;
• Uses independent judgment in cases where policy is not clear;
• Provides basic first aid and CPR prior to arrival of emergency medical personnel;
• Prepares report of activities and events that occurred during shift;
• Performs traffic control; and
• Assists citizens in emergency situations;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Participates in correcting deficiencies identified through the stan/eval program.
• Performs stan/eval testing functions. Coordinates with branch/section chiefs and supervisors to determine testing requirements.
• Performs stan/eval inspections. Coordinates inspection schedules with branch/section chiefs and supervisors.
• Performs administrative and coordinative duties for the stan/eval program. Develops local directives for the stan/eval program.

• Conducts public affairs functions for the organization, ensuring public affairs activities comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meet customer needs.
• Responds to information requests on assigned programs from the news media, specialized groups, and/or general public; local, state, and federal elected officials; special interest groups, community, and civic organizations.
• Performs special assignments and participates in special projects and initiatives with responsibility for researching, planning, executing, and/or evaluating complex public affairs operations, programs, and policies which affect a variety of functional areas.
• Represents the organization regarding a portion of the organization PA program with a variety of councils, boards, working groups, and panels inside and outside the agency, including Headquarters Air Force, DoD (Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, unified combatant command and sister services), and other governmental, nongovernmental, public, civic, service, industry, business, educational, entertainment, think tank, and media organizations.
• Serves as an adviser in the assigned area of responsibility.

Summary:
The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Branch Chief and Security Cooperation Program Manager within the Security Cooperation Division, providing expert advice in the analysis, planning, development, implementation and review of U.S. Security Assistance and Security Cooperation (SA/SC) programs and resources in support of HQ USCENTCOM operations and DoD Policies. Serve as the Command's subject matter expert and lead directorate advisor for SA/SC programs and efforts within the Strategy, Plans and Policy Directorate, USCENTCOM J5. Individual will collect, coordinate, evaluate, analyze and interpret SA/SC program information for countries within the USCENTCOM Areas of Responsibility (AOR) and Interest (AOI).

Duties:

• Manages the integration of Security Assistance and Security Cooperation (SA/SC) programs and resources for the USCENTCOM AOR.
• Leads or participates in conferences or in task groups to development or refine concepts, plans or activities for matters related to Security Assistance and Security Cooperation (SA/SC) programs and resources.
• Assists with the development of budgets for SA/SC programs, resources and activities.
• Interprets and implements local and higher echelon policies and regulations.
• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.

As a POLICE OFFICER, GS-0083-08, you will perform combat Arms Training. Present repetitive courses or designated blocks of longer courses and presents training material and instruction covering proper use of handguns, rifles, machine guns and other base defense/ground combat skills equipment, in accordance with approved lesson plans and course control documents. Instruction may take place in outdoor or indoor training facilities and will require multiple police/combat agility skill demonstrations. Instructor makes adjustments in presentation or other instructional methods to resolve common classroom problems, to include those of student motivation and communication, as well as, last minute agenda schedule or student
changes, student problems, equipment malfunctions, or lack of supplies. Use training aids and devices in addition to those listed in the POI in a manner that enhances training outcome. You will manage and oversee the installation ground weapons training and maintenance program; serve as an instructor and inspects ground weapons. Plan, organize, and direct the activities of the installation's ground weapons training and maintenance program, incorporating safety requirements, and maintains adherence to safety regulations. Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: This position works on a 5/4/9 compressed work schedule that consists of a 5-day workweek, then a 4-day workweek (eight 9-hour days and one 8-hour day and an SDO, Scheduled Day Off) to complete the 80-hour pay period. Work schedule is subject to change based on mission requirements.
Telework: ELIGIBLE FOR SITUATIONAL TELEWORK ONLY, INCLUDING EMERGENCY AND PRESCRIBED "UNSCHEDULED TELEWORK"

Physical Demands:
Works on different terrain surfaces, in work areas that require standing, stooping, bending, and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lifts and carries tools, parts, materials, weapons, and equipment that may weigh up to 50 pounds. May occasionally handle items that weigh up to 75 pounds. Specialized material handling equipment is available for heavier items.

Work Environment:
Work will require standing on feet for extended periods of time, lifting up to 50 pounds and low/high crawling up to 25 meters. Work may take place in a variety of weather conditions Work efforts include running short distances and move over, around, and through obstacles to heights of 10 feet. Walking is required (i.e., 1000 meters) and may occur in extreme temperatures over rough terrain. The work is sometimes dirty, dusty, and greasy. Incumbent is frequently exposed to the possibility of noisy conditions that require the use of personal protective equipment (e.g. ear plugs, eye protection, and gloves).