Total 52 Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in 1698 Colorado Springs CO

This Program Assistant position is located Denver International Airport (DEN), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to:

• Providing a range of diverse administrative support assignments that include spending a minimum of 25% of time assisting managers in evaluating programs and their effectiveness in delivering services. You will perform a combination of routine and multiple and varying assignments in support of management efforts to evaluate, administer, and improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity of organizations and programs.
• Providing assistance to a program area which may include finance, human resources, model workplace, scheduling, or other core functional area. Work activities typically support multiple projects/programs and contribute to one or more organizational units and major subdivisions.
• Assisting managers and other employees in day-to-day operations of the office.
• Compiling, tracking, and analyzing data. Applying analytical techniques and methods to perform a variety of administrative and analytical duties in support of TSA field operations.
• Coordinating the implementation of new office policies and systems and writing policy and internal procedural guidance after clarifying applicability of past practice, emerging guidance, and established policies and procedures with seniors or subject-matter experts.
• Interacting with internal staff and external customers including managers and employees. Contacts involve exchanging information, tracking status, and coordinating efforts.
• Acting as a lead for other support staff to coordinate multiple assignments.
• Preparing complex and sensitive correspondence including evaluation and assessment of the impact of changes to policy, practices, or program characteristics in assigned area.
• Providing advanced computer assistance.
• Undertaking complete analytical studies of limited scope under the direction of a senior, supervisor, or manager
• Reviewing work of lower level administrative support staff for accuracy and completeness.
• Scheduling meetings including conducting analyses of agenda items and proposing recommendations for a range of administrative or program matters for which precedents have been established.
• Providing advice and guidance to employees, timekeepers, supervisors, financial management specialists, and human resource specialists on rules, regulations, and procedures relating to pay, including unusual situations where the guidelines require considerable interpretation and/or research of past precedents. Training staff to enter time-card data. Certifying time-cards and corrections each pay period and conducting random audits, to include the most difficult payroll issues.
• Acting as a point-of-contact with the National Finance Center (NFC) to resolve employee payroll issues.

• Creates, writes, and distributes a wide variety of materials to communicate information about BLM issues, programs, and activities to key publics.
• Drafts advice for supervisor on public affairs policies and procedures; identifies issues and actions contained in plans and programs that should receive public affairs emphasis.
• Drafts and maintains factual issue papers on all significant issues for use by supervisor; participates during the planning and development of proposed actions.
• Drafts public affairs plans and strategies designed to inform the public about issues or projects.
• Assists in coordination and/or production of plans and materials to support public affairs plans or to inform and involve various public in BLM programs and activities.
• Assists with public activities as needed, including scoping meetings, special events and VIP visits. Coordinates with and assists subordinate offices with the same.
• Assists in establishing and maintain effective working relationships with radio, TV, and print media representatives. Works with media representatives to promote timely, accurate and when possible, positive, news coverage.
• Performs routine news clip analysis, bringing to the attention of the supervisor or higher graded employee matters which require public affairs emphasis or attention.
• Serves as a specialist for digital (website and social) media management, strategies, and plans related to the full range of BLM programs.

• Serve as the Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist for an Army brigade sized unit.
• Deliver individual, group, and unit nutrition services and education to optimize Solder performance, overall unit readiness, and mission success.
• Work with an interdisciplinary team to communicate and coordinate programming appropriate to the needs of health and injured Soldiers.
• Conduct assessments to identify nutrition-related concerns of individuals and units.
• Develop comprehensive performance nutrition programs that improve foundational health and optimize environmental and task-specific performance.
• Execute and evaluate programs, services, education, and resources for performance enhancement.

• Provide comprehensive occupational therapy services to maximize Solder performance and improve unit readiness.
• Develop programs to optimize performance behaviors or mitigate injury risk.
• Perform formal and informal evaluations in the various areas, such as physical, psychological, cognitive, activities of daily living (ADLs), functional and adaptive skills, and, work and occupational role performance.
• Plan, coordinate, and implement goal-oriented group and/or behavioral-focused individual treatment programs.
• Apply the use of therapeutic modalities and new integrative techniques and technologies.
• Participate on an interdisciplinary team to coordinate the rehabilitation or wellness activities for individual Soldiers or groups of Soldiers with the brigade.
• Educate on the injury/disease process and its effect on function, joint protection, energy conservation, ergonomic needs, work simplification, and cognitive compensatory techniques.

• Provide full range of professional injury screening and prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment to maximize Soldier performance and improve unit readiness.
• Perform physical therapy professional duties requiring an advanced practical knowledge of physical therapy skills, evidence-based practice, data collection and reporting as part of the H2F team.
• Plan and organize professional injury screening and prevention.
• Research, analyze, and report on injury control and program effectiveness.
• Advise Commanders and Directors on the development and implementation of strength and endurance programming and execution.
• Participate on the Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) team to coordinate the rehabilitation or wellness activities of individual or groups of Solders.

• Supervise the H2F Human Performance Team.
• Provide education and trainings to various groups regarding human performance and H2F programs.
• Monitor the program's effectiveness and provide training and technical support to develop, manage, and implement an effective human performance program.
• Conduct group and individual human performance consultations and oversight to include cardiovascular, strength, power, agility, flexibility, nutrition, and cognitive performance.
• Conduct research and analysis on human performance.
• Manage resources, contracting, budget, procurement, facilities, and equipment.
• Analyze emerging mission requirements and conduct short- and long-term planning.
• Serve as the program coordinator for the Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) program, which includes kinesiology, dietetics and nutrition, physical therapy, occupational therapy, cognitive performance, and strength and conditioning.
• Evaluate, analyze, research, and implement program policies, guidance, and standard operating procedures.

• Provides management oversight and technical guidance over the operations and sustainment of RD cybersecurity operations and infrastructure. This includes management of the cybersecurity infrastructure for IT devices, systems and networks.
• Understands and articulates the impact of cybersecurity on the mission and communicates this to senior leadership and other senior stakeholders.
• Is responsible for development of RD-wide performance measures for cybersecurity and development of a comprehensive investment plan to achieve cybersecurity objectives.
• Assists the CIO with developing and implementing RD-wide project management security procedures, tools, templates, activities, and infrastructure to align internal business practices with government-wide regulations and policies.
• The CISO exercises first and second level supervisory responsibilities and provides direction to subordinate staff. Directs, coordinates, and oversees work through subordinate supervisors.
• Serves as senior expert and consultant to top RD management officials for advice on integrating cybersecurity programs with other programs of equivalent scope and complexity.
• Assists in the formulation and control and management processes for information technology (IT) investment decisions, including a process for maximizing the value and managing the risk of IT acquisition and implementation.
• Implements long-range risk and vulnerability assessments and provides systems security evaluations and reviews.
• Assists the CIO with planning, developing and carrying out systems security contingency plans and disaster recovery procedures and programs.
• Manages the lifecycle of a security information technology project from concept development through implementation.
• Responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems, networks, and data .

This position is part of the Department of Defense (DoD), Missile Defense Agency. The incumbent will be responsible for serves as the Information Assurance (IA)/Computer Network Defense (CND) Officer (IAO/CNDO) for operational assets of a program/project/element.

This position is being filled under AcqDemo Direct Hiring Authority (DHA) for non-acquisition positions involving 51% or more of time in direct support of acquisition positions within Business and Technical Management Professional Career path.


As a IT Specialist (Security) at the NH-2210-3 broadband level some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Implement Risk Management Framework (RMF) and develop all necessary artifacts (System Security Planning, System Categorization, System Security Plan (SSP), Plan of Action & Milestone (POA&M) and Cyber scorecard) on key components of the Missile Defense Agency Enterprise Networks.
• Ensure the Cybersecurity, Resiliency, Survivability, Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of systems, networks and data, IAW DoD Instructions 8500.01 and 8510.01 and other applicable OMB, DoD, CNSS, NIST and Agency publications.
• Manage the Local Control Center (LCC/Tier III) activities and collaborate with the MDA (Tier II) CyberSecurity Service Provider (CSSP) to monitor systems for threats and vulnerabilities.
• Monitor the Cyber Tasking Order (CTO) program and coordinate with administrators on CTO requirements and reporting to include incident response with MDA Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT).

Specific duties include:

• Counsel veterans, their dependents, and beneficiaries regarding all benefits available through the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as non-VA benefits available through other organizations concerned with veterans.
• Discuss with the claimant the immediate and long-term factors that may influence the decision between different benefits.
• Acts as an advocate for veterans and ·their beneficiaries in their dealings with other VA elements and organizations that affect their claims.
• Describes the types of documentation needed to expedite claim processing, as well as how to find, fill out, and submit the paperwork needed for the particular type of claim being submitted.
• Collects the required data and finish a claim with the veteran and/or a family member present.
• Explains the VA's judgments to the claimant and provides verbal or written justification for those decisions.
• Occasionally, along with a senior specialist, may represent the Department of Veterans Affairs at various outreach events such seminars, committee meetings, service organization meetings, home visits, and other veteran-related activities.
• Determines the needs of those looking for social services and refers them to the proper government or nonprofit groups that provide those services.
• Analyzes and interprets laws, rules, and protocols where precedent and guidelines may not be clear, the incumbent must exercise discretion and judgment.
• Ability to interpret and apply laws, guidelines, regulations, and precedent opinions to provide accurate entitlement determinations and benefit payment information.

Serves as the personnel and information Security Program Manager.

Participates in Unit Security Managers meetings.

Manages administrative support programs on behalf of the Director/Commander.

Manages Squadron personnel office duties and related support functions.

• Designs instructional materials for full-length Army Space Training Strategy (ASTS) home station training, including Soldier level, executive level, and tailored courses.
• Plans validity and reliability studies and surveys of the ASTS related education and training.
• Instructs resident, distance learning and mobile training courses depending on availability of students.
• Follows the approved Program of Instruction (POI) and prepares lesson plans for each subject.
• Develops recommendations for space training programs based on operational requirements.

As a your typical work assignments may include:

• Conducts wire interception of a variety of electronic communication devices to collect evidence such as voice audio and visual (text messages, emails, notes, photos) directly from the device or internet operated application in accordance with Title III of The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Wiretap Act).
• Identifies needs, develops recommendations, and coordinates risk-management studies relating to changes or upgrades to existing technical equipment and systems.
• Conducts site surveys to determine the best approach and operational needs for each site.
• Analyzes and monitors telecommunications equipment for software reliability and utilization.
• Wires and assembles components to design, construct, and implement electronic surveillance systems to acquire high quality intelligence and evidentiary information.
• Performs maintenance to ensure that the equipment is in reliable operating condition and available for normal daily functions and emergencies.
• Provides consultative/planning, advising, continuously evaluating advancements in technology and equipment for adoption/modification of the ST program DEA wide.

As a your typical work assignments may include:

• Analyzing and developing cost data for a broad operating program utilizing a variety of sources.
  Providing customer service to assigned Division office(s)/group(s), vendors, and financial analysts.
• Assisting in the preparation of financial reports and making recommendations to the Senior Financial Management Specialist as needed.
• Collecting, analyzing, and validating budget data to help monitor and track resources for assigned program areas.
• Conducting research, identifying, and analyzing trends in the use of funds, and recommends adjustments in programs that require the rescheduling of program workloads.
• Reviewing and processing accounting transactions for broad and varied range of functions including obligations, accrued expenditures, disbursements, appropriation refunds, reimbursable orders, expenditure vouchers, and rejected transactions.

• Interpretation, implementation, formulation, and evaluation of administrative policies and procedures relating to the direction, operations and management of USASMDC.
• Coordination of administrative and managerial policies of the Chief of Staff and ensures the policies reflect efficient and effective use of time and resources for all activities in Colorado Springs.
• Provides technical and managerial direction to the Principal and Special staffs involving large and complex functions in areas of personnel, operations and logistics to assist the Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff.

• Serve as a Supervisory Business Analyst, responsible for planning, directing, and reviewing the efforts of a staff engaged in the USAMDC , procurement and contract management activities
• Manage a staff of analysts, management and administrative personnel on all phases of business operations and contract planning and execution with the contract specialist/contracting officer.
• Evaluate the work performance quality of subordinates and advises, counsels or instructs subordinate employees on work, training, career development and administrative matters
• Perform in-depth research of procedures, policy, and regulations to provide senior level technical advice to management and project/program managers.
• Establish and maintain controls to ensure that business operations, acquisition and contract actions are accomplished according to established guidelines and timelines.