Legislative Affairs Specialist

Legislative Affairs Specialist

USA, MD, Fort Meade (9800 Savage Rd)

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Legislative Affairs Specialist

Key Role:

Provide support to the USCYBERCOM Legislative Affairs office. Monitor the status of defense-related legislation, pertinent hearings, markups, and floor actions, prepare the Commander and Command staff for congressional hearings, and respond to congressional inquiries. Coordinate with appropriate USCYBERCOM Government officials to obtain review and approval.

Basic Qualifications:

-10+ years of experience in the field of legislative affairs or department level planning or execution

-Experience with legislative and regulatory documents

-Experience with reviewing and analyzing congressional hearing transcripts and preparing or submitting Questions for the Record (QFR) and Inserts for the Record (IFR)

-Experience with researching and writing background papers, talking points, and written and oral statements, including providing legislative briefings to leadership

-Knowledge of the legislative and regulatory process

-Ability to display a strong attention to detail

-TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph required

-BA or BS degree in Political Science

Additional Qualifications:

-Ability to prepare leadership for testifying to congress, meeting with members of congress, and with pertinent congressional committee staff members

-Ability to work independently and be self-motivated

-Ability to act in a proactive manner with actions focused on problem-solving and aiding in implementing systems and procedures to ensure that projects and documents are kept on track and internal and external deadlines are met

-Possession of excellent organizational skills

-Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills

-MA or MS degree in Political Science

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

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