Total 44 legal public security job vacancies in Norfolk, Virginia

• Provide emergency police, fire and medical services to the public by answering emergency 911 calls and responding with appropriate personnel and equipment.
• Performs crisis intervention with distraught emergency callers during high-risk situations until appropriate emergency field units arrive on scene.
• Dispatches a variety of emergency equipment to include police, fire, ambulance, Med-Evac, rescue or hazardous materials units.
• Provides emergency medical dispatching (EMD) assistance to callers with medical emergencies using the local authority's emergency medical dispatch system.
• Monitors status and availability of assigned and unassigned police, fire and medical field units to assure an appropriate response is made

• You will shape, lead, and evaluate Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of the Navy (DON) efforts to use written communication to inform and persuade audiences on complex, sensitive, or controversial issues.
• You will develop and implement strategic marketing and communication plans, including public, government, media, community, and leadership relations, brand and reputation management, crisis communication, and employee engagement efforts.
• You will lead staff and public affairs stakeholders in planning and response efforts.
• You will plan and coordinate the dissemination of information relating to organization's programs, objectives, and functions through news media.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia.This position is telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy.

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Communications Officer (OCCO).

The individual selected for this position will…

• You're eager to plan, implement, design and oversee effective information projects and/or campaigns to convey information about USPTO programs and initiatives to a variety of external and internal audiences.
• You possess the knowledge to research, write and edit a wide variety of written materials (including but not limited to blogs, news releases, and talking points) for distribution and presentation to employees, the news media, USPTO stakeholders and the general public.
• You possess the ability to develop and implement communication plans to inform affected USPTO employees and stakeholders of ongoing initiatives; and develop contingency communication plans to provide continuous, timely and accurate internal information during emergencies.
• You're able to review, develop and produce materials to help educate a wide variety of audiences.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. This position is telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy.

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Communications Officer (OCCO).

The individual selected for this position will…

• You're eager to plan, implement, design and oversee effective information projects and/or campaigns to convey information about USPTO programs and initiatives to a variety of external and internal audiences.
• You possess the knowledge to research, write and edit a wide variety of written materials (including but not limited to blogs, news releases, and talking points) for distribution and presentation to employees, the news media, USPTO stakeholders and the general public.
• You possess the ability to develop and implement communication plans to inform affected USPTO employees and stakeholders of ongoing initiatives; and develop contingency communication plans to provide continuous, timely and accurate internal information during emergencies.
• You're able to review, develop and produce materials to help educate a wide variety of audiences.

As a Personnel Security Specialist (National Security) within the Office of Management Services, some of your specific duties will include:

• Serves as the Personnel Security Specialist National Security Officer for USGS responsible for implementing all aspects of a Sensitive Compartmented Information and collateral security program for classified information.
• Implements a comprehensive security adjudication program for USGS in accordance with Security Executive Agent policy and instructions to ensure all personnel nominated for a security position are properly vetted, investigated, and adjudicated.
• Adjudicates background investigation cases, FBI fingerprint results, and other documents to identify the presence or absence of derogatory information, the impact of various kinds of derogatory information, and applying the appropriate suitability factors and/or adjudicative guidelines pertaining to suitability or national security determinations.
• Prepares all correspondence to include case summaries, letters of interrogatory, cover letters, notice of decisions, and any other correspondence as it relates to personnel security screening/adjudication actions.
• Serves as a subject matter consultant to the Branch Chief on national security personnel matters to include participating on interdisciplinary teams in the bureau, DOI, and interagency teams to support reengineering efforts, strategic planning, and personnel security measures and developing personnel security policy and guidance material.
• Administers the national security information education and awareness program for USGS to include providing initial security indoctrinations and annual refresher training to individuals holding national security clearances.

• Provides support on all intelligence and security plans and policies within DLA Intelligence.
• Develops and implements operational policies, procedures, programs, and standards as required to ensure the efficient and effective implementation of the OPSEC, INFOSEC, Industrial Security, and PERSEC programs.
• Makes formal presentations and recommendations to all counterparts and high-level managers throughout DLA.
• Plans, organizes, evaluates, maintains and administers the OPSEC Program for supported organizations and field activities as needed.
• Develops guidance on purchase, installation, and use of containers used to store classified information.
• Ensures that all required security education and training is conducted in accordance with applicable security directives and regulations.

• You will be responsible for responsible for overall Information Systems, Personnel, Physical and Information Resources (IR) Security, Operations Security (OPSEC), Physical Security and Loss Prevention.
• You will provide program management, security guidance and expertise for SAP-related activities.
• You will ensure effectiveness in the command application of administrative policy and procedures for the security, use and dissemination of Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) within Department of the Navy (DoN) Cryptologic community.
• You will function as the Special Security Officer (SSO).
• You will function as the manager/principle advisor to the Commander for all matters pertaining to the security/protection, control and utilization of SCI.
• You will develop contents/prepare and present various security awareness lectures and personnel security indoctrinations and debriefings.
• You will conduct command inspections or internal reviews concentrating on information and personnel security requirements/regulations.
• You will develop procedures relating to investigations/information collection/interview technique, and reporting policies.
• You will utilize CNO/SSO Navy Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS), ONI Scattered Castles, NSA Human resource management Concerto system to monitor daily productivity.
• You will formulate and coordinate the Command Security Awareness Training and Education (SATE) program.

• The responsibilities described are for the full performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope performed with less independence, and limited complexity.
• Provides situational awareness of all events, issues, and threats being monitored by the Watch and promptly inform leadership of significant or unusual incidents.
• Gathers, reviews, and collates message traffic and other communications to alert appropriate personnel and organizations to new developments and significant changes for their area of responsibility.
• Serves as an operations/watch center officer, working with a team of security specialists in the preparation, analysis, development, review, and implementation of operations/watch center policies, procedures, and standards, within an SCI environment.
• Assists the Command Center Special Security Officer to ensure the implementation of standardized security programs are effectively managed and executed at the USCIS Command Center.
• Follows fully established procedures, methods, and processes for the receipt, review, handling, and forwarding of incident/security reports and requests for information (RFI) at both the classified and unclassified levels.
• Ensures the Command Center Watch maintains a capability to provide timely and accurate operational support during regular and emergency operations.
• Ensures that records are kept consistent with all internal standards, policies, and procedures.

• Serve as a Foreign Disclosure Security Specialist responsible for authoritative information and service for the Foreign Disclosure (FD) Program as it applies to the assigned organization and its subordinate activities.
• Maintain continuing responsibility of the Personnel Security Program by implementing and/or ensuring compliance with DoD, Dept. of Army (DA) and local policy and procedures.
• Administer the Information Security Program through development of instructions, procedures, program reviews, and inspections.
• Maintain a wide range of security activities internal and external to the organization's various areas of operations.
• Solve conventional security problems and fulfills requests for information (RFIs) by interpreting U.S. Army regulations.
• Perform duties primarily in Foreign Disclosure, Information Security, Personnel Security, Industrial Security, and investigating security violations.
• Responsible for need-to-know determination and release of all classified and unclassified reports to requestors including contractors or DOD agencies.

• You will administer oversight, guidance and training on access management, document control, physical security, operational and information security in all areas regarding SCI.
• You will conduct annual security education or awareness briefings for all Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) indoctrinated personnel.
• You will perform effective security inspections for evaluating all major security disciplines, such as physical, information and operational security.
• You will assemble and produce general analysis of SCI intelligence products for Command and organization directors.
• You will determine the level of protection required for sensitive or classified information.

As a Security Specialist at the GS-0080-15 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Determines and recommends to the Director, the nature and scope of the DARPA security and intelligence missions.
• Participates in revising program plans in light of changing DoD and DARPA policies, missions, and major operational doctrines, and formulates changes in policy and programs to ensure overall responsiveness of the national security and intelligence efforts to DARPA requirements.
• Exercises technical staff surveillance and control over the DARPA security, intelligence, and emergency management programs throughout all elements of DARPA.
• Monitors selective issues invested with the highest priority and/or sensitivity on a day-to-day basis.
• Directs actions to ensure that risks are identified, measures are designed, and actions are scheduled to facilitate the secure execution of DARPA projects while also countering vulnerabilities resulting from DARPA's dependence on information systems to accomplish its mission and to protect a wide range of sensitive and highly valuable assets.

All MWEOC staff have emergency assignments and are considered deployed in place. Exercises and activations are planned and unplanned, and may require long hours, nights, weekends and holidays.

All MWEOC employees are: (1) required to use a government-issued electronic device (to include cellular phones); (2) subject to recall during emergency situations; and (3) required to perform work in locations both above and below ground.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will as a Security Specialist (Access & Credentialing)is responsible for the operation of security functions within the Identification and Access office and controlling the visitor access and movement on the facility. Typical assignments include:

• Controlling, preparing, and issuing identification badges, cards, passes, and decals that allow access.
• Ensuring National Crime Information Center (NCIC) checks are performed and verifying clearance levels of employees and visitors through the use of security databases with knowledge of fingerprinting techniques to submit for processing of contractors and federal employees.
• Following standard operating procedures for proper packing, labeling, securing, and tracking of classified documents while maintaining a variety of files, control registers, and records.
• Assisting in the maintenance and troubleshooting of security databases to provide information and assistance to staff on personnel security polices and related matters.

This position requires the following conditions of employment to be met while encumbered:

• Maintain access and rights to assigned classified communications systems.
• Complete Derivative Classification training during in-processing and must recertify every two years.
• Maintain Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12 Identity Management System (IDMS) function access and rights.
• Maintain Integrated Security Management System (ISMS) access and rights.
• Maintain National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS) certifications and rights to query criminal history and citizenship of persons attempting MWEOC access.
• Ability to know, understand, and enforce Real ID Act - Title II.

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

Promotion Potential: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

This Transportation Security Specialist position is located DR - Inspections, Audits and Inspections, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to:

• Participates in developing complex covert testing plans and conducts complex covert testing with team members.
• Reviews transportation security measures and operations using a full range of covert testing techniques and methodologies, identifies vulnerabilities and prepares detailed classified reports, represents the team's consensus and conveys the findings and recommendations in meetings within INS, as well as coordinating events, milestones, and deadlines/time frames for completion.
• Develops threat items based on intelligence information and assessments of existing security procedures and provides observations to improve security effectiveness.
• Prepares papers and reports to document evidence developed during analysis, interviews and observation; develops findings and recommendations to improve security and efficiency of TSA operations and programs.

• You will assist the Personnel Security Manager in administering all aspects of a diversified Command Personnel Security Program.
• You will inspect and evaluate the Personnel Security Program for MSC and serviced activity Commands.
• You will initiate, receive and review background investigations and make initial security credentialing, recommendations, and initiates any additional investigation or inquiry required for submission to the Office of Personnel management (OPM).
• You will conduct security training sessions during Orientation, education and training program for the protection of classified information,
• You will review complex personnel security recommendations for cases involving a variety of derogatory information, conflicting or inconclusive information.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.