Total 328 job vacancies in Bremerton, Washington

Under the general direction of the Deputy Chief Information Officer, the Associate Chief Information Officer (ACIO) for Application and Digital Solutions leads the Office and advises the DOT CIO on enhanced application development and digital solution strategies to optimize business processes and achieve DOT's strategic goals.

The Associate CIO provides expert guidance and insight regarding an array of technology initiatives and develops recommendations and strategies to facilitate their implementation in a strategic and innovative manner. The candidate also serves as an expert on DOT’s application development and digital solution initiatives, providing guidance to OCIO leadership on system modernization in a manner consistent with DOT’s mission and program objectives.

The ACIO establishes a clear vision for modernizing and stabilizing systems managed at DOT. Serves as a digital solutions adviser, steward for improving system stability, liaison for implementing modern techniques, and developer of new digital solutions. The incumbent serves as the principal advisor to OCIO leadership, introducing new technologies and digital transformation strategies for applications throughout DOT and the national transportation infrastructure. Stimulates the use of innovative solutions by: providing guidance during program planning, resource acquisition, and allocation processes; participating in the program systems planning processes as a thought leader and change agent; and developing supporting plans that are aligned to DOT’s strategic goals.

The ACIO encourages the utilization of emerging technology to improve services and reduce costs. The incumbent analyzes IT resources to better match capabilities with technology demands and overall Departmental interests. The incumbent continuously advises top leadership on major IT products and/or service delivery issues and recommends improvements to IT initiatives, as appropriate.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this Executive Officer position, you will possess strong leadership skills, familiarity with business management operations, processes, systems, and experience with disaster operations.

Typical assignments include:

• Managing the Executive Office and Data Visualization teams within the Recovery Reporting and Analytics Division.
• Monitoring and ensuring timely completion of Division hiring actions.
• Formulating Division spend plans, monitoring and providing routine updates on Division budget execution.
• Developing and overseeing the Division's communications and engagement strategies; advising on the development of organizational strategic priorities.

What else do I need to know?

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.

This announcement is for a position as a CORE (Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employee). CORE employees are full-time employees hired to directly support the response and recovery efforts related to disasters. Employees are hired under the Robert T. Stafford Act and are excluded from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing jobs in the competitive service. They can be hired under a streamlined process instead of a competitive process. After three years of continuous service, Stafford Act employees may be granted competitive eligibility to apply for permanent full-time positions at FEMA.

This position will be hired into a temporary 4-year, excepted service appointment. Appointments may be renewed based on workload, funding, and supervisory approval.

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.

• Serves as a Social Science Analyst in the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Office of Research, Evaluation, Forensics & Technology (OREFT), Office of Crime Prevention and Youth Justice (OCPYJ).
• Provides scientific oversight of one or more social science research portfolios in OCPYJ, including a variety of program grants, research-based grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.
• Acts as a subject matter expert and scientific advisor for a significant segment of a social science or program area with a focus on child protection, delinquency prevention, youth justice systems, school safety, human trafficking, hate crimes, and/or other related content areas.
• Performs analytical research, evaluation, program development and other tasks in furtherance of OCPYJ functions and portfolios related to crime prevention and youth justice.
• Develops, implements, analyzes, and disseminates a range of extramural and intramural social science research and evaluation projects that employ different research methods.
• Takes on the responsibility of an expert advisor and technical authority on complex and groundbreaking policy and program challenges, formulating policies, strategies, requirements, and plans for social science research programs and projects with agency-wide impact.

• You will provide executive level administrative support to the Section Head, Deputy Section Head, and other members of the section directorate management team.
• You will arrange conferences and meetings for the Section Head, Deputy Section Head, and other members of the section directorate management team, including notifying participants, preparing agenda, and handling other logistics-related matters.
• You will manage all files regarding the work that is performed within Naval Reactors and provide support to section directorate management staff as needed as ensure record management requirements for federal records are met.
• You will review all types of directives, policy statements, memoranda, sensitive communications, and correspondence to ensure they are submitted as complete and accurate documents.
• You will make all necessary arrangements for travel according to knowledge of the Section Head, Deputy Section, and team members within the section.
• You will coordinate travel plans with accurate estimates, ensuring no conflict with local, high priority commitments.
• You will maintain various classified record systems, including archiving and scanning, using manual and electronic tracking systems.
• You will verify and confirm appointments and reschedule appointments when necessary.
• You will prepare correspondence and other work products including reports and presentations for the Section Head in support of objectives for the organization.

As a Physical Security Specialist, you will:

• Serve as a source of authoritative information and guidance on physical security for all BPA organizational elements.
• Participate in the development of a BPA-wide physical security and compliance management strategy.
• Develop and document BPA physical security policies, plans, procedures, and enforcement provisions.
• Initiate, plan, and lead projects to investigate and analyze a variety of complex physical security problems, questions, or conditions.
• Manage an armed security services contract which aligns with state requirements as well as DHS and DOE requirements.
• Represent Physical Security, Security and Continuity of Operations, the office of BPA's Chief Administrator, and the BPA as a subject matter expert for the overall Security and Continuity of Operations program.
• Respond to incidents involving unauthorized access to and misuse, theft, assault, vandalism, espionage, sabotage, or loss of equipment, facilities, and materials.
• Lead the development of a BPA-wide physical security awareness and training program.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

The Assistant DNI for Acquisition Procurement & Facilities (ADNI/AP&F) ensures U.S. intelligence superiority by enabling the identification, development and timely fielding of breakthrough capabilities, innovatively applying advanced technologies and promoting acquisition excellence. ADNI/AP&F is the Intelligence Community (IC) catalyst for technical innovation, responsive stewardship, and acquisition & procurement excellence addressing the key intelligence challenges by establishing and maintaining an agile and transparent best-practice environment that promotes innovation, responsible financial stewardship, and IC acquisition and procurement success. The Intelligence Community Senior Procurement Executive (IC SPE) reports to the ADNI/ AP&F and is responsible for oversight of IC procurement programs, policies and processes and strategic sourcing initiatives; fostering a well-qualified mission focused IC procurement workforce; and promoting IC level industry outreach.

Major duties and responsibilities include the following:

Serve as principal advisor to DDNI/P&C, ADNI/ AP&F, the IC CFO, the IC CIO, and other senior officials within the ODNI on contracting and procurement matters;

Support a flexible acquisition environment that facilities rapid exploitation of emerging technologies and innovation within industry;

Oversee IC-wide strategic sourcing of commodities, services, and technology to include the IC Enterprise Agreement (IC EA) program and relevant Services of Common Concern (SoCC). Oversee policy and processes to enable effective ODNI governance and oversight of IC SoCCs;

Oversee procurement policy activities across the IC and set strategies to develop the vision, goals, objectives and direction of policy activities for IC-wide procurement policies and activities that align with the National Intelligence Strategy and DNI strategic goals and objectives;

Chair the IC Procurement Executive Council and oversee the IC Enterprise Software Efficiencies Steering Group to promote sharing and understanding of best practices in acquisition, contracting and procurement and policies within the IC;

Represent the IC on contracting and procurement matters to external entities, coordinating with ODNI Office of General Counsel and with affected IC elements, as appropriate;

Coordinate with IC elements and ODNI components to facilitate the effective IC contracting and procurement activities and execution of National Intelligence Program (NIP) funds;

Create and sustain partnerships with other IC elements to include Senior Procurement Executives and other ODNl leaders to ensure a continuing dialogue and active insight into ongoing and planned procurement efforts, policy developments, and technology activities. Develop and maintain a network of senior-level contacts within DoD and the IC to foster intelligence integration and interagency cooperation;

Oversee efforts in collaboration with National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) and IC CIO senior officials to support the ADNI AP&F as the DNl's senior representative to the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC);

Foster a culture of excellence and demonstrate independent initiative to proactively identify and communicate challenges facing ODNI/SPE, the Policy and Capabilities (P&C) Directorate, the ODNI, or the IC. Develop innovative and creative ways to address these challenges in a collaborative manner within P&C, across ODNI, with the broader IC, and in partnership with other external stakeholders, as appropriate that advance efforts to lead the Intelligence Community to future mission success;

Lead a professional staff in successfully defining and managing complex programs and projects that may include ill-defined requirements, ambiguity, parallel tasks, multiple dependencies, high risks, and multiple interfaces; ensure timelines, costs, deliverables, and outcomes are achieved according to approved plans;

Lead, manage, and direct a professional level staff, evaluate performance, collaborate on goal setting, and provide feedback and guidance regarding personal and professional development opportunities;

Maintain effective working relationships with other ODNI and IC components and other government agencies to elicit customer/stakeholder requirements and address issues that span multiple mission or program areas;

Lead the development and implementation of building a workforce and culture to deliver services that exceed customer expectations;

Promote inclusiveness, diversity, communication, collaboration, teamwork, and partnership between and among all ODNI employees, including peers and subordinate supervisors. Foster an inclusive organizational culture by promoting collaboration, flexibility, fairness, and transparency.

This position is located at ICC-B in Bethesda, MD. However, there is the potential for use of other ODNI locations on a limited basis.

The Clerk's Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is seeking candidates for a full-time Operations Quality Analyst (Operations Analyst). Through innovative and results-oriented practices, the Clerk's Office delivers quality service to the court, judges, and our public stakeholders in its dual mission to facilitate the progression of cases before the court and to maintain the court's records. The Clerk's Office team seeks candidates who value open communication, team accountability, transparency, public stewardship and service, commitment to quality and to excellence in the administration of justice. The Clerk's Office has been recognized nationally for the quality and innovation of its operations and is currently validated at the ASQ/ANSI G1:2021 Silver Level.

The Operations Quality Analyst (Operations Analyst) provides a wide range of quality systems, administrative, database management, operational, and training duties. This position supports both the case management and court services teams and reports to the Quality Management Supervisor.

Responsibilities of the Operations Quality Analyst (Operations Analyst) include, but are not limited to:

• Information Management and Documentation: Design, develop, document, deploy, maintain, and support technology-based solutions to modernize and integrate the processes and systems for file and data management, work distribution, quality assurance, and statistical reporting. Participate in developing, writing, and revising of policies, processes, procedures, guides, manuals, forms, reports, and other documents in support of court operations. Ensure all applicable electronic and paper documents, guides, manuals, and forms are kept up to date.
• System Integration: Research, evaluate, and recommend integration solutions, equipment, and technologies based on Clerk's Office needs and to enhance operations, while integrating operations with more macro level court-wide initiatives. Work with staff to identify Clerk's Office system user requirements and gather and analyze data to determine system requirements. Develop, facilitate, and lead work and project teams and plans for systems integration tasks. Collaborate with court technical staff and contractors on developing, enhancing, evaluating, testing, and implementing automated solutions for quality systems within the Clerk's Office, including gathering and presenting operational requirements. Develop and perform system testing, validation, and documentation provided by other staff. Support end user troubleshooting, maintenance, and training on resulting quality systems.
• Systems Training: Develop, recommend, and facilitate presentations and training programs on quality assurance concepts and tools, quality systems, and Clerk's Office applications. Identify office quality systems training needs and requirements and assess the effectiveness of training.
• Operations Training Support: Collaborate with management and subject matter experts to develop and deliver office-wide operations training program in support of court operations, including coordinating, delivering, and evaluating internal and external training programs using traditional and current eLearning methods and software; evaluating and monitoring the effectiveness of operations training; evaluating training programs to ensure they are relevant to operational needs; and identifying, advising and recommending position-specific trainings needs to the management team.
• Deputy Clerk Responsibilities: Communicate and respond to judges, chambers staff, and management requests regarding court operations. Answer procedural questions for judges, staff, and the public. Communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, to explain complex operational matters and concepts to individuals and groups with varying experience and backgrounds. Interact effectively with the public and staff, providing good customer and quality service and resolving difficulties efficiently while complying with regulations, rules, and procedures. Develop, implement, and maintain written procedures for assigned functions. Support office financial processes and court sessions, as needed. Comply with the Guide to Judiciary Policy, applicable Administrative Office policies and procedures, internal controls guidelines, and all local policies and procedures. Abide by the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees and court confidentiality requirements. Demonstrate sound ethics and good judgment at all times. Display a careful and deliberate approach in handling confidential information in a variety of contexts.

Provides expertise to the Commission and the Director of Operations in leading Commission efforts to develop strategic plans, set goals, make results transparent, review progress, and make evidence-based decisions. Provides expertise, guidance, and advice to Commissioners and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) (Director of Operations) on policy and strategies for planning performance improvement, and enterprise risk management. Develops options on significant issues and recommends evidence-based actions.

Serves as the principal advisor to the Commission, the COO, and the Executive Management Council (EMC) to identify issues and risks, undertake key management and performance improvement initiatives, and improve outcomes.

Supervises certain staff in the OP front office, including the Program and Performance Analyst/ Trade Remedy Assistance Office (TRAO) and the Management and Program Analyst. As a supervisor, the incumbent leads, manages, and provides guidance to assigned personnel; plans work and administrative matters to be accomplished by direct reports; sets priorities; prepares schedules for work completion; and makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinates. Approves leave of direct reports. Evaluates the training needs of assigned staff and recommends appropriate training. Exercises responsibility to ensure equal employment opportunity for minority groups and women.

Manages and oversees Office of Operations cost centers. Manages and coordinates budget formulation and execution for the Office of Operations and its subordinate offices.

The Contract Specialist is responsible for managing and overseeing the preparation and execution of contracts for Smithsonian’s real estate portfolio.

In this position, you will:

• Supervise, manage and oversee the preparation and execution of contracts for the Smithsonian’s Architect Engineering and Construction Division.
• Provide professional advice and consultation to top-level management officials regarding matters related to procurement and contracting.
• Plan, organize, direct, and supervise the personnel and activities of the Architect/Engineering and Construction Contracting Division.

Press Content Development

• Writes, publishes, reviews, and measures the success of press releases on AmeriCorps.gov (Drupal), advisories, social media, and other relevant materials, aligning plans with agency goals and objectives as directed by the Press Secretary.
• Writes briefing memos for senior leaders for upcoming interviews. Contributes to the strategic development and production of media materials.
• Provides CEO and senior leadership with regular updates on press activity, press production, crisis response, and CEO social media.
• Organizes the press editorial calendar.
• Consults with managers and specialists in the Office of Communications and Marketing to provide media expertise, strategic direction and approaches, and assistance with other mission-related tasks.
• Stays abreast of the latest trends for effective media relations and communication to targeted audiences, focusing on strategies to increase visibility for the work supported by AmeriCorps.

• Manages day-to-day press and media outreach to cultivate and sustain partnerships, including managing the press inbox, responding to inquiries, and scheduling and staffing leaders for interviews.
• Coordinates media and public affairs requests, including interviews and filming inquiries.
• Monitors and reviews all media coverage and public engagement events which includes occasional weekend and evening support for senior leadership when there are interviews, media events or press conferences.
• Cultivates relationships with media representatives, bookers, and outlets, proactively seeking out new media partnership opportunities.
• Strategically pitches agency or program-specific stories to TV, radio, print news outlets and journalists that result in media coverage. Implements policies and procedures outlined by the Press Secretary for media relations activities, including maintaining current media contact lists in agency CRM and media monitoring tool (Meltwater).
• Supports the Press Secretary in managing the public face of AmeriCorps, ensuring that the agency brand is represented consistently and correctly across all media outlets.
• Serves as on-the-record spokesperson for the agency in the absence of the Press Secretary. Performs other duties as assigned.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Monitoring and reporting organizational performance indicators.
• Provides recommendations for planning, organizing, redesigning, and controlling day to day operations.
• Participates in quality improvement activities including administrative QI projects.
• Update Director of Quality Safety Values to ensure timely and accurate project completion.
• Provide program and project support to Quality Safety Values Director.
• Serves as TMS Administrator, Timecard (VATAS) Supervisor for Quality Safety Values.
• Tracks and responds to suspense's and other deadlines.
• Assist to monitor database to track all Quality Safety Values related policies and standard operation practices.
• Reviews financial reports and resolves discrepancies with the appropriate accounting office.
• Provides advice to management and program personnel on budgetary and finance issues.
• Prepares budget package for submission to the budget office and responds to all questions from that office.
• Directs development and submission of all HR documentation in accordance with Human Resources and VAPSHCS policies and regulations for all matters involving recruitment, promotions, performance, awards and recognition, position classification, training, disciplinary action, and competency assessments.
• Assists managers and staff in projecting staffing needs, writing position descriptions and functional statements, developing job analyses, preparing performance plans and appraisals, processing training requests, and drafting disciplinary and adverse actions.
• Acts as the liaison with the human resources office concerning personnel- related matters.

As a Senior International Trade Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Serve as a tariff and Section 232 Exclusion expert; in the formulation and implementation of U.S. trade, economic and foreign policy.
• Guide and direct collaboration efforts with U.S. and foreign embassies, other bureaus and USG agencies, and U.S. industry in order to oversee and help shape U.S. trade, economic and foreign policy.
• Negotiate with external and internal stakeholders to further International Trade Policy and Section 232 Compliance efforts; and create advanced written communications and messaging regarding foreign trade problems of jurisdiction and related trade policy issues.
• Analyze the 232 complaints to determine the type of trade issue, develop a successful analysis and action plan, and track efforts to develop and implement the action plan to resolve the issue.
• Lead efforts to coordinate with U.S. and foreign government agencies and the business community to develop and implement U.S. Trade policies, strategies, or programs.

As a Senior International Trade Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Serve as a tariff and Section 232 Exclusion expert; in the formulation and implementation of U.S. trade, economic and foreign policy.
• Guide and direct collaboration efforts with U.S. and foreign embassies, other bureaus and USG agencies, and U.S. industry in order to oversee and help shape U.S. trade, economic and foreign policy.
• Negotiate with external and internal stakeholders to further International Trade Policy and Section 232 Compliance efforts; and create advanced written communications and messaging regarding foreign trade problems of jurisdiction and related trade policy issues.
• Analyze the 232 complaints to determine the type of trade issue, develop a successful analysis and action plan, and track efforts to develop and implement the action plan to resolve the issue.
• Lead efforts to coordinate with U.S. and foreign government agencies and the business community to develop and implement U.S. Trade policies, strategies, or programs.

Specific duties include:

• Ensure that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans, and work products and services.
• Articulate and communicate to the team the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion.
• Monitor and report on the status and progress of work, checking on work in progress and reviewing completed work to see that the supervisor's instructions on work priorities, methods, deadlines, and quality have been met.
• Maintain program and administrative reference materials, project files, and relevant background documents and make available policies, procedures, and written instructions from the supervisor; maintain current knowledge to answer questions from team members on price-duress, policies, directives, etc.
• Prepare reports and maintain records of work accomplishments and administrative information, as required, and coordinate the preparation, presentation, and communication of work-related information to the supervisor.
• Represent the team in dealings with the supervisor or manager to obtain resources (e.g., computer hardware and software, use of overtime or compensatory time), and secure needed information or decisions from the supervisor on major work problems and issues that arise.
• Report to the supervisor periodically on team and individual work accomplishments, problems, progress in mastering tasks and work processes, and individual and team training needs.
• Estimate and report to the team on progress in meeting established milestones and deadlines for completion of assignments, projects, and tasks, and ensure that all team members are aware of and participate in planning for the achievement of team goals and objectives.
• Research, learn, and apply a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods to identify, assess, analyze, and improve team effectiveness, efficiency, and work products. Specifically, the incumbent will develop monthly reporting data for the Outreach Unit's overall performance.

As the Acquisition Utilization Specialist you will serve as the medical center liaison and advisor on contract related services focusing on critical clinical and healthcare services, product acquisition and support services required by project managers, program managers, upper management and stakeholders on all aspects of procurement for a wide variety of items to include specialized services. You will render expert contract pre-award and post award expertise to all administrative and clinical services within the medical center and supported catchment area.

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Develops procedures, policies, and supporting artifacts to ensure procurement activities are consistent with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), VA Acquisitions Regulations (VAAR) and other federal procurement laws and regulations;
• Conducts analyses and recommends courses of actions to ensure that vision clinical and administrative service requirements have addressed considerations such as construction, budgeting, supporting manpower and other factors;
• Provides training to the facility Contracting Officers on procurement policies and new processes and procedures related to procurement;
• Establishes, expedites and reviews consolidation of all procurement packages including unique, emergent and complex requirements to meet timely and technical needs of assigned acquisitions;
• Develops and conducts presentations/recommendations to leadership and other stakeholders to explain regulations and procedures;
• Negotiates performance requirements among multiple sites and service lines in order to obtain agreement, standardize enterprise equipment, supply and/or service requirements in support of strategic acquisition plans;
• Establishes and maintains controls to ensure that contracts are executed in accordance with terms;
• Advises on all phases of negotiation with the contract specialist/contracting officer for contract modifications, change orders, supplemental agreements and delivery order processes including requirements, definition, justification and approval for service contract extension, method of contracting, evaluation of proposals and all phases of contract administration; and
• Monitors quality assurance surveillance plans to ensure that contracted services meet the expectations and needs of the facility.