Government Information Specialist-Privacy/FOIA Officer

About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/28/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: Control of information to include: the creation, use, disclosure, or destruction; Knowledge and understanding of all data governance related federal legislation in implementing regulations, executive orders, federal agency policies and procedures, case law, and precedent decisions related to the information disclosure, security, privacy, and protection in order to manage a facility Privacy and FOIA program.; Knowledge of data quality improvement practices and the ability to develop a system of internal monitoring that identifies potential organizational risks, trends, and severity unique to the facility; developing recommendations for significant changes (e.g., VA policies, practices, etc.) to transform the way work is performed, evaluating policies and guiding agency decisions.