Congressional Analyst

Description

SAIC is searching for a dynamic Congressional Analyst to join our team, dedicated to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)). This pivotal role is at the heart of an organization spearheading the development of groundbreaking capabilities for the Department of Defense, driving innovation, and securing our nation's technological edge.

This role offers the unique opportunity to support an organization and mission that is defining the future of defense technology. Your work will ensure that OUSD(R&E) remains at the forefront of innovation, all while navigating the intricate landscape of congressional interactions with professionalism and strategic insight.

The position will be located out of the Mark Center in Alexandria, VA.

Responsibilities include

• Managing congressional workflow and tasking systems: Congressional Hearings and Reporting Requirements Tracking System (CHARRTS), Office of Legislative Counsel (OLC) Web, Department of Defense Congressional Tracking System (DoDCTS), and CATMS database.

• Providing multifunctional administrative support, including analysis, filing, support activities, task management, briefing management, and managing special congressional workflows.

• Coordinating legislative activities within OUSD(R&E), ensuring alignment across the enterprise.

• Handling congressional reporting for OUSD(R&E): analyzing legislative material, coordinating tasking and workflow, arbitrating disputes, and working with OSD(LA) and BAA.

• Creating and maintaining workflow, reporting, and analysis documents, tracking deadlines, and issuing guidance.

• Managing special inter-Department projects, coordinating with OSD(LA), OGC, and OLC on task groups and processes.

• Collating and refining OUSD(R&E) reports, managing groups, and strategizing to meet congressional requirements.

• Analyzing inquiries and responses, managing correspondence, tracking follow-up actions, and providing document retrieval services.

• Assembling information, maintaining files, and coordinating responses to congressional and DoD staff inquiries.

• General administrative duties: coordinating security clearances, processing badge requests, tracking FOIA requests, assisting with Pentagon parking for congressional visitors.

• Responding to congressional inquiries, coordinating responses, maintaining a database of inquiries and responses.

• Documenting congressional reports and analysis, summarizing official program information as per DoD or federal directives.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience, 2 of which involve legislative systems management in the DoD.

• Strong problem identification/resolution skills, flexibility, initiative, and a proven ability to work with Senior Executives efficiently and effectively.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in congressional briefing management and direct congressional staff interaction and support as a DoD representative.

• Prior experience supporting an OSD principal (USD, ASD, DASD).

Required Clearance

• Secret Clearance or higher.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

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