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| ID | 2024-18729 | Category | Policy Analysis | Security Clearance Requirement | Top Secret/ SCI | Type | Regular Full-Time | Level | Mid-level |
Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted.
The Joint, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Interagency Division provides expert support services to a range of customers spanning across the Department of Defense, Federal Civilian, and international markets. JOID provides a diverse portfolio of analytical and programmatic capabilities to help our customers make informed decisions on their most challenging issues.
The Acquisition and Technology Analysis Group within JOID specializes in the application of multi-disciplinary analytic skills to support multiple clients within the Department of Defense (DoD). These clients include the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)), DARPA, the Joint Staff, and USINDOPACOM. SPA provides critical decision support to enabling and executing a strategy of technological superiority and enabling the delivery and sustainment of secure, resilient, and preeminent capabilities to the warfighter quickly and cost effectively. Our team of experienced military, technical, and operations research analysts is skilled in evaluating military problems, identifying the driving factors, devising innovative approaches, collecting applicable data, developing necessary software tools, and performing thorough and timely assessments to inform technology and acquisition governance decisions to ensure U.S. military forces retain military superiority in the future.
We have a near-term need for a Legislative Affairs Analyst to provide onsite support at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA.
SPA is seeking an experienced Legislative Affairs Analyst to support the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition (ASD(A)). The analyst will monitor the status of and review congressional products including Defense-related legislation, committee reports, and hearing materials, and assess impacts on all programs in the ASD(A) portfolio. The analyst will also draft and coordinate responses to congressional requests for information, prepare congressional testimony for OUSD(A&S) leadership, support the annual rollout of the President's Budget, and prepare Statements of Administration Policy, impact statements, and appeals.
Required:
- 10 years of experience
- Bachelor's Degree
- Major staff experience - OUSD(A&S) preferred
- Experience supporting senior DoD Leadership
- Experience in legislative affairs or in congressional staff
Desired:
- 8 years of experience with a Master's Degree
SPA is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action. It is, and will continue to be, the policy of the company to afford equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. We recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, SPA complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.