This position is the OSW Declassification Specialist and advisor to the Chief of the Integrated Security Operations Division (ISOD) at WHS. You will govern declassification for the Office of the Secretary of War, Defense Agencies, and NATO oversight.
Duties include conducting automatic, mandatory, and Foreign Relation of the United States Historians FRUS reviews of DoW-originated materials at the National Archives, Washington Records Center, Library of Congress, and Presidential Libraries.
The incumbent is responsible for day to day management of the OSW automatic/systematic, OSW/JS mandatory declassification, DoW FRUS, and DoW NATO Declassification programs, as directed by Branch Chief Declassification.
This includes oversight regarding the existing regulatory compliance for the SESD Declassification Programs, program management and allocation of resources to execute the mission of the Declassification Programs, Declassification policy formulation and promulgation, coordinating with other federal agencies, researching, validating contractor recommendations, training contract staff, supporting the State Department Foreign Relation of the United States Historians, and providing declassification support to Former Presidential Appointees.
Incumbent makes complex and independent decisions regarding the continued classification or declassification of permanently historical or publicly requested documents. These topics include intelligence operations, sensitive nuclear weapons information, war plans, and foreign government information.
Conducts complex, line-by-line analytical reviews of high-level OSW and DoW information to determine declassification, downgrading, or exemption status; validates declassification decisions of contract staff in strict compliance with Executive Order 13526 and federal security guidelines.
Represents OSW as the primary declassification liaison to the National Declassification Center (NDC) and the Interagency Referral Center (IRC); coordinates declassification missions and resolves equity referrals across Executive Branch agency files. Executes Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) historical reviews for 25-year-old DoW records on behalf of the Department of State Office of the Historian, satisfying statutory mandates under 22 U.S.C. § 4351.
Directs automatic declassification and Kyle-Lott (weapons of mass destruction) reviews for permanent classified accessions, advisory committees, and commissions prior to official transfer and retirement to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
Manages official requests for access and record accountability for academic historians, government researchers, and former presidential appointees; facilitates secure file access protocols in accordance with federal law and Administrative Instruction 50 (AI 50).
Education cannot be substituted for experience.
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This position is with Washington Headquarters Services, Department of Defense.
The posted pay range is $121785 – $158322/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-20.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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