Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Operation Support, CBP Watch, Emergency Management Division (EMD), located in Washington, DC. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
CBP Watch is a 24/7, agency-wide center for information sharing and analysis that supports CBP operators, analysts, and decision-makers.
CBP Watch advances CBP operational mission priorities by conducting trend and pattern analysis across a multi-domain border-security environment, providing indications and warnings to frontline operators, and serving as CBP's primary reporting and information-coordination center with CBP headquarters, field elements, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operations centers, and Federal, State, territorial, local, tribal, and other partners.
This position starts at a salary of $143,913.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $187,093.00 (GS-14, Step 10). Typical duties may include: Leads and oversees complex management and program analyses, cross-cutting projects, organizational studies, and operational-improvement initiatives affecting CBP Watch operations and EMD programs. Directs all phases of assigned work, from planning and data collection through analysis, implementation assessment, follow-up, and evaluation of results.
Provides branch-level direction for management and program analysis, strategic planning, implementation assessment, and organizational improvement activities supporting major aspects of CBP wide emergency-management, continuity, preparedness, incident-management, and related operational support programs.
Reviews, analyzes, interprets, and assesses proposed and issued legislation, executive orders, DHS and CBP directives, policies, issuances, regulations, and other high-level decisions affecting CBP Watch, EMD, and related CBP headquarters and field activities.
Plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the work of subordinate Federal employees performing management and program analysis, emergency management, continuity, preparedness, incident management, strategic and operational planning, logistics, and related program-support work. GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table.
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Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.
CBPApplicantContactCenter@cbp.dhs.gov · 855-500-3722
This position is with Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $143913 – $187093/yr.
This position requires a Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-06.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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