Intelligence Research Specialist

Summary

The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts represents the entire state and its 6.8 million residents. Of the 94 U.S. Attorneys' Offices throughout the United States and its territories, the District of Massachusetts is one of the busiest, prosecuting a broad range of cases including national security, white collar crime, public corruption, cybercrime, narcotics and money laundering, organized crime and gang violence, and civil rights violations.

This position is also being announced to applicants under Merit Staffing procedures under 26-MA--DE.

This Intelligence Research Specialist provides specialized assistance and advice to USAO management, local, state, regional and other federal entities in security administration and crises management planning.

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for providing Intelligence Research Specialist support in the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts, located in Boston, Massachusetts, focusing in the areas of Intelligence research and security.

• Responsible for obtaining, coordinating, analyzing, and disseminating information relating to the detection and identification of terrorists and terrorist acts, and complex criminal cases.
• Analyzes, evaluates, discusses, and validates research reports, collection plans and guides focusing on suspected complex criminal activity, cyber, terrorists and terrorist activities.
• Monitors, reviews, and analyzes intelligence traffic from multiple sources.
• Identifies the need for further research, analysis or investigation and makes decisions concerning the consolidation and dissemination of information to various law enforcement agencies and other organizations.
• Supports investigative operations by identifying criminal networks and individuals through open source, unclassified, and classified intelligence.

• You must be a United States Citizen or National to apply for this position.
• Selective Service:
  Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/).
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• A probationary period may be required.
• If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
• Must provide resume and supporting documents (See required documents).
• Time-in-Grade:
  Current or former Federal employees applying under merit promotion considerations must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements for consideration within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.
• As needed, additional selections may be made using this announcement.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience for the respective grade level in which you are applying:

Specialized

Experience:

At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service performing (obtained in either the public or private sectors) 3 out of the following 4 duties listed below:

• Planning and undertaking critical intelligence research work such as collecting, evaluating, analyzing various types of intelligence data and/or disseminating intelligence information using a variety of intelligence-gathering methods to support investigative operations.
• Providing intelligence support for investigations and prosecutions as they relate to national security matters and broader criminal case support.
• Reviewing data and producing intelligence reports from various sources.
• Preparing and presenting briefings on a variety of intelligence topics to other law enforcement and intelligence agencies and organizations.

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