Senior FOIA Analyst

Senior FOIA Analyst – Full Time, Mid‑Level, Department:
Information Technology. CGS is seeking a Senior FOIA Analyst to join our team supporting the legal mission of a large federal agency. This position allows candidates to demonstrate expertise in processing FOIA requests, creating FOIA correspondence, and communicating negotiations.

• Receive, review, and analyze new and backlogged FOIA requests.
• Intake incoming requests and prepare FOIA request folders.
• Enter request data in the FOIA tracking database.
• Draft response letters and other FOIA correspondence.
• Communicate and initiate negotiations with requesters, FOIA staff, sponsors (or regulated industry representatives), and contractors regarding requested records and associated information to be released.
• Serve as a liaison with requesters, and on rare occasions with other agencies and appellants, regarding records that may involve more than one agency component or office.
• Coordinate searches for responsive documents and identify duplicate records.
• Review program records for responsiveness and offer release determinations.
• Ensure released materials do not contain information exempted under applicable exemptions.

• Three (3) years of experience processing FOIA requests.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of FOIA rules and regulations, specifically applying exemptions b(4), b(5), and b(6).
• Experience redacting records with trade secrets and confidential commercial information.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to obtain a government security clearance.

• Prior federal government experience.
• Experience with FOIA tools like FOIA EXPRESS.
• Experience using Secure Release.
• Active security clearance preferred.

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and observance of State/Federal holidays

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.