Action Officer; Congressional Liaison

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Credence has an immediate need for an Action Officer (Congressional Liaison) at the senior level who will be primarily responsible AFLCMC/CC is headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), OH with units located at 74 geographic locations. There are over 28,000 personnel providing “cradle-to-grave” acquisition and product support for aircraft, engines, munitions, electronics and cyber systems to provide best value solutions.

AFLCMC/CCX supports the Center leadership by working with the AFLCMC Mission Support and Execution Directorates to ensure successful mission accomplishment.

• Provide unique, tailored, and direct support to the AFLCMC Commander and senior leaders on critical legislative issues affecting the Center.
• Support the Commander and Center staff on matters of Congressional affairs and assist in preparing and providing the Center position for the Secretary of the Air Force and the legislative community.
• Maintain continuing liaison with the staffs of state and local government officials and Congressional members.
• Provide support to requests for information and Congressional Inquiry activities; assist in drafting formal replies to state and local government agencies and members of Congress.
• Analyze Congressional activity through public law, the Congressional record, and other databases to identify potential impacts on AFLCMC, including NDAA approvals and funding actions; coordinate with AFLCMC Mission Support and Execution Directorates on impact statements, papers, or briefings to leadership.
• Assist with Congressional visits; analyze visit requirements to determine appropriate briefings, tours, meetings, and recommendations for office calls with AFLCMC senior leadership.
• Orchestrate all aspects of Congressional visits and ensure all necessary coordination is completed by interfacing with legislative liaisons, appropriate commanders, protocol, Air Staff contacts, and Congressional offices.
• Participate in Congressional visits by interfacing with visiting members and/or staff and making real-time adjustments to ensure advocacy of AFLCMC programs.
• Participate in conferences, surveys, meetings, or presentations with elected officials’ staff and community organizations to communicate pertinent AFLCMC information.
• Perform duties of an Action Officer, including preparing briefings; developing, coordinating, and completing analysis on TMT suspense responses; and formulating recommended Courses of Action (COAs) for Center Command Staff.
• Respond to taskers rapidly with an all‑encapsulating approach by identifying problems, analyzing issues, identifying COAs, and making recommendations suitable for the General Officer/Flag Officer (GOFO) level.
• Coordinate responses to TMT tasks assigned to AFLCMC Mission Support and Execution Directorates, as assigned by the CAG Chief.
• Recommend task assignments to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) and Office of Coordinating Responsibility (OCR); drive delivery ahead of suspense dates; consolidate responses; evaluate accuracy and completeness; perform quality control; obtain executive‑level coordination; and submit deliverables on behalf of Center Command Staff.
• Assist AFLCMC senior leaders in quickly and accurately turning data into usable and actionable output and efficient, effective information communications, including researching, creating,…