Supervisory Program Analyst (Data Confidentiality Officer)

Summary

The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity working conditions price changes and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making.

The position is located in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Office of Administration.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Develops directs and implements a program to establish and maintain the confidentiality of BLS respondent-identifiable statistical data
• Directs BLS activities nation-wide related to policy and legal matters and provides assistance and advice to BLS managers and staff
• Coordinates all BLS Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and directs BLS activities related to FOIA
• Manages the development and implementation of BLS management policies and programs with a nationwide scope
• Develops and carries out ad hoc management studies as well as continuously scheduled program reviews to evaluate advise on and improve the effectiveness of work methods and procedures

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a supervisory probationary period if the requirement has not been met.
• Subject to financial disclosure requirements.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge skills and abilities (KSAs) to perform the duties of the position successfully and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

GS-15: Applicants must demonstrate at least 52 weeks of specialized experience at the next lower grade level GS-14 in the federal service. Specialized experience includes demonstrating ALL of the below:

• Conducting work involving the theories principles and practices of policy and legal matters examples of which include the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 Title 3 - Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) the Privacy Act the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) the Paperwork Reduction Act the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) employee ethics and conflict of interest and/or appropriations law and regulations;
• Partnering with other statistical agencies and/or outside entities such as OMB;
• Leading program reviews; and
• Directing subordinate staff on various projects and policy research.

Education

Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.

If your education was completed at a foreign college or university you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.

Additional information

The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers improve working conditions expand high-quality employment opportunities and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers.

Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

As a condition of employment all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities systems information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

You may not be aware but in the regulations for agency ethics programs there are requirements for supervisors. Section 2638.103 of Title 5 of the CFR states: Every supervisor in the executive branch has a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. It is imperative that supervisors serve as models of ethical behavior for subordinates. Supervisors have a responsibility to help ensure that subordinates are aware of their ethical obligations under the Standards of Conduct and that subordinates know how to contact agency ethics officials. Supervisors are also responsible for working with agency ethics officials to help resolve conflicts of interests and enforce government ethics laws and regulations including those requiring certain employees to file financial disclosure addition supervisors are responsible when requested for assisting agency ethics officials in evaluating potential conflicts of interest and identifying positions subject to financial disclosure requirements.

Supervisory Financial Disclosure: This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Therefore if selected you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest(s) and your prospective position with DOL. This information will be required annually.

The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicants criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agencys complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act.

Note: The FCA does not apply to some positions specified under the Act such as law enforcement or national security positions.

All Department of Labor employees are subject to the provisions of the Drug-Free Workplace Program under Executive Order 12564 and Public Law 100-71.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Required Experience:

Manager