PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST

Personnel Security Specialist

As a Personnel Security Specialist, GS-0080-9, duties include:

• Performing suitability adjudications/determinations for the fitness and suitability of civilian employees, contractors and/or applicants for initial and continuing employment retention.
• Ensuring all investigative files are available prior to reviewing and rendering a suitability adjudicative/determination in accordance with suitability guidance and guidelines.
• Ordering any missing investigative files and upon receipt, reviewing and analyzing all investigative files for derogatory information.
• Providing feedback regarding minor derogatory information found in the investigative file.
• Executing established policies and procedures required for the personnel security program.
• Ensuring that sensitive, classified and Privacy Act information is not unnecessarily disclosed and is safeguarded in accordance with regulatory guidance.
• Receiving, reviewing, and submitting requests for personnel clearances for serviced civilian, contractor, and military personnel.
• Establishing relationship and maintaining constant contact with US Army Intelligence and Security Command Security Operations Center (ISOC) to receive, respond and process Continuous Evaluation (CE) Alerts in regards to derogatory incidents discovered by ISOC.
• Providing reports, as required, for status on pending or current investigations or periodic reinvestigations.
• Keeping abreast of emerging technologies and professional developments to remain current in the field and for being applicable to work assignments.