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This position is located in the Legislative and Regulatory Review Staff (LRRS) office of the Agricultural Marketing Service, Office of the Administrator in Washington, D.C. You will serve as a Legislative Analyst reporting to and supervised by the LRRS Director and will be assigned to carry out Congressional affairs functions for Agency programs.
Learn more about this agency11/08/2019 to 11/15/2019
$69,581 - $90,461 per year
GS 11
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
12
No
No
DE-10644362-20-OAA
551209600
Please see above for education qualification requirement information.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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