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The Department of Commerce's (Department) Office of the General Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel for Technology Security is seeking an Attorney-Advisor to provide legal counsel to the Department in support of its mission to advance U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic objectives by securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) supply chain.
Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.
12/22/2023 to 06/22/2024
$78,592 - $183,500 per year
GS 11 - 15
Few vacancies in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You will be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
15
No
Yes
OS-OGC-24-12256949
767622900
Applications will be accepted from all U.S. Citizens.
The Attorney-Advisor will provide legal advice regarding, and perform functions related to, ongoing and anticipated ICTS transaction reviews as well as related regulatory matters. This includes formulating an investigative strategy, drafting legal memoranda and legal recommendations, drafting administrative subpoenas, reviewing subpoena responses and responsive documents, interacting with outside counsel, assessing evidence, advising and preparing risk assessments, developing measures to resolve any risks, including through mitigation agreements, and making recommendations to the Secretary concerning initial and final determinations.
The Attorney-Advisor will also perform rulemaking and other legal duties related to ICTS work, as assigned.
Additional duties include:
Qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the Department of Commerce Attorneys and Law Clerks standards for Hiring and Advancement guidelines. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has no Group Coverage Qualification Standard for this series.
Basic qualifications for all grade levels:
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
This position will be filled at a grade and step level commensurate with the applicant's experience. The promotion potential of this position is up to GS15. Promotion to GS15 is neither guaranteed nor implied.
Please see Qualifications and Required Documents section for more information.
Department Attorney-Advisor positions are in the Excepted Service. As such, these positions does not confer non-competitive conversion to the competitive service. Acceptance of an excepted service appointment from applicants in the competitive service will require a written statement of understanding when voluntarily leaving the competitive service.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants will be rated based on their education, experience, demonstrated legal research and writing abilities, and performance during the interview process.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the above qualifications. Applicants will be related based on their education, experience, demonstrated legal research and writing abilities; and performance during the interview process.
If the candidate is eligible and meets basic qualifications, the candidate's application package will be evaluated in conjunction with submitted documents, including resume, based on the following attributes:
A complete application consists of the following:
Failure to provide documents, if selected, may result in lost consideration.
Please DO NOT put your SSN on pages within your application package. Privacy Act - Privacy Act Notice (PL 93-579): The information requested here is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. 3302 and 3361.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING RESUMES AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Please submit the required documents specified in this vacancy to the email: ICTSattorneys@doc.gov with the subject line "OS-OGC-PNF-24-12256949 for Attorney-Advisor, GS-905-11/12/13/14/15," and include at least the following information in the email's body:
Once your application is received we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your eligibility. You will only be contacted if you are found eligible and if you are selected for an interview. Applicants selected for interviews may be requested to provide a legal writing sample.
Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for OGC to share your application with others in OGC for similar positions.
By submitting your application, you are certifying the accuracy of the information contained in your application. If you make a false statement in any part of your application, you may not be hired; you may be terminated after you begin work; or, you may be fined or jailed.
After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
You will be required to submit official documentation prior to appointment. The agency will then verify the information provided on your application (i.e., degree, veterans' preference, disability, etc.).
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/767622900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The Attorney-Advisor supports the Department's efforts to implement its ICTS supply chain authorities under Executive Orders (EOs) 13873, 13984, and 14034.
EO 13873 delegated authority to the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to review and possibly prohibit or impose mitigation measures on ICTS transactions involving a foreign adversary and that pose certain undue or unacceptable risks to national security. EO 13984 requires the Secretary to develop regulations requiring United States Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) providers to verify the identity of their foreign customers and authorizing the Secretary to use special measures to deter foreign malicious cyber actors' use of United States IaaS products. EO 14034 directs the Department to develop rules to add the term "connected software applications" to the definition of ICTS transactions, and to establish criteria for evaluating ICTS transactions involving connected software applications in its rules implementing EO 13873.
The Department is developing and implementing an ICTS transaction review process under these authorities and is also engaged in multiple rulemaking efforts in support of this process.
