Lead legislative analysts supporting the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment on congressional reporting, GAO/OIG audits, and defense acquisition policy analysis. This role combines executive-level legislative expertise with team leadership in a mission-critical defense policy environment.
What you'll do
- Coordinate legislative analyst team activities and task assignments aligned with government priorities
- Provide executive-level technical support for congressional reporting requirements using CHARRTS database management and OUSD(A&S) protocol training
- Review and coordinate congressional correspondence and reporting packages for accuracy and compliance with acquisition and sustainment requirements
- Manage day-to-day tasking of GAO and DoD OIG audit actions, including guidance on audit protocols and response strategies
- Conduct legislative research and analysis on A&S programs, monitor legislative impacts, and prepare comprehensive Legislative Updates for OSD
- Brief Flag Officers, General Officers, and Senior Executive Service members on legislative issues and policy implications
Mission
Supporting the Acquisition Policy & Innovation (API) Directorate within OUSD(A&S), which advises senior DoD leadership on defense acquisition policy and congressional relations. The role directly impacts legislative strategy, audit responses, and policy development for DoD's acquisition and sustainment operations.
Required skills
- Legislative analysis
- CHARRTS database management
- CATMS
- GLADIS
- Congressional correspondence review
- GAO/OIG audit management
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Adobe Acrobat Professional
- SharePoint
- Microsoft Teams