DOI NPS FOIA Analyst

Grey Street Consulting, LLC (Grey Street), a leading small business provider of Freedom of Information Act operational support services to Federal civilian and defense agencies, is seeking to hire a FOIA Analyst to support our prospective client within the Department of the Interior (DOI), National Park Service (NPS). This position is to be performed onsite in Washington, DC.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provide Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Support: The contractor shall work closely with NPS FOIA Officers and Points of Contact (POCs), designated subject matter experts, the Information Management Program Manager, and the NPS FOIA Officer to respond to FOIA requests to include:

• Manage intake processes for new requests in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements, as well as DOI and NPS policies and guidelines to include:
• Monitoring FOIAXpress for new requests and referrals.
• Monitoring mail, faxes, email accounts, and inputting new requests into FOIAXpress.
• Analyzing incoming requests for procedural deficiencies, e.g., fees, scope, request not made in compliance with statutory or regulatory requirements.
• Drafting acknowledgment letters to include assigning proper fee categories, expedited processing determinations, and fee waivers while identifying requests that will require further clarification with the requester, e.g. issues of scope or fees.
• Coordinating with NPS components for review of responsive records and delivery of cases to and from component offices.
• Updating requester and subject fields for public visibility for new requests in FOIAXpress.
• Assign new requests to appropriate regional and park FOIA POCs in FOIAXpress.
• Send acknowledgement letters
• Manage searches for new and existing requests in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements, as well as DOI and NPS policies and guidelines to include:
• Identifying offices, personnel and park units that may have responsive records.
• Tasking searches and monitoring the responses to ensure searches are complete. Follow up with custodians who do not reply within timeframes.
• Ensuring custodians complete proper search documentation.
• Providing guidance and hands-on-training to custodians to assist with conducting proper searches to records custodians.
• Determining if a particular FOIA request qualifies for eDiscovery search options in accordance with DOI and NPS policies and guidance.
• Gathering and organizing the documents located from custodians.
• Using NPS provided software to convert documents to pdf format, to include conversion of attachments.
• Reviewing documents to determine responsiveness to the FOIA requests.
• Process records and prepare responses in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements, as well as DOI and NPS policies and guidelines to include:
• Identifying information exempted from release in accordance with the applicable statutes and regulations described in Part 6 and application of the appropriate exemptions to the information.
• Redacting protected information in records for FOIA requests, annotating on records the FOIA/Privacy Act (PA) exemptions or PA exceptions used to withhold protected information, and preparing the agency response to FOIA/PA requests discussing the bases for the application of FOIA/PA exemptions and PA exceptions.
• Providing review of NPS component release recommendations and assist in reconciling difference in release recommendations.
• Processing electronic redaction of exempt information for case records.
• Preparing internal and external correspondence for approval by the NPS FOIA Officers and other NPS staff responsible for responding to requests for coordination and document releases.
• Conducting appropriate coordination, as needed, and documenting accordingly.
• Coordinating with Program POCs to review records for responsiveness.
• Coordinating follow-up of agency coordination to determine review status.
• Providing reproduction of documents required for case records.
• Working with POCs to review responsive records for any needed redactions.
• Consulting with attorneys throughout Office of the Solicitor (SOL), private attorneys, bureau and office representatives, and individuals in the general public in order to clarify facts or reach an agreement for the expeditious handling of FOIA/PA requests.
• Conducting legal research of applicable law and regulations to keep informed of statues, changes or updates in order to apply correct principles of law to FOIA cases.
• Preparing the agency response to FOIA requests to include the bases for release determinations.
• Prepare final response packages for signing by Federal staff.
• Identifying and flagging potential deliberative and pre-decisional information for review by Federal staff.
• Flagging potential White House equities within responsive record packages for review by NPS FOIA Officers.

Job Requirements and Experience

• Must have three or more years of experience in analytical and administrative support services, including advanced skill in processing records for release under the FOIA.
• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience. 
• Must be highly experienced in using the Microsoft Office Suite (to include Outlook, Word, and Excel), Adobe Acrobat, and electronic FOIA processing and e-discovery tools. 
• Shall possess an excellent ability to communicate orally and in writing to effectively assist, interpret, track, and document casework.

ADA Requirements

• Operate a PC and phone in an office environment.
• Work in a primarily sedentary position. 
• Perform some bending, light lifting, and carrying of equipment may be required.
• Any additional office equipment that is required by the position.  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

About the Department of the Interior (DOI), National Park Service (NPS)

The National Park Service (NPS) manages over 420 park units spread throughout the United States and its territories. The NPS Washington D.C. Area Support Office (WASO) Information Resources Directorate (IR) is responsible for providing management and oversight of key Information Management programs to include the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552), the Federal Records Act (FRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33), and related Office of Management and Budget and Departmental regulations, policies, and guidelines. NPS regions, offices, and park units are decentralized and are responsible for ensuring park units comply with managing their FOIA programs pursuant to statutory, regulatory, and administrative obligations. These obligations have increased exponentially every year.

About Grey Street Consulting, LLC

Grey Street is a small, federal contracting firm. Founded in 2015, Grey Street has already established itself as a leading small business provider of federal human resources (HR) services. Grey Street provides staff augmentation support to numerous federal agencies including but not limited to the U.S. Departments of Transportation (DOT), Health and Human Services (HHS), Energy (DOE), Labor (DOL), and Homeland Security (DHS) just to name a few. Our approach to the delivery of professional services is rooted in our deep subject matter expertise and supported by our ability to effectively manage our client’s needs and expectations while delivering measurable results. 

Grey Street offers a robust benefit package which includes comprehensive medical, dental, and 401k with a guaranteed match!! 

To learn more about Grey Street click here: https://greystreet-consulting.com/