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Original posting from Office of the Director of National Intelligence via LinkedIn
Duties
The Policy, Strategy, and Accountability (PSA) Office is at the forefront of developing, implementing, and evaluating the National Intelligence Strategy, to restore our clandestine technological dominance while ensuring the protection of American civil liberties. Key functions include strategy and prioritization management, the development of IC policy, IC strategy and guidance on science, technology, and data, and net assessments and comparative analysis.
Support the identification and synthesis of future technology trends to guide Intelligence Community (IC) Data, Science and Technology investments. Lead the collection and evaluation of new innovative technology concepts to enhance operations and mitigate mission gaps across the IC. Provide expert programmatic recommendations to appropriate stakeholders by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing data from across the IC's S&T portfolio. In coordination with the National Intelligence Science and Technology Committee (NISTC), lead the identification and review of substantive S&T
intelligence developments to help ensure that future S&T capabilities align to projected mission needs.
Conceive, plan and conduct activities in support of the identification and synthesis of future technology trends to guide IC S&T investments, manage contracts, coordinate forecasted activities, and develop periodic reports for the IC.
Lead the collection and evaluation of, and advocate for, new innovative technology concepts to enhance operations and mitigate mission gaps across the IC.
Lead the identification and review of substantive science and technology intelligence developments in coordination with the NISTC, and ensure management and staff are kept abreast of emerging developments related to the S&T programmatic initiatives.
Provide expert programmatic recommendations to management and other major stakeholders by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing data from across the IC's S&T portfolio.
Provide expert guidance and advice to Office of the Director of National Intelligence and IC on matters of such difficulty and controversy that leading experts disagree as to the proper approach to or the probable outcome of significant and far-reaching efforts and generate new hypotheses, develop new concepts, and plan and evaluate the long-range programs and projects that accomplish the mission.
Represent the organization at meetings, conferences, and other public forums to foster and cultivate strategic alliances with other IC components.
Prepare expert findings, reports, briefing papers, and other communication vehicles; serve as a principal advisor on the policies and procedures governing S&T intelligence information.
Conceive, cultivate, develop, and sustain professional networks across the IC and in operational and analytic communities.
Lead and support year-round Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (IPPBE) activities with the IC elements that will inform senior decision makers on key S&T issues.
Perform expert evaluations of the S&T implications of the Unified Intelligence Strategies and develop IPPBE engagement strategies.
Lead the evaluation and preparation of estimates of the technical maturity of key technologies used in IC acquisition programs.
Other duties, as assigned.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
Must be a current permanent ODNI employee OR must be a current permanent Federal employee with supervisory approval to apply to the Joint Duty Assignment (JDA). JDA applicants must be currently at the grade level specified in the advertisement. No temporary promotion opportunities will be granted for this position. The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors.
Joint Duty applicants may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency. Joint Duty applicants must have a current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or have the ability to obtain one. The ODNI does not conduct polygraphs or provide security clearances for detailees.
FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS
All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question. By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]).
- How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience.
- In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes.
- How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or po
Source: Office of the Director of National Intelligence careers (LinkedIn)