Under the supervision of the Cybersecurity Counsel Attorney Advisor in the Office of General Counsel’s Ethics and Administration Division (GC/EA), the Offeror is responsible for providing legal advice, guidance, and opinions to stakeholders across the agency, including the Chief Information Office (CIO), on a day-to-day basis regarding the following legal portfolio: programs and policies that involve data, privacy, cybersecurity, information technology, information, information security, and cybersecurity supply chain risk management law matters. The Offeror will focus on legal matters concerning the USAID Data Services team relative to existing and emerging priorities; however, the Offeror may be asked to work on any legal issue within the portfolio. The Offeror will be provided with the support services, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform the work.
SolicitationNumber:72MC1023R00002USPSCLawClerk/AttorneyAdvisor
c)**Duties and Responsibilities:**With extensive supervision from the CybersecurityCounsel Attorney Advisor (GS-15) at the GS-9 level, or moderate supervision at the GS-11-13 level,in the Office of General Counsel’s Ethics and AdministrationDivision(GC/EA), the Offeror performs the following duties with some independent judgment:
i)provides legal advice and guidance with respect to statutory authority and implementation of all programs and operations, including providing interpretations of Executive Orders, regulations, and government-wide policies, with a focus on legal matters under this legal portfolio;
ii)reviews all proposed Agency Automated Directives Systems (ADS) changes and additions to ensure that such issuances are in accord with relevant authorities and makes revisions where necessary in order to ensure compliance, with a focus on legal matters under this legal portfolio;
iii)conducts legal research and writing, and interprets, determines, and applies the authorities and requirements included in a variety of relevant legal sources, including but not limited to:the Foreign Assistance Act, Privacy Act, Foundations in Evidence-Based Policy Making Act, SECURE Technology Act, Federal Information Technology Reform Act, Federal Information Security Modernization Act, E-Government Act, Clinger Cohen Act, government-wide guidance issued including guidance from OMB, NIST, DHS, and GSA, and other applicable statutes, Executive Orders, regulations, policies, and case law;
iv) provides legal guidance throughout the datalifecycle, such as the collection, maintenance, safeguarding, and disclosure of data, including personally identifiable information. This may include advice on and development of policies;
v)drafts and provides legal reports and opinions when necessary for investigations and audits and Congressional inquiries with a focus on legal matters under this legal portfolio;
vi)represents the Agency with the Department of Justice(DoJ) on privacy, data, information security, and information technology matters which involve USAID or in which USAID is a party to a suit. Prepares necessary legal papers for action referred by DoJ to USAID for comment;
vii)drafts, negotiates, and reviews memorandums of understanding, interagency agreements and other types of binding and non-binding agreements or memoranda related to legal matters under this portfolio;