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Program Specialist
Transportation Security Administration · Posted 7 days ago
On-site Springfield, VA $122K – $158K Apply by Jun 18, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Engineering
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Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.
What You'll Do
- →This Program Specialist position is located in Chief of Staff/Office of the Executive Secretariat, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Reviews and manage complex correspondence and documents received by the Executive Secretariat, determining the appropriate office and review level in accordance with TSA policies and procedures.
- →Oversee the full task life cycle in Controlled Correspondence Management System (CCMS) from receipt and routing to clearance, signature, and delivery, coordinating with internal and external contacts to ensure accurate interpretation and application of relevant policies.
- →Monitor and manage the Administrator's high priority taskings in CCMS and Excel trackers, coordinating with program offices, and escalating issues to ensure timely completion of correspondence.
- →Review sensitive and potentially controversial materials from Department of Homeland Security, other agencies, the White House, or Congress, coordinating with program offices, and ensuring responsive, properly cleared, and timely replies.
- →Draft and edit high-quality written products that clearly convey the Agency's position on transportation security issues, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and compliance with the TSA Style Guide.
Requirements
- ✓You must possess U.S.
- ✓Citizenship or be a U.S.
- ✓You must have reached the minimum age (18) at the time of application.
- ✓You must complete a favorable Background Investigation (BI).
- ✓Selective Service registration is required.
- ✓You must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
- ✓If you fail to meet the conditions of employment or any other pre-employment requirements, such as missing any of the scheduled appointments, the hiring agency may rescind their tentative offer of employment.
- ✓Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for TSA to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
- ✓Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S.
- ✓Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S.
- ✓Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring.
- ✓These authorities are subject to change.
Benefits
- ★DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.
- ★Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
- ★DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.
- ★For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
- ★Employees who transfer to TSA from an agency that allows employees to maintain an annual leave balance higher than the maximum accumulation for the appointed position will have their leave ceiling set to the maximum accumulation for the appointed position (e.g., United States duty location - 240 hours, foreign duty location - 360 hours, or TSES position - 720 hours).
- ★TSA will not make a monetary payment for any leave forfeited under these circumstances.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9228c125-19ad-4932-b168-2db1492e96c3
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