Job o' the Day: DHS Attorney Advisor
By Lauren Forbes
We are looking for people who want to contribute their skills and talents to help preserve our Nation’s freedoms and secure our homeland. The mission of the US Dept of Homeland Security is carried out every day by the dedicated men and women who answer the noble calling of public service with courage and enthusiasm. With a diverse and critical mission, we lead the unified effort to secure America. DHS fosters a culture that values and promotes diversity, teamwork, flexibility and innovation.
In Headquarters, we coordinate, plan, and guide the Department’s work across all DHS components. You could enjoy a career that includes research, administration and management, legal work, budget and finance, cyber security, infrastructure protection and intelligence analysis. Our services touch every U.S. citizen, and our goal is to secure our country across land and sea. Come join the team that is “Proud to Protect.”
This position is for an Attorney Advisor for the General Law Division located in the Office of the General Counsel.
The Attorney-Advisor (Acquisition and Procurement) serves as the primary day-to-day legal advisor to the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer. Specifically, the incumbent provides procurement legal advice and drafting assistance to policy analysts in the creation of rules for the agency’s Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) supplement, acquisition manual, acquisition alerts and regulatory advisories, as well as topically relevant agency directives and delegations. The incumbent offers legal advice with respect to the agency’s position on FAR cases and pending acquisition and procurement legislation and Executive Branch policies. The incumbent provides legal and strategic advice to the Chief Procurement Officer and staff on legal developments of a precedent-setting character that have agency-wide or Government-wide implications. The incumbent may be requested to serve on interagency or intra-agency panels addressing these matters.
- Research and analyze applicable laws, regulations and policies and provide interpretations and analyses to the DHS General Counsel and other DHS officials.
- Provide legal and strategic advice of small business, acquisition workforce, and acquisition information management system issues.
- Provide legal review, advice and counsel on interagency agreements, contracts and other transactions to the Chief Procurement Officer and staff.
- Provides advice on strategic sourcing matters for the Department.
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