Legislative Affairs Analyst

Company Overview:

ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis, and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.

Position Summary:

ANSER is seeking a Legislative Affairs Analyst to support the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO). In this role you will handle legislative task tracking, cross referencing, and reporting; meeting support; and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Defense appropriations analysis.

This position requires onsite work at the Pentagon.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Assign, track, review, and coordinate CIO congressional reporting requirements (CRRs) and track to completion.

• Support database management of the Department of Defense Congressional Hearings and Reporting Requirements Tracking System (CHARRTS) for all CIO CRRs.

• Serve as a resource for CIO staff, in CHARRTS management and protocols, when needed.

• Review, assign, track, and ensure proper formatting and completeness of congressional inquiries, reports, questions, etc. in accordance with assigned timelines.

• Provide executive-level legislative analysis support, including CRRs, inquiries, and legislative research and analysis on legislative impacts to CIO equities and programs.

• Support development of periodic legislative updates in active voice, summarizing congressional activities whenever Congress is in session.

• Maintain transcripts of congressional Committee and commission hearings that include leadership testimony where DoD CIO has equity.

• Support the coordination of senior leader talking points, preparatory sessions and briefings for lawmakers and staff.

• Understand and provide support to DoD CIO for the Defense authorization and appropriations process.

• Support DoD CIO’s participation in inter-Departmental legislative processes to include the coordination and review of draft legislative proposals, draft NDAA appeals, draft appropriations appeals, and draft statements of administrative policy.

• Regularly review public sources of information such as committee websites, Defense News™ , Politico™, and The Hill™ and other similar public sources to monitor for trends in policy or opinion that could impact policy, legislation, or public opinion regarding the success/health of CIO’s programs. Provide summary updates on trends or specific news headlines and articles for the Chief of Staff and executive leadership, when needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, National Security Affairs, International Relations, International Economics or similar.

• 10+ years of relevant experience.

• 2+ years of experience supporting legislative analysis.

• 2+ years performing task tracking and record keeping responsibilities with multiple systems.

• 1+ year of user experience with the DoD CHARRTS system and OSW(LA) systems.

• Proven ability to conduct rigorous analysis, cross-referencing systems, and with limited oversight and to present difficult concepts in simple terms.

• Demonstrated experience communicating clearly with senior officials and senior staff.

• Excellent research and analytical skills.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite of Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Planner) and common office software applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• OSD legislative support experience; and staff-level experience on the Hill.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with ANSER, please call 703-416-2000 or e-mail [email protected]

ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.