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Assistant Inspector General for Investigations

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 27 Aug 2024

💰 $204,000/yr($147,649/yr – $204,000/yr)

About the role

WE ARE THE NRO

For over sixty years, the NRO has developed, acquired, launched and operated the satellites that are the foundation for America’s advantage and strength in space. Using a diversified architecture of spacecraft, NRO collects and delivers the best space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance content on the planet.

Learn more at NRO.gov.

Basic Eligibility For A Position With The NRO

You must be a U.S. Citizen
You must be 18 years of age or older
You must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic drug testing
You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic polygraph examinations

Where You Will Work

This is an excepted service, Defense Intelligence Senior Level (DISL), Tier 1 position that serves as the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations within the Office of Inspector General (OIG), at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, VA.

The OIG is an independent office reporting to the Director, National Reconnaissance Office (DNRO) and
Congress. The Inspector General (IG) is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The OIG is responsible for conducting audits, inspections, investigations, and special reviews related to NRO programs and operations; providing leadership with recommendations to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness; preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse in NRO programs and operations; and providing a means to keep the DNRO and the Congress fully and currently informed of issues concerning fraud and other serious problems, abuses, and deficiencies in NRO’s programs or operations.

The Assistant Inspector General for Investigations (AIG-INV), DISL, Tier 1 position, located within the OIG supports the overall NRO OIG strategic direction and reports directly to the IG and Deputy IG. The AIG-INV provides oversight of a broad range of investigative activities conducted in accordance with the IG Act of 1978, as amended, under the guidelines established by the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE). This includes criminal, civil, and administrative investigations regarding potential violations of regulations, executive orders, or federal laws by NRO personnel, contractors, or others involved with NRO programs. The NRO OIG Investigations Division operates in a dynamic environment involving multiple, competing priorities, some of which may require immediate action. The AIG-INV coordinates priorities and assures the timely and efficient execution of all operational and administrative activities.

The AIG-INV exercises direct management responsibility for the entire range of OIG investigations; exercising operational supervision over a diverse staff of professional government civilian investigators. The incumbent serves as the IG’s principal advisor for overseeing extremely sensitive and highly classified investigations relating to the prevention and detection of possible violations of laws, rules, and regulations; mismanagement; fraud; waste; or abuse of authority involving NRO programs and operations.

The AIG-INV performs the work in an independent manner, assuming a high degree of personal responsibility for sound judgment and decisions. Plans, directs, coordinates and manages independent criminal, civil, and administrative investigations of, among other things, allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse including electronic and/or cybercrimes or intrusions, or public corruption within or involving NRO activities in accordance with the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Quality Standards for Investigations. Provides direction, expert professional advice, consultation, guidance, and recommends appropriate actions in all matters pertaining to personnel, administration, OIG policy, and investigative procedures. Serves as a member of the OIG senior management team. The incumbent serves as the pr