Policy Analyst

Summary

Policy Analyst Duties

As a Policy Analyst, GS-0301-13/14/15, your typical work assignments may include the following:

• Guides agencies in meeting the privacy requirements established in federal law and ensuring that personally identifiable information is appropriately handled across executive branch programs and services.
• Develops and presents privacy policy recommendations to higher-level decision makers.
• Develops government-wide guidance documents and materials establishing privacy policies.
• Supports federal agencies in the implementation of privacy law and guidance, including by providing assistance and clarification where needed and by supporting the work of the Federal Privacy Council to improve privacy practices.
• Oversees agency implementation of executive branch privacy policy.
• Collaborates with senior staff in the preparation of position papers, briefing documents, and other materials.
• Reviews and evaluates agency privacy programs, including privacy program plans, breach response plans, privacy policies, and privacy compliance documentation (e.g., Privacy Act system of records notices, computer matching notices, Privacy Act statements, Privacy Act regulations).
• Reviews agency regulatory, policy, and legislative proposals, and other materials that impact individual privacy in the handling of personally identifiable information, for alignment with applicable law and OMB policies.
• Develops and executes privacy and information policy oversight processes.
• Ensures that executive branch policies, products, and initiatives are consistent with OMB privacy and related information policies.
• Reviews, analyzes, and provides recommendations on proposed executive branch products and communications with privacy implications, including national-level directives, executive orders, guidance, policy statements, regulations, reports, and executive branch correspondence.
• Reviews, analyzes, develops, monitors, and provides technical assistance on legislative proposals and testimony that implicate privacy law or policy.
• Provides written and oral recommendations to OIRA and OMB leadership in the development of policy positions and statements on matters that have privacy implications.
• Provides advice to OIRA and OMB leadership and to others across the EOP to ensure administration initiatives are implemented in compliance with law, OMB privacy policy, and related information policy requirements.
• Coordinates agency and OMB positions on privacy policy and related information policy issues, including matters related to data governance, artificial intelligence, information system development and authorization, records management, and access to government information.
• Coordinates and reviews actions submitted to OIRA under Executive Order 14215, Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies, which concerns the review of actions submitted by all regulatory agencies.

Job Description

Policy Analyst Duties

As a Policy Analyst, GS-0301-13/14/15, your typical work assignments may include the following:

• Guides agencies in meeting the privacy requirements established in federal law and ensuring that personally identifiable information is appropriately handled across executive branch programs and services.
• Develops and presents privacy policy recommendations to higher-level decision makers.
• Develops government-wide guidance documents and materials establishing privacy policies.
• Supports federal agencies in the implementation of privacy law and guidance, including by providing assistance and clarification where needed and by supporting the work of the Federal Privacy Council to improve privacy practices.
• Oversees agency implementation of executive branch privacy policy.
• Collaborates with senior staff in the preparation of position papers, briefing documents, and other materials.
• Reviews and evaluates agency privacy programs, including privacy program plans, breach response plans, privacy policies, and privacy compliance documentation (e.g., Privacy Act system of records notices, computer matching notices, Privacy Act statements, Privacy Act regulations).
• Reviews agency regulatory, policy, and legislative proposals, and other materials that impact individual privacy in the handling of personally identifiable information, for alignment with applicable law and OMB policies.
• Develops and executes privacy and information policy oversight processes.
• Ensures that executive branch policies, products, and initiatives are consistent with OMB privacy and related information policies.
• Reviews, analyzes, and provides recommendations on proposed executive branch products and communications with privacy implications, including national-level directives, executive orders, guidance, policy statements, regulations, reports, and executive branch correspondence.
• Reviews, analyzes, develops, monitors, and provides technical assistance on legislative proposals and testimony that implicate privacy law or policy.
• Provides written and oral recommendations to OIRA and OMB leadership in the development of policy positions and statements on matters that have privacy implications.
• Provides advice to OIRA and OMB leadership and to others across the EOP to ensure administration initiatives are implemented in compliance with law, OMB privacy policy, and related information policy requirements.
• Coordinates agency and OMB positions on privacy policy and related information policy issues, including matters related to data governance, artificial intelligence, information system development and authorization, records management, and access to government information.
• Coordinates and reviews actions submitted to OIRA under Executive Order 14215, Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies, which concerns the review of actions submitted by all regulatory agencies.