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Defense Intelligence Senior Level (DISL)

Position Vacancy Announcement

For the

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Announcement No. HQ NGA DISL Tier 1 2024-07

Opening Date: March 18, 2024 Closing Date: April 19, 2024

Position Title/Series: Assistant Inspector General for Inspections and Evaluations (AIGE)

Appointment: Permanent

Number of Vacancies: 1 Salary Range: $ 147,650 – $204,000

Location: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

 Springfield, VA

 

Area of Consideration: All Sources

How to Apply: 

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS BELOW. To receive FULL consideration,

you must email your complete application to ngasemo@nga.mil and HDExecutiveResources@nga.mil. There 

is no preferred format but the following information is required to be submitted. Incomplete applications will 

not be considered.

• Full Name and Contact Information;

• Country of citizenship;

• Veteran’s preference status;

• Announcement number and job title

• Current salary and lowest acceptable salary, if selected;

• Resume, Intelligence Community Senior Officer Core Qualification (ICSOCQ) statements, and 

Technical Qualification (TQ) statements;

• One copy of their most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50 noting your current or last 

position, grade, and salary level (current and former federal employees only). DoD SAFE can be used 

for transmitting FOUO files or Personally Identifiable Information (PII), please contact the NGA Senior 

Executive Management Office (SEMO) at ngasemo@nga.mil and HDExecutiveResources@nga.mil or 

contact the SEMO Team at 571-557-0330.

• The name, e-mail address, and telephone number of three individuals that can validate your 

experience.
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Applicants will be ranked by an agency qualification review panel using only the information submitted for 

consideration. Applicants who do not separately address and document their demonstrated experience, 

training, and/or education in support of the Intelligence Community Senior Officer Core Qualification, and 

document their demonstrated experience, training, and/or education in support of the Technical 

Qualifications will be ineligible for further consideration. Failure to provide all the required information and 

copies could result in an ineligible rating. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please direct all questions to HDExecutiveResources@nga.mil.

Full application requirements can be located at 

https://www.nga.mil/careers/Senior_Executive_Positions.html

Submit your application to: ngasemo@nga.mil and HDExecutiveResources@nga.mil

Complete applications must be received by the closing date. Applications will NOT be returned. Please 

reference announcement number shown above. Applications must include resume, ICSOCQs, and Technical 

Qualifications.

BASIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Position Summary

The National Geospatial Intelligence (NGA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) fulfills its mission by 

performing independent, objective audits, evaluations, inspections, and investigations assiduously to 

strengthen effectiveness, efficiency, and integrity; and to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse 

in the Agency’s programs and operations.

The Assistant Inspector General for Inspections and Evaluations (AIGE) is a senior OIG leader and serves 

under the general direction of NGA Inspector General (IG). The AIGE is the principal assistant and 

advisor responsible conducting relevant, timely, and high-quality inspections, evaluations, and agile or 

other special reviews to assess the management efficiency and effectiveness of Agency programs with 

the aim of improving mission delivery and performance. The AIGE provides essential accountability and 

transparency over government programs enabling decision makers to improve operations, reduce 

costs, comply with laws and regulations, and strengthen internal controls to reduce the potential of 

fraud and illegal acts. Reviews overseen by the AIGE receive senior level visibility within the 

Department of Defense (DOD), Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and Congress.

Position Description: 

As a member of the IG's decision and policymaking staff, the incumbent is a principal advisor to the IG 

on the development of timely, relevant, and effective oversight plans and approaches. Priorities may 

be based on the Agency’s strategic priorities, top management challenges identified in past oversight

work, congressionally directed actions, or risk assessments from legislators, oversight bodies, or 

Agency officers. The AIGE also provides technical capability for the planning, design, and execution of 

traditional and agile oversight reviews to fulfill oversight plans or timely address emerging Agency risks 

and opportunities. The AIGE develops policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure independent, 

objective inspections and evaluations in compliance with Council of Inspectors General for Integrity 

and Efficiency (CIGIE) Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation (“Blue Book”), OMB directives, 

and the guidelines of the Inspector General Act, as amended.
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The AIGE supervises and provides OIG inspectors and evaluators with executive level direction in

planning, coordinating and conducting inspections and evaluations of Agency programs and 

operations, and develops and implements policies, procedures and guidelines for these activities.

The AIGE is responsible for the following primary duties:

• Serves as the principal advisor for inspections and evaluations and participates fully in the 

development and execution of the OIG strategic plan, as it relates to the functions within the 

AIGE’s purview. Establishes inspection and evaluation organizational goals and develops long 

and short-range plans to attain these goals; contributes to the OIG’s annual and multi-year 

financial planning, programming, and budgeting decisions. 

• Contributes to the joint development of the annual audit, inspection and evaluation plan, using 

a data driven approach and focusing on high risk/high impact projects. Maintains awareness of 

NGA-wide strategies and activities; establishes responsive inspection and evaluation priorities;

and designs and proposes projects that are relevant, timely, and formulated to promote 

effectiveness and efficiencies within the NGA programs and operations.

• Provides guidance and direction to inspection and evaluation teams and ensures timely 

projects completion by holding staff accountable to meet approved milestones. This includes 

developing project topics and objectives, determining the most effective and efficient 

approach to be followed in the performance of the projects, identifying innovative quantitative 

and qualitative analysis techniques, assigning work and monitoring progress. Provide the IG 

project status updates.

• Ensures that inspection and evaluation reports have a clear and concise message, and that 

recommendations articulate actions that must be implemented to resolve findings. Identifies 

significant recommendations and provides oversight and direction to follow up activities to 

ensure that NGA actions to implement recommendations have met OIG’s intent.

• Strives to continually improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the functions under the 

AIGE’s purview through the use of new business or technological measures, processes, 

techniques or strategies.

• Works collaboratively with other OIG functions, including Counsel, Audit, Investigations, 

Management and Resources, leadership to ensure efficient and effective operations across the 

OIG enterprise. 

• Represents the IG or OIG when coordinating inspection and evaluation matters with other 

agencies; e.g. law enforcement agencies, US Attorney Offices, Department of Justice, DOD, IC 

entities and CIGIE.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Eligibility for this executive level position will be based upon a clear demonstration that the applicant has 

experience of the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry out the assignments of the position. The 

successful applicant will be distinguished from other applicants by a review of the Intelligence Community (IC) 

Senior Officer Core Qualification (SOCQs) Standards, the Technical Qualifications, and Education 

Requirements. Failure to meet a Qualification requirement will disqualify an applicant. Visit OPM’s website

for more information regarding drafting SOCQs using the ECQ’s Challenge-Context-Action-Result model; NGA 

recommends this model for the SOCQs too. 
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IC SENIOR OFFICER CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer Core Qualification (SOCQ) Standard - Leading the Intelligence 

Enterprise: Required for all positions effective 1 October 2010. This SOCQ Standard involves the ability to 

integrate resources, information, interests, and activities effectively in support of the IC’s mission and to lead 

and leverage cross organizational collaborative networks to achieve significant mission results. Inherent to 

this Standard is a deep understanding of the intelligence enterprise and a shared commitment to the IC’s core 

values. For those without IC experience, draft narrative related to your past experience demonstrating these 

competencies at a comparable interagency or multi-organizational environment. (Include as separate 

attachment one page maximum per competency) 

(1) Collaboration and Integration:

IC Senior officers have a responsibility to share information and knowledge to achieve results, and in that 

regard are expected to build effective networks and alliances; actively engage these peers and stakeholders; 

involve them in key decision; and effectively leverage these networks and alliances to achieve significant 

results. Senior officers are expected to create an environment that promotes employee engagement, 

collaboration, integration, information and knowledge sharing, and the candid, open exchange of diverse 

points of view. Candidates assessed against this competency must:

• Build, leverage, and lead collaborative networks with key peers and stakeholders across the IC and/or in 

other government/private-sector organizations, or professional/technical disciplines to achieve significant 

joint/multi-agency mission outcomes 

• Integrate joint/multi-agency activities effectively exercising collaborative plans that realize mutual IC, 

joint, or multi-organizational goals.

(2) Enterprise Focus:

IC Senior officers are expected to demonstrate a deep understanding of how the missions, structures, 

leaders, and cultures of the various IC components interact and connect; synthesize resources, information 

and other inputs to effectively integrate and align component, IC, and USG interests and activities to achieve 

IC-wide, national, and international priorities. Senior officers are expected to encourage and support Joint 

Duty assignments and developmental experiences that develop and reinforce enterprise focus among their 

subordinates. Candidates assessed against this competency must:

• Understand the roles, missions, capabilities, and organizational and political realities of the intelligence 

enterprise; apply that understanding to drive joint, interagency, or multi-organizational mission 

accomplishment.

• Understand how organizations, resources, information, and processes within the IC or interagency/multiorganizational environment interact with and influence one another; apply that understanding to solve 

complex interagency or multi-organizational problems. 

(3) Values-Centered Leadership:

IC Senior officers are expected to personally embody, advance and reinforce IC core values. Senior officers 

are also expected to demonstrate and promote departmental and/or component core values. Candidates 

assessed against this competency must demonstrate:

• A Commitment to selfless service and excellence in support of the IC’s mission, as well as to preserving, 

protecting, and defending the Nation’s laws and liberties; 

• The integrity and Courage (moral, intellectual, and physical) to seek and speak the truth, to innovate, and 

to change things for the better, regardless of personal or professional risk;

• Collaboration as members of a single IC-wide team, respecting and leveraging the diversity of all 

members of the IC, their background, their sources and methods, and their points of view.
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• Promote, reinforce, and reward IC, departmental/component core values in the workforce and ensure 

that actions, policies, and practices are aligned with, and embody those values.

• Ensure that organizational strategies, policies, procedures, and actions give appropriate focus, attention, 

and commitment to diversity of people, point of view, ideas, and insights.

 

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

In addition to the IC SOCQs that are mandatory for all DISL level positions, the employee occupying this 

position must possess technical qualifications. Applicants will be rated on the TQ’s identified below which are 

essential for successful performance in the position. These statements should be a narrative explanation of 

your relevant background and experience. They must show that your experience, education, and 

accomplishments reflect the competence and professional standing required to provide expertise required by 

this position. Technical Qualification Statements that do not clearly address the qualification criteria will not 

be adequate for evaluation. (Include as separate attachment, one page maximum per TQ)

1. Substantive knowledge of the theory, concepts, and techniques of inspections and evaluations, and 

experience managing and leading teams in the conduct of oversight reviews using CIGIE Quality Standards 

and/or applicable laws and regulations.

2. Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills and the ability to lead the production of highquality professional projects and reports and other written work products, such as Semiannual Report 

to Congress, inspection and evaluation reports, and policy guidance and memoranda.

3. An ability to lead people towards organizational vision, mission, and goals. This qualification includes 

conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others, and team building. 

4. Experience developing and implementing highly innovative approaches that balance the needs, 

priorities, and concerns of the team and/or the organization in a positive and constructive manner.

Specialized Experience:

This executive level position requires an educational background to include a bachelor’s degree, 

demonstrated leadership experience and ability in an IG-related field such as resource management, 

accounting, auditing, inspections and evaluations, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public 

administration, or investigations; and 5 years of professional IG or related experience. 

Must be able to make significant contributions to the advancement of the IG inspections and evaluations field 

as evidenced by previous, documented efforts. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Evaluation Methods: Applicants will be evaluated based on job-related criteria identified under the 

Qualification Requirements by a screening panel of senior representatives with functional backgrounds 

relevant to this position. Interviews may be conducted.

Security Clearance and Access Level: This position requires access to classified Defense Department and 

Intelligence Community information. The individual selected must already possess, or be immediately eligible 
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for, a TOP SECRET security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information. U.S. citizenship is 

required for the granting of a security clearance.

Joint Duty Credit: All NGA executive level positions require Joint Duty credit. Employees will receive 

joint duty credit for a majority of service or rotational assignments that were at the GS/GG-11 or DCIPS 

Pay Band 3 level, and generally for at least one year, or for 179 days or more when deployed to a 

designated combat zone on or after September 11, 2001. 

Note: Applicants without Joint Duty credit may apply for the position and can be considered. If 

selected, a waiver would be required prior to final appointment or provide proof of Joint Duty 

qualifying experience. 

Selection Requirements:

1. Applicant selected for this position is subject to the completion of a one-year DISL trial period. 

(Applicants selected from outside NGA may be required to complete a two-year DCIPS trial period if they 

have not already done so.)

2. This position is covered under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Incumbent will be 

required to file an Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (SF-278) with the NGA Office of 

General Counsel.

3. Employment is subject to requirements of the NGA Drug Testing Program.

4. Successful completion of a polygraph examination is required for employment by NGA. 

Other Information:

1. Permanent Change of Station (PCS). Travel/Transportation expenses are not authorized. 

2. Copies of this announcement and other general information may be obtained through NGA’s Website, 

OPM’s USAJOBS, or by calling 571-557-0330. 

3. Veterans’ Preference: This position is a Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) position in 

the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1601. DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans' 

Preference to eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the 

procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you 

are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you may be 

asked to submit documents verifying your eligibility.

4. Use of postage-paid Government agency envelopes to file job applications is a violation of Federal law 

and regulation.

5. You may be required to relocate in the future based on NGA requirements. 

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will 

receive consideration for appointment without regard to race, age, religion, color, national origin, sex, marital 

status, sexual orientation, handicap, lawful political affiliation, or any other non-merit factor. This agency provides 

reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part 

of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable 

accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.