The work assigned typically has aspects of sensitivity which require mature judgment regarding the implications of choices of methodology. The work involves the presentation of requested information or limited analyses of defense program or area issues. The information provided and the analyses performed serve to define or clarify U.S. foreign policy and national security policy issues and to identify alternative approaches to their solution or management. Contacts with staff of offices outside of DOD may be moderately unstructured in that the role and authority of participants initially may be unclear. The purpose of the contact is to obtain or clarify information, and to plan and coordinate work efforts to provide factual and analytical information on DOD, national security, and foreign policy questions and issues.
Individuals contacted are generally cooperative.
This position requires stamina and the ability to work long hours, often under pressure. The work is performed in a government office setting. The incumbent should understand and be able to work in a bureaucratic structure.