Paralegal Specialist
- Employer
- USAJobs
- Location
- Fort Lee, Virginia
- Closing date
- Oct 27, 2021
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- Industry
- Government and Public Services, Federal
- Function
- Paralegal and Legal Secretary
- Hours
- Full Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
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Duties
Summary
The foundation for success of the Defense Commissary Agency mission is our people. It is DeCA's goal to have a workforce that is comprised of our nation's diverse cultures and backgrounds. DeCA operates a worldwide commissary system that provides quality grocery products to active duty military personnel and retirees, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and their families, as well as current DeCA employees. The agency employs over 15,000 people and its annual sales exceed $4 billion.
Learn more about this agency
Responsibilities
This position may provide assistance to any practice or program team within OGC. Incumbent will select, review, assemble, summarize, and/or compile substantive and procedural information through utilization of Agency files, databases, statutes, regulations, and legal materials as necessary to process assignment. Incumbent interviews potential witnesses and performs discovery in case preparation as requested by the case attorney. Incumbent interacts with persons both inside and outside Government, including attorneys, investigators, auditors, Human Resource officials, contracting officials, corporate officers and others. Incumbent researches and writes legal memoranda on a wide variety of issues, as requested, performing all duties required by regulation.
The incumbent performs a wide range of duties in support of the legal mission performed by the DeCA OGC. Receives, analyzes, investigates and recommends action to the assigned attorney on requests for legal review, including requests for review of investigations conducted by Agency officials. Prepares formal reports in connection with lawsuit s and protests filed against the agency. Uses various techniques to gather and analyze data and to evaluate its usefulness relative to the substantive legal issues in the assigned cases. Summarizes the factual situation, the basis of the complaint, legal issues presented, and relevant case law. Makes recommendations and assists assigned attorney develop justification for agency litigation strategy. Collects additional facts from Agency personnel. Prepares various affidavits (e.g., on action taken by staff, failure of plaintiff to exhaust administrative remedies). Coordinates with management officials to gather information and documents necessary to draft responses to various discovery requests (e.g., Interrogatories, Requests for Production).
Prepares cases for investigators, administrative hearings, and administrative and court litigation; analyzes and evaluates legal issues and prepares draft opinions, as requested by the responsible attorney. Assists in the evaluation, development and litigation of EEO, personnel, labor, and contract cases for clients, court and administrative hearings on employee complaints, appeals, protests, investigations and arbitrations, depending on specific assignment. Investigates, gathers, classifies, interprets and summarizes the factual situation, including any necessary statistical data which involves interviewing witnesses, collecting documents and statements, and compiling case files. Researches pertinent laws, regulations and cases relevant thereto. Prepares narratives, collects exhibits and corrects file deficiencies to support agency position and assists attorneys at administrative hearings, as necessary. Supports in the implementation and development of legal mission program responsibilities, (e.g., ethics program, FOIA, Privacy Act and congressional liaison).
Researches and drafts legal memoranda on a wide variety of issues. Issues include but are not limited to: personnel, EEO, labor, contracts, bar orders, jurisdictional Standards of Conduct, administrative, nonappropriated fund. Reviews case files, investigations and other relevant information to identify necessary litigation document hold requirements and facilitates drafting and issuing litigation hold instructions to appropriate individuals. Must be adept at searching and analyzing public filings and other records maintained by government entities throughout the country to determine the status of various litigation and other public filings. Must be adept at searching and actively using online data filing and processing systems used by various courts, boards and other administrative bodies, including but not limited to the use of: Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER), Federal Sector EEO Portal (FedSEP), and Merit Systems Protections Board (MSPB) filing system.
Gathers, analyzes and prepares litigation reports. Uses statistical techniques to gather and analyze litigation data to evaluate the usefulness in researching legal issues. Prepares litigation reports for submission to the DeCA General Counsel, Department of Justice (DoJ), and investigators. Composes a variety of legal documents such as affidavits and other agreements as determined necessary by the responsible attorney.
Represents DeCA Office of General Counsel on legal matters not requiring admission to the bar. Acts as DeCA OGC legal representative at meetings and by telephone between DeCA, outside agencies, contractors and clients for the purpose of gathering information to use in developing recommendations, legal advice, opinions, and legal strategy by attorneys assigned to DeCA.
Provides Administrative Support. Functions as a member of the Administrative Staff, and provides administrative support to the DeCA Office of General Counsel and the practice team to which incumbent is assigned.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Supervisory status
No
Promotion Potential
None
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Qualifications
See the Group Coverage Qualification Standards for Clerical and Administrative Support Positions:
General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov)
To qualify for this position you must possess One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level. To be creditable, specialized experience must be at the 09 or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree Or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related Additional information is available in the Group Coverage Qualifications Standards.
Examples of specialized experience include: Providing support to the attorneys by providing factual and legal research and analysis on various cases. Assisting in case preparation that affects the attorneys' ability to provide timely and appropriate advice to the Agency managers, contracting officers, the U.S. Attorney and the agency operations. Performing a wide variety of duties associated with the development of appropriate and defensible legal bases, strategy, supporting evidence, and other information related to assignments, and to provide support for litigation . Determine legal, policy, and administrative issues involved and the nature of analysis and legal research required to come to a successful conclusion and to support recommendations. Analyzing conflicting statements of fact and opinion regarding problems from each assignment, litigation, claims, etc. Use of creativity and ingenuity in resolving and justifying contested issues, gaining support for decisions, and insuring that paralegal activities are responsive to agency needs.
Volunteer Experience: Your experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
For qualifications determinations your resume must contain your name, a description of your duties, the number of hours worked per week and the beginning and ending dates (month/year) for each position. Resumes that do not contain this information will be marked as insufficient and applicants may not receive consideration for this position
Education
If you are relying on education to qualify, then:
Additional information
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated against the qualification requirements and the following competencies:
We review your application package to confirm your appointment eligibility, determine your qualifications, verify you meet the position requirements, and adjudicate any claimed preference (e.g., veterans', military spouse) or priority (e.g., ICTAP). If your application package lacks any of the information necessary to make these determinations, or the information is illegible, we may determine you are ineligible for consideration. Your questionnaire score is a preliminary measure of how well your background matches the required competencies and it determines the quality category to which you are assigned. The quality categories are:
Best Qualified -Candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that substantially exceeds the position's minimum qualifications, including all selective placement factors and appropriate quality ranking factors.
Highly Qualified - Candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that exceeds the position's minimum qualifications.
Qualified- Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and are proficient in some but not all of the position's requirements.
Candidates in the best qualified category are referred to hiring managers before candidates in other categories. Within the best qualified category, candidates are referred in the following order: adjudicated veterans' preference candidates with 10-point preference, adjudicated veterans' preference candidates with other than 10-point preference, military spouse preference candidates, and candidates with no preference.
Neither preference nor priority entitles you to a Federal job. You must apply, meet the qualification standards and all additional requirements, and submit all necessary documents. Military spouses must be in the best qualified group in order to receive military spouse preference.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria AND 2) be rated well-qualified for the position AND 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. Well-qualified means you possess the type and quality of experience that exceeds the position's minimum qualifications. See the Required Documents section of this announcement for more information.
Background checks and security clearance
Security clearance
Other
Drug test required
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness
Required Documents
Submit a complete application package by 11:59 PM ET on 10/25/2021.
1. Resume: Required. Your resume must contain your name and contact information and for each position listed, you must provide the employment beginning and ending dates (month/year to month/year or month/year to present); number of hours worked per week; position title; pay plan, series and grade level (for federal positions), and a narrative description of the job duties you performed. We use this to determine your qualifications for the position. Resumes without the required information will not be considered. We encourage you to use the USAJOBS resume builder to prepare your resume. If you submit multiple resumes, we only review/use the last resume you submitted. Illegible documents will not be considered. Do NOT include photographs, links to social media such as LinkedIn, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, or personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume.
2. Transcripts: Required when using education to qualify for this position. For the application process, unofficial transcripts are acceptable as long as they contain the applicant's name, the name of the school, the date and degree awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rating ineligible for this position. If selected, you are required to provide an official transcript before we set your entrance on duty date.
3. Questionnaire: Required. Preview the questionnaire at https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11262656 .
4. Supporting Documents: As applicable. See below.
Claiming Veterans' Preference ? Your application package must include a copy of your DD214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, showing the character of service. The Member 4 copy provides this information and is preferred. Additionally, if you are claiming veterans' preference under the following circumstances,
Notes for those claiming veterans' preference:
1. Failing to submit all required documents may affect adjudication of your veterans' preference claim.
2. Active duty military members who are selected may not be appointed to a position unless on terminal leave or already separated.
3. You are required to provide your final DD214 upon issuance, if it was not part of your application package.
4. Within the DoD, appointment of retired military members to a civilian position within 180 days immediately after retirement is subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 3326.
Claiming Military Spouse Preference ? You must be the spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces, and your application package must include the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist AND proof of marriage to the military service member (e.g., marriage certificate, marriage license), AND a copy of the military member's PCS orders.
Claiming ICTAP eligibility? Your application package must include a copy of your agency-specific ICTAP eligibility notice or a copy of your separation personnel action form AND a copy of your most recent performance appraisal AND a copy of your most recent SF 50 or agency notification of personnel action showing your current position, grade level, and duty location. Separation personnel actions do not include a certificate/notice of expected separation.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Summary
The foundation for success of the Defense Commissary Agency mission is our people. It is DeCA's goal to have a workforce that is comprised of our nation's diverse cultures and backgrounds. DeCA operates a worldwide commissary system that provides quality grocery products to active duty military personnel and retirees, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and their families, as well as current DeCA employees. The agency employs over 15,000 people and its annual sales exceed $4 billion.
Learn more about this agency
Responsibilities
This position may provide assistance to any practice or program team within OGC. Incumbent will select, review, assemble, summarize, and/or compile substantive and procedural information through utilization of Agency files, databases, statutes, regulations, and legal materials as necessary to process assignment. Incumbent interviews potential witnesses and performs discovery in case preparation as requested by the case attorney. Incumbent interacts with persons both inside and outside Government, including attorneys, investigators, auditors, Human Resource officials, contracting officials, corporate officers and others. Incumbent researches and writes legal memoranda on a wide variety of issues, as requested, performing all duties required by regulation.
The incumbent performs a wide range of duties in support of the legal mission performed by the DeCA OGC. Receives, analyzes, investigates and recommends action to the assigned attorney on requests for legal review, including requests for review of investigations conducted by Agency officials. Prepares formal reports in connection with lawsuit s and protests filed against the agency. Uses various techniques to gather and analyze data and to evaluate its usefulness relative to the substantive legal issues in the assigned cases. Summarizes the factual situation, the basis of the complaint, legal issues presented, and relevant case law. Makes recommendations and assists assigned attorney develop justification for agency litigation strategy. Collects additional facts from Agency personnel. Prepares various affidavits (e.g., on action taken by staff, failure of plaintiff to exhaust administrative remedies). Coordinates with management officials to gather information and documents necessary to draft responses to various discovery requests (e.g., Interrogatories, Requests for Production).
Prepares cases for investigators, administrative hearings, and administrative and court litigation; analyzes and evaluates legal issues and prepares draft opinions, as requested by the responsible attorney. Assists in the evaluation, development and litigation of EEO, personnel, labor, and contract cases for clients, court and administrative hearings on employee complaints, appeals, protests, investigations and arbitrations, depending on specific assignment. Investigates, gathers, classifies, interprets and summarizes the factual situation, including any necessary statistical data which involves interviewing witnesses, collecting documents and statements, and compiling case files. Researches pertinent laws, regulations and cases relevant thereto. Prepares narratives, collects exhibits and corrects file deficiencies to support agency position and assists attorneys at administrative hearings, as necessary. Supports in the implementation and development of legal mission program responsibilities, (e.g., ethics program, FOIA, Privacy Act and congressional liaison).
Researches and drafts legal memoranda on a wide variety of issues. Issues include but are not limited to: personnel, EEO, labor, contracts, bar orders, jurisdictional Standards of Conduct, administrative, nonappropriated fund. Reviews case files, investigations and other relevant information to identify necessary litigation document hold requirements and facilitates drafting and issuing litigation hold instructions to appropriate individuals. Must be adept at searching and analyzing public filings and other records maintained by government entities throughout the country to determine the status of various litigation and other public filings. Must be adept at searching and actively using online data filing and processing systems used by various courts, boards and other administrative bodies, including but not limited to the use of: Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER), Federal Sector EEO Portal (FedSEP), and Merit Systems Protections Board (MSPB) filing system.
Gathers, analyzes and prepares litigation reports. Uses statistical techniques to gather and analyze litigation data to evaluate the usefulness in researching legal issues. Prepares litigation reports for submission to the DeCA General Counsel, Department of Justice (DoJ), and investigators. Composes a variety of legal documents such as affidavits and other agreements as determined necessary by the responsible attorney.
Represents DeCA Office of General Counsel on legal matters not requiring admission to the bar. Acts as DeCA OGC legal representative at meetings and by telephone between DeCA, outside agencies, contractors and clients for the purpose of gathering information to use in developing recommendations, legal advice, opinions, and legal strategy by attorneys assigned to DeCA.
Provides Administrative Support. Functions as a member of the Administrative Staff, and provides administrative support to the DeCA Office of General Counsel and the practice team to which incumbent is assigned.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Supervisory status
No
Promotion Potential
None
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must apply by 11:59 EST on the closing date of vacancy
- Security Requirements: Position Sensitivity Designation: Public Trust. The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance eligibility based on the appropriate background investigation.
- Overtime: Occasionally
- Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel: Occasionally
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt
- Bargaining Unit Position: Not Applicable
- Drug Testing: Not Applicable
- Physical Requirement: The work is sedentary and the incumbent usually sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some physical activity such as walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items such as papers and books.
- Work Environment: The work involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical offices and meeting rooms. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.
- COVID19: All Federal Employees must be fully vaccinated by November 22, 2021. Please see, additional information.
- Selective Service Requirement: All male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the selective service system or exempt from Selective Service. Please visit https://www.sss.gov/ for more information.
Qualifications
See the Group Coverage Qualification Standards for Clerical and Administrative Support Positions:
General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov)
To qualify for this position you must possess One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level. To be creditable, specialized experience must be at the 09 or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree Or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related Additional information is available in the Group Coverage Qualifications Standards.
Examples of specialized experience include: Providing support to the attorneys by providing factual and legal research and analysis on various cases. Assisting in case preparation that affects the attorneys' ability to provide timely and appropriate advice to the Agency managers, contracting officers, the U.S. Attorney and the agency operations. Performing a wide variety of duties associated with the development of appropriate and defensible legal bases, strategy, supporting evidence, and other information related to assignments, and to provide support for litigation . Determine legal, policy, and administrative issues involved and the nature of analysis and legal research required to come to a successful conclusion and to support recommendations. Analyzing conflicting statements of fact and opinion regarding problems from each assignment, litigation, claims, etc. Use of creativity and ingenuity in resolving and justifying contested issues, gaining support for decisions, and insuring that paralegal activities are responsive to agency needs.
Volunteer Experience: Your experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
For qualifications determinations your resume must contain your name, a description of your duties, the number of hours worked per week and the beginning and ending dates (month/year) for each position. Resumes that do not contain this information will be marked as insufficient and applicants may not receive consideration for this position
Education
If you are relying on education to qualify, then:
- Your education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ for more information.
- Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. We accept unofficial transcripts for the application process, as long as they contain your name, the name of the school, the date and degree awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. Transcripts must be received by this office no later than 11:59 PM EST on the closing date in order to be considered.
- If selected, an official transcript MUST be received before an Entrance of Duty date is set.
Additional information
- COVID19 - All Federal Employees must be fully vaccinated by November 22, 2021. Proof of vaccination will be required. To ensure compliance with this mandate, please review the vaccination requirements, to include timelines for receiving required doses, at the following: https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/
- Applicants with a Permanent Resident Card (aka Green Card) are authorized to live and work in the U.S. but are not eligible for employment in positions requiring U.S. citizenship. This position requires U.S. citizenship.
- The minimum age requirement is generally 18 years of age. Employing those under 18 may be possible under certain circumstances. If under 18 years of age, ensure you provide documentation showing how you are eligible.
- Subject to occasional overtime.
- Position is nonexempt from Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
- Position is not covered by a bargaining unit.
- Position is not obligated.
- Financial Difficulty does not automatically remove you from consideration for a position.
- Position does not meet the DoD criteria for re-employing former Federal employees who retired under either the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).
- Deliberate attempts to falsify your application information, such as copying portions of this job announcement into your resume, may result in you being removed from consideration for this position.
- Most civilian PCS entitlements are now taxable. The Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) reimburses eligible employees for additional Federal, State, and local income taxes incurred as a result of receiving taxable travel income. More information is available at Civilian Relocation/PCS Tax Changes .
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated against the qualification requirements and the following competencies:
- Customer Service
- Legal, Government and Jurisprudence
- Minimum Qualifications
- Reasoning
We review your application package to confirm your appointment eligibility, determine your qualifications, verify you meet the position requirements, and adjudicate any claimed preference (e.g., veterans', military spouse) or priority (e.g., ICTAP). If your application package lacks any of the information necessary to make these determinations, or the information is illegible, we may determine you are ineligible for consideration. Your questionnaire score is a preliminary measure of how well your background matches the required competencies and it determines the quality category to which you are assigned. The quality categories are:
Best Qualified -Candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that substantially exceeds the position's minimum qualifications, including all selective placement factors and appropriate quality ranking factors.
Highly Qualified - Candidates who possess the type and quality of experience that exceeds the position's minimum qualifications.
Qualified- Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and are proficient in some but not all of the position's requirements.
Candidates in the best qualified category are referred to hiring managers before candidates in other categories. Within the best qualified category, candidates are referred in the following order: adjudicated veterans' preference candidates with 10-point preference, adjudicated veterans' preference candidates with other than 10-point preference, military spouse preference candidates, and candidates with no preference.
Neither preference nor priority entitles you to a Federal job. You must apply, meet the qualification standards and all additional requirements, and submit all necessary documents. Military spouses must be in the best qualified group in order to receive military spouse preference.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria AND 2) be rated well-qualified for the position AND 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. Well-qualified means you possess the type and quality of experience that exceeds the position's minimum qualifications. See the Required Documents section of this announcement for more information.
Background checks and security clearance
Security clearance
Other
Drug test required
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness
Required Documents
Submit a complete application package by 11:59 PM ET on 10/25/2021.
1. Resume: Required. Your resume must contain your name and contact information and for each position listed, you must provide the employment beginning and ending dates (month/year to month/year or month/year to present); number of hours worked per week; position title; pay plan, series and grade level (for federal positions), and a narrative description of the job duties you performed. We use this to determine your qualifications for the position. Resumes without the required information will not be considered. We encourage you to use the USAJOBS resume builder to prepare your resume. If you submit multiple resumes, we only review/use the last resume you submitted. Illegible documents will not be considered. Do NOT include photographs, links to social media such as LinkedIn, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, or personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume.
2. Transcripts: Required when using education to qualify for this position. For the application process, unofficial transcripts are acceptable as long as they contain the applicant's name, the name of the school, the date and degree awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rating ineligible for this position. If selected, you are required to provide an official transcript before we set your entrance on duty date.
3. Questionnaire: Required. Preview the questionnaire at https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11262656 .
4. Supporting Documents: As applicable. See below.
Claiming Veterans' Preference ? Your application package must include a copy of your DD214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, showing the character of service. The Member 4 copy provides this information and is preferred. Additionally, if you are claiming veterans' preference under the following circumstances,
- 10-point preference requires a Standard Form (SF) 15 , Application for 10-point Veterans' Preference, AND the required documentation identified on the form. If your claim for 10-point preference is based on a service-connected disability of 10% or more as determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), you must include a copy of your VA letter (dated 1991 or later) certifying the service-connected disability of 10% or more.
- Future military retirees must include a copy of their terminal leave request, if applicable, AND (1) a copy of their retirement DD214 [Member 4 copy] OR (2) a certification document* OR (3) a copy of their retirement letter.
- Future military separatees must include a copy of their terminal leave request, if applicable, AND (1) a copy of their most recent DD214 [Member 4 copy] OR (2) a certification document* OR (3) a copy of their most recent active duty orders.
Notes for those claiming veterans' preference:
1. Failing to submit all required documents may affect adjudication of your veterans' preference claim.
2. Active duty military members who are selected may not be appointed to a position unless on terminal leave or already separated.
3. You are required to provide your final DD214 upon issuance, if it was not part of your application package.
4. Within the DoD, appointment of retired military members to a civilian position within 180 days immediately after retirement is subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 3326.
Claiming Military Spouse Preference ? You must be the spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces, and your application package must include the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist AND proof of marriage to the military service member (e.g., marriage certificate, marriage license), AND a copy of the military member's PCS orders.
Claiming ICTAP eligibility? Your application package must include a copy of your agency-specific ICTAP eligibility notice or a copy of your separation personnel action form AND a copy of your most recent performance appraisal AND a copy of your most recent SF 50 or agency notification of personnel action showing your current position, grade level, and duty location. Separation personnel actions do not include a certificate/notice of expected separation.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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