Job Opening: 66475
Opening Date : August 4, 2026
Closing Date : August 17, 2026 at 11:59 pm (ET)
Job Title Legislative Affairs Specialist
Full Performance Level GS-12
Division Office of Congressional Affairs
Unit Congressional Liaison
Location Washington, D.C.
Working Hours 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Job Type Full Time/Permanent
Who May Apply All U.S. Citizens
Number of Positions Available Several
Questions Email: tjculley@fbi.gov
Salary GS-7 $57,736.00-$75,059.00 GS-9 $70,623.00-$91,815.00GS-11 $85,447.00-$111,087.00 GS-12 $102,415.00-$133,142.00
Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill positions within the same division when the position includes substantially the same duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.
JOB SUMMARY
The Congressional Liaison Units (CLUs) are responsible for liaison with Members of Congress and their staffs. CLU personnel schedule and coordinate briefings, hearings, and courtesy visits by the Director and other FBI executives. Professional Support Staff embedded in the CLUs serve as contacts for FBI substantive units, ensuring that FBI jurisdictional and funding needs are adequately communicated to Congressional Members and staff.
In addition, CLU personnel arrange site visits to FBI locations including the FBI Academy and Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia; the National Counterterrorism Center and the Terrorist Screening Center in Northern Virginia; the CJIS Division in Clarksburg, West Virginia; and field offices across the country. SSAs assigned to the CLUs also ensure that field offices in their regions of responsibility engage members of their Congressional delegations.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Must be able to obtain a Top Secret-SCI clearance
MAJOR DUTIES
GS-7:
- Receives telephonic inquiries from Members of Congress, Congressional Committees and staff regarding FBI operations, investigations and policies.
- Reviews Congressional documents for items or issues of interest to the FBI. Documents include the Congressional Record, Committee records and hearing transcripts, Committee reports, and pending bills and resolutions.
- Prepares appropriate communications to the field or appropriate entities at FBI Headquarters, transmitting and/or reporting legislative or other items of interest or concern regarding the Legislative Branch.
GS-9 In addition to the duties above:
- Researches and reviews pending or proposed legislation to identify measures with the potential to impact FBI operations and personnel.
- Coordinates FBI responses to legislation with the potential to impact FBI operations and personnel.
- Prepares written responses to inquiries from Members of Congress, Congressional Committees, and staff regarding FBI operations, investigations and policies.
GS - 11: In addition to the duties above:
- Research and prepare briefing material for use by the Director and other FBI executives in conjunction with meetings or testimony before members of Congress.
- Review congressional documents and legislation for items or issues of interest to the FBI.
- Engage with FBI field offices and congressional staff on congressional requests and inquiries.
GS - 12: In addition to the duties above:
- Provide legislative review and advisement of policy implications, potential negative impacts to division priorities, equities, and functions on proposed FBI policies and regulations.
- Identify opportunities for FBI HQ divisions and field offices to actively engage with and provide comprehensive responses to congressional customers and their requests, to advance FBI priorities and initiatives.
- Mentor less experienced LAS colleagues.
- Lead group discussions with internal FBI stakeholders, exchanging ideas and information about Congressional areas of interest and how these interest areas align with opportunities for collaborative engagement with Congress to advance FBI missions and provide response to challenges.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS
Please ensure that your specialized experience and requirements are clearly identifiable in your resume. Your application will be evaluated using the FBI's Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documents will be reviewed to verify that you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement.
Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
If you are found minimally qualified, your application will move forward to additional phases of the review process.
The competencies will be used in a Structured Resume Review to objectively evaluate applicant resumes. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies identified below.
Your resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies.
Competencies
- Flexibility/Adaptability
- Analytic Thinking
- Communication
- Organizing and Planning
- Governance and Legal Jurisprudence
Specialized Experience (SE)
GS-7: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-5 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
- Experience conducting legal and/or legislative research.
- Experience producing written communications to convey information gathered and received.
GS-9: In addition to the duties above:
Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-7 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
- Experience with assignments that require using initiative, resourcefulness, and judgement to develop solutions for problems encountered and to interpret policies.
GS-11: In addition to the duties above:
Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-9 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
- Experience preparing written material in a clear and concise manner.
- Experience conducting research and compiling results in an organized format.
- Experience engaging with a variety of external stakeholders, including other divisions, agencies, or branches of government.
- Experience working collaboratively within a team in high-stress or fast-paced environments.
- Experience planning, organizing, and facilitating meetings, events, or engagements involving multiple parties or stakeholders.
GS-12: In addition to the duties above:
Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
- Experience balancing multiple competing tasks and priorities in high-stress environments with minimal supervision.
- Experience independently leading projects, lines of effort, meetings, or high-level engagements.
- Experience reviewing and analyzing large volumes of complex information and summarizing findings, both verbally and in writing.
- Experience proactively identifying risks or challenges, briefing them to leadership, and proposing viable mitigation strategies or solutions.
Education
All degrees must be from an accredited college or university. Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:
GS-7 : Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or one (1) full year of graduate level education. Superior academic achievement is the completion of all the requirements of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, which is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average of 3.0 or higher as recorded on an official transcript, or as based on courses completed during the final two years of the curriculum, or (3) honor society membership.
GS-9 : Applicant must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.
GS-11 : Applicant must have a 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.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
HOW TO APPLY
For detailed instructions related to applying, uploading documents, withdrawing an application or updating your application, please review instructions on How to Apply . If applying online is a hardship, please use the contact information listed in the vacancy announcement prior to the closing date for assistance.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
To apply to this position, interested applicants must provide a complete application package by the closing date which includes:
- Utilizing the Resume Builder, outline your relevant work experience and associated start and end dates. Uploaded resumes will not be reviewed or used for qualification purposes.
- Other supporting documents (if applicable):
- College transcripts, if qualifying based on education
- Former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your MOST RECENT SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. This is a requirement to verify your Time in Grade (TIG). Actions such as promotion, within grade increase, or reassignment actions must be submitted as your most recent SF 50.
- Most recent Performance Appraisal; not applicable to current FBI employees
Veterans: DD 214; Disabled Veterans: DD 214, SF-15, and VA letter dated 1991 or later
- Memorandum for Record (MFR): Work performed outside assigned duties (that would not normally be documented on an SF-50, i. e., back-up duties), has to be documented in detail by an immediate supervisor in order to receive full credit for amount of time worked in that position. If no documentation is furnished no credit will be given for time worked in that position. The following notations must be specified in the documentation:
- Percent of time worked in the particular position (cannot conflict with main duties.
- The month/year work began
Frequency worked (i.e., daily, monthly, etc.)
- Specific duties performed
Attach the Memorandum for Record to your application in the "Cover Letters and Attachments" section of My Career Tools on the Careers Home page. Please upload the attachment as type "Other."
While applicants might see these documents in their profile, HR Specialists may be unable to access them. Therefore, all applicants MUST upload another copy to ensure that staffing units can review the complete application.
Please note : Failure to provide the necessary and relevant information required by this vacancy announcement may disqualify you from consideration. Incomplete applications will not be supplemented with additional requests for information; your application will be evaluated solely on the information you submit.
You must complete the application process and submit all required documents by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on the announcement's closing date.
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT
Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The Most Competitive candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of your status throughout the process.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The FBI is in the Executive Branch of the federal government. It is one of the components of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The FBI is the principle investigative arm of the DOJ. All FBI positions are in the excepted service.
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens and consent to a complete background investigation, urinalysis, and polygraph. You must be suitable for Federal employment; as determined by a background investigation.
- Management may select any grade for which this position has been announced.
- Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon administrative approval and the continuing need for an actual assignment and performance of higher-level duties.
- If you are selected, you will be required to serve a two-year probationary period. Probationary employees are precluded from being considered for all job opportunities until 12-months of their 24-month probationary period has concluded. Probationary Employees may be considered for competitive vacancies that are advertised within their respective division or field office after serving 90 days within the FBI.
Veterans' Preference
If you are entitled to veterans' preference, you should indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume and application. Your veterans' preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agency.
Nepotism
Nepotism is the act of favoring relatives in the hiring process and is prohibited by law. Public officials are prohibited from hiring or promoting relatives or relatives of officials in their chain of command, as well as actively or indirectly endorse a relative's appointment or promotion. During the hiring process, all selected candidates and FBI hiring managers will be required to certify they are not related to anyone involved in the hiring process.
Reasonable Accommodation
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