Chief Personnel Security

The NCSC/Security Directorate (SD) The Security Directorate (SD) protects the nations security interests by providing comprehensive security solutions. SD develops and implements policies, guidance, and standards for personnel security, IC-wide and SCI security-relevant issues, and security clearance reform. SD also engages with government and industry partners to protect national security equities against foreign intelligence and security threats, and advance the U.S. Governments risk management environment to safeguard against adversarial and insider threats. The NCSC/SD directly supports the DNIs responsibilities as the Security Executive Agency (SecEA) across the Executive Branch and serves as the DNIs designee for oversight of national security programs across the Intelligence Community (IC). The SD, Chief, Personnel Security leads a team of government and contract personnel performing support activities consistent with the DNIs SecEA oversight responsibilities and in accordance with the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, EO 13467, EO 12968, and other related policies.

The selected candidate will:

• Oversee and lead community outreach efforts to Executive Branch agencies, including the IC, and Industry partners in order to effectively implement SecEA and joint personnel security clearance reform initiatives through Executive Branch policies, information systems, guidelines, and standards.
• Lead the effort to collect, compile and report to Congress and oversight bodies national security personnel security performance metrics from across the Executive Branch, applying advanced analytic and statistical methodologies to drive data integrity and organizational efficiency.
• Lead, guide, and oversee a team of professional staff responsible for executing the SecEA National Assessment Program (SNAP), ensuring effective implementation of SecEA authorities and responsibilities.
• Oversee quality assurance by conducting comprehensive assessments of personnel security programs within Executive Branch agencies and drafting recommendations for improvement.
• Collaborate with Executive Branch agencies and serve as a member of interagency committees or organizations involved in reviewing, developing and issuing national security personnel security vetting policies, directives and guidance.
• Compose complex correspondence, memoranda, executive summaries, analytical narratives and descriptive reports in order to present sound recommendations and share best practices.
• Assess performance, collaborate and oversee goal setting, and provide feedback on personal development for assigned team members.
• Implement IC wide guidance in agency standards, guidelines, or policies for major IC security programs.