Wits Solutions Inc. (WITS) is a SBA certified 8(a) company with headquarters in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area. WITS has been providing best-in-class solutions in professional IT and administrative consulting to various Federal, State, Local and commercial customers. At WITS, we believe in working not for our clients but with them. This is why right from the beginning; our analysts and solution-builders work closely with our clients to ensure that the project outcomes continue to deliver value long into the future.
Experience Required
2 years of FOIA experience
Bachelor’s Degree
Expertise in computer software applications including Microsoft Word, Windows, Excel, PowerPoint, and FOIA Xpress
Experience and capacity to operate Federal web based systems
Knowledge of, and experience with, the FOIA Exemptions and processes.
Responsibilities
FOIA Request Processing and Consultation
Process responsive records using electronic tools.
Understand how to use the electronic tools, including marking and applying redactions.
Understand how to identify material for protection under the FOIA’s exemptions and can easily contact supervisors with questions.
Segregate non-exempt information for release.
Clearly mark redactions on partial releases with the applicable exemptions on the document in accordance with the Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy’s Guidance
Assessment of Requests
Records responsive to FOIA requests are typically complex and contain sensitive information, and the contractor will handle sensitive information accordingly.
Completion of FOIA Requests
Shall ensure that the final response adheres to the established guidelines of the FOIA process. The guidelines consist of the FOIA, the FRMA, and implementing
Departmental regulations and issuances; and organizational and Departmental policy statements that consist of complicated information management statutes that permits an individual to gain access to records and its implementing Departmental regulation; organizational and Departmental policy statements that are general in nature and of limited use in specific projects and situations.
Desired Qualifications
The Analyst has extensive knowledge and understanding of FOIA and processing
Review of records pursuant to the FOIA
Application of the FOIA
Application of FOIA exemptions to withhold information
Redaction experience
Generating response letters
Ability to Handle Complex, Difficult, and Time Sensitive Assignments.
“Equal Opportunity Employer Veteran/Disabled”
Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Business Development and Sales
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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