The Week That Will Be

Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)

Tuesday, May 19th at 9 am: The Brookings Institution will host a conference entitled Renewing the Section 123 Nuclear Agreement with China: Implications for U.S.-China Relations.  For a full list of speakers and topics, visit the Brookings web announcement.

Tuesday, May 19th at 10 am: The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will hold a hearing on The Rising Tide of Extremism in the Middle East. Matthew Levitt and Farah Pandith will testify. More details on the committee's website.

Wednesday, May 20th at 10 am: The House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa will hold a hearing examining Egypt Two Years After Morsi. Eric Trager, Samuel Tadros, and Nancy Okail will provide testimony. See more on the committee's website.

Wednesday, May 20th at 12 pm: At the Atlantic Council, Matt Toaldo and Abdul Rahman al Ageli will participate in a conversation moderated by Karim Mezran on the Crisis in Libya: European and Libyan Views. RSVP.

Thursday, May 21st at 9 am: The House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence will hold a hearing on Admitting Syrian Refugees: The Intelligence Void and the Emerging Homeland Security Threat. Visit the committee's website for more information.

Thursday, May 21st at 10 am: The Center for Strategic and International Studies will hold an event entitled The Convergence of Marine Science and Geopolitics in the South China Sea. The panel will include James Borton, John McManus, and Kathleen Walsh. Register here.

Thursday, May 21st at 2 pm: At Brookings, Michael O'Hanlon will moderate a conversation with Vanda Felbab-Brown on Counterterrorism and State-building in Somalia: Progress or More of the Same? RSVP.

Employment Announcements (More details on the Job Board)

ORGANIZATION:                         Library of Congress

SALARY RANGE:	$107,325 - 139,523
DEADLINE:	June 19, 2015
POSITION INFORMATION:	Permanent
DUTY LOCATIONS:	Washington, DC
WHO MAY APPLY:	US Citizens
SECURITY CLEARANCE:	Top Secret

Job Summary: The Congressional Research Service (CRS) Government and Finance (G&F) Division is seeking an Analyst in Cybersecurity Policy to conduct analyses that inform congressional deliberations on civilian federal and private-sector cybersecurity policy and legislation. The analyst will apply broad knowledge of policy and technical approaches to examine the efforts of federal entities, the private sector, and public/private partnerships regarding cybersecurity; address the policy impacts of information technology security; and analyze the threats and impacts of cyberattacks, vulnerabilities of information technology, and defense and countermeasures in a legislative policy context. The analyst will provide objective, expert policy analysis and consultation to congressional committees, Members, and staff, including preparing objective, authoritative, non-partisan, and innovative analytical studies on policy issues of national or international significance; providing personal assistance as a national expert on public policy issues throughout the legislative process, including analyzing and evaluating legislative proposals; and planning and leading multi-disciplinary team research projects and seminars. CRS works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for more than a century. CRS is well known for analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective, and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure that Congress has immediate access to the nation's best thinking on public policy issues of interest to its Members and Committees. Qualifications: Applicants must also have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision. How to Apply:  Apply through the USA Jobs portal here.

ORGANIZATION:                         Office of the Director of National Intelligence

SALARY RANGE:	$126,245 - $158,700
DEADLINE:	June 2, 2015
POSITION INFORMATION:	Permanent
DUTY LOCATIONS:	Fairfax, VA
WHO MAY APPLY:	US Citizens
SECURITY CLEARANCE:	Top Secret/SCI with CI

Job Summary: Provide expert legal advice to the Assistant Director for National Intelligence/Acquisition, Technology & Facilities (ADNI/AT&F), IARPA, and other senior ODNI leaders. Provide expert legal counsel to support the development, review, and interpretation of IC-wide policies, procedures, guidelines, rules, and standards governing IC Major System Acquisitions, to include Requirements, Performance Management Plans, and Independent Cost Estimates. Senior attorney for the OGC team that provides advice and counsel on complex legal issues including procurement law, major system acquisitions, intellectual property, fiscal law, and procurement integrity, and provides innovative and highly effective guidance on possible courses of action; and, expertly prepares complex, high profile, and persuasive legal documents on complex legal issues for a variety of internal and external recipients. Position has the potential for supervisory responsibilities depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate. Qualifications:  Superior multi-disciplinary legal skills and experience dealing with complex legal issues, as well as an expert ability to interpret laws, regulations, judicial decisions, Executive Orders, and statutes involving complex concepts and issues. Expert-level knowledge of one or more of the general or specialized areas of OGC’s law practice, such as: intelligence oversight, privacy and civil liberties, federal employee ethics, National Security Law, Equal Employment Opportunity law, operations law, acquisition and appropriations, administrative law, and litigation. Superior research abilities, including the ability to quickly integrate and synthesize the facts and law to make legally sound decisions, and recommendations pertaining to the most complex situations, or in the context of ambiguous or ill-defined situations. How to Apply:  Applications should be sent to either DNI-MSD-HR-RR-Team_B_WMA@dni.ic.gov (classified email system) or Recruitment_TeamB@dni.gov (unclassified email system). Applicants submitting via JWICS are requested to submit their materials to both mcpherc@dni.ic.gov(Candace R. McPherson) and hoylegr@dni.ic.gov (Greta A. Hoyle) in lieu of the group address above. All attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Applications submitted through the classified email system should NOT contain classified information above the TS//SI/TK//NOFORN level.

To verify receipt of your application package ONLY, you may call (703) 275-3881.

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:

TEAMB TEAMB Phone: (703)275-3811 Email: RECRUITMENT_TEAMB@DNI.GOV

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