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Defense Information Systems Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$121,785 - $158,322

per year

Type

Closes

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GS-13 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves investigating allegations of fraud, conflicts of interest, and other misconduct within the Defense Information Systems Agency, including planning inquiries, interviewing people, gathering evidence, and writing detailed reports.

It requires handling sensitive matters with care to protect reputations and ensure fair processes.

A good fit would be someone with strong investigative experience in government or law enforcement, excellent communication skills, and the ability to stay objective under pressure.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent, including planning investigations, gathering evidence, conducting interviews, and writing reports
  • 52 weeks of time-in-grade at GS-12 or higher for federal status applicants
  • Strong competencies in communication, investigation planning, regulatory awareness, and technical competence
  • Ability to handle sensitive investigations with tact and discretion
  • Knowledge of federal statutes, evidence preservation, and constitutional rights of suspects and witnesses
  • Expert understanding of relevant systems, processes, and procedures in a defense or government context

Full Job Description

This position for The Defense Information Systems Agency is at Fort Meade, Maryland .

Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-13 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or higher grade in the Federal Service.

AND Specialized Experience: For the GS-13, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-XX if outside the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as experience conducting administrative investigations to include planning, gathering evidence, conducting interviews, and/or writing reports of investigations.

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position.

Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required.

Competencies: Communication Investigation Planning Regulatory Awareness Technical Competence Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

Major Duties:

  • Conduct administrative investigations involving allegations of irregularities, fraud, conflicts of interest, and improprieties on the part of members of the military service, civilian employees, and persons contracting with the Agency.
  • Conduct investigations with extreme tact and discretion since premature disclosure of evidence could impede the investigation or unjustly affect the reputation of innocent persons.
  • Analyzes and evaluates evidence, distinguishes fact from hearsay and provides reports of investigations containing statements and summaries of facts based on evidential documents, records, and affidavits.
  • Identify violations of Federal statutes, investigate wrongdoing, preserve evidence, ensure the Constitutional rights of suspects and witnesses during an investigation, and present findings applicable officials for action and/or prosecution.
  • Understand systems, processes, and procedures relevant to the role. Demonstrates expert level understanding of technical requirements, systems, and processes.
  • Plans and executes special inquiries and assignments originating from the requests by DODIG or Director, frequently involving sensitive matters, and may require coordination with other agencies.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/10/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/11/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DHA-DISA-12904132-26AA