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Posted: January 23, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Program Analyst

Defense Health Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$121,785 - $158,322

per year

Closes

January 27, 2026

GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves helping to shape and manage long-term plans for the Defense Health Agency, coordinating with leaders and stakeholders to support health missions, and creating reports on strategic progress.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in planning and analysis who thrives in a structured government environment focused on healthcare and defense.

The role requires strong organizational skills and the ability to handle complex, forward-thinking projects without relying on formal education substitutes.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including creating reports for strategic initiatives
  • Coordinating executive functions to engage stakeholders
  • Supporting operational missions through resource planning
  • U.S. citizenship
  • Strong competencies in accountability, attention to detail, decision making, and teamwork
  • Ability to draft, edit, and analyze reports and communications for leadership
  • Experience aligning governance processes in a large organization like DHA or MHS

Full Job Description

About the Position: About the Position: This position supports the mission of the DHA Governance Office and is located in Falls Church, VA.

Governance Office falls under the SIG, Strategic Integration Group-Governance Office.

.Advanced Leave Accrual and Advanced In-Hire May be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service and highly qualified.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.

Specialized experience is defined as: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes: creating reports to support strategic initiatives; coordinating executive functions to engage stakeholders; and supporting operational missions through resource planning.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Major Duties:

  • Assist with the development and management of strategic plans for the DHA enterprise.
  • Assist with long term, futures and innovation matters for the DHA enterprise.
  • Align and manage the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and Military Health System (MHS) Governance Processes.
  • Assist with the education of leadership on the competencies necessary to support long term strategic planning process versus a reactive operational model.
  • Draft, edit, and provide analysis for reports and communications to include Headquarters, Networks, Regions and other reporting units on the DHA and MHS related to strategic development and management.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/23/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/23/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: HQKF-26-12869263-DEU