Technical Editor with Security Clearance

* The Compliance Analyst & Technical Editor must complete an extensive three-week training period beginning on day one of employment * Review, analyze, and edit classified and unclassified DOD issuances (policy documents) for clarity, format, consistency, and compliance with DOD guidance and procedures * Perform full editorial duties in connection with the development and review of DoD issuances: * Review issuance packages for grammar, syntax, and adherence to Plain Language requirements. * Review issuance packages for compliance with DoD issuance formatting standards. * Coordinate with Subject Matter Experts (SME) on all DoD issuance processing stages: * Work with government personnel inside and outside of the division to move issuances through the review and publication process and resolve issues that arise * Review draft reports submitted by authors: o Edit the initial draft and create publication instructions for the author/contractor * Send edited draft and publication instructions to the author/contractor for revisions * Validate and ensure quality control over all aspects of the policy documents� * Ensure accurate records through all stages of the editing process * Verify redactions and exemptions to ensure proper protection of classified information * Update and maintain correspondence guidelines, SOPs, and trainings * Track policy documents in database through all stages of the technical editing process * Verify scientific and technical notations as well as security classification markings to ensure markings coincide with instructions * Provide recommendations for process improvement of the publication and tracking systems * Prepare and submit input to various issuance status reports * Adhere to security requirements for working in a classified space and with classified material * Assist with updating internal and external guidance and reference materials * Analyze documents to determine classification level and identify document markings * Recognize possible nuclear weapons and intelligence information * Lead special projects and training in support of the DoD Issuance Program and the Directives Division * Use classified network to review classified issuance packages and communicate with action officers * Maintain/complete regular training requirements for handling classified information * Properly handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) on the unclassified network (e.g., not sharing information with those who don?t have a need-to-know, not transmitting working (or other CUI) material via unauthorized communications