The mission of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) is to provide force protection, security, and law enforcement to safeguard personnel, facilities, infrastructure, and other resources for the Pentagon Reservation and designated DoD facilities within the National Capital Region (NCR). Incumbent serves as a Supervisory Security Specialist within the Antiterrorism & Force Protection Division (ATFP). The incumbent manages the Leased Facilities Branch.
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Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: The employee has the responsibility for leadership, management, oversight of the assigned staff, coordination with/through Designated (DO) /Senior (SO) Officials, and their appointed Antiterrorism Representatives (ATRs). The employee plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the Leased Facilities Branch, ensuring all work areas complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets the agency needs. The employee represents PFPA as a key member on permanent or ad-hoc interagency committees and groups to identify security program requirements and/or problems of common interest, and to review, analyze, and make recommendations on policies, procedures, and practices impacting security administration and counterintelligence objectives. Serves as the senior advisor to the Director, ATFP, on all NCR DoD leased facilities AT, FP, MA, CIP, and PHY SEC threat matters. The employee plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets, and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.