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Summary This position is located in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Responsibilities Designs and operates the Bureau's confidentiality program for access to the organization's statistical data, including implementing governing standards to assess data sensitivity, application of appropriate statistical disclosure limitation (SDL) techniques and disclosure risk procedures to determine appropriate tiered access methods. Develops and implements Disclosure Review Program at the organization to perform comprehensive risk assessments on the organization's data assets. Advising on, and developing statistical policies, methods, and standards to protect confidentiality through all phases of the data lifecycle. Performs research and development activities that support the use of statistical techniques to mitigate privacy threats and minimize risk of inadvertent disclosure of confidential data. Provides advanced expertise on federal laws, regulations, policies, and other authorities governing confidentiality protection. Develops and implements confidentiality policies and procedures for agency staff, agency data collection agents, and users of agency restricted data. Delivers confidentiality training to agency staff and develops materials to provide guidance on statistical methods and practices to protect confidentiality. Provides statistical consultation on data sensitivity levels and tiered access methods. Conducts disclosure risk assessments on the agency's microdata prior to releasing files to determine the appropriate access method to protect confidentiality. Advises on the use of appropriate disclosure limitation techniques and tiered access methods to mitigate threats to confidentiality. Reviews files proposed for public release to assess disclosure risk and make recommendations to minimize risk. Plans for and institutes programs in anticipation of special needs and potential challenges to confidentiality protection. Advances knowledge of current and developing regulations and best practices concerning confidentiality by participating in committees, workshops, training and conferences. Designs and implements activities to expand access to confidential organization data for approved statistical and research purposes within DOJ, the federal government, the statistical and academic communities, state, local and tribal governments and the wider community of BJS organization's data consumers. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Special Placement Factor: Experience with performing or overseeing application of statistical techniques to mitigate privacy threats and minimize risk of disclosure of confidential data, which can include experience serving as a disclosure review officer or on a disclosure review board. Basic Entry Requirements: Degree: that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests and measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing. OR Combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance. Specialized Experience: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level. Specialized experience is experience which is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Examples of specialized experience include: Collecting, acquiring, analyzing, storing, disseminating, and sharing statistical data in compliance with federal laws and best practices for protecting confidentiality and privacy. Providing expert advice on Statistical Disclosure Limitation (SDL) techniques and other data privacy methods, including the use of methods involving differential privacy and synthetic data. Developing standards to assess data sensitivity levels and conduct risk assessments on each dataset, consistent with regulatory requirements. Contributing to the development, implementation, and oversight of best practices to properly balance data utility and confidentiality protection. Providing expert advice on laws, regulations, and policies protecting confidentiality and privacy, including the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Education This position has a positive education requirement. Please see the Qualifications section for more information. Additional Information OJP offers opportunities for flexible work schedules. Recruitment incentives may not be authorized. This position included in the bargaining unit. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. Please do not indicate current or former position salary in your application or resume. As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service. Remote work is an arrangement in which an employee works at an approved alternative worksite (e.g., from home) that is at a location away from the agency worksite. The selectee's residence is the full-time official duty location. The difference in salary is determined by the locality pay in each location. Salary range listed on this announcement is the Rest of U.S. pay scale. Actual salary will be dependent upon physical location of selectee and is determined by the locality pay in each duty location. Upon selection, the salary will be adjusted to include locality. Salaries for all areas are available on the OPM website at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2023/general-schedule/