Job Summary

This announcement is open to current or former federal employees and specific hiring authorities. The primary purpose includes public affairs program oversight, planning, policy, evaluation, media relations of COPS communications strategies to ensure consistency between external/internal audiences, primarily across the Department, and their outreach activities and the news media.

Job Description

To qualify for the position of Public Affairs Specialist, at GS-1035-14, you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below. For the GS-14: Specialized Experience: For the GS-14, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service which demonstrates planning, designing and implementing public affairs strategies or initiatives through disseminating information to the press, radio, television, Internet media, or the law enforcement community. You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by the 08/07/2026 of this announcement. Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume. After you submit this application, you will receive an e-mail informing you that a USA Hire assessment is required of you. You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement 08/07/2026 to complete the assessment as this assessment is part of your application.