Friday, October 27, 2023

U.S. Department of Justice Attorney Vacancies Update

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10/27/2023 10:00 AM EDT

National Security Division (NSD)
Foreign Investment Review Section
Washington, District of Columbia

Application Deadline: December 1, 2023

The Foreign Investment Review Section (FIRS) is seeking an attorney to serve as an Attorney-Advisor in its Telecom & Supply Chain portfolio under the supervision of the Deputy Chief for Telecom & ICTS Supply Chain. The Attorney-Advisor will be responsible for:

  • Reviewing applications for certain FCC telecommunications applications for licenses, authorizations, and petitions and existing FCC licenses with requisite foreign ownership to assess the risk to U.S. national security and law enforcement interests. These reviews will include building a robust administrative record, developing a risk-based assessment, drafting, negotiating and monitoring mitigation agreements, and developing a recommendation on each application or license to the FCC;
  • Evaluating the counterintelligence, cybersecurity, and other national security risks to our digital ecosystem posed by information and communications technologies and services that are designed, manufactured or supplied by foreign technology firms that may operate under the ownership or control of, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of foreign adversary governments, and developing investigative referrals to the Department of Commerce, FASC, or the FCC to mitigate these risks in the U.S. ICTS supply chain;
  • Engaging attorneys on the FIRS Compliance & Enforcement team to develop, negotiate, and monitor team telecom mitigation agreements, and with attorneys on the FIRS Foreign Investment team to address Team Telecom matters under parallel review before CFIUS;
  • Coordinating with the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, the FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and other members of the Executive Branch;
  • Collaborating with DOJ's Civil Division to assess and minimize litigation risk associated with proposed Team Telecom and ICTS Supply Chain security actions;
  • Supporting FIRS participation in National Security Council (NSC)-led Interagency Policy Committee, or other interagency policy making bodies with a focus on telecommunications, cybersecurity, supply chain security, data security, and technology security;
  • Navigating the FCC's regulatory landscape including by reviewing proposed FCC rules and orders to assess impact on DOJ and Team Telecom equities, drafting comments and other similar filings in response to FCC notices of proposed rulemaking that impact Team Telecom reviews, supporting FIRS and NSD leadership in regular engagements with FCC leadership, and participating in FCC-led bodies focused on telecom sector security that include representatives of the executive branch and private sector;
  • Drafting notice and comment regulations, advisory opinions, and other operational guidance documents related to the protection of U.S. persons' bulk sensitive personal data from foreign adversary access through licit commercial activities;
  • Collaborating with other FIRS attorneys, science and technology subject-matter experts, risk analysts, and other professional support staff;
  • Advising the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Section Chief, Principal Deputy Chief, and other leadership on legal and policy matters; and
  • Performing other duties as assigned by the Chief, Principal Deputy Chief, or Deputy Chief for Telecom & ICTS Supply Chain.

An attorney selected under this announcement may also be required to work under the supervision of the Deputy Chief for Compliance & Enforcement or the Deputy Chief for Foreign Investment at any point during the attorney's tenure.

 

 

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