CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
FOIA Analyst
$75K–$125K
New York, NY +3 · Remote · Full-time · Posted May 7, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
Remote
Hybrid
Albany, NY - Experience
- Six years processing FOIA requests.
About the job
Processes FOIA requests for a federal agency, including reviewing records, coordinating searches, drafting correspondence, and determining what may be released.
What you'll do
- Receive, review, analyze, and track new and backlogged FOIA requests; prepare request folders and enter data in the tracking database.
- Draft FOIA correspondence and communicate or negotiate with requesters, agency staff, sponsors, and contractors.
- Coordinate record searches, review records for responsiveness, identify duplicates, and ensure released materials exclude exempt information.
What they ask for
- Six years of experience processing FOIA requests.
- Knowledge of FOIA rules and regulations, including applying exemptions b(4), b(5), and b(6).
- Experience redacting records containing trade secrets and confidential commercial information.
- Ability to obtain a government security clearance.
Nice to have
- Prior federal government experience.
- Experience with FOIA EXPRESS, SecureRelease, or an active security clearance.
Pay
USD 75,000–125,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
FOIA EXPRESS, SecureRelease
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