CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
Senior FOIA Analyst
$84K–$122K
Chicago, IL +3 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 4, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, IL
Hybrid
Remote
Detroit, MI - Experience
- Three years processing FOIA requests.
About the job
Processes and reviews FOIA requests for a federal agency, including correspondence, negotiations, records searches, and release determinations.
What you'll do
- Receive, analyze, track, and organize new and backlogged FOIA requests.
- Draft FOIA correspondence and coordinate with requesters, agency staff, and other parties.
- Coordinate records searches, review records for responsiveness, and ensure released materials exclude exempt information.
What they ask for
- Three years of experience processing FOIA requests.
- Knowledge of FOIA rules and regulations, specifically 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 or SecureRelease; active security clearance preferred.
Pay
USD 84,177.6–121,589.87 per year (base salary)
Tools
FOIA tracking database, FOIA EXPRESS, SecureRelease
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