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ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL
Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA)
GS-0905-15
DHRA’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) is seeking to fill a nonsupervisory Attorney-Advisor (GS-0905-15) position. DHRA is a Department of War (DoW) Field Activity aligned under the Under Secretary of War (Personnel & Readiness). It is a multifaceted organization with a wide-ranging mission set (https://www.dhra.mil/). The incumbent Associate General Counsel reports to the General Counsel, DHRA. The General Counsel and attorneys in DHRA OGC are part of the Defense Legal Services Agency (DLSA), reporting to the Deputy General Counsel (Personnel & Health Policy) and ultimately to the General Counsel, DoW.
DHRA OGC advises the DHRA Director, DHRA staff, and the various DHRA centers/offices on the full spectrum of legal and policy issues affecting the planning, resourcing, execution, and training in support of DHRA’s varied missions. In addition to the unique legal issues related to DHRA’s programs, DHRA OGC also provides legal and prudential advice on legal functions common to Federal government agencies such as acquisition, labor and employment law, civil and administrative law, fiscal law, ethics law, FOIA and Privacy Act, intellectual property, and related areas of practice.
This position is focused on contracts law, fiscal law, and government ethics law, and the incumbent will accordingly be responsible for the following duties:
- Government contracts and acquisition responsibilities include subject matter expertise of federal acquisition laws and regulation and independently reviewing and advising Agency Leadership, Requirements Developers/Owners, Contracting Officers and Specialists, and Technical Evaluation Boards on acquisitions—both direct and assisted—as well as interagency agreements. Experience with GSA is helpful. The incumbent should also have experience with the Procurement Integrity Act and FAR 3.104. This area of practice also entails keeping up to date with changes in federal procurement law and policy as well as litigating cases before GAO, ASBCA, and/or COFC.
- Fiscal law responsibilities include advising on proposed actions related to the obligation and expenditure of appropriated and non-appropriated funds, to ensure compliance with fiscal statutes and regulations.
- Government ethics law responsibilities include the management and administration of the DHRA ethics program, inclusive of ethics training, OGE 278 and 450 financial disclosure report review, and provision of ethics opinions (conflicts of interest, impartiality, gifts, misuse of position, use of government resources, and other Title 5 CFR, Chapter XVI matters).
- Other duties as assigned.
The incumbent’s additional duties involve providing legal support to DHRA’s programs, offices, and centers. As this support is wide-ranging, some experience in information law, intellectual property, and labor and employment law is preferred.
DHRA is headquartered at the Mark Center in Alexandria, VA and has official locations at The DoD Center (Seaside, CA); Fort Knox, KY; Patrick Space Force Base, FL; Pensacola Naval Air Station, FL; and Travis Air Force Base, CA. Work location from a DHRA site is flexible consistent with agency policy.
We are accepting resumes until
Friday, April 10, 2026. To apply, please email a
2-page resume to
osd.pentagon.ogc.mbx.dodogcresumebank@mail.mil. The subject line should state “Resume File: [APPLICANT’S LAST NAME, FIRST NAME].” Please also reference this position in the body of your email.
**THIS IS NOT A VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT**
Resumes limited to two pages
Federal agencies now only accept resumes up to two pages in length.
This is a request for resumés from interested persons. Resumés received will be held in a resume file maintained by the Office of the General Counsel, Department of War (DoW). The resumés may be used to fill future vacancies for positions in the Office of the General Counsel, to include vacancies in the DoW OGC Attorney Honors Program, or positions within the Defense Legal Services Agency (DLSA).