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Gregory A. Littleton

Front Royal,Va

Summary

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure mid-level Personnel Security position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Case Controller/Security Specialist

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
12-1900, 12-1900
08.2021 - 05.2025
  • Analyzes the duties assigned to positions, relating them to establish position sensitivity criteria to ensure the positions are assigned proper sensitivity levels; identify problems, recommend corrective actions and provide assistance on procedural issues.
  • Conducts a variety of national security investigations (Tiers 1, 3, and 5) to meet investigative requirements within mandatory Director of National Intelligence (DNI) timelines for the granting of national security information and enrollment in continuous evaluation (CE).
  • Determines initial interim facility access and/or security clearance eligibility and monitors eligibility throughout the course of the investigation regarding granting, denying or rescinding an interim clearance using Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD) 4, National Security Adjudicative Guidelines. Examines information provided by the candidate or subject and notates any potential disqualifiers and derogatory information.
  • Prepares and sends a variety of analytical products and regulatory requests for information to educational institutions, federal investigative and intelligence agencies, state and local police.
  • Coordinates special investigative inquiries with law enforcement officials and other federal agencies containing Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) information, Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and/or Classified information. (e.g., Department of State’s Overseas Law Enforcement Checks, FBI Name Check, Scattered Castles, DHS, OPM, etc.).
  • Update Background Investigations weekly report for Senior Management.
  • Conducts FINCEN checks for background investigations team.
  • Subject matter expert on Overseas Local Agency Checks, selected as the Liasson for USAID and the Department of States regarding these checks.
  • Analyses prior investigations and coordinates with the subject matter expert as it relates to CV alerts to determine if they rise to a high-level review for action while also ensuring all security clearance actions are entered into OPM’s Clearance Verification System (CVS) in a timely manner.
  • Selected as part of a specialized four-member team to conduct background investigation on Special Immigrant VISA (SIV) applicants from Afghanistan.
  • Designated as part of two-person COVID fingerprint clean up team who schedules and conducts fingerprints for over 3,000 backlogged determinations for the agency.
  • Liaises with the agencies leading official on the operational standards who provides oversight for requests for security investigations and clearances as it pertains to Continuous Vetting (CV), and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) actions.
  • Computer and Systems Proficiency: MS word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, LEEP-EVC (FBI), LEEP-GALTON (FBI), Checkmate (CIA), Scattered Castles (ODNI), DISS (DOD), SAVE (INS), CDI (DOD), DPRIS (DOD), CCDI-Passport (Dept of State), NBIS-eAPP (DCSA), DMDC-DRS (DOD), The Work Number, National Student Clearing House, PACER (Federal Courts), NP2 Portal (DCSA), Lexis Nexis.
  • Selected as a member of the current Presidential Transition Team, one of two members that makes reciprocity determinations, temp determinations and processes background investigations for Political and Administrative Determined appointees at USAID.
  • Hours/Week: 40; Supervisor: Cynita Knight-Minor, Telephone (301) 535-2248 (Personal Cell); OK to Contact: Yes

Program Coordinator, International Investigations Unit (IIU)

Department of State
04.2014 - 09.2021
  • Supervised the day-to-day activities of seven case managers and two personnel security assistants in the IIU, Department of State (State), Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS), Office of Personnel Security and Suitability (DS/SI/PSS).
  • Provided clear and concise policy, direction, and leadership to the team that assigns and reviews investigative leads, ensuring that a quality product is provided to outside agencies by conducting investigations and evaluating results for compliance with the proscribed standards and criteria, ensuring sufficiency of coverage of often complex and controversial investigative information.
  • Monitored and reviewed daily work of two personnel security assistants, ensuring that all incoming case requests were processed in a timely manner, and returned completed reports to the requesting federal agency.
  • Liaise with U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide on the investigative processing of overseas investigative leads and the Federal Investigative Standards (FIS). These leads consist of, but are not limited to, employment interviews, employment record checks, developed references, listed references, education checks, medical record checks, local police checks, and enhanced subject interviews (ESI) to support later adjudication of completed cases. Uses analytical skills and knowledge of 5 CFR 731 for the Federal Suitability Criteria and the thirteen (13) Adjudicative Guidelines outlined in Security Executive Agent Directive (SEAD) 4 to ensure that customer agencies can make suitability decisions and national security clearances determinations.
  • Communicated requirements, provided investigative service, including billing, and investigative standards to multitude of federal organizations (e.g., the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Peace Corps, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), etc.)
  • Conducted and reviewed Presidential appointee cases, including adverse information which may have been developed by an investigation, and referred the case for concurrence to the home agency. Ensured that leads are thorough and complete to allow the customer agency to adjudicate for national security eligibility using SEAD 4.
  • Responsible for the management of a budget that exceeds $5.4 million annually for the Department’s international investigations program for federal organizations. Monitors the over 7,000 annual background investigation requests from federal organizations, ensuring that the cases are processed and completed by the IIU team in a timely manner. Analyzes investigative information by applying national adjudicative criteria that allows the home agency to grant interim security clearances, public trust determinations, and final security clearances. Prepares evaluations of investigations against national level criteria for investigative sufficiency for suitability and security adjudications after completion of leads and payment to the Department by requesting agency.
  • A member of the Regional Security Office Local Vetting (RESOLVE) management team, that oversees the completion of record checks and domestic leads for the DS/SI/PSS RESOLVE Program.
  • Personal Services Contractor (PSC) (GS-0080-12 equivalent) – Hours/Week: 40; Supervisor: Carolyn Patrick, Telephone 703-463-8426; OK to Contact: Yes

Case Manager, International Investigations Unit (IIU)

Department of State
04.2013 - 03.2014
  • Consulted daily, as a subject matter expert, on the security requirements established in legislation, regulation, and various policy statements pertaining to personnel security. These included Executive Orders 12968 and 13467, ICD 704, and 12 FAM 230 Personnel Security.
  • Responsible for reviewing investigative lead requests for agencies other than the U.S. Department of State, interpreting the requests, and assigning the leads to overseas Posts for Department of State investigators.
  • Performed quality control on overseas lead requests and ensure they were completed in a timely manner and that the reports were in accordance with the Federal Investigative Standards (FIS).
  • Analyzed investigative information by applying national adjudicative criteria (ICD 704) that allowed requesting agencies to grant interim security clearances, public trust determinations, and final security clearance and suitability determinations.
  • Prepared evaluation of investigations against national level criteria for investigative sufficiency for suitability and security adjudication.
  • Submitted thorough and comprehensive analyses (less than 1% return rate), so cases could be adjudicated.
  • PSC, Personnel Security Specialist (GS-0080-12 equivalent) - Hours/Week: 40; Supervisor: Unavailable

Department File Release Specialist, Operations Division

Department of State
04.2011 - 03.2013
  • Acted as a File Release Agent for outside agency requests for Reports of Investigation (ROI), in support of Reciprocity, by reviewing the Subject’s ROI and e-QIP (SF 86), and ensuring that Sole/Confidential Source information was redacted. Provided the requesting agency with an investigative summary, the ROI, and the Subject’s e-QIP.
  • Prepared thorough summaries from investigative reports to ensure that further adjudication could be accomplished by the deadlines established by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
  • PSC, Personnel Security Specialist, (GS-0080-12 equivalent) - Hours/Week: 40; Supervisor: Unavailable

FBI Liaison

Department of State
10.2008 - 03.2011
  • Represented the Department and DS/SI/PSS as a liaison with federal government officials, law enforcement personnel, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
  • Responsible for processing and obtaining requests for investigative and adjudicative documentation from other government agencies.
  • Ensured rapid evaluation and dissemination of personnel security investigative information, recommended specific courses of action designed to counter developed or suspected threats to National Security.
  • Implemented and coordinated security policies and procedures for the personnel security and suitability liaison programs.
  • Oversaw sensitive and high-priority cases, to include those conducted for Presidential Appointments and expedited requests from the White House.
  • Reviewed and evaluated personnel security ROI to determine suitability for employment or eligibility for a security clearance in accordance with applicable regulations, Executive Orders, and guidelines. Prepared thorough summaries from investigative reports to ensure that further adjudication could be accomplished by the deadlines established by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
  • Independent Contractor

Education

Bachelor of Arts - American History

Troy University
01.2012

Skills

  • Team Player
  • A creative mindset and the ability to solve problems on the fly
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Training

Available upon request

Section name

  • Retired U.S. Army, Master Sergeant (E-8), 2008.
  • Veterans’ Preference: 10-point preference based on a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more (CPS).

Timeline

Case Controller/Security Specialist

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
08.2021 - 05.2025

Program Coordinator, International Investigations Unit (IIU)

Department of State
04.2014 - 09.2021

Case Manager, International Investigations Unit (IIU)

Department of State
04.2013 - 03.2014

Department File Release Specialist, Operations Division

Department of State
04.2011 - 03.2013

FBI Liaison

Department of State
10.2008 - 03.2011

Bachelor of Arts - American History

Troy University

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