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Program Analyst

DLA Careers
Battle Creek, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 6/5/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/4/2026
Summary

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Duties

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  • Act as the senior Process/Project Lead for the Federal Logistics Information Service (FLIS) Portfolio Systems, guiding an integrated team of representatives from DLA, military services, civilian agencies, international partners, and contractors.
  • Oversee the planning, coordination, direction, and control of efforts for new Federal Logistics Information Service (FLIS) Portfolio System capabilities and logistics data system initiatives.
  • Establish project priorities, coordinate milestone schedules, and ensure they are published and adhered to.
  • Manage change management communication and develop training content for the workforce when system changes are implemented.
  • Develop and implement a wide range of studies, analyses, and evaluations to assess the potential impacts of new initiatives on the FLIS Portfolio Systems
  • Leads and represents both the team and management during all phases of the development process, including planning, design, testing, and deployment reviews.
  • Create and provide high-level presentations, briefings, functional descriptions, and other documentation to the logistics community and command staff.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
  • Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  • Bargaining Unit Status: No
  • Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Program Analyst, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

  • Oversee the planning, coordination, prioritization, and testing of new system capabilities and initiatives.
  • Conducts comprehensive analyses and evaluations to assess the impact of new projects and represents the team and management throughout all phases of the project lifecycle, including planning, design, testing, and deployment.
  • Manage all change management communication, develop training for the workforce on system implementations, and create high-level presentations and documentation for the logistics community and command staff.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is a Schedule I drug and is illegal.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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