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Directorate Action Group Specialist (DAG)

XMSTART
Chantilly, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/15/2026

XMSTART is looking to add an experienced and strategic full-time Directorate Action Group (DAG) Specialist at to our team, in Chantilly, VA. This position is 100% onsite.

Security Clearance:

  • Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph required
  • Reinvestigation date within 7 years if not an active NRO employee

Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in any focus

Responsibilities:

  • Manages high-level actions and facilitating senior discussions
  • Supports key decision-making processes within the Systems Enterprise Directorate (SED)
  • Tracks and manages executive actions
  • Prepares and delivers concise briefings
  • Maintains critical reporting tools such as SED’s Weekly Activity Reports and the customer's watch list
  • Facilitates senior-level meetings, ensuring leadership is well-prepared with read-ahead materials
  • Action item tracking, and clear documentation
  • Oversees the technical review of correspondence, support Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act requests and contribute to the development of strategic communication products

Qualifications:

  • 3 years of relevant experience
  • Strong organizational skill and ability to handle a fluctuating workload and multiple priorities
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to synthesize complex information into clear and actionable deliverables

Desired Qualifications:

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Experience in tasking/actions control programs (TIER)
  • Strong written correspondence skills
  • Ability to synthesize complex actions and adhere to tight deadlines
  • Ability to communicate to internal (or external) collaborators with different backgrounds and disciplines
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Deliver on commitments be reliable, highly organized and structured

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