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Ascension is seeking an experienced Federal Program Manager who can lead a mission-critical IRS initiative focused on improving taxpayer communications through the redesign, evaluation, and modernization of math error notices. The ideal candidate will serve as the central point of coordination between Ascension’s technical team, IRS Taxpayer Correspondence Services (TCS), Research, Applied Analytics & Statistics (RAAS), government stakeholders, and supporting personnel.

The successful candidate will bring demonstrated experience managing complex Federal programs, coordinating cross-functional teams, maintaining project schedules, managing risks and issues, and delivering executive-level communications. This individual should be comfortable operating in an environment requiring strong organizational leadership, stakeholder engagement, and disciplined program execution.

The Program Manager will ensure the IRS receives timely, high-quality deliverables supporting the implementation of taxpayer communication improvements, knowledge transfer activities, pilot program execution, and successful program transition.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Program Manager will provide overall leadership and management oversight for Ascension’s support of the IRS Math Error Notifications Pilot Program. The role is responsible for ensuring all contractual requirements, milestones, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations are successfully achieved.

The Program Manager will establish and maintain program management processes, coordinate resources, monitor progress, identify and mitigate risks, facilitate stakeholder communications, and ensure quality control across all work products.

The position requires an organized, proactive leader capable of managing multiple concurrent activities, including:

• Program startup and transition activities
• Knowledge management and documentation transfer
• Stakeholder engagement
• Executive briefings
• Status reporting
• Risk and issue management
• Deliverable tracking
• Coordination with technical and analytical teams

The ideal candidate is a self-driven professional who can independently manage priorities, anticipate challenges, communicate effectively with Government stakeholders, and maintain alignment between project objectives and IRS mission needs.

Expected Day-to-Day Activities

The Program Manager will:

• Lead overall program execution activities supporting IRS Taxpayer Correspondence Services.
• Develop and maintain program management plans, schedules, milestones, and tracking mechanisms.
• Coordinate contractor personnel activities to ensure successful completion of assigned tasks.
• Facilitate project kickoff meetings, stakeholder meetings, and recurring status meetings.
• Prepare and deliver weekly, monthly, and ad hoc program status briefings.
• Monitor project performance against schedule, scope, and deliverable requirements.
• Identify program risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.
• Maintain risk registers, action item trackers, and decision logs.
• Coordinate knowledge management activities, including documentation transfer and process capture.
• Support phase-in activities by coordinating startup plans, onboarding activities, and transition schedules.
• Support phase-out activities by coordinating transition plans, knowledge transfer sessions, and delivery of Government-owned artifacts.
• Review contractor deliverables for quality, completeness, and compliance before submission.
• Facilitate communication between IRS leadership, technical teams, analysts, and external stakeholders.
• Manage program documentation using Microsoft Office applications and collaboration platforms such as SharePoint.
• Support continuous improvement of program management processes and reporting practices.

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Ascension is seeking a detail-oriented and dependable Acquisition Specialist to support the Naval Health Research Center’s Science Acquisition Support Department in San Diego, California. This position supports NHRC’s mission by helping ensure acquisition and contract administration activities are organized, accurate, compliant, timely, and properly documented. NHRC develops and delivers operational biomedical research solutions that enhance the health, safety, readiness, and performance of military forces, and this role provides the acquisition support needed to keep research-related contract actions moving efficiently.

The ideal candidate is organized, responsive, and comfortable working in a structured federal contracting environment. This role requires someone who can review contract documents, identify errors, track invoices and deliverables, coordinate with vendors and Government representatives, maintain complete contract files, and support COR documentation. The strongest candidate will bring prior experience supporting military, medical research and development, DoD, Navy, federal acquisition, or comparable contract administration environments.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Acquisition Specialist will provide non-personal acquisition support services to assist NHRC with acquisition compliance, contract modification support, invoice review, COR support, and post-award administration. The contractor will support high-volume recurring work, including an estimated five contract modifications weekly, approximately 40 invoices monthly, and approximately 20 ODC/travel requests weekly.

This role is highly administrative and compliance-driven. The Acquisition Specialist must be able to review documentation for completeness, compare invoices and requests against available funding and contract requirements, coordinate corrections with vendors or requestors, draft COR-related documentation, and maintain organized contract files using NHRC naming conventions and file management procedures. The position requires sound judgment, strong written communication, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple requests without losing track of deadlines, required approvals, or documentation standards.

Tools and processes likely to be used include federal contract files, invoice review checklists, COR documentation templates, monthly status reports, the NHRC Staff Tracker, Government payment portal/WAWF-related invoice processes, Microsoft Office tools, shared drives or document repositories, and NHRC-specific filing and naming conventions. The monthly invoice process requires a monthly status report and COR review before invoice submission into WAWF.

Expected Day-to-Day Activities

• Review contract modifications and identify potential errors, inconsistencies, or missing information for Government review.
• Prepare contract closeout documentation by confirming required deliverables have been received, invoices have been approved and paid, and closeout records are ready for Government processing.
• Record and file contract modifications in accordance with NHRC policy, organization standards, and naming conventions.
• Perform preliminary invoice reviews to confirm deliverables have been received, billing aligns with contract requirements, and available funding supports the proposed invoice.
• Coordinate with vendors to clarify invoice issues, request corrections, and support timely invoice processing.
• Draft COR documentation, including COR Monthly Reports, Quarterly Surveillance Reports, and Contractor Performance Assessment Report support documentation, for Government review and signature.
• Return COR approval of invoices and deliverables to vendors and inform vendors when to submit invoices through the Government payment portal.
• Maintain COR correspondence, invoice files, deliverables, and supporting documentation in the applicable contract file.
• Review ODC and travel requests to confirm costs are within applicable regulatory limits, supporting documentation is complete, and proposed costs align with available contract funding.
• Coordinate with requestors to clarify or correct ODC/travel request documentation.
• Review COR files and documentation quarterly, and as requested, to ensure files follow NHRC policy and naming conventions.
• Support preparation of monthly invoice documentation, monthly status report inputs, and NHRC Staff Tracker information.
• Maintain awareness of task status, milestones completed, GFP assigned to staff if applicable, and COR travel approvals for inclusion in monthly reporting.
• Complete required Command, Activity, DoD, Government, safety, cybersecurity, OPSEC, CUI, and facility access training as required.
• Protect procurement-sensitive, command-sensitive, proprietary, and controlled information in accordance with the required Non-Disclosure Agreement and applicable Government rules.

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Ascension is seeking an experienced Acquisition Specialist to serve as the onsite Contractor Supervisor supporting the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) Acquisition Support Services mission. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented acquisition professional who understands the administrative and operational requirements associated with supporting Department of Defense (DoD) research environments and can effectively coordinate acquisition activities, contract administration functions, and contractor workforce execution.

This position is critical to ensuring NHRC receives timely, accurate, and compliant acquisition support while maintaining organized contract files, supporting invoice and deliverable reviews, coordinating post-award administration activities, and ensuring contractor personnel perform effectively against mission requirements.

The successful candidate will bring strong organizational leadership, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a mission-focused environment. The candidate should be comfortable working with Government stakeholders, contractor personnel, acquisition documentation, and compliance-driven processes.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Acquisition Specialist (Onsite Contractor Supervisor) will provide onsite contractor leadership and acquisition support services for NHRC's Science Acquisition Support department. The individual will oversee daily contractor operations, assign workload, monitor performance, coordinate schedules, and ensure contractor personnel successfully execute acquisition support activities.

The role supports acquisition lifecycle activities including contract modification review, contract closeout support, invoice and deliverable validation, COR documentation preparation, travel and other direct cost (ODC) review, and contract file management.

The ideal candidate will have experience working within military, medical research, government acquisition, or regulated environments where accuracy, documentation control, and compliance with established procedures are essential.

Position Responsibilities / Expected Activities

The Acquisition Specialist (Onsite Contractor Supervisor) will:

• Supervise onsite contractor personnel supporting NHRC acquisition support activities.
• Assign daily tasks and workload priorities to contractor personnel based on mission requirements.
• Establish and maintain contractor schedules to ensure timely completion of acquisition support activities.
• Certify contractor employee time and manage leave requests in accordance with company procedures.
• Evaluate contractor performance and provide feedback to ensure compliance with contractual requirements.
• Resolve personnel performance issues and coordinate corrective actions when necessary.
• Monitor acquisition support activities including contract modifications, invoice reviews, deliverable tracking, and contract documentation.
• Review contract modifications for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Ensure contract files are properly organized, maintained, and documented according to NHRC policies and naming conventions.
• Oversee preparation and submission of acquisition support documentation.
• Support preliminary invoice reviews by validating deliverables, funding availability, and supporting documentation.
• Review COR documentation packages including monthly reports, surveillance documentation, and contractor performance documentation.
• Coordinate with Government COR representatives regarding acquisition support activities, status updates, and issues.
• Review ODC and travel requests for completeness, regulatory compliance, supporting documentation, and funding availability.
• Ensure contractor personnel complete required DoD and Government training requirements.
• Maintain compliance with contract deliverables including monthly status reports, staff tracking documentation, and required NDA submissions.
• Support transition-in and transition-out activities to maintain continuity of services.

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Ascension is seeking a Business Data Analyst III / BI Reporting Analyst to support federal IT research, executive reporting, and decision-support activities for a homeland security mission customer. This position will help translate research findings, advisory inputs, technology trend data, and stakeholder priorities into clear dashboards, briefing materials, KPI summaries, and written analytic products that support senior leadership decision-making.

The ideal candidate is a practical, detail-oriented analyst who can synthesize complex IT and business information into clear reporting products for executives, managers, and operational stakeholders. This role is important because CISA leadership requires timely, organized, and unbiased insight into technology trends, best practices, metrics, and strategic technology priorities across areas such as cloud computing, cybersecurity, infrastructure, applications, mobility, portfolio management, telecommunications, strategic IT sourcing, network security architecture, and mobile device security.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Business Data Analyst III / BI Reporting Analyst will support Ascension’s delivery team by developing reports, dashboards, briefing materials, analytic summaries, and decision-support tools tied to IT research and strategic advisory services. The analyst will help organize and interpret research outputs, workshop results, advisory call takeaways, technology roadmap inputs, and strategy document review findings into products that are clear, accurate, accessible, and useful for Government leadership.

This position requires a candidate who can work with limited supervision, manage multiple inputs, ask clarifying questions, and produce polished materials for executive audiences. The analyst should be comfortable working in an environment where requirements may evolve based on leadership priorities, annual workshops, advisory calls, and research topics derived from the Agency Strategic Technology Roadmap. The role requires strong writing, reporting, data visualization, stakeholder coordination, and quality-control skills.

Ascension’s GSA MAS Business Data Analyst III labor category requires a bachelor’s degree and 6 years of experience. The LCAT includes data analysis, aggregation, reporting, dashboards, KPI briefings, workflow improvement plans, stakeholder meeting decks, analytic implementation memos, and decision-support models.

Position Day-to-Day Activities

Analyze IT research, advisory inputs, workshop notes, and strategy documents to identify themes, risks, trends, and decision points.

Develop executive-ready dashboards, reports, scorecards, and briefing materials that summarize research findings and key metrics.

Synthesize information from advisory calls, leadership workshops, research reports, and strategic technology roadmap inputs.

Translate complex technical information into clear visual narratives for senior leaders, managers, and operational stakeholders.

Create KPI trackers, action-item logs, workshop summary decks, and analytic implementation memos.

Support review and comment on technology strategies, plans, policies, and related documents.

Prepare structured summaries on topics such as cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, network security architecture, mobile device security, IT sourcing, applications, infrastructure, telecommunications, and disruptive technologies.

Coordinate with project managers, subject matter experts, and client stakeholders to clarify data needs, reporting expectations, and deliverable timelines.

Validate data and narrative content for accuracy, consistency, completeness, and alignment with Government priorities.

Maintain organized source files, documentation, meeting notes, version histories, and deliverable trackers.

Apply Section 508 accessibility practices to reports, spreadsheets, dashboards, and presentation materials when applicable.

Support monthly reporting, invoice backup documentation, and deliverable tracking as needed.

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Ascension is seeking a detail-oriented Documentation and Deliverables Specialist to support IT research and advisory services for a federal homeland security customer. This role is designed for an early-career documentation professional who can help prepare, format, edit, track, and finalize written deliverables such as reports, briefs, meeting materials, research summaries, and Section 508-compliant documents.

This position is important because the customer’s leadership team requires clear, timely, well-organized written products to support technology planning, IT strategy reviews, research priorities, workshops, advisory meetings, and executive decision-making. The requirement includes written research reports, strategy document reviews, workshop outputs, advisory call coordination, and electronic delivery of documentation to the Government. The SOW specifically requires research reports, advisory calls/meetings, annual workshops, review/comment on strategy documents, and electronic delivery of written reports and licenses.

The ideal candidate is organized, responsive, comfortable working in Microsoft 365, and able to support deliverable-heavy work without needing to be a senior technical writer. This role is best suited for someone who can take content from analysts, advisors, project managers, or subject matter experts and turn it into clean, consistent, professional, and compliant deliverables.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Documentation and Deliverables Specialist will support Ascension’s project team by producing, editing, formatting, maintaining, and submitting written products associated with IT research and support services. The role will focus on documentation quality, version control, formatting consistency, accessibility, file organization, and deliverable readiness.

The customer requires licensed access to IT research and advisory services covering IT products, services, processes, metrics, roles/functions, cloud computing, mobility, infrastructure, cybersecurity, portfolio management, applications, telecommunications, and government technology trends. This position supports the delivery side of that requirement by ensuring written products are polished, organized, accessible, and ready for Government review.

The selected contractor should be self-driven, detail-focused, and comfortable managing multiple documents at different stages of review. The role will require coordination with project managers, analysts, advisors, and client-facing staff to ensure deliverables are accurate, timely, easy to read, and aligned with customer expectations.

Expected Day-to-Day Activities

• Prepare draft reports, briefs, meeting materials, workshop materials, research summaries, and deliverable packages.
• Format documents using approved templates, headings, tables, graphics, page numbers, references, and file-naming conventions.
• Edit and proofread written products for grammar, consistency, formatting, readability, and professional presentation.
• Convert Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files into clean PDF deliverables when required.
• Apply Section 508 accessibility practices to electronic documents, including headings, alt text, reading order, table structure, color contrast review, and accessibility checks.
• Maintain deliverable trackers, version histories, document logs, review comments, and submission records.
• Coordinate with analysts, project managers, and subject matter experts to collect inputs and finalize deliverables.
• Prepare meeting agendas, notes, action item logs, and follow-up documentation.
• Support workshop documentation, including participant materials, summary notes, priority lists, roadmap inputs, and final workshop outputs.
• Organize project files in SharePoint, Teams, or other approved repositories.
• Review documents for consistency with customer instructions, contract deliverable requirements, and internal quality standards.
• Support invoice backup documentation by organizing monthly deliverable evidence, if requested by the project manager.
• Assist with final quality checks before deliverables are submitted to the Government.

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Ascension is seeking an entry-level Operations Research / Management Analyst I to support IT research and advisory service coordination for a DHS CISA-related effort. This role is best suited for a detail-oriented, organized, and responsive professional who can help coordinate research licenses, schedule advisory sessions, track meetings and deliverables, capture clear notes, and support smooth communication between Ascension, partner subject matter experts, and Government stakeholders.

This position supports a requirement focused on licensed access to IT research, executive-level advice, research reports, advisory calls, workshops, and technology strategy support for CISA leadership. The SOW states that CISA requires access to an online research database and service delivery team to support operational and program decisions, including research advisors, events, workshops, leadership development research, best practices, metrics data, and written research reports.

The ideal candidate does not need to be a senior IT strategist. Ascension needs a dependable operational support professional who can keep the coordination, scheduling, documentation, and follow-up process organized so that senior advisors and license holders can focus on higher-value research, advisory, and roadmap activities.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Operations Research / Management Analyst I will provide operational, administrative, and analytical coordination support for license management, advisory session scheduling, workshop logistics, note capture, action item tracking, and status reporting. The position will help ensure that CISA license holders receive timely access to the required research services, that advisory calls and workshops are scheduled and documented, and that reports, meeting summaries, and follow-up actions are tracked through completion.

The requirement includes up to seven users receiving licensed access to an online IT research database covering IT products, services, processes, metrics, roles/functions, cloud computing, mobility, infrastructure, cybersecurity, portfolio management, applications, telecommunications, and government IT trends. The requirement also includes advisory calls or meetings approximately ten times per license per year, annual workshops, written reports, and review/comment support for strategy documents.

This role supports those activities by maintaining the operational rhythm: calendars, trackers, meeting notes, action items, report status, license assignment records, and communications. The successful candidate should be comfortable working remotely, following established processes, managing multiple moving parts, and documenting information accurately.

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Ascension is seeking an Operations / Market Research Analyst to support IT research, benchmarking, market analysis, and operational research activities for a federal cybersecurity and infrastructure mission environment. This position supports the Government’s need for structured research and analysis related to IT products, services, processes, metrics, roles, best practices, and emerging technology trends.

This role is important because CISA leadership requires timely, objective, and well-documented research to inform technology strategies, operational decisions, roadmap planning, advisory discussions, written reports, and strategy document reviews. The requirement specifically calls for licensed access to research and advisory support covering the full spectrum of IT products, services, processes, metrics, and roles/functions, including trends such as cloud computing, mobility, infrastructure, cybersecurity, portfolio management, applications, and telecommunications.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Operations / Market Research Analyst will provide analytical support to help collect, organize, assess, and summarize technology research, market data, benchmark information, and operational insights. The ideal candidate will be a detail-oriented researcher with strong writing, data organization, and analytical skills, capable of translating complex IT and market information into clear findings, comparison summaries, briefing inputs, and decision-support materials.

The analyst will support research into technology trends, vendor/service models, IT operating practices, performance metrics, advisory topics, and strategy-related inputs. The role may also support preparation for advisory calls, workshops, written reports, and strategy document reviews. The SOW includes advisory calls, annual workshops, up to 12 written reports per executive research license holder, and review/comment on up to four strategy documents per year.

This role is best suited for someone who can work independently, manage multiple research requests, document sources clearly, compare alternatives objectively, and produce concise, accurate summaries for senior-level review. The candidate should be comfortable working in an ambiguous environment where priorities may shift based on leadership needs, emerging technologies, or customer-requested research topics.

Anticipated Day-to-Day Activities

• Conduct IT market research on technology products, services, platforms, vendors, processes, metrics, and government technology trends.
• Analyze research findings related to cloud computing, cybersecurity, infrastructure, mobility, telecommunications, applications, and portfolio management.
• Develop structured research summaries, comparison matrices, briefing inputs, and written findings.
• Support benchmarking and best-practice analysis to inform technology planning and operational decisions.
• Prepare draft inputs for research reports, advisory call summaries, workshop materials, and technology roadmap discussions.
• Review customer-provided strategies, plans, policies, or briefing materials and provide organized comments for senior review.
• Track research requests, status, assumptions, risks, sources, deadlines, and follow-up actions.
• Support data collection from online research sources, interviews, meetings, and subject matter expert discussions.
• Develop cost/market analysis inputs, performance metric trackers, and risk assessment matrices.
• Facilitate or support working sessions, Integrated Project Teams, and stakeholder meetings when needed.
• Document meeting notes, action items, decision points, and research priorities.
• Maintain organized files, templates, version history, and research repositories in Microsoft 365 or SharePoint.
• Ensure written products are clear, professional, source-supported, and suitable for Government review.

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Ascension is seeking an IT Manager-Level Research Analyst to support a federal homeland security client with technology research, business analysis, trend synthesis, dashboarding, and advisory support. This role is designed for a candidate who can translate complex IT research into clear, practical findings that help government managers and leaders evaluate technology priorities, understand emerging trends, and make informed program and operational decisions.

The ideal candidate will have experience analyzing IT products, services, processes, metrics, and roles across areas such as cloud computing, cybersecurity, infrastructure, telecommunications, applications, portfolio management, and mobility. This position is important because the client requires access to timely, unbiased IT research and analysis to support strategic technology planning, executive decision-making, roadmap development, and review of technology strategies, plans, and policies. The SOW specifically requires research support across IT products, services, metrics, roles/functions, current and evolving technology trends, and government trends.

This role is a strong fit for candidates who are detail-oriented, analytical, organized, comfortable working with senior stakeholders, and able to develop concise written products, dashboards, briefings, and recommendations in support of mission-aligned IT decision-making.

Summary of Contractor Role

The IT Manager-Level Research Analyst will support the delivery of research and advisory services for CISA leadership and manager-level users. The analyst will help identify, organize, and synthesize information from online research databases, advisory sessions, workshops, strategy documents, and stakeholder inputs. The role will support the development of written reports, research summaries, technology trend analysis, data-informed briefings, and decision-support materials.

The candidate should bring strong business analysis, data analysis, research, and communication skills. The analyst must be able to work in a remote environment with minimal supervision, manage multiple research assignments, anticipate information needs, and convert technical findings into usable recommendations for government managers and IT stakeholders.

The customer needs someone who can help make research actionable. This means the analyst must not only find and organize information, but also explain what it means, why it matters, what risks or opportunities it creates, and how it may affect technology strategy, operational planning, cybersecurity posture, or mission support.

Tools and processes likely needed include Microsoft Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, Teams, online IT research platforms, dashboard/reporting tools, structured interview or workshop notes, issue/risk trackers, document review matrices, and recurring advisory-call tracking processes.

Expected Day-to-Day Activities

• Analyze IT research content related to cloud computing, cybersecurity, infrastructure, applications, telecommunications, mobility, portfolio management, and emerging technologies.
• Synthesize research findings into concise written summaries, briefing materials, dashboards, and recommendation papers for government managers and leadership.
• Review technology strategies, plans, policies, and roadmap materials to identify alignment, gaps, risks, dependencies, and areas requiring clarification.
• Develop dashboards, KPI trackers, and research matrices to help organize findings, compare technology options, and support decision-making.
• Coordinate with project managers, senior subject matter experts, and client stakeholders to clarify research priorities and information needs.
• Prepare materials for advisory calls, leadership discussions, workshops, and strategy review sessions.
• Document meeting outcomes, action items, research questions, follow-up tasks, and recommendations.
• Track recurring deliverables, including research reports, advisory call inputs, workshop outputs, and document review comments.
• Translate technical research into plain-language insights that are useful to non-technical and manager-level audiences.
• Identify trends, risks, best practices, and lessons learned from government and industry IT environments.
• Support annual or periodic workshops focused on research priorities, technology roadmaps, and three-to-seven-year planning horizons, consistent with the SOW workshop requirement.
• Assist with development of Section 508-compliant electronic documents, reports, presentations, and support documentation when required by the contract.

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Ascension is seeking a Senior IT Research Advisor to serve as a CIO/CTO Advisory Lead supporting executive-level technology research, analysis, and strategic advisory services for DHS CISA leadership. This role is intended for a senior technology advisor who can translate complex IT trends, market research, best practices, and emerging technology risks into practical executive guidance.

The position supports CISA’s need for timely, independent insight on technology trends and best practices for senior leaders and operational component stakeholders. The SOW states that CISA leadership requires recommendations and advice on technological trends, best practices, stakeholder requirements, and rapid access to the latest information tailored to executive priorities.

This is a strong fit for a candidate with CIO/CTO advisory experience, IT strategy expertise, executive communication skills, and hands-on understanding of cybersecurity, cloud, telecommunications, infrastructure, portfolio management, software/hardware trends, and government technology environments.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Senior IT Research Advisor will provide executive-level IT research and advisory support to help CISA leadership identify, evaluate, and plan strategic technology initiatives. The role will support advisory calls, executive briefings, written research reports, strategy reviews, and annual roadmap workshops. The SOW requires access to research and advice on CTO/CIO-level challenges, unbiased insight tailored to CISA’s technical and mission environment, and support for reviewing technology strategies, plans, and policies.

The ideal candidate will be a self-directed senior advisor who can work with limited supervision, synthesize large amounts of technical information, anticipate executive questions, and produce clear recommendations. The candidate should be comfortable advising on topics such as disruptive technologies, strategic IT sourcing, cloud infrastructure, network security architecture, and mobile device security, which are specifically identified in the requirement.

This position requires strong judgment, executive presence, research discipline, and the ability to convert technology research into practical decision support for federal leaders.

Expected Activities

• Advise CISA executive license holders on CIO/CTO-level technology challenges, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Conduct research on cloud computing, cybersecurity, infrastructure, mobility, applications, telecommunications, portfolio management, and emerging government IT trends.
• Facilitate executive advisory calls and meetings to identify, refine, and address leadership priorities.
• Develop written research reports based on CISA’s strategic technology roadmap, executive priorities, and annual workshop outcomes.
• Review and comment on technology strategies, plans, policies, and related documents.
• Support annual executive workshops focused on three-to-seven-year technology roadmaps and future priorities.
• Translate technical research into clear executive recommendations, decision points, and implementation considerations.
• Compare CISA’s technology approaches with industry and government best practices.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and policy considerations associated with proposed technology strategies.
• Prepare executive-ready briefing materials, talking points, written summaries, and advisory notes.
• Maintain awareness of current and evolving trends in disruptive technologies, strategic IT sourcing, cloud infrastructure, network security architecture, and mobile device security.
• Ensure all written materials are clear, professional, accurate, and accessible for federal use.

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Ascension is seeking a part-time Program Manager / Contract Delivery Manager to serve as the primary coordination lead and single point of contact for an IT research and advisory support engagement with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The selected candidate will help coordinate license delivery, advisory session scheduling, workshop logistics, deliverable tracking, monthly status inputs, and client communications for a small, executive-facing research support contract.

The ideal candidate is organized, responsive, professional, and comfortable supporting senior Government stakeholders in a remote environment. This role requires someone who can manage schedule, scope, quality, communications, and follow-up actions without overcomplicating a light advisory services contract. The requirement includes licensed access for up to seven users to IT research and advisory support, including executive-level advice, periodic meetings, written research reports, and workshops.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Program Manager / Contract Delivery Manager will coordinate the operational side of Ascension’s support to CISA. The role will not be expected to perform all senior IT advisory functions directly; instead, the Program Manager will ensure the right advisors, license holders, reports, workshops, meetings, and contract deliverables are organized and delivered on time.

The position supports CISA’s need for access to IT research, best practices, technology trend insights, leadership development research, key metrics, and research reports. The requirement includes advisory support on topics such as cloud computing, mobility, infrastructure, cybersecurity, portfolio management, applications, telecommunications, disruptive technologies, strategic IT sourcing, cloud infrastructure, network security architecture, and mobile device security.

The candidate should bring strong meeting coordination, contract administration awareness, action tracking, client communication, and document control skills. The person should be able to maintain an advisory calendar, confirm license access, coordinate with IT subject matter experts, track written reports, prepare status updates, and support post-award and monthly invoice documentation. The SOW requires a post-award conference within 10 business days, monthly invoicing, coordinated delivery of advisory calls, meetings, reports, workshops, and electronic delivery of written reports and licenses.

Expected Day-to-Day / Recurring Activities

• Serve as the primary coordination point between Ascension, advisory resources, and the Government COR or designated client representatives.
• Coordinate delivery of up to seven IT research/advisory licenses and confirm user access after award.
• Schedule advisory calls, executive meetings, workshops, and follow-up sessions with license holders and assigned advisors.
• Track approximately 10 advisory interactions per license per year, as applicable to the final contract scope.
• Coordinate annual half-day workshop planning, logistics, agenda inputs, attendance, and action-item tracking.
• Monitor due dates for written research reports, strategy document reviews, and other client-requested deliverables.
• Maintain a simple contract action tracker for license delivery, advisory sessions, reports, workshops, risks, decisions, and open items.
• Prepare meeting agendas, notes, action-item logs, and status summaries for internal and client review.
• Coordinate with senior IT SMEs to ensure advisory sessions are aligned to CISA priorities and mission context.
• Support monthly invoice backup documentation, including CLIN references, month of service, and supporting delivery records.
• Confirm that electronic deliverables are organized, version controlled, and submitted through the agreed Government process.
• Identify schedule, scope, or responsiveness risks early and escalate them to Ascension leadership.
• Support Section 508 awareness for written deliverables and coordinate accessibility review when applicable.
• Maintain professional communications with Government stakeholders in a timely, clear, and respectful manner.

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Ascension is seeking a Documentation / Media Specialist I to support a potential strategic communications modernization effort for a federal client. The client’s communications organization is working to move from a traditional, reactive public affairs model to a more proactive, data-informed strategic communications function. The requirement emphasizes integrated content creation, editorial calendaring, multi-channel communications, social media monitoring, advanced digital media production, analytics, AI-enabled communication tools, and staff skills development.

This role is designed for a detail-oriented communications and media support professional who can help produce polished digital and print communication products, support branding consistency, assist with content development, format and edit materials, and maintain communications products across internal and external channels. The ideal candidate will bring strong writing, editing, visual layout, document production, and coordination skills, with the ability to support multiple communication products in a fast-paced federal consulting environment.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Documentation / Media Specialist I will support Ascension and the client team by creating, editing, formatting, and publishing communication materials that help improve the client’s ability to communicate clearly, consistently, and effectively. The role supports digital media campaigns, website and social media content, briefing materials, one-pagers, publications, templates, internal news briefs, reports, and other communication products.

The customer’s broader need is to improve communications workflows, reduce duplicative manual work, enhance the quality of content products, and strengthen measurement of communication effectiveness. The role may support integrated communications tools, editorial calendars, project trackers, SharePoint or web content libraries, Adobe Creative Cloud tools, Microsoft 365, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams, and AI-enabled writing or design tools where approved. The MAS labor category for Documentation / Media Specialist I requires a bachelor’s degree, two years of experience, and responsibilities such as digital media campaign support, digital content coordination, branding, KPI monitoring, print/electronic collateral design, proofreading, document editing, and preparation of materials for approval.

Expected Day-to-Day Activities

• Develop digital and print communication products, including one-pagers, briefings, flyers, newsletters, social media posts, web content, templates, reports, and internal announcements.
• Edit and proofread communication materials for grammar, clarity, tone, consistency, and alignment with approved style guidance.
• Format documents, slide decks, reports, and publications to ensure professional presentation and client-ready quality.
• Support brand consistency by applying approved logos, templates, colors, fonts, layouts, and visual standards.
• Coordinate with project managers, communications leads, analysts, and SMEs to collect source content and convert it into usable communication products.
• Update internal webpages, SharePoint pages, document libraries, or communications repositories as directed.
• Prepare files for review, approval, publication, printing, or distribution.
• Assist with social media and digital content development, including basic post drafting, image sizing, caption support, and content calendar updates.
• Support editorial calendaring by tracking planned content, due dates, review status, approvals, and publication timing.
• Create or refine PowerPoint slides, infographics, simple graphics, charts, and visual layouts to improve audience understanding.
• Monitor communication product status, version control, file naming, and document organization.
• Apply accessibility and plain-language practices when preparing documents for internal or external distribution.
• Support collection of basic communication performance data, such as reach, engagement, views, clicks, or distribution results, when tools and data are available.
• Participate in team meetings, capture action items, and follow up on assigned production tasks.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional handling of draft materials, internal messaging, and client communications.

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Ascension is seeking an Operations Analyst / Junior Management Analyst to support a federal strategic communications modernization effort. This position is ideal for an early-career professional with strong research, documentation, coordination, and analytical skills who can help transform communications operations from manual, fragmented workflows into organized, measurable, and data-informed processes.

The selected candidate will support the client by conducting research, collecting and organizing information, preparing reports and briefing materials, supporting documentation, tracking actions, and assisting with performance measurement activities. This role is important because the client needs better visibility into communication workflows, campaign performance, stakeholder engagement, and adoption outcomes. The analyst will help the team maintain structure, reduce duplicative work, and provide timely information that supports leadership decisions.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Operations Analyst / Junior Management Analyst will provide operational, analytical, and documentation support across strategic communications, workflow improvement, performance reporting, and project coordination activities. The ideal candidate should be detail-oriented, organized, responsive, and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where requirements may continue to evolve.

This role supports the customer’s need to modernize how communications work is planned, tracked, measured, and improved. The analyst will help gather information from meetings, tools, reports, subject matter experts, and data sources; organize that information into clear work products; and support the development of materials such as status updates, dashboards inputs, process documentation, communication trackers, briefing decks, research summaries, and performance reports.

The candidate should be self-driven, comfortable asking clarifying questions, able to manage multiple assignments, and capable of turning raw information into useful documentation. The role requires strong Microsoft 365 skills and the ability to support tools and processes such as editorial calendars, project trackers, action item logs, workflow maps, campaign performance trackers, SharePoint repositories, Teams collaboration spaces, Excel-based analysis, PowerPoint briefings, and basic Power BI or dashboard inputs.

Expected Day-to-Day Activities

• Support project and communications workflow tracking, including action items, due dates, status updates, risks, and dependencies.
• Conduct research on strategic communications, marketing tools, analytics practices, AI-supported communications, social media monitoring, and campaign management best practices.
• Collect, organize, and validate information from meetings, interviews, existing documents, spreadsheets, communication products, and client-provided data sources.
• Prepare draft reports, research summaries, briefing materials, meeting notes, decision logs, and presentation slides for Government and project team review.
• Assist with documenting current-state and future-state processes for communications planning, content development, editorial review, publication, campaign tracking, and performance reporting.
• Support the development and maintenance of project trackers, editorial calendars, communications product inventories, training trackers, and workflow documentation.
• Analyze basic data and identify trends, gaps, duplicative steps, bottlenecks, or opportunities to improve communications planning and reporting.
• Help prepare performance measurement inputs that connect communications activities to measurable outcomes, such as audience engagement, behavioral adoption, campaign reach, or stakeholder awareness.
• Coordinate with project managers, communications specialists, data analysts, trainers, and subject matter experts to gather updates and maintain accurate documentation.
• Support meeting facilitation by preparing agendas, capturing notes, tracking follow-up items, and distributing summaries.
• Assist with quality checks of documents, spreadsheets, dashboards, briefing decks, and communication support materials.
• Maintain organized files and version-controlled documentation in Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, or other approved Government systems.
• Contribute to lessons learned, process improvement recommendations, and knowledge transfer materials that help the client sustain new tools and practices.

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Ascension is seeking an Operations Analyst / Management Analyst II to support a federal strategic communications modernization effort focused on improving communications workflows, performance measurement, content operations, and organizational capability. This role is aligned to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service Corporate Communications requirement, where the customer is seeking to move from a traditional, reactive public affairs model toward a proactive, data-driven strategic communications organization.

The ideal candidate will help the customer organize work, analyze operational performance, support requirements definition, develop performance metrics, facilitate Integrated Project Teams, and identify practical process improvements. The requirement emphasizes integrated communications management tools, advanced analytics and reporting, social media/content innovation support, and skills development for communications staff.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Operations Analyst / Management Analyst II will provide operational analysis, program support, performance measurement, and process improvement support to help the customer strengthen strategic communications capabilities. The customer’s current pain points include manual processes, duplicative work, limited performance measurement, gaps in modern communications tools, and skills gaps in analytics, AI integration, digital media production, and campaign management.

This role requires a detail-oriented analyst who can work across communications, program management, data, and process improvement functions. The candidate should be comfortable translating customer needs into action plans, trackers, dashboards, meeting materials, process maps, risk logs, and recommendation briefings. The GSA labor category requires a bachelor’s degree and 6 years of experience, with responsibilities that include operational advisory support, analysis and reporting, program/project management support, requirements elicitation, budgeting/reporting support, performance metrics, market research, cost estimation, presentations, risk mitigation, and IPT facilitation.

Expected Day-to-Day Activities

• Analyze current communications workflows, reporting processes, stakeholder touchpoints, and project tracking practices to identify duplication, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
• Support requirements definition for integrated communications management tools, dashboards, editorial calendars, project trackers, and reporting workflows.
• Develop and maintain performance metric trackers, KPI dashboards, action item logs, risk registers, issue logs, and decision records.
• Facilitate or support Integrated Project Teams, working groups, stakeholder meetings, and requirements sessions.
• Prepare meeting agendas, briefing materials, read-ahead packages, notes, summaries, and follow-up action trackers.
• Conduct research on communications operations, content workflow practices, analytics approaches, tool requirements, and process improvement options.
• Support market research and alternatives analysis for tools that may support content management, analytics, project management, social media monitoring, and reporting.
• Document current-state and future-state workflows, standard operating procedures, process maps, and job aids.
• Coordinate with communications, analytics, training, technology, and leadership stakeholders to gather input and validate recommendations.
• Develop executive-level presentations that summarize findings, risks, recommendations, implementation status, and performance trends.
• Support development of training-related materials, adoption plans, and knowledge transfer tools for customer staff.
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation recommendations, and escalate issues that may affect schedule, quality, stakeholder adoption, or reporting accuracy.
• Support dashboard inputs and data storytelling by helping connect communications activities to measurable business outcomes.
• Maintain organized files, version-controlled work products, and repeatable templates for customer use.

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Ascension is seeking a Business Intelligence Analyst / Data Analytics Specialist to support a federal strategic communications and organizational transformation effort. This position is designed for a data-driven professional who can help a communications organization move from reactive reporting to proactive, measurable, insight-based decision-making.

The customer’s need is centered on improving how communication activities are planned, measured, reported, and connected to mission outcomes. The requirement specifically calls for advanced analytics and reporting that can connect communication efforts to measurable business outcomes, integrate external business data, and create dashboards that correlate campaign activity with behavioral adoption rates.

This role is important because the customer is trying to modernize strategic communications through better tools, integrated workflows, performance measurement, and skills development. The analyst will help transform raw data, campaign activity, audience behavior, workflow status, and performance indicators into clear insights that leadership can use to make decisions.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Business Intelligence Analyst / Data Analytics Specialist will support data analysis, KPI development, dashboard creation, performance reporting, and decision-support activities for a strategic communications modernization effort. The ideal candidate will be analytical, organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with communications, program management, training, and technology stakeholders.

This role requires someone who can translate business questions into measurable analytic use cases, collect and integrate data from multiple sources, identify trends, build dashboards, and explain findings in a way that non-technical stakeholders can understand. Ascension’s GSA labor category for Business Data Analyst III includes analytical support for mission-oriented projects, data entry, aggregation, reporting, client interaction, workflow improvement, dashboards, and possible low-code/no-code automation.

The analyst should be self-driven, comfortable working in an evolving environment, and able to anticipate data quality issues, reporting gaps, workflow bottlenecks, and performance measurement risks. The customer’s problem statement identifies gaps in process/workflow, performance measurement, content/tools, and modern expertise, especially data analytics, AI integration, and strategic campaign management.

Anticipated Day-to-Day Activities

• Analyze campaign, communications, workflow, stakeholder, and business performance data to identify trends, risks, gaps, and opportunities.
• Develop dashboards, scorecards, KPI trackers, and visual reports that connect communications activity to measurable outcomes.
• Translate customer business questions into analytic requirements, data models, reporting logic, and decision-support products.
• Collect, clean, validate, and integrate data from internal and external sources to support reporting accuracy.
• Create executive-ready briefings, visuals, and narrative insights that explain data findings in plain language.
• Support the development of performance measurement frameworks for strategic communications campaigns and modernization initiatives.
• Maintain data trackers, reporting logs, dashboard update schedules, and documentation of assumptions, sources, definitions, and business rules.
• Identify workflow inefficiencies, duplicative reporting steps, and opportunities for automation or process improvement.
• Collaborate with project managers, communications specialists, training leads, and customer stakeholders to align analytics with mission needs.
• Support knowledge transfer by documenting reporting processes, dashboard use instructions, and repeatable analytic methods.
• Provide recommendations to improve data quality, dashboard usability, reporting cadence, and leadership visibility into performance.
• Participate in meetings, working sessions, and reviews to capture requirements, clarify metrics, and present findings.

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Ascension is seeking a Senior Business Intelligence and Strategic Communications Analytics Lead to support a federal strategic communications modernization effort for DFAS Corporate Communications. This role is intended for a senior analytics professional who can help transform communications operations from reactive reporting into proactive, data-driven decision support.

The ideal candidate will lead enterprise analytics, develop KPI frameworks, build executive dashboards, integrate multi-source data, and help connect communication activities to measurable business outcomes. This role is important because the customer has identified a major gap in performance measurement, workflow integration, modern communications tools, and data analytics skills. The requirement specifically calls for advanced analytics that can connect communication efforts to business outcomes and behavioral adoption rates, such as measuring whether a targeted campaign increases paperless enrollment.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Senior Business Intelligence and Strategic Communications Analytics Lead will support DFAS Corporate Communications as it evolves into a proactive, data-driven strategic communications organization. The customer’s challenge is not simply producing communications products; it is building a sustainable measurement system that shows whether communications activities are changing behavior, improving adoption, reducing confusion, and supporting agency objectives.

This role requires a senior analyst who can work with communications leaders, program stakeholders, tool owners, and technical teams to define what should be measured, determine what data is available, identify gaps in data quality or process maturity, and design dashboards that translate campaign activity into decision-ready insights. The candidate should be comfortable working in an ambiguous environment where the analytics model, data sources, workflow process, and reporting expectations may need to be built or refined during execution.

The ideal candidate will be self-driven, detail-oriented, and comfortable advising senior stakeholders. They should be able to anticipate data and reporting problems, develop practical solutions, and explain findings clearly to non-technical audiences. The role will likely require strong use of Microsoft Power BI, Excel, SharePoint, Power Platform, Microsoft 365, data visualization tools, KPI development methods, requirements gathering, dashboard design, data quality review, and business process analysis.

Expected Day-to-Day Activities

• Lead analytics discovery sessions with communications, program, and business stakeholders to identify reporting needs, data sources, performance questions, and decision points.
• Develop KPI frameworks that measure campaign reach, engagement, workflow performance, audience behavior, adoption outcomes, and communication effectiveness.
• Build executive dashboards and recurring reports that connect communication activities to measurable business outcomes.
• Integrate multi-source data from communications platforms, campaign trackers, SharePoint lists, web/social analytics, survey results, internal business data, and program performance datasets.
• Translate business questions into analytic use cases, data models, measures, and visual reporting structures.
• Assess data quality, completeness, consistency, and availability across communication and business systems.
• Recommend practical approaches for improving data collection, reporting workflows, data governance, and performance measurement.
• Support development of dashboard requirements, reporting templates, data dictionaries, metric definitions, and standard operating procedures.
• Create visual narratives, briefing decks, and analytic summaries for senior leadership review.
• Identify trends, risks, gaps, and performance patterns that affect communications planning, campaign execution, and organizational decision-making.
• Collaborate with project managers, communications specialists, content creators, trainers, and technical staff to align analytics with the broader modernization solution.
• Support knowledge transfer by documenting analytic methods, training users on dashboard interpretation, and helping build sustainable in-house measurement capability.
• Advise on data visualization best practices, dashboard usability, reporting cadence, and executive-level communication of findings.