Founded in 2007, Markon Solutions is a nationally recognized consulting firm headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. Markon is the Federal Business Unit of Anser Advisory. With employees in seven states and overseas, we support the intelligence community, defense and civilian sectors, as well as commercial clients. Markon is committed to advancing clients through project management and business improvement services offered in a premiere, highly personal environment.

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Description:

Provide technical support, acquisition expertise, and facilitate cross-agency (IC and DoD) working groups. This support ranges from quick turn-around, small scale tasks to longer, broader scope assessments.

Responsibilities:

• Organizing, facilitating, and/or participating on behalf of AP&F in studies, working groups, projects, etc. that span relevant ONDI, IC, and DoD agencies (e.g. Joint Demonstration Oversight Board (JDOB), NRO Space Board, IC/DoD War Games, etc.).
• Providing technical support and expertise to the Acquisition Group on program management topics and technical support to working groups and teams.
• Identifying issues, risks, gaps or opportunities, in support of senior level decision making, for currently funded intelligence programs and their capabilities to satisfy existing and future requirements.
• Interacting with the appropriate IC and DoD elements to ensure cross-agency programs are integrated to facilitate prudent use of IC resources.
• Providing in-depth studies, assessments, and recommendations on IC Acquisition topics of interest.
• Developing and delivering briefings as required to provide the results of any analysis performed.
• Evaluating acquisition and programmatic strategies to ensure sound acquisition practices are employed.

Required:

• Master’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Program Management, Acquisition or other related field.
• 12 years or more experience providing acquisition support within a Program Management Office.
• 6 years or more experience within a Program Management Office within the IC; planning or facilitating cross organizational forums (e.g. working groups, panels, etc.).
• 6 years or more experience interpreting an applying Federal, IC, and DoD acquisition policies, guidance, and laws.
• Knowledge of the ICs structure and IC member organizations (NRO, NGA, NSA, DIA, and CIA) roles and internal structures for acquisition and program management.