Date Posted:
October 5, 2026
Position Title:
Legislative Affairs Specialist
Office/Company:
Sentar
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N/A
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Job Number:
HC-13437
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Location:
Fort Meade, MD
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Description:
Sentar is proud to be an employee-owned company, fostering a culture of empowerment, collaboration, and innovation. Sentar is dedicated to developing the critical talent that the connected world demands to create solutions to address the convergence of cybersecurity, intelligence, analytics, and systems engineering. We invite you to join the team where you can build, innovate, and secure your career. Sentar is seeking a Legislative Affairs Specialist in Fort Meade, MD! Provide support for a DoD client. Review and analyze congressional hearing transcripts and prepare and submit Questions for the Record (QFR) and Inserts for the Record (IFR). Monitor the status of defense legislation, pertinent hearings, markups, and floor actions. Prepare client staff for congressional hearings, and respond to congressional inquiries. Coordinate with appropriate government officials to obtain review and approval. Research and write background papers, talking points, and written and verbal statements, including providing legislative briefings to senior leadership.
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Qualifications:
• 10+ years of experience in the legislative affairs field or with department-level planning or execution
• Experience with legislative and regulatory documents
• Knowledge of the legislative and regulatory process
• Nice If You Have:
• Ability to prepare leadership for testifying to and meeting with government members and pertinent staff members
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated
• Ability to act in a proactive manner with actions focused on problem-solving and analyzing the implementation of systems and procedures, to ensure that projects and documents are kept on track and internal and external deadlines are met
• Possession of excellent organizational skills
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Clearance Level: Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• Education: Bachelors Degree
• Benefits at Sentar:
Instructions:
Apply here
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Sentar is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vets/Persons with Disabilities
