The critical work of tornado science happens after the storm has passed — in the painstaking work of compiling, quality-controlling, and interpreting radar data collected at close range. As FWI's Research Analyst supporting NSSL, you will synthesize NSSL and external, open-source research radar datasets of tornadoes observed within 15 kilometers, building and maintaining a database that links radar observations to ground-based damage surveys. Your analysis will directly inform the scientific community's understanding of how tornadoes evolve and interact with the environment around them — and your name will be on the papers that come out of it.
As an Observing Systems Engineer for FWI supporting NSSL's VORTEX-USA program in Norman, Oklahoma, you will lead the testing, integration, maintenance, and deployment of stereo photogrammetry systems and related instrumentation on NSSL's fixed and mobile observation platforms. Your work — tracking airborne debris in tornadoes and cloud motions, building enclosures that protect camera systems from the elements , and cross-validating data against NSSL's other observing platforms — sits at the intersection of hands-on hardware engineering and cutting-edge severe storms science. This is a field-focused role for an engineer who can work independently across multiple integrated systems...
As FWI's LIFT Data Analyst supporting NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) in Norman, Oklahoma, you will lead the development of scanning strategies and analyze data collected using NSSL's pulsed Doppler wind LiDAR in support of the Low-level Internal Flows in Tornadoes (LIFT) project and the broader VORTEX-USA program. Your work will help answer one of the most persistent questions in severe storms research: what's really happening in the lowest levels of the atmosphere near and within a tornado? From field deployments to peer-reviewed publications, you'll be at the center of NSSL's next generation of tornado-scale science.
Are you a detail-oriented financial professional looking to make a meaningful impact in support of federal law enforcement? This is your opportunity to play a critical role in the fiscal operations of one of the most prominent U.S. Attorney's Offices in the country.
The Department of Justice, United States Attorney's Office (USAO) – Eastern District of Virginia is one of the largest and most active U.S. Attorney's Offices in the nation, prosecuting a wide range of federal criminal and civil cases that protect the integrity of our communities and government...
Help shape how the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) communicates with Congress and preserves its own history. As a Technical Editor/Writer, you'll polish the notifications and briefing materials that go to U.S. Legislative Staff one day, then dig into archives and historical narratives bound for the DIA Heritage Museum the next. It's a rare mix: high-stakes, fast-turnaround Hill-facing writing paired with deep historical research, done at the heart of the nation's defense intelligence mission.
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Play a vital role in supporting critical national security operations by joining our team in Arlington as an Administrative Assistant/Staff Officer. In this position, you will apply your exceptional organizational and communication skills to monitor and manage end-to-end tasking workflows, coordinate high-priority intelligence staff packages, and provide senior-level administrative support within the J2 directorate. This is an opportunity to work alongside senior intelligence professionals at the forefront of the Intelligence Community, directly contributing to the mission readiness and responsiveness of the workforce that safeguards our nation.
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Do you have a commitment to protecting our national security and enshrining governmental integrity? Do you want to contribute to the government's efforts documenting legally binding conversations?
Then apply now to be a part-time transcriptionist on a variety of Federal transcription contracts, including but not limited to the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Naval Postgraduate School's Office of the Inspector General (NPS OIG). Although this work can be intermittent, your efforts will support a...
You are someone who thrives in the fast-moving center of a major federal science agency — someone who can synthesize a 50-page research portfolio into a crisp two-page brief for the NOAA Administrator, keep track of a dozen competing priorities across OAR headquarters, and make sure that nothing falls through the cracks when the Chief of Staff needs it most. As the OAR Chief of Staff Program Coordinator, you will work directly within the OAR COS office in Silver Spring to advance OAR's objectives at NOAA headquarters, providing high-level briefing materials, real-time programmatic updates, and logistical and substantive support for some of the most consequential...
Ocean science and atmospheric research do not stop at national borders — and neither do you. As the International Activities & Research Partnerships Specialist supporting NOAA's Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) International Activities Office, you will serve as a critical link between NOAA's world-class research enterprise and the global scientific, diplomatic, and interagency communities that depend on it. You will prepare briefing materials for senior NOAA leadership heading into international meetings, synthesize complex information from across the OAR portfolio into actionable documents for government and foreign counterparts, track international travel...
You are the person who reads a 40-page technical report and immediately sees both the science and the story — and knows exactly how to make the writing do justice to both. As a Scientific & Technical Editor supporting NOAA's Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), you will serve as the quality and clarity backbone for OAR's external-facing written communications, working across headquarters, labs, and programs to review, copy edit, and improve technical products for plain language, scientific accuracy, and consistent tone. You will help draft and enforce OAR-wide writing and editing guidelines, train staff on best practices, and refresh aging web content to meet...
You are someone who can navigate a complex federal grants portfolio with the same confidence you bring to building a financial tracking dashboard from scratch. You understand that behind every NOAA research breakthrough is a funding stream that needs to be monitored, reconciled, and reported — and you take pride in making sure that process runs without a hitch. As FWI’s
You know that a federal agency's most critical resource is its people — and you have the HR expertise and analytical instincts to help leadership make smarter, faster decisions about them. You're the kind of professional who can walk a supervisor through a complex personnel action in the morning, build a workforce trend dashboard in the afternoon, and deliver a training session on HR compliance by end of day...
If you're a forensic science professional who wants your research to directly shape national standards, this is the opportunity to take notice of. As a key technical and programmatic support resource for NIST's Special Programs Office (SPO) and its Forensic Science Research Program (FSRP), you'll apply your subject-matter expertise to help document current forensic science practices and strengthen the standards that guide the criminal justice, public safety, and homeland security communities. From facilitating process mapping working groups to auditing standards on the OSAC Registry for gaps in guidance, your work will directly inform how forensic science disciplines like firearms, crime scene, and DNA analysis are practiced and validated nationwide. Whether you're...
You know a nutrient/limnology lab inside and out — the instrumentation, the calibration curves, the SOPs, and the training it takes to keep it all running at a high standard. FWI is looking for a Wet Lab Lead Technician to take the helm of laboratory operations supporting NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), where your work will directly shape how the nation tracks harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, and the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem.
As the Wet Lab Lead Technician, you will design and lead water quality sampling programs across the Great Lakes, maintain a diverse nutrient/limnology laboratory, and mentor technical staff through hands-on training — all while performing the same...
If you're an architectural or engineering professional who wants your work to mean something beyond the blueprint, this is the opportunity to take notice of. As a key member of NOAA's Office of Atmospheric Research (OAR) facility and real property team, you'll apply your architectural and technical expertise to support the physical infrastructure behind some of the nation's most critical scientific research. From interpreting facility drawings and managing complex project portfolios to advising on next-generation priorities, your skills will directly shape the environments where groundbreaking atmospheric science happens. The Scientist/Engineer will provide support services for planning, execution, and evaluation of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) real...
You've spent years untangling federal statutes, rewriting policy manuals no one else wants to touch, and making legal language make sense to the people who actually have to use it. FWI wants to put that skill set to work where it counts. We are building a team to develop and monitor Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) program's performance outputs and policy support services, to include updating current policies, initiating new policies to support national, state, and local veterans’ offices, or examining federal policies affecting execution of veterans’ programs and changing policies to include latest...
Contribute directly to safeguarding national security by joining our team as a Security Specialist at the DIA's Central Processing Center. In this crucial role, you'll utilize your expertise and sound judgement to conduct national agency checks, manage sensitive cases, and prepare comprehensive materials for adjudicative review.
FWI has been recognized as a Top Workplace by the Washington Post in 2024 and 2025, offering excellent growth opportunities in a collaborative environment.
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Do you get a quiet thrill from catching a misplaced comma? Does a poorly structured briefing keep you up at night? Do you believe that clear, compelling communication can actually change outcomes, even at the highest levels of government?
If so, we might be your people.
FWI is supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency's (DIA) Office of Communication & Engagement (OCE), the team responsible for how one of the nation's most important intelligence...