Amanda C. Gross

Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman

Management and Program Analyst - U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington DC

(2022-06 - 2025-05)

Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman

• Contract Support: Served as short-term Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for services contract, oversaw budget monitoring, invoice approvals and stakeholder coordination. Supported procurement activities as a backup Government Purchase Card holder while maintaining compliance and documentation requirements.
• Records Liaison: Coordinated records inventories, annual updates, and records compliance initiatives in response to Records and Information Management Office data calls. Researched and interpreted DHS and National Archives records retention requirements and provided guidance to staff.
• Audit Liaison: Directed internal audit response efforts, coordinated leadership briefings and supported entrance and exit conferences in response to Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Office of Inspector General (OIG) audits and reviews.
• FOIA POC: Established protocols for processing FOIA requests for OIDO, consulted with the Office of Privacy and Office of General Counsel to clarify requests and forwarded documents deemed responsive by FOIA review team to the Office of Privacy for review, redaction and release to requesters. Assessed and streamlined the intake, review, and release processes to improve efficiency and transparency. Utilized Secure Release software.

Contract Specialist - U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington DC

(2015-05 - 2022-06)

Office of Procurement Operations

• Participated in acquisition planning activities and stakeholder meetings with Contracting Officers (CO). Drafted acquisition plans, determinations and findings and procurement documentation for CO review.
• Evaluated contract proposals using cost and price analysis techniques to determine reasonableness and best value for CO review.
• Drafted clear and concise contract documents, acquisition memoranda and procurement correspondence.
• Performed contract administration activities including modifications, funding actions, change orders, performance extensions, stop-work orders and dispute resolution support.
• Maintained organized contract files, tracked critical deadlines, coordinated document execution, and ensured compliance throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Conducted contractor responsibility reviews through SAM.gov.
• Worked with CO to award Firm Fixed Price, Time and Materials, Cost Reimbursement, Cost Plus Fixed Fee and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts.
• Demonstrated teamwork by assisting team members with workload management, supporting end-of-fiscal-year acquisition activities and mentoring new staff.

Discovery Specialist - Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics, LLP - Arlington, VA

(2015-02 - 2015-05)

• Reviewed immigration A-files and applied required redactions of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in accordance with FOIA requirements.
• Prepared response letters to accompany documents for release to requesters.

Juris Doctor - Law - The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

Bachelor of Arts - Human Development/Psychology - Mount Vernon College