Brianna (Bree) Leyland
Butler
Summary
Dynamic Investigator with experience at the Office of the Inspector General, adept at ensuring integrity and accountability in federal operations, as well as extensive experience with Suitability Adjudications at the Office of Personnel Management. Proven decision-making and attention to detail skills led to successful oversight of investigations, enhancing operational efficiency, and contributed to various operations within SuitEA at OPM. Committed to teamwork and customer service, driving impactful results in personnel security and suitability adjudications.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Investigator
Office of the Inspector General | Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
Boyers
06.2024 - Current
- Supported the mission of the DCSA OIG by promoting integrity, efficiency, effectiveness, and economy, and detecting and deterring waste, fraud, and abuse. Conducted inquiries, investigations, evaluations, and special reviews related to DCSA personnel, programs, and operations as part of a professional and responsive staff.
- Oversee and conduct inquiries into allegations of integrity and misconduct of DCSA Federal staff, initiated via the Contractors, DCSA OIG Hotline, DCSA Review, Supervisors, or Agency Liaisons, Internal Controls, or from Subjects or Sources directly. Coordinate with management regarding findings.
- Oversaw contractors conducting inquiries into allegations of falsification, integrity, or misconduct, ensuring adherence to investigative standards.
- Initiated complaints regarding specific allegations and directed rework of contractor-completed cases to identify ongoing patterns of misconduct.
- Determine the next steps in projects, draft memos to request additional work, or draft proposals regarding the findings of the project; determine if there is a preponderance of evidence to proceed with an action. In instances where falsification has been found, initiate and coordinate evidence for recovery cases.
- Review case samplings, case reworks, and targeted reviews regarding specific investigators.
- Researched potential concerns by analyzing internal control reports, detecting discrepancies in contractor issue reporting and coverage write-offs.
- Communicate with Subjects, Sources, internal DCSA staff, customer agencies, and the general public, regarding concerns and complaints.
- Proficiently entered data into DCSA OIG's records management system using Service Now/Case Management System (CMS), performed various functions in PIPS, composed documents specific to each function, and communicated with the contractor via email or NP2.
Personnel Security Specialist - Suitability Adjudications
United States Office of Personnel Management
Slippery Rock
09.2006 - 06.2024
- Work as a Team Member, reviewing Federal background investigations and agency referrals of closed investigations with serious issues, to find discrepancies and inaccuracies, and obtain any necessary additional evidence of potential suitability issues, to determine if the issues warrant an unfavorable suitability action.
- Conducted investigative inquiries, including phone calls to sources and issuing correspondence, to clarify suitability issues and ensure thorough resolution.
- Effectively inquire and coordinate with other Federal agencies, both orally and in writing, to resolve questions about an Individual's application and/or appointment, and any related agency adjudication.
- Analyze and evaluate case material and investigative records to prepare summaries of suitability issues, with supporting evidence, which includes analyzing derogatory information, assessing conflicting evidence, and interpreting and applying adjudicative guidelines, suitability policies and regulations, executive orders, and precedent decisions, in deciding if an unfavorable suitability action is warranted.
- Drafted and issued proposed suitability action letters to individuals and Federal agency contacts, outlining OPM's proposed actions under 5 CFR 731, including ineligibility ratings, employment removals, or debarments from Federal employment.
- Process requests from Subjects or Representatives for materials relied upon (MRU) in proposed action cases, to include resolving any problems with issues and evidence prior to releasing the MRU file.
- Draft final decision letters for review and signature by Team Leaders and Branch Chief; outline the basis for the OPM action, the additional considerations pertinent to the case, the potential impact of the conduct on the efficiency and integrity of the Federal service, as well as provide written justification to support decisions involving complex adjudicative concepts such as establishing intent related to material falsification.
- Conducted oversight and audits of other agency adjudicative actions through review of favorable agency adjudications as being determined and taken under 5 CFR 731, of Federal background investigations that closed and indicated serious issues; analyzed trends with specific agencies that potentially inappropriately favorably adjudicated background investigations with serious issues; prepared written notice of this potential inappropriate adjudication to the agency in question, to resolve any incorrect favorable adjudication that could potentially have been available for reciprocity.
- Prepared the agency response file for OPM's Office of General Counsel, for OPM suitability determinations that are appealed through the Merit Systems Protection Board.
- Answered questions and requests made through the Suitability Hotline, to include calls from applicants, appointees, employees, Federal agency points of contact, including from Human Resources offices, and Security Offices, and other stakeholders, in providing guidance and support and offering advice on suitability policies and processes.
- Mentored new team members on branch functions, enhancing their understanding of case processing and administrative duties.
- Participates in projects, policy development and training, and contributes to new initiatives undertaken by the Suitability Executive Agent Office to enhance adjudicative consistency and government-wide reciprocity; displayed flexibility in adapting to changing and evolving goals and priorities, in processing these various job duties simultaneously, while adjusting to unexpected obstacles.
Personnel Security Specialist, Quality Assurance
United States Office of Personnel Management
Boyers
06.2019 - 07.2019
- Conducted audits of review staff to ensure accuracy and quality of closed background investigations.
Education
Bachelor's degree - Criminal Justice, Political Science
Mercyhurst College
Erie, PA05-2001
Skills
- Decision Making
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity/Honesty
- Self-management and Stress Tolerance
- Flexibility
- Teamwork
- Accountable
- Customer Service
Certification
Association of Inspectors General - Certified IG Investigator - March 2026
Timeline
Investigator
Office of the Inspector General | Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
06.2024 - Current
Personnel Security Specialist, Quality Assurance
United States Office of Personnel Management
06.2019 - 07.2019
Personnel Security Specialist - Suitability Adjudications
United States Office of Personnel Management
09.2006 - 06.2024
Bachelor's degree - Criminal Justice, Political Science
Mercyhurst College