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Subpart H also issued under 5 U.S.C. Chapters 41 and 43; 5 CFR parts 410 and 430.
86 FR 47893, Aug. 26, 2021, unless otherwise noted.
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(a) The Secretary or designee establishes and administers a talent acquisition system, in accordance with applicable legal and professional guidelines governing the assessment and selection of individuals, to identify and hire individuals possessing CTMS qualifications.
(b) The talent acquisition system comprises the strategies, programs, and processes described in this subpart and in CTMS policy for proactively and strategically recruiting individuals, assessing qualifications of individuals, and considering and selecting individuals for employment in the DHS-CS and appointment to qualified positions.
The provisions of the following laws, among other similar laws, do not apply under CTMS, to the DHS-CS, or to talent management involving the individuals described in § 158.103:
(a) The following provisions of 5 U.S.C.:
(1) Section 3320 regarding selection and appointment in the excepted service; and
(2) Chapter 51 regarding classification; and
(b) The following provisions of 5 CFR:
(1) Part 211 regarding veteran preference;
(2) Part 302 regarding employment in the excepted service (except § 302.203 regarding disqualifying factors);
(3) Part 352 regarding reemployment rights (except subpart C regarding detail and transfer of Federal employees to international organizations); and
(4) Part 511 regarding classification under the General Schedule.