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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) Designating assignments. The Department designates assignments by defining combinations of CTMS qualifications and DHS-CS cybersecurity work associable with qualified positions. CTMS policy implementing this section addresses procedures for DHS organizations to designate assignments, including as a result of designating qualified positions as described in § 158.702.
(b) Staffing assignments. The Department staffs assignments by:
(1) Matching assignments with DHS-CS employees as described in paragraph (d) of this section;
(2) Matching assignments with newly appointed individuals as described in paragraph (c) of this section; or
(3) Seeking to recruit individuals and establish new qualified positions under the talent acquisition system described in § 158.501 and then matching assignments with newly appointed individuals as described in paragraph (c) of this section.
(c) Initial assignment. Upon appointment of an individual to a qualified position, the Department matches the individual with an assignment based on the alignment of the individual's CTMS qualifications, determined under the assessment program described in § 158.520, to the CTMS qualifications of an assignment. In matching an individual with an initial assignment, the Department may also consider:
(1) Input from the individual;
(2) Input from DHS organizations;
(3) Mission-related requirements; and
(4) Strategic talent priorities.
(d) Subsequent assignments. The Department matches DHS-CS employees with assignments subsequent to employees' initial assignments, as necessary.
(1) The Department matches a DHS-CS employee with a subsequent assignment based on the alignment of the employee's CTMS qualifications with the CTMS qualifications of an assignment. In matching a DHS-CS employee with a subsequent assignment, the Department may also consider:
(i) Input from the employee;
(ii) Input from DHS organizations, especially the primary DHS organization of the employee's current assignment;
(iii) Information about the employee from the performance management program described in § 158.802 and the career development program described in § 158.803;
(iv) Mission-related requirements; and
(v) Strategic talent priorities.
(2) A DHS-CS employee may have multiple assignments throughout the employee's service in a qualified position, but may only have one assignment at a time. A DHS-CS employee's subsequent assignments may have assignment information, described in § 158.706(e), that is different than the assignment information of the employee's initial assignment, including primary DHS organization.