6 CFR §158.703

1. (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.
2. (b)Staffing assignments. The Department staffs assignments by:
   1. (1)Matching assignments with DHS-CS employees as described in paragraph (d) of this section;
   2. (2)Matching assignments with newly appointed individuals as described in paragraph (c) of this section; or
   3. (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.
3. (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. (1)Input from the individual;
   2. (2)Input from DHS organizations;
   3. (3)Mission-related requirements; and
   4. (4)Strategic talent priorities.
4. (d)Subsequent assignments. The Department matches DHS-CS employees with assignments subsequent to employees' initial assignments, as necessary.
   1. (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:
      1. (i)Input from the employee;
      2. (ii)Input from DHS organizations, especially the primary DHS organization of the employee's current assignment;
      3. (iii)Information about the employee from the performance management program described in § 158.802 and the career development program described in § 158.803;
      4. (iv)Mission-related requirements; and
      5. (v)Strategic talent priorities.
   2. (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.
   3. (3)In alignment with the career development program described in § 158.803 and based on information from development reviews described in § 158.806 the Department communicates with DHS-CS employees on an ongoing basis about subsequent assignment opportunities;