Recruit eminent experts with special appointment and pay flexibility
- Objective
- Develop a technology
- Family / instrument
- Workforce and expertise · Research workforce
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Named officials: Secretary of Defense for designated labs; DARPA, DOT&E, SCO, DIU, NGA, SDA, USCYBERCOM, USD(R&E), OSC leaders
- Executor · routing lead
- Organization HR and appointment authority
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
Only listed organizations/fields, position counts and compensation rules.
Normal term 4 years; specified extension up to 2 years when statutory conditions met.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
Organization budget must cover compensation; elevated statutory pay ceiling is not salary authorization for every position.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
Not a general DoD exception for hiring any consultant.
- SDA provision sunsets 2030-12-31; joint-AI paragraph(a)(6) shows expired 2024-12-31 in audited baseline and is not represented as current.
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementProgram-specific
Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Express statutory pathway; award-specific appropriations, available balances, delegations, implementation and approvals not independently verified.
Actor sources
Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.