EconDefense
Record-specific actor routing

Follow through on ACQ-26

Organization HR and appointment authority

This preserves the record’s role labels; it is not an additional verified institutional directory node.

Authority holder · recorded legal basis

Named officials: Secretary of Defense for designated labs; DARPA, DOT&E, SCO, DIU, NGA, SDA, USCYBERCOM, USD(R&E), OSC leaders

Executing office · routing lead

Organization HR and appointment authority

Recorded executing role; this record-specific route is not an additional institutional office.

Intake

Use the responsible program or contracting office for this instrument.

The recorded role is not itself a general application endpoint.

What this role does not control

A routing lead does not establish funds, an individual delegation or approval of the proposed action.

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedThe record states funding rules and conditions; no program amount is attributed to this action.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementProgram-specificRecorded executing role: Organization HR and appointment authority. Use the responsible program’s process.

Selected instrument

ACQ-26 · Research workforce

Recruit eminent experts with special appointment and pay flexibility

Specified labs and agencies can appoint eminent scientific/engineering experts and, at OSC, finance/investment experts using tailored appointment, compensation and term rules.

What this is not / limit: Not a general DoD exception for hiring any consultant.

Executing role: Organization HR and appointment authority

Authority holder

Named officials: Secretary of Defense for designated labs; DARPA, DOT&E, SCO, DIU, NGA, SDA, USCYBERCOM, USD(R&E), OSC leaders

Eligibility gate

  • Only listed organizations/fields, position counts and compensation rules.
  • Normal term 4 years; specified extension up to 2 years when statutory conditions met.

Funding condition

  • Organization budget must cover compensation; elevated statutory pay ceiling is not salary authorization for every position.

All recorded 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.
People & expertise
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementProgram-specific
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Actor sources & routing basis

Recorded executing role; this record-specific route is not an additional institutional office.