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.
Incoming private employees remain paid by their employer and may not perform inherently governmental work or access commercially valuable nonpublic information for that employer.
Their employer may not charge federal contracts for the pay or benefits covering the assignment.
P.L. 119-60 §821 removed 18 U.S.C.207 from this provision’s deemed-employee list; the other enumerated ethics provisions remain.
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 specified defense acquisition workforce fund may cover qualifying program salary, travel, and administration expenses; current balances unverified. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementProgram unverifiedAdded in the October 5 statutory review; no current implementing program, intake or individual delegation verified.
Arrange consensual temporary assignments of DoD civilian employees to private organizations or their employees to DoD, under a written three-party agreement and the statute’s employment, ethics, duration, and cost rules.
What this is not / limit: Incoming private employees remain paid by their employer and may not perform inherently governmental work or access commercially valuable nonpublic information for that employer.
Executing role: Authorized component contracting, agreements, or personnel office; assignment is illustrative
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense
Eligibility gate
Agreement of the company and employee is required; an outgoing DoD employee generally undertakes return service equal to twice the assignment.
Ordinary assignments run three months to two years, with statutory renewals or mission-need determinations up to four years and the cumulative outgoing limit.
At least 20 percent of annual assignments must be from small businesses; preserve mission performance and applicable workforce restrictions.
Funding condition
The specified defense acquisition workforce fund may cover qualifying program salary, travel, and administration expenses; current balances unverified.
All recorded limits
Incoming private employees remain paid by their employer and may not perform inherently governmental work or access commercially valuable nonpublic information for that employer.
Their employer may not charge federal contracts for the pay or benefits covering the assignment.
P.L. 119-60 §821 removed 18 U.S.C.207 from this provision’s deemed-employee list; the other enumerated ethics provisions remain.