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6 CFR 158.204: Employees in the DHS-CS.

(a) DHS-CS employees. DHS-CS employees serve in the excepted service, and the Department hires, compensates, and develops DHS-CS employees using CTMS.
(b) Mission execution and assignments. DHS-CS employees execute the DHS cybersecurity mission by applying their CTMS qualifications to perform the DHS-CS cybersecurity work of their assignments.
(c) Mission impact and recognition. Application of a DHS-CS employee's CTMS qualifications to successfully and proficiently perform DHS-CS cybersecurity work results in mission impact attributable to that employee. The Department reviews a DHS-CS employee's mission impact as described in § 158.805, which may result in recognition as described in § 158.630.
(d) Compensation. In alignment with the compensation strategy described in § 158.601, the Department provides compensation to a DHS-CS employee as described in § 158.603.
(e) Recruitment and development. The Department strategically and proactively recruits individuals as described in § 158.510 and develops DHS-CS employees under the career development program, described in § 158.803, that emphasizes continual learning.
(f) Core values. The Department uses the core values, described in § 158.305, to manage the DHS-CS.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 6—Domestic Security
CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
PART 158—CYBERSECURITY TALENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CTMS)
Subpart B—DHS Cybersecurity Service

(a) DHS-CS employees. DHS-CS employees serve in the excepted service, and the Department hires, compensates, and develops DHS-CS employees using CTMS.

(b) Mission execution and assignments. DHS-CS employees execute the DHS cybersecurity mission by applying their CTMS qualifications to perform the DHS-CS cybersecurity work of their assignments.

(c) Mission impact and recognition. Application of a DHS-CS employee's CTMS qualifications to successfully and proficiently perform DHS-CS cybersecurity work results in mission impact attributable to that employee. The Department reviews a DHS-CS employee's mission impact as described in § 158.805, which may result in recognition as described in § 158.630.

(d) Compensation. In alignment with the compensation strategy described in § 158.601, the Department provides compensation to a DHS-CS employee as described in § 158.603.

(e) Recruitment and development. The Department strategically and proactively recruits individuals as described in § 158.510 and develops DHS-CS employees under the career development program, described in § 158.803, that emphasizes continual learning.

(f) Core values. The Department uses the core values, described in § 158.305, to manage the DHS-CS.

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