{"data":{"id":"us/18-cfr-701.79","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 CFR 701.79","heading":"Selection policy for professional personnel.","body":"In the selection for employment of the professional staff as a whole, the Director shall be guided by the following criteria:\n(a) Outstanding character and competence—both personal and professional.\n(b) Spread and balance of training and experience in the several relevant professions—ecology; economics; economic geography; engineering; fish and wildlife biology; forestry; hydrology; irrigation; landscape architecture; law; political science; recreation; sanitary engineering; soil conservation; urban and other land planning; etc.\n(c) Diversity of prior identification and experience, both planning and operating in Washington and in the field; including personnel with prior identification and experience with Federal, State, or local government, private enterprise, or university teaching and research.","path":["Title 18—Conservation of Power and Water Resources","CHAPTER VI—WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL","PART 701—COUNCIL ORGANIZATION","Subpart B—Headquarters Organization"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-18.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:34Z","sha256":"24b4e84bbca0808426960e89f8e7ffd52c92f9da9675f05f71c5adf9308d6df4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-cfr-701.78","next":"us/18-cfr-701.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}