{"data":{"id":"us/6-cfr-158.601","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"6 CFR 158.601","heading":"Compensation strategy.","body":"To ensure the DHS-CS fulfills its purpose, as stated in § 158.202, the Secretary or designee aims to establish and administer a compensation system, described in § 158.602, that:\n(a) Ensures the compensation for DHS-CS employees is sufficiently competitive to recruit and retain individuals possessing CTMS qualifications;\n(b) Values, encourages, and recognizes, in alignment with the DHS-CS core values described in § 158.305:\n(1) Exceptional CTMS qualifications and mission impact,\n(2) Excellence and innovation in the performance of DHS-CS cybersecurity work, and\n(3) Continual learning to adapt to evolving cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats; and\n(c) Acknowledges the unpredictable nature of cybersecurity work and the expectation that DHS-CS employees occasionally work unusual hours and extended hours, as needed, to execute the DHS cybersecurity mission, especially in response to exigent circumstances and emergencies, including cybersecurity incidents; and\n(d) Reflects an understanding of the cybersecurity talent market, including:\n(1) Leading compensation practices and trends,\n(2) Current cybersecurity work expectations and arrangements, and\n(3) An understanding of the concepts of total compensation and total rewards.","path":["Title 6—Domestic Security","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY","PART 158—CYBERSECURITY TALENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CTMS)","Subpart F—Compensating Talent"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-6.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:54Z","sha256":"141021e4f987edfe2d54036e09dd9e5f07a2439f7121d182b93bcd9b33886c3d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/6-cfr-158.525","next":"us/6-cfr-158.602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}