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 Office of Personnel Management
 AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
 ACTION: Notice.
 SUMMARY: This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency that were established or revoked from December 1, 2014, to December 31, 2014.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Senior Executive Resources Services, Senior Executive Services and Performance Management, Employee Services, (202) 606-2246.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 CFR 213.103, Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities available for use by all agencies are codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency are not codified in the CFR, but the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) publishes a notice of agency-specific authorities established or revoked each month in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     at 
                    *www.gpo.gov/​fdsys/​.*
                     OPM also publishes an annual notice of the consolidated listing of all Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities, current as of June 30, in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                    . Schedule A 06. Department of Defense (Schedule A, 213.3106) (b) Entire Department (including the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force)— (11) Not to exceed 3,000 positions that require unique cybersecurity skills and knowledge to perform cyber risk and strategic analysis, incident handling and malware/vulnerability analysis, program management, distributed control systems security, cyber incident response, cyber exercise facilitation and management, cyber vulnerability detection and assessment, network and systems engineering, enterprise architecture, investigation, investigative analysis and cyber-related infrastructure inter-dependency analysis. This authority may be used to make permanent, time-limited and temporary appointments in the following occupational series: Security (GS-0080), computer engineers (GS-0854), electronic engineers (GS-0855), computer scientists (GS-1550), operations research (GS-1515), criminal investigators (GS-1811), telecommunications (GS-0391), and IT specialists (GS-2210). Within the scope of this authority, the U.S. Cyber Command is also authorized to hire miscellaneous administrative and program (GS-0301) series when those positions require unique cybersecurity skills and knowledge. All positions will be at the General Schedule (GS) grade levels 09-15 or equivalent. No new appointments may be made under this authority after December 31, 2015. Schedule B No Schedule B authorities to report during December 2014. Schedule C The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved during December 2014. Agency name
Organization name
Position title
Authorization no.
Effective dateDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Civil Rights
Special Assistant
DA150022
12/1/2014Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Confidential Assistant
DA150023
12/12/2014Rural Business Service
Deputy Administrator, Rural Business Cooperative Service
DA150025
12/12/2014DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Deputy Director, Office of Advisory Committees, Industry and Analysis
DC150024
12/5/2014Office of the Deputy Secretary
Special Assistant
DC150026
12/9/2014Office of Business Liaison
Special Advisor
DC150027
12/9/2014Office of the Chief of Staff
Director of Scheduling
DC150031
12/12/2014DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
Research Assistant
                             Speechwriter
DD150012
                             DD150030
12/5/2014
                             12/8/2014( print page 12046)Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs)
Special Assistant for International Security Affairs
DD150037
12/10/2014Office of the General Counsel
Special Counsel (2)
DD150033
                             DD150032
12/4/2014
                             12/11/2014Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs)
Special Assistant
DD150034
12/16/2014DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
Office of the Under Secretary
Special Assistant
DF150011
12/5/2014DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Office of the Secretary
Deputy Chief of Staff (2)
DN150008
                             DN150009
12/5/2014
                             12/5/2014Special Assistant
DN150004
12/12/2014DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Communications and Outreach
Confidential Assistant
DB150026
12/11/2014Office of the Secretary
Confidential Assistant
DB150028
12/11/2014Office of the General Counsel
Chief of Staff
DB150031
12/12/2014Office of the Under Secretary
Deputy Director
DB150027
12/11/2014Confidential Assistant
DB150036
12/19/2014DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Nuclear Energy
Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor
DE150013
12/2/2014Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
Special Advisor for Technology
DE150017
12/12/2014FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Office of the Chairman
Program Analyst
DR150004
12/17/2014GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Public Buildings Service
Special Assistant
GS150008
12/11/2014DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs
Special Assistant
DH150044
12/12/2014Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation
Special Assistant for Oversight
DH150048
12/12/2014DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
External Engagement Coordinator
DM150035
12/3/2014Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
Policy Advisor
DM150040
12/5/2014Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary
Special Assistant
DM150041
12/5/2014DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Secretary
Senior Policy Advisor
DU150009
12/1/2014Office of Public and Indian Housing
Chief of Staff/Senior Advisor
DU150008
12/16/2014Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
Congressional Relations Specialist
DU150016
12/29/2014Office of Public Affairs
Director of Speechwriting
DU150019
12/29/2014DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Chief of Staff—To the Assistant Secretary for Fish Wildlife and Parks
DI150016
12/3/2014DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Special Assistant
DL150015
12/2/2014Director of Public Engagement
DL150017
12/5/2014Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
Senior Policy Advisor
DL150018
12/11/2014NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
National Endowment for the Arts
White House Liaison/Advisor
NA150002
12/5/2014NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Humanities
Director of Congressional Affairs
NH150002
12/12/2014OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Confidential Assistant
BO150007
12/11/2014DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of Public Affairs
Staff Assistant
DS150009
12/10/2014DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Financial Markets
Senior Advisor
DY150014
12/3/2014
 The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during December 2014. Agency name
Organization name
Position title
Authorization No.
Vacate dateDEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of White House Liaison
Special Assistant
DC140087
12/14/2014DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Special Assistant
DM140127
12/5/2014Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary
Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary
DM140108
12/13/2014( print page 12047)Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
Policy Advisor
DM140227
12/13/2014DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of Public and Indian Housing
                             Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
Special Assistant
                             General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations
DU090110
                             DU130050
12/27/2014
                             12/27/2014DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Office of the Under Secretary of the Navy
Special Assistant
DN120047
12/13/2014NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Office of General Counsel
Special Assistant
NN120002
12/13/2014
 Authority:
                    5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218. U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Katherine Archuleta, Director.


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