It is especially useful for individual contributors who are not formally classified as supervisors, but who must rely on others to get their work done both within their organization and across organizational lines. The program is held at the Management Education Center once a year. CDL is offered in-house at some NASA installations. Participants nominated for CDL should be high potentials who would benefit from the networking offered through this agencywide grouping. This program is conducted in the Washington D.C. area every 18 months, usually in conjunction with another meeting involving the Deputies.
Discussion varies with each program's theme.
The Administrator or Deputy Administrator is usually invited to address the group at the end of the program.