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Federal Register :: Pilot Program for the Temporary Exchange of Information Technology Personnel
A Rule by the Defense Department on 06/20/2012
77 FR 36916
36916-36919 (4 pages)
Docket ID: DOD-2010-OS-0141
0790-AI66
List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 241
PART 241—PILOT PROGRAM FOR TEMPORARY EXHANGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL
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This part assigns responsibilities and provides procedures for implementing a Pilot Program for the Temporary Exchange of Information Technology Personnel, known as the Information Technology Exchange Program pilot. Pilot is envisioned to promote the interchange of DoD and private sector IT professionals to enhance skills and competencies. Given the changing workforce dynamics in the IT field, DoD needs to take advantage of these types of professional development programs to proactively position itself to keep pace with the changes in technology. The ITEP pilot will serve the public good by enhancing the DoD IT workforce skills to protect and defend our nation.
Effective Date: This rule is effective July 20, 2012.
Joyce France at (571) 372-4652 or joyce.france@osd.mil.
a. The ITEP Pilot is envisioned to promote the interchange of DoD and private sector IT professionals to enhance skills and competencies. Given the changing workforce dynamics in the IT field, DoD needs to take advantage of these types of professional development programs to proactively position itself to keep pace with the changes in technology.
To date, one private sector candidate has been successfully placed and completed a 6 month ITEP assignment with the DoD Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). Two additional private sector candidates have been identified for ITEP assignments and the details of these assignments are currently being worked with the respective sponsoring organizations. We anticipate that both candidates will onboard to DoD in the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2012. The Department has posted nine ITEP detail opportunity announcements for private sector candidates to the DoD ITEP Web site related to service oriented architecture, cybersecurity, IT project management, IT infrastructure/consolidation, social media, and mobility and wireless. An announcement has also been posted on the ITEP Web site for a DoD employee to participate in a detail in networking with a small, veteran-owned private sector company.
b. This regulation implements section 1110 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub. L. 111-84), which authorizes DoD to implement a Pilot Program for the Temporary Exchange of Information Technology (IT) Personnel. This statute authorizes the temporary assignment of DoD IT employees to private sector organizations. This statute also gives DoD the authority to accept private sector IT employees assigned under the Pilot.
This Pilot Program (“Pilot”) is authorized by section 1110 of the NDAA for FY2010 (Pub. L. 111-84). Section 1110 authorizes DoD Components to assign exceptional IT employees to a private sector organization for purposes of training, development and sharing of best practices. It also gives DoD Components the authority to accept comparable IT employees on an assignment from the private sector for the training and development purposes and sharing of best practices and insight of government practices.
The cost of employee's salary and benefits will be paid by the originating employer. It is anticipated that the benefit will outweigh the cost to manage this program and any additional cost would be related to travel or cost to attend training or conferences.
The DoD ITEP interim final rule, Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 241 was published in the Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 239 pages 77753-77756 on December 14, 2010 for public comment. The comment period ended on February 14, 2011. DoD received no comments.
However, the Department did make minor changes to the final rule that were not included in the interim rule. These changes were based upon clarifying terms, responsibilities and procedures pertaining to the implementation of the ITEP pilot.
The minor changes that were made to the final rule can be found in the following sections:
241.1 Purpose. (b) The first and second sentence was clarified to read “DoD Component authorized approving official” from the interim rule title “Heads of DoD Components.”
241.2 Definitions. The first definition title was updated to read “Detail” from the interim rule title “assignment”. This is changed throughout the document. The fourth definition title was updated to read “Information technology (IT)” from the interim rule title “Information technology management”.
241.6 Length of details. The title of this section was updated from the interim rule title “Length of assignments”.
It has been certified that 32 CFR part 241 does not:
(1) Have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more, or may adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, environment, public health or safety, or State, local or tribal governments or communities;
It has been certified that 32 CFR part 241 does not contain a Federal mandate that may result in expenditure by State, local and tribal governments, in aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 million or more in any one year.
It has been certified that 32 CFR part 241 is not subject to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601) because it would not, if promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
It has been certified that 32 CFR part 241 does not impose reporting or recordkeeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. While detailed to DoD, a private sector ITEP candidate is deemed to be an employee of the DoD for certain purposes and is bound by applicable federal and DoD regulations regarding personal conduct, security requirements and ethical behavior.
It has been certified that 32 CFR part 241 does not have federalism implications, as set forth in Executive Order 13132. This rule does not have substantial direct effects on:
Accordingly, 32 CFR part 241 is revised to read as follows:
Length of detail.
Authority: Public Law 111-84, section 1110, October 28, 2009.
(b) This extension may be granted in 3-month increments not to exceed 1 year. No assignment may commence after September 30, 2013.
Small business consideration.
(a) For each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit annual reports to the congressional defense committees, not later than 1 month after the end of the fiscal year involved, a report on any activities carried out during such fiscal year, including the following information:
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