6 CFR § 158.301 - Administering CTMS and Managing the DHS-CS.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t6/s158.301"
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title: "6 CFR § 158.301 - Administering CTMS and Managing the DHS-CS."
title_number: 6
title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "158.301"
section_name: "Administering CTMS and Managing the DHS-CS."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY"
part_number: "158"
part_name: "CYBERSECURITY TALENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CTMS)"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Subpart H also issued under 5 U.S.C. Chapters 41 and 43; 5 CFR parts 410 and 430."
regulatory_source: "86 FR 47893, Aug. 26, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "158"
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# 158.301 Administering CTMS and Managing the DHS-CS.

(a) The Secretary or designee is responsible for administering CTMS and managing the DHS-CS, including establishing and maintaining CTMS policy.

(b) The Cybersecurity Talent Management Board (CTMB) is responsible for assisting the Secretary or designee in administering CTMS and managing the DHS-CS.

(c) The Secretary or designee, with assistance from the CTMB, administers CTMS and manages the DHS-CS based on:

(1) Talent management principles described in § 158.303;

(2) Strategic talent priorities described in § 158.304; and

(3) DHS-CS core values described in § 158.305.