6 CFR § 158.304 - Strategic talent priorities.

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title: "6 CFR § 158.304 - Strategic talent priorities."
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title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "158.304"
section_name: "Strategic talent priorities."
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: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Subpart H also issued under 5 U.S.C. Chapters 41 and 43; 5 CFR parts 410 and 430."
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# 158.304 Strategic talent priorities.

The Secretary or designee, with assistance from the CTMB, administers CTMS and manages the DHS-CS based on strategic talent priorities, which the Secretary or designee sets on an ongoing basis using:

(a) Information from strategic talent planning described in § 158.401(c);

(b) The Department's financial and resources planning functions, including the functions described in 6 U.S.C. 342(b);

(c) The Department's comprehensive strategic planning, including the plan described in 5 U.S.C. 306; and

(d) Departmental priorities.