6 CFR § 158.305 - DHS-CS core values.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t6/s158.305"
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title: "6 CFR § 158.305 - DHS-CS core values."
title_number: 6
title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "158.305"
section_name: "DHS-CS core values."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY"
part_number: "158"
part_name: "CYBERSECURITY TALENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CTMS)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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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# 158.305 DHS-CS core values.

The Secretary or designee, with assistance from the CTMB, manages the DHS-CS based on the following core values:

(a) Expertise, including enhancing individual and collective expertise regarding cybersecurity through continual learning;

(b) Innovation, including pursuing new ideas and methods regarding cybersecurity work and cybersecurity generally; and

(c) Adaptability, including anticipating and adjusting to emergent and future cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats.