6 CFR § 158.403 - Talent market analysis.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t6/s158.403"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "6 CFR § 158.403 - Talent market analysis."
title_number: 6
title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "158.403"
section_name: "Talent market analysis."
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"
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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# 158.403 Talent market analysis.
On an ongoing basis, the Secretary or designee conducts an analysis of the cybersecurity talent market, using generally recognized compensation principles and practices to:
(a) Identify and monitor trends in both employment for and availability of talent related to cybersecurity, including variations in the cost of talent in local cybersecurity talent markets, defined in § 158.612(b)(1), or variations in the cost of living in those markets, or both; and
(b) Identify leading strategies for recruiting and retaining talent related to cybersecurity.