6 CFR § 158.525 - Hiring of former DHS-CS employees.

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title: "6 CFR § 158.525 - Hiring of former DHS-CS employees."
title_number: 6
title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "158.525"
section_name: "Hiring of former DHS-CS employees."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY"
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part_name: "CYBERSECURITY TALENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CTMS)"
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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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# 158.525 Hiring of former DHS-CS employees.

(a) *Rejoining the DHS-CS.* To facilitate future service in the DHS-CS by former DHS-CS employees, the Department aims to:

(1) Maintain communication with former DHS-CS employees to understand their interest in future service in the DHS-CS;

(2) Provide opportunities for former DHS-CS employees to be considered for appointment again to qualified positions; and

(3) Acknowledge former DHS-CS employees' enhancements to qualifications while outside the DHS-CS.

(b) *Rehiring.* Except as provided in paragraphs (c) through (e) of this section, to be appointed again to a qualified position a former DHS-CS employee must:

(1) Participate again in the assessment program described in § 158.520 for the Department to determine the former DHS-CS employee's current CTMS qualifications; and

(2) Meet employment eligibility and accept and satisfy applicable employment-related criteria as described in § 158.521.

(c) *Reassessment.* A former DHS-CS employee whose most recent appointment to a qualified position was a renewable appointment or a continuing appointment must participate again in the assessment program described in § 158.520 unless the Department determines otherwise based on factors relevant to the former DHS-CS employee, such as:

(1) Time elapsed since the former DHS-CS employee's most recent appointment to a qualified position under this part;

(2) Similarity of cybersecurity work performed by the former DHS-CS employee since that individual's most recent appointment to a qualified position under this part; or

(3) Similarity of the former DHS-CS employee's CTMS qualifications during the former employee's most recent appointment under this part to the CTMS qualifications of a newly identified assignment under the deployment program in § 158.701.

(d) *Former advisory and political appointees.* Appointment under this part of a former DHS-CS employee who previously served in an advisory appointment or other political appointment may be subject to additional requirements, including coordination with the Office of Personnel Management.

(e) *Prospective advisory appointees.* Appointment of any former DHS-CS employee to an advisory appointment is governed by subpart J of this part.