Talent Development provides the full range of program management and policy development. We clarify laws and government-wide regulations for Training, Education, and Professional Development for the DoD civilian workforce.

Talent Development writes training, education, and professional development policy and guidance related to programs in our portfolio to include DOD Issuances, Memoranda, and Program Guidance. Where and when applicable, Talent Development responds to Congressional, Office of Management and Budget, and Office of Personnel Management inquiries and provides information on a myriad of training-related topics

The following Laws, Policies, Issuances, and Guidance documents fall within the Talent Development portfolio.

LAWS

• 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) Chapter 33 “Examination, Selection, and Placement,” Section 3321, “Competitive Service; probationary period”
  
  
• U.S.C. Chapter 41, Training
  
  
• 5 CFR 250, Personnel Management in Agencies
  
  
• 5 CFR Section 315.902, “Probation on Initial Appointment to a Supervisory or Managerial Position”
  
  
• 5 CFR 410, Training
  
  
• 5 CFR 412, Supervisory, Management, and Executive Development
  
  
• Public Law 111-84, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 (October 28, 2009), Section 1112, Department of Defense Civilian Leadership Program, and Section 1113, “Provisions relating to the National Security Personnel System.”
  
  
• Public Law 108-447, Division J, Sec. 111, December 8, 2004. (“Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005”) Amends Section 106 of 36 U.S.C. and http://constitutionday.cpms.osd.mil/
  
  

DoD DIRECTIVES (DoDD)

• DoDD 1020.02E, “Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity in DOD,” Incorporating Change 1, Effective November 29, 2016
  
  
• DoDD 1400.35, “Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS),” Incorporating Change 1, September 1, 2009
  
  
• DoDD 1403.03, “The Career Lifecycle Management of the Senior Executive Service Leaders within the Department of Defense,” October 25, 2007
  
  
• DoDD 5124.02, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)),” June 23, 2008
  
  
• DoDD 5143.01, “Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD(I)),” October 24, 2014, Incorporating Change 1, Effective April 22, 2015
  
  
• DoDD 5145.01, “General Counsel of the Department of Defense,” December 2, 2013, Incorporating Change 2, Effective January 30, 2015
  
  

DoD INSTRUCTIONS (DoDI)

Talent Development Instructions:

• DoDI 1400.25, “DOD Civilian Personnel Management System,” December 3, 1996
  
• DoDI 1400.25, Volume 410, “DOD Civilian Personnel Management System: Training, Education, and Professional Development,” September 25, 2013
  
• DoDI 1430.16, “Growing Civilian Leaders,” November 19, 2009
  
  

Other Instructions related to Talent Development:

• DoDI 1322.06, “Fellowships, Legislative Fellowships, Internships, Scholarships, Training-With-Industry (TWI), and Grants Provided to DOD or DOD Personnel for Education and Training,” November 12, 2016
  
• DoDI 1430.02, “Civilian Career Management,” April 6, 2006
  
  

MEMORANDA

Policy Related Memoranda related to Civilian Training and Education:

• DOD Constitution Day and Citizenship Day and Constitution Week
  
• Memorandum for Human Resources Directors, dated May 21, 2018, presents key findings of the U. S. Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Supervisory Training Program Survey
  
• Coaching in the Federal Government

PROGRAM GUIDANCE

• Defense Skills Connection Reference Guide
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Supervisory and Managerial Frameworks and Guidance, September 28, 2015
• Public-Private Talent Exchange (PPTE) Program
• President’s Management Council Interagency Rotation Program (PMC IRP)