The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, Section 1104, Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of the following section: § 1599g, the Public Private Talent Exchange (PPTE). Section 1599g provides that the Secretary of War, with the agreement of a private-sector organization and the consent of the employee, arranges for the temporary assignment of an employee to such a private-sector organization, or from such private-sector organization to a Department of War (DoW) organization. The memorandum to implement the PPTE was signed by the Deputy Secretary of War and issued on July 19, 2018. The legislation does not provide an expiration date. DCPAS manages DoW participation in the Public Private Talent Exchange Program.

Resources

• Public Private Talent Exchange Information Paper
• Deputy Secretary of War Memorandum, Public Private Talent Exchange Implementation Guide
• Public Private Talent Exchange Sample Memorandum of Agreement
• FAQs: DOW Public Private Talent Exchange Program
• Current Programs (Sample Documents)
  • OUSD(A&S)
    • Application Form
    • Experience Description Form
  • DoW Cyber Information Technology Exchange Program (CITEP)

Note: For information about current program, click on one of the program links above.