Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73

§1402 Authority and functions of agency Chief Human Capital Officers

Title 5 › Part PART II— - CIVIL SERVICE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES › Chapter CHAPTER 14— - AGENCY CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS › § 1402

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each agency Chief Human Capital Officer must run and improve the agency’s workforce. They must set the workforce strategy, look at current staff and future needs based on the agency’s mission, make sure HR policies support mission and goals, encourage ongoing learning to attract and keep good employees, find and use best practices and benchmarks, and measure the agency’s intellectual capital (staff knowledge and skills) and how it links to performance. They must be given access to all agency records and materials related to these duties. They may also ask any federal, state, or local government for information or help to carry out their responsibilities.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §1402

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(a)The functions of each Chief Human Capital Officer shall include—

(1)setting the workforce development strategy of the agency;

(2)assessing workforce characteristics and future needs based on the agency’s mission and strategic plan;

(3)aligning the agency’s human resources policies and programs with organization mission, strategic goals, and performance outcomes;

(4)developing and advocating a culture of continuous learning to attract and retain employees with superior abilities;

(5)identifying best practices and benchmarking studies,11 So in original. The comma probably should be a semicolon. and

(6)applying methods for measuring intellectual capital and identifying links of that capital to organizational performance and growth.

(b)In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this section, each agency Chief Human Capital Officer—

(1)shall have access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other material that—

(A)are the property of the agency or are available to the agency; and

(B)relate to programs and operations with respect to which that agency Chief Human Capital Officer has responsibilities under this chapter; and

(2)may request such information or assistance as may be necessary for carrying out the duties and responsibilities provided by this chapter from any Federal, State, or local governmental entity.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 1402

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73