§2 DEFINITIONS.

Summary

The Act tells what key words mean so people use the same meanings later. Agency means an executive branch agency under federal law but does not include the Government Accountability Office. Competitive service, excepted service, and employee keep their meanings from federal civil service law. Councils means the Chief Human Capital Officers Council and the Chief Information Officers Council. Cyber workforce position means a job with IT, cybersecurity, or similar duties identified under the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act of 2015. Director means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. Employing agency is the agency that details an employee to a rotational cyber workforce position. Rotational cyber workforce position is a cyber job designated under the Act’s rule in section 3(a)(1). Rotational cyber workforce program is the program for detailing employees among those positions. Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security.