Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60

§2 Definitions.

Title 5 › Part III— EMPLOYEES › Subpart B— Employment and Retention › Chapter 33— EXAMINATION, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT › Subchapter III— DETAILS, VACANCIES, AND APPOINTMENTS › § 2

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Lists short meanings for words used in the Act. Agency means an Executive agency under 5 U.S.C. 105, but it does not include the Government Accountability Office. Competitive service, excepted service, and employee take their meanings from 5 U.S.C. 2102, 2103, and 2105. Councils means the Chief Human Capital Officers Council and the Chief Information Officers Council. Cyber workforce position means a job with IT, cybersecurity, or related duties as identified under the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act. Rotational cyber workforce position is any such job designated under section 3(a)(1). Rotational cyber workforce program is the program that details employees among those jobs. Director is the Director of OPM. Secretary is the Secretary of Homeland Security. Employing agency is the agency that sends an employee on detail.

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Title 5, §2

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“In this Act:

“(1)The term ‘agency’ has the meaning given the term ‘Executive agency’ in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, except that the term does not include the Government Accountability Office.

“(2)The term ‘competitive service’ has the meaning given that term in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code.

“(3)The term ‘Councils’ means—

“(A)the Chief Human Capital Officers Council established under section 1303 of the Chief Human Capital Officers Act of 2002 [Pub. L. 107–296, title XIII] (5 U.S.C. 1401 note); and

“(B)the Chief Information Officers Council established under section 3603 of title 44, United States Code.

“(4)The term ‘cyber workforce position’ means a position identified as having information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related functions under section 303 of the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act of 2015 [Pub. L. 114–113, div. N, title III] (5 U.S.C. 301 note).

“(5)The term ‘Director’ means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.

“(6)The term ‘employee’ has the meaning given the term in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code.

“(7)The term ‘employing agency’ means the agency from which an employee is detailed to a rotational cyber workforce position.

“(8)The term ‘excepted service’ has the meaning given that term in section 2103 of title 5, United States Code.

“(9)The term ‘rotational cyber workforce position’ means a cyber workforce position with respect to which a determination has been made under section 3(a)(1).

“(10)The term ‘rotational cyber workforce program’ means the program for the detail of employees among rotational cyber workforce positions at agencies.

“(11)The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Homeland Security.

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5 U.S.C. § 2

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60