Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12045-12047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05185]

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Excepted Service

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing
authorities applicable to a single agency that were established or
revoked from December 1, 2014, to December 31, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Senior Executive Resources Services,
Senior Executive Services and Performance Management, Employee
Services, (202) 606-2246.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 CFR 213.103, Schedule
A, B, and C appointing authorities available for use by all agencies
are codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Schedule A, B,
and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency are not
codified in the CFR, but the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
publishes a notice of agency-specific authorities established or
revoked each month in the Federal Register at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. OPM
also publishes an annual notice of the consolidated listing of all
Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities, current as of June 30, in
the Federal Register.

Schedule A

06. Department of Defense (Schedule A, 213.3106)

(b) Entire Department (including the Office of the Secretary of
Defense and the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force)--
(11) Not to exceed 3,000 positions that require unique
cybersecurity skills and knowledge to perform cyber risk and strategic
analysis, incident handling and malware/vulnerability analysis, program
management, distributed control systems security, cyber incident
response, cyber exercise facilitation and management, cyber
vulnerability detection and assessment, network and systems
engineering, enterprise architecture, investigation, investigative
analysis and cyber-related infrastructure inter-dependency analysis.
This authority may be used to make permanent, time-limited and
temporary appointments in the following occupational series: Security
(GS-0080), computer engineers (GS-0854), electronic engineers (GS-
0855), computer scientists (GS-1550), operations research (GS-1515),
criminal investigators (GS-1811), telecommunications (GS-0391), and IT
specialists (GS-2210). Within the scope of this authority, the U.S.
Cyber Command is also authorized to hire miscellaneous administrative
and program (GS-0301) series when those positions require unique
cybersecurity skills and knowledge. All positions will be at the
General Schedule (GS) grade levels 09-15 or equivalent. No new
appointments may be made under this authority after December 31, 2015.

Schedule B

No Schedule B authorities to report during December 2014.

Schedule C

The following Schedule C appointing authorities were approved
during December 2014.

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Authorization
Agency name Organization name Position title no. Effective date
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.... Office of Civil Special Assistant.... DA150022........ 12/1/2014
Rights.
Office of the Under Confidential DA150023........ 12/12/2014
Secretary for Assistant.
Marketing and
Regulatory Programs.
Rural Business Deputy Administrator, DA150025........ 12/12/2014
Service. Rural Business
Cooperative Service.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE....... International Trade Deputy Director, DC150024........ 12/5/2014
Administration. Office of Advisory
Committees, Industry
and Analysis.
Office of the Deputy Special Assistant.... DC150026........ 12/9/2014
Secretary.
Office of Business Special Advisor...... DC150027........ 12/9/2014
Liaison.
Office of the Chief Director of DC150031........ 12/12/2014
of Staff. Scheduling.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE........ Office of Assistant Research Assistant... DD150012........ 12/5/2014
Secretary of Defense Speechwriter......... DD150030........ 12/8/2014
(Public Affairs).

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Office of the Special Assistant for DD150037........ 12/10/2014
Assistant Secretary International
of Defense Security Affairs.
(International
Security Affairs).
Office of the General Special Counsel (2).. DD150033........ 12/4/2014
Counsel. DD150032........ 12/11/2014
Office of Assistant Special Assistant.... DD150034........ 12/16/2014
Secretary of Defense
(Legislative
Affairs).
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.. Office of the Under Special Assistant.... DF150011........ 12/5/2014
Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY....... Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff DN150008........ 12/5/2014
Secretary. (2). DN150009........ 12/5/2014
Special Assistant.... DN150004........ 12/12/2014
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION...... Office of Confidential DB150026........ 12/11/2014
Communications and Assistant.
Outreach.
Office of the Confidential DB150028........ 12/11/2014
Secretary. Assistant.
Office of the General Chief of Staff....... DB150031........ 12/12/2014
Counsel.
Office of the Under Deputy Director...... DB150027........ 12/11/2014
Secretary.
Confidential DB150036........ 12/19/2014
Assistant.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY......... Office of Nuclear Chief of Staff and DE150013........ 12/2/2014
Energy. Senior Advisor.
Office of Energy Special Advisor for DE150017........ 12/12/2014
Efficiency & Technology.
Renewable Energy.
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY Office of the Program Analyst...... DR150004........ 12/17/2014
COMMISSION. Chairman.
GENERAL SERVICES Public Buildings Special Assistant.... GS150008........ 12/11/2014
ADMINISTRATION. Service.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Office of Special Assistant.... DH150044........ 12/12/2014
HUMAN SERVICES. Intergovernmental
and External Affairs.
Office of the Special Assistant for DH150048........ 12/12/2014
Assistant Secretary Oversight.
for Legislation.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Office of the External Engagement DM150035........ 12/3/2014
SECURITY. Assistant Secretary Coordinator.
for Public Affairs.
Office of the Policy Advisor....... DM150040........ 12/5/2014
Assistant Secretary
for Policy.
Immediate Office of Special Assistant.... DM150041........ 12/5/2014
the Deputy Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Office of the Senior Policy Advisor DU150009........ 12/1/2014
URBAN DEVELOPMENT. Secretary.
Office of Public and Chief of Staff/Senior DU150008........ 12/16/2014
Indian Housing. Advisor.
Office of Congressional DU150016........ 12/29/2014
Congressional and Relations Specialist.
Intergovernmental
Relations.
Office of Public Director of DU150019........ 12/29/2014
Affairs. Speechwriting.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR... United States Fish Chief of Staff--To DI150016........ 12/3/2014
and Wildlife Service. the Assistant
Secretary for Fish
Wildlife and Parks.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.......... Office of the Special Assistant.... DL150015........ 12/2/2014
Secretary.
Director of Public DL150017........ 12/5/2014
Engagement.
Office of the Senior Policy Advisor DL150018........ 12/11/2014
Assistant Secretary
for Policy.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE National Endowment White House Liaison/ NA150002........ 12/5/2014
ARTS. for the Arts. Advisor.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE National Endowment Director of NH150002........ 12/12/2014
HUMANITIES. for the Humanities. Congressional
Affairs.
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND Office of Information Confidential BO150007........ 12/11/2014
BUDGET. and Regulatory Assistant.
Affairs.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.......... Bureau of Public Staff Assistant...... DS150009........ 12/10/2014
Affairs.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY... Office of Financial Senior Advisor....... DY150014........ 12/3/2014
Markets.
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The following Schedule C appointing authorities were revoked during
December 2014.

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Office of the Policy Advisor....... DM140227........ 12/13/2014
Assistant Secretary
for Policy.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Office of Public and Special Assistant.... DU090110........ 12/27/2014
URBAN DEVELOPMENT. Indian Housing. General Deputy DU130050........ 12/27/2014
Office of Assistant Secretary
Congressional and for Congressional
Intergovernmental Relations.
Relations.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY....... Office of the Under Special Assistant.... DN120047........ 12/13/2014
Secretary of the
Navy.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND Office of General Special Assistant.... NN120002........ 12/13/2014
SPACE ADMINISTRATION. Counsel.
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-1958
Comp., p. 218.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.
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