Special Initiatives
Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS)
Expeditionary Civilian Workforce (ECW)
The Department of the Army Expeditionary Civilian Workforce (ECW) Program was established to deploy civilians in support of military combat operations; contingencies; emergency operations; humanitarian missions; disaster relief; restoration of order; drug interdiction; and stability operations of DOD, herein collectively referred to as “expeditionary requirements,” and is in accordance with DTM 17–004. b.
AR690-1 – Army Expeditionary Civilian Workforce and Civilian Deployments (pdf)
Operations
Cyber Excepted Service (CES)
The Cyber Excepted Service (CES) is a mission-focused, excepted service personnel system that aligns to both Title 10 and Title 5 provisions to support the human capital lifecycle for civilian employees engaged in or in support of a cyber-related mission. CES strengthens the Department’s ability to accomplish the mission in an ever-changing national security environment with greater flexibilities and options for recruiting and retaining high quality candidates.