scope:

Purpose

a. This directive establishes the procedural requirements regarding the lines of authority, distribution of responsibilities, and principal statements of policy governing management of Scientific and Professional (ST) and Senior-Level (SL) positions in NASA. This directive will be used in conjunction with the statutory and regulatory requirements herein.

Applicability

a. This directive is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers (Agency-wide).

b. This directive applies to all ST and SL employees covered by Employment of Specially Qualified Scientific and Professional Personnel, 5 U.S.C. § 3104 and Employment in Senior-Level and Scientific and Professional Positions, 5 CFR pt. 319 employed by NASA Headquarters (HQ) and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers (Agency-wide).

c. Any reference to Center Director(s) includes the Executive Director for HQ Operations and the Executive Director of the NASA Shared Services Center.

d. In this directive, all document citations are assumed to be the latest version, unless otherwise noted.

e. In this directive, all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statements containing the term "shall." The terms "may" or "can" denote a discretionary privilege or permission, "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended, but not required, "will" denotes expected outcome, and "are/is" denotes descriptive material.

f. Nothing herein will be construed as limiting the Inspector General's authority regarding members of ST and SL positions within those organizations.