scope:

APPLICABILITY

a. This directive is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers.

b. This directive is applicable to WFP for permanent and non-permanent civil service (CS) employees in the context of the total NASA workforce and includes onsite and near-site contract staff, non-CS interns, and others.

c. The Office of Inspector General has statutory independence and may create a separate WFP framework, tools, data, technologies, and guidance that meet its mission requirements.

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

e. In this directive, all document citations are assumed to be the latest version.

f. In accordance with the Chief Human Capital Officers Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-296, Title XIII, November 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2287, nothing herein will be construed as limiting the Chief Human Capital Officer's authority in setting the standards and guidelines for WFP within the Agency.