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PURPOSE. This Instruction:

a. Reissues and combines DoD Directives (DoDDs) 1430.16 and 1430.14 (References (a) and (b)) as a DoD Instruction in accordance with the authority in DoDD 5124.02 (Reference (c)).

b. Streamlines the establishment, administration, evaluation, update, replacement, and cancellation, as appropriate, of DoD-wide civilian leader development programs.

c. Establishes policies, assigns responsibilities, and describes procedures for educating, training, and developing civilian leaders below the executive level in the Department of Defense in accordance with applicable law, including chapters 23, 33, 41, and 71 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (d)), and chapter 83 of title 10, U.S.C. (Reference (e)).

d. Incorporates and institutionalizes:

(1) The DoD Civilian Leader Development Framework and Continuum (CLDF&C) announced by Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (PDUSD(P&R)) Memorandum (Reference (f)) to provide a blueprint for the deliberate development of DoD civilian leaders below the executive level. This Instruction cancels Reference (f).

(2) The Defense Senior Leader Development Program (DSLDP) announced by PDUSD(P&R) Memorandum (Reference (g)) as the successor to the Defense Leadership and Management Program (DLAMP). This Instruction cancels Reference (g).

e. Assigns responsibilities for civilian leader development to the DoD Executive Advisory Board (DEAB) established pursuant to DoDD 1403.03 (Reference (h)).

APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to:

a. OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

b. The DoD Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS), as established by DoDD 1400.35 (Reference (i)), only to the extent permitted by law and applicable regulations.

c. Appropriated and non-appropriated fund DoD civilian positions below the executive level worldwide, to the extent permitted by law and DoD policy.