scope:

PURPOSE

a. Instruction. This Instruction is composed of several volumes, each containing its own purpose. The purpose of the overall Instruction, in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (a)), is to establish and implement policy, establish procedures, provide guidelines and model programs, delegate authority, and assign responsibilities regarding civilian personnel management within the DoD.

APPLICABILITY. This Volume:

a. Applies to 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 in the Department of Defense that employ individuals under DCIPS, hereinafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components with DCIPS positions".

b. Applies to members of the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive System and the Defense Intelligence Senior Level.

c. Does not apply to employees covered by the Federal Wage System or equivalent, nonappropriated fund employees or foreign national employees.

d. Does not apply to DoD civilian attorneys and civilian attorney positions including, without limitation, those in the Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Defense and the Defense Legal Services Agency and those in the Military Departments (hereinafter referred to inclusively as "DoD civilian attorneys" and "DoD civilian attorney positions"). DoD civilian attorneys may be permitted to participate in programs established by this Volume on a voluntary basis, and in compliance with DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1442.02 (Reference (e)).