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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 23, 2019
Training Acquisition Leaders and Elevating New Talent Act of 2019 or the TALENT Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a program to temporarily assign a member of the acquisition workforce to a private-sector organization or an employee of such an organization to DOD. Such an arrangement would require the consent of the individual who is assigned, extend for a period no more than two years, and be renewable to a total of four years.
A member of the acquisition workforce who is assigned to a private-sector organization shall be considered to be on detail to a regular assignment in DOD. The agreement will address specific terms related to continued status as a federal employee, as well as—for nine-month or longer assignments—eligibility for placement in a new position allowing priority placement.
DOD shall consider how assignments under this bill might best be used to help meet its needs concerning training of the acquisition workforce.
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Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] · D–CA
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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