Civilian Personnel Employment - United States Army

1 UNCLASSIFIED army Regulation 690 300 Civilian Personnel Employment Headquarters Department of the army Washington DC 3 April 2019 SUMMARY of CHANGE AR 690 300 Employment This major revision, dated 3 April 2019 o Provides information on intent of provisions (para 1 6). o Updates policies on upward mobility (para 2 4). o Incorporates policy from AR 690 900 (chap 4). o Updates policies on Employment in foreign locations (chap 17). o Clarifies return rights for employees who accept Employment within the Department of Defense in Alaska and Hawaii (chap 18).

2 O Clarifies army obligations under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (chap 19). o Removes obsolete policies (throughout). o Supersedes AR 690 335 1 and AR 690 351 1 (throughout). *This regulation supersedes AR 690-300, dated 12 August 1994; AR 690-335-1, dated 1 April 1987; and AR 690-351-1, dated 7 February 1992. AR 690 300 3 April 2019 UNCLASSIFIED i Headquarters Department of the army Washington DC * army Regulation 690 300 3 April 2019 Effective 3 May 2019 Civilian Personnel Employment History.

3 This publication is a major revi-sion. Summary. This regulation supplements 5 CFR 300 and DODI It estab-lishes the framework for delegation of au-thorities for the conduct of Civilian person-nel matters within the Department of the army . It consolidates certain army policies and procedures relating to Civilian person-nel management. Applicability. This regulation applies to DA Civilian appropriated fund employees, in the competitive and excepted services, and to army Reserve technicians. It does not apply to army National Guard technicians employed under Title 32, United States Code, unless specifically made applicable by the Chief, National Guard Bureau.

4 The Department of the army has several alternate Personnel sys-tems, for which certain portions of this AR may not apply. The affected organizations received approval from Congress, Office of Personnel Management, or the Department of Defense to establish their own Personnel policies and procedures. For those organi-zations, follow the approved guidance in each of the specific Federal Register notices or the alternative Personnel system s inter-nal guidance to qualify, appoint, and pro-mote applicants and employees.

5 Some of these organizations include the demonstra-tion projects and the Defense Civilian Intel-ligence Personnel System. Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Dep-uty Chief of Staff, G 1. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval au-thority, in writing, to a division chief with the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency in the grade of colonel or the Civilian equivalent.

6 Activ-ities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activ-ity s senior legal officer. All waiver re-quests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher head-quarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25 30 for specific guidance. army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provi-sions in accordance with AR 11 2 and iden-tifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix B).

7 Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of com-mand and local forms are prohibited with-out prior approval of the proponent. Send requests for approval to the Assistant G 1 ( Civilian Personnel ), (DAPE CPP SC), 6010 6th Street, Building 1465, Fort Bel-voir, VA 22060. Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-mended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Assistant G 1 (Civil-ian Personnel ), (DAPE CPP SC), 6010 6th Street, Building 1465, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060.

8 Committee management. AR 15 39 requires the proponent to justify establish-ing or continuing committee(s), coordinate draft publications, and coordinate changes in committee status with the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the army , Analysis and Integration Cell (AAAI CL), 105 army Pentagon, Washington DC, 20310 0105. Further, if it is determined that an established "group" identified within this regulation later takes on the characteristics of a committee as found in AR 15 39, then the proponent will follow AR 15 39 requirements for establishing and continuing the group as a committee.

9 Distribution. This publication is availa-ble in electronic media only and is intended for command levels A, B, C, D, and E for the Regular army , the army National Guard of the United States , and the army Reserve. Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number) Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Responsibilities 1 4, page 1 Records-management requirements 1 5, page 1 Contents Continued ii AR 690 300 3 April 2019 Intent of provisions 1 6, page 2 Delegations 1 7, page 2 Chapter 2 General Employment , page 2 Qualification standards 2 1, page 2 Employment of minors 2 2, page 2 Other than full-time Employment 2 3, page 2 Upward mobility program 2 4.

10 Page 3 Use of commercial recruiting firms and nonprofit Employment services 2 5, page 3 Chapter 3 Restriction on the Employment of Relatives, page 3 Restrictions 3 1, page 3 Department of army policy 3 2, page 4 Penalties 3 3, page 4 Chapter 4 Positions with Special Requirements, page 5 Positions having special retirement coverage 4 1, page 5 Motor vehicle operators 4 2, page 5 Chapter 5 Employment of Retired Members of the Armed Forces, page 5 Applicability 5 1, page 5 Waiver packages 5 2, page 5 Documentation 5 3, page 5 Chapter 6 Experts and Consultants, page 5 Employing experts and consultants 6 1, page 5 Policy 6 2, page 6 Establishing positions and selecting appointees 6 3, page 6 Reappointment to same position 6 4, page 6 Appointment to advisory committees 6 5, page 6 Documenting Employment 6 6, page 7 Types of assignments 6 7, page 7 Obtaining prior approval 6 8, page 7 Pay 6 9, page 8 Conflict of interest 6 10, page 8 Chapter 7 Excepted Service Positions, page 8 Regulations pertaining to excepted service positions 7 1.