Intelligence Community Civilian Joint Duty Program

Joint duty is a civilian personnel rotation system similar to joint duty in the military.

Joint duty is an essential part of becoming (and being) a senior civilian leader in the IC.

Joint Duty will ensure that future intelligence professionals, and especially those who lead them:

understand the scope and complexity of the IC “enterprise”

are able to effectively integrate and engage the IC’s vast resources in support of our national security mission

To get joint duty credit the position must be at the GS-13 level (or equivalent) or above, you must get a “fully successful” or above performance appraisal and you must fill the position for at least 12 months.

179 days or more in a designated combat zone will satisfy the 12 month minimum requirement for joint duty.

To provide maximum opportunity you can earn joint duty credit for details and permanent assignments to:

ODNI, one of its elements (e.g. NCTC, NCPC, NCIX)

Other IC agencies and even internal assignments that are specifically designated as providing joint duty

NSC, USD(I), Homeland Security Council

The joint duty requirement for promotion to senior positions will be phased in over 4 years, starting with our most senior officers.

Beginning 1 October 2007, joint duty certification will be required for all senior civilian positions that report directly to the head of an IC element.

By 1 October 2010, joint duty certification will be required for most senior executive positions in the IC (unless specifically exempted)

Seniors are effectively “grandfathered” into their current position, but joint duty may apply to future promotions or reassignments to higher-level positions

Joint duty is voluntary and you do not need it for promotion up to and including GS-15 (or equivalent).

Army employees have the opportunity to file a claim for joint duty experience received in a past assignment: ICAP, ICAP-E, a previous rotation or assignment, prior military experience, even work in academia or the private sector. Claims may be filed during the time-frames below:

For GS-15-13 (or equivalent): 15 Nov -15 Dec 2008

For those who complete their assignment after the above period, you have 60 days after you return to make a claim.

The ODNI will maintain oversight of the program to ensure it is consistently applied across the IC and that employees with joint duty experience are promoted at rates comparable to their agency peers.

Joint duty experience will be treated as a “quality ranking factor” for promotions to the 14-level and above. However, all promotions will ultimately be based on merit.

A Joint Leadership Development Program is currently under development and will be a key part of the joint duty program.

Additional information is available on the DNI joint duty web site (http://jdweb.diac.dia.ic.gov).