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FIN-10 / Workforce and expertise

Hire temporary experts and consultants

Procure specialized expertise under express DoD authority and the temporary/intermittent expert-services framework.

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At a glance

Possible toolFIN-10 · People & expertise

Authority holder: Secretary of Defense or military department Secretary

People & expertise

Mechanism tags describe the source text; they do not expand the authority.

Availability and verification

Existing statutory pathway; transaction-specific funds, approval, and delegation verification required.

Requirements and limits

Eligibility & prerequisites

  • Advantageous to the United States and not adequately available within DoD.
  • §3109 temporary service normally no more than one year, or intermittent; applicable compensation rules.

Limits & exclusions

  • Not an unrestricted exemption from conflict-of-interest or inherently governmental responsibilities.
  • §129b(d) separately permits narrowly conditioned personal-service contracts for overseas, defense intelligence/counterintelligence, or SOCOM support.

Funding conditions

  • Lawfully available component funds; no additional appropriation created.

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Who contributes what

Need & planning

  • Component needing specialized expertise

Resources

  • Hiring/sponsoring component

Approval

  • Secretary concerned or lawful delegate

Execution

  • Human-resources office
  • Contracting office where applicable

Partners & review

    Office links are editorial matches to the original role text, not verified delegations. Composite labels and unmatched actors are preserved.

    Coordination pathway

    Need owner → responsible component counsel and comptroller → statutory official or verified delegate → authorized execution office. Office labels describe functional roles; individual delegations and funds are not certified.

    Actor and execution-role sources

    Legal basis

    What this research establishes

    Legal powerSource and conditions recorded
    EligibilityProject-specific check needed
    Available fundsBalances not verified
    DelegationValid signature authority must be checked
    ExecutionOffice capacity and approvals must be checked

    Confidence: High for statutory mechanism; individual execution readiness not verified.

    Currentness: 2024 official Code baseline compared with available current text; targeted FY2026 NDAA and FY2027 continuing-resolution review. See coverage audit; not a complete legal citator.

    Research target: October 2, 2026. A record-specific last-review date is not supplied. Publication date is not legal-currentness certification.

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