Hire temporary experts and consultants
- Objective
- Develop a technology
- Family / instrument
- Workforce and expertise · Workforce and specialized expertise
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Secretary of Defense or military department Secretary
- Executor · routing lead
- Human-resources office; Contracting office where applicable
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
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.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
Lawfully available component funds; no additional appropriation created.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
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.
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementProcess sourced
Program process, audience and dated intake check (2026-10-04)
Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Existing statutory pathway; transaction-specific funds, approval, and delegation verification required.
Actor sources
Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.