---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 C.F.R. § 158.601"
title: "6"
number: "158.601"
heading: "Compensation strategy."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/6/158.601"
---

# §158.601. Compensation strategy.


To ensure the DHS-CS fulfills its purpose, as stated in [§ 158.202](/cfr/6/158.202.md), the Secretary or designee aims to establish and administer a compensation system, described in [§ 158.602](/cfr/6/158.602.md), that:

- (a) Ensures the compensation for DHS-CS employees is sufficiently competitive to recruit and retain individuals possessing CTMS qualifications;
- (b) Values, encourages, and recognizes, in alignment with the DHS-CS core values described in [§ 158.305](/cfr/6/158.305.md):
  - (1) Exceptional CTMS qualifications and mission impact,
  - (2) Excellence and innovation in the performance of DHS-CS cybersecurity work, and
  - (3) Continual learning to adapt to evolving cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats; and
- (c) Acknowledges the unpredictable nature of cybersecurity work and the expectation that DHS-CS employees occasionally work unusual hours and extended hours, as needed, to execute the DHS cybersecurity mission, especially in response to exigent circumstances and emergencies, including cybersecurity incidents; and
- (d) **Reflects an understanding of the cybersecurity talent market, including—**
  - (1) Leading compensation practices and trends,
  - (2) Current cybersecurity work expectations and arrangements, and
  - (3) **An understanding of the concepts of total compensation and total rewards.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 658. Subpart H also issued under 5 U.S.C. Chapters 41 and 43; 5 CFR parts 410 and 430.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 47893, Aug. 26, 2021, unless otherwise noted.