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MILPERSMAN 1301-240
OFFICER SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS - NAVY CYBER WARFARE
DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Responsible
Office
NAVPERSCOM
(PERS-47)
Phone: DSN
COM
FAX
882-4342
(901)874-3980
(901)874-2744
NAVPERSCOM
(PERS-445)
Phone: DSN
COM
FAX
882-3994
(901)874-3994
(901)874-2676
NCWDG
Phone: COM
FAX
(301)669-2100
(301)669-5909
(301)669-2117
MyNavy Career Center
Phone: Toll Free
E-mail:
MyNavy Portal:
__________________________________________________________________
References
(a) Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense
Authorization Act
(b) Intelligence Community Directive 704
1. Purpose. To establish policy, information, and guidance
pertaining to assignment and requirement for officers to perform
a screening prior to assignment to Navy Cyber Warfare
Development Group (NCWDG) as directed by reference (a), section
1723, subparagraph (b).
2. Background. NCWDG employs agile research, development, and
acquisition processes to create, test, and deliver innovative
material and non-material cyberspace operational capabilities
and tactics to satisfy fleet and combatant commander
requirements. Additionally, NCWDG performs other functions as
designated by the Chief of Naval Operations; Commander, Fleet
Cyber Command; and Commander, U.S. TENTH Fleet as the Navy's
Center for Cyber Warfare Innovation.
3. Screening and Selection. NCWDG billets are available to
members eligible for shore duty who meet the requirements of
and successfully complete the stringent screenings articulated
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in paragraph 4 of this article prior to selection and, as
applicable, for execution of orders. Screenings must be
performed in full coordination with NCWDG and Navy Personnel
Command (NAVPERSCOM) Information Warfare Officer Assignments
Division (PERS-47) and Engineering Duty Officer Assignment
Branch (PERS-445) detailers.
4. Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group (Unit Identification
Codes (UIC) 46439, 49606, and 60506) Eligibility, Requirements,
and Guidance
a. The following information warfare officers and
engineering duty officers are eligible for duty at NCWDG:
(1) cryptologic warfare (1810),
(2) information professional (1820),
(3) intelligence (1830),
(4) cyber warfare engineer (1840),
(5) engineering duty officer (1440),
(6) cryptologic warfare technician (7810), and
(7) cyber warrant officer (7840).
b. The following minimum selection criteria requirements
must be met for UICs 46439, 49606, and 60506 unless waived by
the commanding officer:
(1) recommended by current chain of command;
(2) U.S. citizen;
(3) if applicable, spouse must be a U.S. citizen;
(4) continued eligibility and current adjudication
for top secret/sensitive compartmented information security
clearance and special access program security clearance; and
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(5) consent to and ability to pass counterintelligence
scope polygraph.
c. Selection preference will be given to officers with
graduate or undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and
math degrees who have performed well in technically demanding
assignments in the areas of acquisitions, program management,
cyber, technical signals intelligence, and or technical
intelligence missions.
d. Additional preference will be given to those officers
who have completed one or more tactical tours in their warfare
community and have completed all required warfare
qualifications.
e. All candidates must be selected by NCWDG through an
interview. In coordination with NAVPERSCOM, NCWDG will conduct
records screening and personal interviews with officers who
meet the initial qualification criteria to ensure that assigned
officers possess not only the necessary skills and background
to satisfy the scientific and technical demands of the mission,
but also have the motivation, commitment, work ethic, and
desire to enable NCWDG to be successful in meeting its
demanding goals and objectives.
f. Prior to assignment to NCWDG, a security pre-screening
interview must be performed as required by reference (b),
appendix A. Personnel with high threat associations require
NCWDG prior approval before final assignment.
5. Program Selection
a. Detailed application information may be obtained by
contacting UICs 46439, 49606, and 60506 via commercial phone at
(301) 669-5909 or DSN 659-5909.
b. Command leadership will review application information
and will inform detailers of the member’s status (if currently
screening) or recommendation for the program (if not currently
screening). After billet selection has occurred, detailers
will provide respective program point of contact information to
the member.
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6. Program Non-selection. Candidates who fail to screen for
NCWDG must renegotiate for orders with their respective
detailers. All screening failure communications between the
members’ current duty station and NCWDG must include PERS-47 and
PERS-445 detailers. PERS-47 or PERS-445 detailers will
subsequently re-detail members per current manning control
authority priorities.
