The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, Section 1104, Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of the following section: § 1599g, the Public Private Talent Exchange (PPTE). Section 1599g provides that the Secretary of Defense, with the agreement of a private-sector organization and the consent of the employee, arrange for the temporary assignment of an employee to such a private-sector organization, or from such private-sector organization to a DOD organization. The memorandum to implement the PPTE was signed by the Deputy Secretary of Defense and issued on July 19, 2018. The legislation does not provide an expiration date. DCPAS manages the DOD participation in the Public Private Talent Exchange Program.

Resources

• Public Private Talent Exchange Information Paper
• Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, Public Private Talent Exchange Implementation Guide and Sample Memorandum of Agreement
• Public Private Talent Exchange Sample Memorandum of Agreement
• FAQs: DOD Public Private Talent Exchange Program
• Public Private Talent Exchange Participant Application sample from OUSD(A&S)*
• Public Private Talent Exchange Experience Description Template Sample From OUSD(A&S)*

* For the most up-to-date sample resources, proceed to https://www.hci.mil/ppte.html Scroll down to the middle of the page and click on the blue highlighted area entitled "How to Get Involved" to access a myriad of sample resources to include the following:

Checklist - checkpoint reminders for navigating the planning to execution of a PPTE program.

Playbook - Designed with host's experience planning process in mind. Provides host supervisors with distinct process steps and timelines to complete.

Starter Kit - Resources, overview, purpose, history, FAQs, map of existing and potential PPTE opportunities, next steps, and best practices.