GOAL 3 Goal 3: Facilitate a cultural shift to optimize Department-wide personnel management activities. Objective 3.6: Expand Cyber Excepted Service (CES) authorities to optimize program capabilities and increase attractiveness for talent. Objective 3.6: Expand Cyber Excepted Service (CES) authorities to optimize program capabilities and increase attractiveness for talent. Initiative 3.6.1: Enhance CES incentives and pay flexibilities for civilian cyber professionals. Initiative 3.6.2: Optimize HR service delivery by standardizing CES core processes across the enterprise. OPR: DoD CIO OPR: DoD CIO OCR: USD(P&R), PCA/USCYBERCOM, CDAO OCR: USD(P&R), PCA/USCYBERCOM, CDAO Pillar Alignment: Recruitment Pillar Alignment: Identification, Recruitment, Development Description: By enhancing CES pay flexibilities and incentives for civilian cyber professionals beyond existing levels, the Department will be more competitive in addressing recruitment and retention difficulties and attracting qualified talent. Initiative Activities and Milestones Enhance CES incentives and pay flexibilities for civilian cyber professionals FY2023 Baseline FY24 - FY26 Activity Target FY2027 Activity Target Baseline Defined in determined action planning Utilize identified incentives and flexibilities Description: Identify and prioritize the devlopment of shared products and standardized tools that enable simple and seamless processes to enahnce customer experiences, increase transparency and reduce customer burden. Initiative Activities and Milestones FY2023 Baseline FY24 - FY26 Activity Target Optimize HR service delivery by standardizing Baseline Defined in CES core processes across determined action planning the enterprise 2023-2027 Department of Defense Cyber Workforce Strategy - Implementation Plan FY2027 Activity Target Interchange Agreement Page 35