DAFI36-141 — Cyber Excepted Service (ces)

DAFI36-141 governs the Department of the Air Force’s civilian Cyber Excepted Service personnel system and employment.

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  • Publication number: DAFI36-141
  • Title: CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE (CES)
  • Date: 2025-07-24

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DAFI36-141 covers CES employment and placement, compensation administration, occupational structure, performance management, and awards and recognition. Compliance is mandatory, and the required timeframe for CES position selectees to meet specific qualifications is 12 months.

Applies to: This instruction applies to Title 10 USC, Armed Forces civilian employees in CES-designated positions in the entire Department of the Air Force (DAF).

Topics covered

  • Cyber Excepted Service employment and placement
  • CES compensation administration
  • CES occupational structure
  • CES performance management
  • CES awards and recognition
  • CES hiring flexibilities

Questions and answers

How must records created under DAFI36-141 be handled?

Ensure all records generated because of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and are disposed in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule, which is located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.

How are waiver requests under DAFI36-141 submitted?

Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items.

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