Office of Personnel




District of Columbia Personnel Manual (DPM)

These pages contain only Part 1 of the DPM. Please contact your HR advisor for specific information on policies and procedures.

Chapter Title Summary Issuances
21A Health Benefits Health benefits program for employees first hired by the District prior to 10/01/87 Issuances
21B DC Employees’ Health Benefits Health benefits for employees first hired by the District after 09/30/87, including temporary continuation of coverage Issuances
22A Life Insurance Benefits Life insurance benefits for employees first hired by the District prior to 10/01/87  
22B DC Employees’ Life Insurance Program Life insurance benefits for employees first hired by the District after 09/30/87  
23 Disability Compensation The D.C. Disability Compensation Program "on-the-job injuries" administered by the Department of Employment Services  
24 Reductions in Force Procedures to conduct reductions in force, full agency furloughs and the administration of agency reemployment priority & displaced employee programs Issuances
25 Political Rights of Employees Permitted and prohibited political activities (Hatch Act amendments)  
26A Civil Service Retirement System Retirement system applicable to employees first hired by the District prior to 10/01/87 Issuances
26B Police & Fire Retirement System Rules of practice and procedure for the Police & Firefighters Retirement & Relief Board  
26C DC Retirement Benefit Program Defined Contribution Pension Plan for D.C. employees first hired after 9/30/87 Issuances
27 Temporary Assignment of Personnel Personnel interchange between District agencies & private sector institutions, institutions of higher education, or agencies of Federal, state and local governments  
27 DC Standard Form 69 (DCSF 69), Personnel Exchange Agreement* DCSF 69 is the form to be used to authorize the temporary assignment of employees between the District and other federal, state, or local governments, institutions of higher learning, or private sector organizations. To review the regulations governing the temporary assignment of personnel, refer to Part I of Chapter 27, Temporary Assignment of Personnel, of the DC personnel regulations.  
29 Employee Debt Set-Offs Employee indebtedness and employee waiver requests  


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