D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B100
The personnel system for the District of Columbia government was established by the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (the "CMPA"), effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-604.01 et seq.). A major requirement of the CMPA was the separation of the District's personnel system from the federal personnel system by January 1, 1980, except for the continued participation by District government employees in the federal Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the federal health and life insurance programs for employees hired prior to October 1, 1987.
The CMPA is divided into "titles," and establishes the personnel management program that is applicable to individuals employed by the District government. Some of the provisions contained in the CMPA are self-implementing, others require implementing rules and regulations.
The Mayor has "personnel authority" over District government subordinate agencies under his or her direct administrative control, and may delegate that personnel authority, in whole or in part, to the Director of the D.C. Department of Human Resources (formerly named the D.C. Office of Personnel).
Other District agencies have been established as "independent agencies" and have "independent personnel authority" separate and apart from the Mayor. As provided in their establishment act or otherwise prescribed by law, certain independent agencies are required to adhere to all or some portions of Title 6, Subtitle B, of the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR).
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B100