TSA Management Directive No. 1100.30-7 - Part-Time Employment - Policy and Procedures

Sep 18, 2026

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TSA Management Directive No. 1100.30-7 establishes Transportation Security Administration policy and procedures for part-time (PT) employment. It defines PT employment coverage by assigned weekly hours and pay-period limits, and directs how related scheduling, work hours, and premium pay rules should be applied. The directive explains administrative responsibilities for Human Capital, TSA management officials, and local HR roles, while recording revisions, superseded references, and changes to scope, responsibilities, and FEHB premium handling for PT TSOs.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages10

Reading Time25 min

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Human Capital (HC)

TSA Management Officials

Local Human Resources (HR) Specialists

HUMAN CAPITAL TSA MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE No. 1100.30-7 PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT To enhance mission performance, TSA is committed to promoting a culture founded on its values of Integrity, Respect, and Commitment. NOTE: Pursuant to Section 101 of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 114 (n)), this directive establishes Transportation Security Administration (TSA) policy and must be applied accordingly. REVISION: This directive supersedes TSA MD 1100.30-7, Part-Time Employment, dated September 20, 2019. SUMMARY OF CHANGES: Scope updated to include reference to collective bargaining agreement. Section 5. Responsibilities, updated to clarify Federal Security Director’s (FSD) responsibilities. Section 6. Policy, removed sections D. and E. that no longer apply. Section 7. Procedures, modified to reflect that all Part-Time (PT) TSOs pay Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) premiumson the same basis as Full-Time (FT) TSOs and removed section J. that no longer applies. Administrative changes throughout this directive. 1. PURPOSE: This directive provides TSA policy and procedures for PT employment. 2. SCOPE: The provisions of this directive apply to TSA employees who will be assigned to work schedules of 32 hours or less per week (64 hours or less per pay period) . Portions ofthis directive apply specifically to the hiring, work hours, and work schedules of PT Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) . Bargaining unit employees should reference the collective bargaining agreement if one is in effect. 3. AUTHORITIES: A. Aviation and Transportation Security Act, Pub. L. 107-71 (ATSA) . 4. DEFINITIONS: A. Administrative Workweek: Any period of seven consecutive days designated by the Assistant Secretary or appropriate designee. Generally, the administrative workweek begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday. B. Assigned Work Schedule: The hours during the biweekly pay period the employee is actually assigned to work. Depending on the circumstances, the assigned work schedule may be the same as, or different from, the employee’s tour of duty. C. Compressed Work Schedule (CWS) : For FT positions, work schedules consisting of less than 10 days and no more than 80 hours per pay period. For PT positions, work schedules consisting of less than 10 days and no more than 64 hours per pay period. D. Conventional Work Schedule (ConWS) : For FT positions, work schedules consisting of five days per week, eight hours per day, and 40 hours per week (80 hours per pay period) . For PT positions, work schedules consisting of five days per week, no more than 32 hours per week (no more than 64 hours per pay period) . E. Full-Time (FT) Employment: Work schedules consisting of 80 hours per pay period. F. Optimum TSO FT/PT Hiring Mix: The FT/PT hiring mix for TSO positions determined by Security Operations (SO), Staffing and Scheduling, using the Resource Allocation Plan and the Enhanced Staffing Model. An airport is provided with its optimum FT/PT hiring mix number each fiscal year or more often as adjustments to staffing are needed to support changing technology, travel volume and/or changes in screening procedure. G. Part-Time (PT) Employment: Work schedules consisting of 32 hours or less per week (64 hours or less per pay period) . H. Pay Status: Hours actually working or on paid leave. I. Position of Record: The TSA position and tour of duty documented on the employee's current job/position description and most recent Standard Form 50 (SF-50), to which the employee is officially and permanently assigned. J. Premium Pay: Includes various types of pay that may be added to an employee’s rate of adjusted pay (e.g., overtime, compensatory time off in lieu of overtime, hazardous duty pay, holiday premium pay, night pay differential, split-shift differential, Sunday pay, and law enforcement availability pay) . K. Regularly Scheduled Administrative Workweek: For FT employees, the established period, w

FAQs

What is the purpose of TSA MD 1100.30-7?

It provides TSA policy and procedures for part-time (PT) employment, including how the rules should be applied for PT staffing and related scheduling practices.

How does the directive define part-time employment (PT)?

PT employment is work schedules consisting of 32 hours or less per week (64 hours or less per pay period). The directive also covers hiring, work hours, and work schedules for PT Transportation Security Officers (TSOs).

What key changes does the directive summary report?

It updates scope to reference a collective bargaining agreement, clarifies Federal Security Director responsibilities, removes sections no longer applicable, and updates procedures so that all PT TSOs pay FEHB premiums on the same basis as full-time (FT) TSOs.

Sep 18, 2026

Uploaded by James