Excepted Service is a distinct type of employment within District Government.  It is different from Career Service and Management Supervisory Service positions.  Excepted Service employees serve in an “at-will” capacity, are eligible for the District of Columbia Government’s employee benefits programs, and can earn and accrue leave.

Those serving in Excepted Service positions serve at the pleasure of the Mayor (or the appointing authority) and are subject to the domicile requirement.  Under the domicile requirement, Excepted Service appointees must either be a District resident at the time of their appointment or become a District resident within 180 days of their appointment date (start date).

• Attorney Advisor: District Department of Transportation (DDOT)
• Attorney Advisor, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: DC Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
• Information Technology Specialist (Systems Administration): Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Executive Service/Cabinet Positions

• Director - Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA)
• Director, Office of Disability Rights
• Executive Director - Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
• Executive Director, Professional Development Bureau - Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)
• Medical Director - Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Excepted Service/Specialty Positions

• Associate Director – Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs (OPLA)
• Case Manager, Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizen’s Affairs (MORCA)
• Communications Director, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED)
• Community Outreach Assistant, Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services (MOCRS)
• Deputy Director, Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (MOAA)
• Director of Communications, Executive Office of the Mayor
• Director of Operations, Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizen’s Affairs
• Executive Director, Workforce Investment Council (WIC)
• Grants Management Specialist, Mayor’s Office on African Affairs
• Grants Management Assistant, Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs
• Grants Monitor, Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs
• Language Access Coordinator, Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA)
• Language Access Monitor:  Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs
• Preservation Officer – Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)
• Press Assistant, Executive Office of the Mayor