Employee
Employee includes persons employed on a full-time, part-time, or temporary basis, and special government employees as defined in 18 U.S.C. 202. The term applies whether or not the employee is denoted as an officer of the Department. Employee is to be construed broadly to include persons who are retained on a contractual or consultative basis under an Office of Human Resources appointment. However, employee does not include an independent contractor, e.g., a firm or individual working under the authority of a procurement contract.