4 CFR 3.1
§ 3.1 Appointment, promotion, and assignment.
United States · 4 CFR — Accounts · Status: effective
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- 4 CFR 3.1, § 3.1 Appointment, promotion, and assignment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/5000
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Employees of GAO shall be appointed, promoted and assigned solely on the basis of merit and fitness, but without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments and other personnel actions in the competitive service.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.