5 CFR 330.502

§ 330.502 General restriction on movement after competitive appointment.

United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective

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Citation: 5 CFR 330.502, § 330.502 General restriction on movement after competitive appointment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/5932
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(a) An agency must wait at least 90 days after an employee's latest nontemporary competitive appointment before the agency may take the following actions: (1) Promote an employee; (2) Transfer, reinstate, reassign, or detail an employee to a different position; or (3) Transfer, reinstate, reassign, or detail an employee to a different geographical area. (b) Upon written request from an agency, OPM may waive the restriction against movement to a different geographical area when moving such an employee is consistent with open competition principles.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.