5 CFR 332.101

§ 332.101 General policy of competition.

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

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Citation: 5 CFR 332.101, § 332.101 General policy of competition, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/5970
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(a) Examinations for entrance into the competitive service shall be open competitive, except that OPM may authorize noncompetitive examinations when sufficient competent persons do not compete. (b) An examination for promotion, demotion, reassignment, transfer, or reinstatement may be a noncompetitive examination.

Legislative history

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