5 CFR 332.101 : Administrative Personnel (§ 1.1 To Parts 10003-10049) — (§ 1.1 To Parts 631-699) — Office Of Personnel Management (§ 1.1 To Parts 631-699) — Civil Service Regulations (§ 110.101 To Parts 631-699) — Recruitment And Selection Through Competitive Examination (§ 332.101 To § 332.407) — General Provisions (§ 332.101 And § 332.102) — General policy of competition.

4 Aug 2016

(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.

5 CFR 332.101