(b)
Definitions. In this part:
Applicant means a person who is being considered or has been considered for employment.
Appointee means a person who has entered on duty and is in the first year of a subject-to-investigation appointment (as defined in §731.104 ).
Core Duty means a continuing responsibility that is of particular importance to the relevant covered position or the achievement of an agency's mission.
Covered position means a position in the competitive service, a position in the excepted service where the incumbent can be noncompetitively converted to the competitive service, and a career appointment to a position in the Senior Executive Service.
Days means calendar days unless otherwise specified in this part.
Employee means a person who has completed the first year of a subject-to-investigation appointment.
Material means, in reference to a statement, one that is capable of influencing, affects, or has a natural tendency to affect, an official decision even if OPM or an agency does not rely upon it.
Suitability action means an outcome described in §731.203 and may be taken only by OPM or an agency with delegated authority under the procedures in subparts C and D of this part.
Suitability determination means a decision by OPM or an agency with delegated authority that a person is suitable or is not suitable for employment in covered positions in the Federal Government or a specific Federal agency.