5 C.F.R. § 752.603 Standard for action.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
(a) An agency may take an adverse action under this subpart only for reasons of misconduct, neglect of duty, malfeasance., or failure to accept a directed reassignment or to accompany a position in a transfer of function. (b) An agency may not take an adverse action under this subpart on the basis of any reason prohibited by 5 U.S.C. 2302.
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 752—ADVERSE ACTIONS
Subpart F—Regulatory Requirements for Taking Adverse Actions Under the Senior Executive Service
§ 752.603 Standard for action.