5 C.F.R. § 9901.515 Competitive examining procedures.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
(a) In recruiting applicants from outside of the civil service for competitive appointments to competitive service positions in NSPS, the Secretary will provide public notice for all vacancies in the career service in accordance with 5 CFR part 330 and— (1) Will accept applications for the vacant position from all U.S. citizens; (2) Will, at a minimum, consider applicants from the local commuting area; (3) May concurrently consider applicants from other targeted recruitment areas, as specified in the vacancy announcement, in addition to those applicants from the minimum area of consideration; and (4) May consider applicants from outside that minimum area(s) of consideration as necessary to provide sufficient qualified candidates. (b) The Secretary may establish procedures for the examination of applicants for entry into competitive and excepted service positions in the National Security Personnel System. Such procedures will adhere to the merit system principles in 5 U.S.C. 2301 and veterans' preference requirements as set forth in 5 U.S.C. 1302(b) and (c) and 3309 through 3320, as applicable, and will be available in writing for applicant review. These procedures will also include provisions for employees entitled to priority consideration referred to in 5 U.S.C. 8151. (c) In establishing examining procedures for appointing employees in the competitive service under paragraph (b) of this section, the Secretary may use traditional numerical rating and ranking or alternative ranking and selection procedures (category rating) in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3319(b) and (c). (d) The Secretary will apply the requirements of paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section to the recruitment of applicants for time-limited positions in the competitive service in order to qualify an appointee for noncompetitive conversion to a competitive position in the career service, in accordance with §9901.511.
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 9901—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS SYSTEMS
Subpart E—Staffing and Employment
External Recruitment and Internal Placement
§ 9901.515 Competitive examining procedures.
