5 CFR Part 1 — Coverage and Definitions (Rule I)

PART 1—COVERAGE AND DEFINITIONS (RULE I) Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301, 3302. Source: 28 FR 10022, Sept. 14, 1963, unless otherwise noted. § 1.1 Positions and employees affected by the rules in this subchapter. The rules in this subchapter shall apply to all positions in the competitive service and to all incumbents of such positions. Except as expressly provided in the rule concerned, the rules in this subchapter shall not apply to positions and employees in the excepted service. § 1.2 Extent of the competitive service. The competitive service shall include: (a) All civilian positions in the executive branch of the Government unless specifically excepted therefrom by or pursuant to statute or by the Office of Personnel Management (hereafter referred to in this subchapter as OPM) under § 6.1 of this subchapter; and (b) all positions in the legislative and judicial branches of the Federal Government and in the Government of the District of Columbia which are specifically made subject to the civil service laws by statute. OPM is authorized and directed to determine finally whether a position is in the competitive service. § 1.3 Definitions. As used in the rules in this subchapter: (a) Competitive service (b) Competitive position (c) Competitive status (d) An employee shall be considered as being in the competitive service when he has a competitive status and occupies a competitive position unless he is serving under a temporary appointment: Provided, (e) Tenure [28 FR 10022, Sept. 14, 1963, as amended by E.O. 14410, 91 FR 34893, June 10, 2026] § 1.4 Extent of the excepted service. (a) The excepted service shall include all civilian positions in the executive branch of the Government which are specifically excepted from the requirements of the Civil Service Act or from the competitive service by or pursuant to statute or by OPM under § 6.1 of this subchapter. (b) Excepted service (c) Excepted position

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