Excepted Service. In reduction-in-force, employees in the excepted service shall compete within competitive levels, in order of retention standing, on a separate retention register from competitive positions as specified in OPM regulation. The Department shall provide for bumping or retreat rights for its excepted service employees when they cannot be retained in their competitive levels using the same methodology as that used for competitive service employees.
Excepted Service. In reduction in force and transfer of function actions, the Agency will apply the same procedures in this Article for both competitive and excepted service employees only as provided by applicable laws and regulations; however, excepted service employees will compete only with other excepted service employees in the same appointing authority and in the same competitive area. In no case will excepted and competitive service employees compete with each other for retention or placement.
Excepted Service. In RIF and TOF actions, USMEPCOM will apply the same procedures in this Article for both competitive and excepted service employees only as provided by applicable laws and regulations. However, excepted service employees will compete only with other excepted service employees in the same appointing authority and in the same competitive area. In no case will excepted and competitive service employees compete with each other for retention or placement.
Excepted Service. The term ‘‘excepted service’’ has the mean- ing given that term in section 2103 of title 5.
