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Applicants who are current, permanent career or career-conditional civilian (status) employees of any Federal agency. This does NOT include Federal employees who are currently working on temporary or term appointments. Supporting documentation: Copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, showing current title, pay plan, series and grade.

Applicants who are current, permanent career or career-conditional civilian (status) employees of any Department of Defense agency. This does NOT include employees who are currently working on temporary or term appointments. NOTE: If you meet this definition, you are also eligible as a current permanent Federal civilian employee. Supporting documentation: Copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50.

Applicants who are current, permanent career or career-conditional civilian (status) employees of any Department of the Navy (including United States Marine Corps) activity. This does NOT include employees who are currently working on temporary or term appointments. NOTE: If you meet this definition, you are also eligible as a current permanent Federal civilian employee and a current permanent DOD civilian employee. Supporting documentation: Copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50.

Applicants who are spouses of relocating active duty military members or DOD civilian employees, may apply to specific announcements regardless of the Area of Consideration, during the 30 days preceding through the 6 months following their sponsor’s relocation to the activity’s commuting area. Spouses must be appointable under one of the hiring program categories identified on this form. Supporting documentation: A copy of sponsor’s Permanent Change of Station order and/or copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, if applicable.

Veterans' Readjustment Appointment (VRA): To be eligible, a veteran must have served in the Armed Forces on active duty (not active duty for training or inactive duty as a Reservist) for more than 180 days and received other than dishonorable discharge. Veterans must have served time which occurred after August 4, 1964, (or February 28, 1961, for those who actually served in the Republic of Vietnam). The 180-day requirement does not apply to veterans who were discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability. It also does not apply to members of the Reserves or National Guard ordered to active duty under 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) 12301(a), (d), or (g), 12302, or 12304 for service during a period of war as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(11) or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized. "Period of War" includes World War II, the Korean conflict, Vietnam era, the Persian Gulf War, or the period beginning on the date of any future declaration of war by Congress and ending on the date prescribed by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress. To be eligible for a VRA appointment, a veteran who meets the above definition must be appointed within 10 years of his or her last discharge from active duty. Supporting documentation: DD-214(s) showing type of discharge. Additionally, veterans claiming 10-point veterans' preference will need an Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, SF-15, and applicable supporting documents, as noted on the form. NOTE: Veterans' preference information and forms may be located on web sites such as www.opm.gov or www.dol.gov/dol/vets .

30% or More Disabled Veteran: Individuals who have retired from active military service with a disability rating of 30 % or more; or, who have been rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) within the preceding 12 months as having a compensable service-connected disability of 30 % or more. Supporting documentation: DD-214(s) showing type of discharge. Additionally, veterans will need an Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, SF-15, and applicable supporting documents, as noted on the form. NOTE: Veterans' preference information and forms may be located on web sites such as www.opm.gov or www.dol.gov/dol/vets .

Preference eligibles or veterans who separated from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions after substantially completing an initial 3-year term of active service. Supporting documentation: DD-214(s) showing length of active duty service and type of discharge.

Spouse of an overseas active duty U.S. Armed Forces service member who meets ALL of the following conditions: 1) The spouse and the sponsor were married prior to the relocation (before the Permanent Change of Station). 2) Since the relocation, the spouse has not accepted or declined a permanent position or a temporary position of one year or longer at the new duty station of the sponsor. 3) The spouse is among the best qualified. 4) The position applied for is not above the highest permanent grade previously held in the Federal service. Supporting documentation: A copy of the sponsor's Permanent Change of Station orders. NOTE: Preference can be granted only once per PCS relocation. Once you accept or decline a continuing position (one that is expected to last one year or more), either appropriated fund (AF) or non-appropriated fund (NAF), at the new duty station, your eligibility for preference terminates whether or not preference was applied.

A spouse, or unmarried dependent child (including stepchild, adopted child, and foster child) not more than 23 years of age who is residing with a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, or a U.S. citizen employee of a U.S. Government Agency (including nonappropriated fund activities) whose duty station is in a foreign area and has not accepted or declined a permanent position or a temporary position of one year or longer at the new duty station of the sponsor. Supporting documentation: A copy of the sponsor's Permanent Change of Station orders. NOTE: This preference does not apply to family members of locally hired civilian employees.

Overseas Limited Term Appointment may be used to recruit United States citizens in an overseas area. However, there are certain host nations-specific requirements and limitations to this authority. Contact the local Human Resources Office for specific details.