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Non-Competitive Appointment Information
Following is a list of persons who may be eligible for noncompetitive appointment eligibility.
NOTE: This is NOT an all-inclusive list; rather, it is a list of the most common noncompetitive appointment eligibility. Follow the links for more specific information on each authority.
- A Veterans Readjustment Appointment / Veterans Recruitment Appointment
(VRA) eligible. Consult the Office of Personnel Management's VetGuide for
more information.
- Veterans who are 30% or more disabled. Consult OPM's VetGuide and
their guidance on
employment of persons with disabilities.
- Persons with disabilities who are severely physically disabled
or mentally impaired. Consult OPM's
guidance on employment of persons with disabilities and their website
on disability employment opportunities or
their website on the USAJOBS
Federal Employment Information System .
- Appointment of former ACTION/VISTA
volunteers.
- Noncompetitive appointment of present and former Peace
Corps personnel.
- Certain
present and former Foreign Service employees who were appointed
under the authority of the Foreign Service Act of 1946.
- Certain
former overseas employees who seek appointment usually within
three years of their return to the U.S.
- Certain National Guard Technicians involuntarily separated within the last year.