U.S. Office of Personnel Management Variations

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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is authorized by rule V [5 CFR 5.1] to permit variation (i.e., an exception) from the strict letter of the regulations whenever precise compliance with them would impose practical difficulties and unnecessary hardship and when no other remedy exists within the regulations. A variation may be granted if it is within the spirit of the regulations and if it adequately meets the objectives and accomplishes the purpose of the regulation as far as the Government and the competitive service are concerned. All variation requests must be submitted by the agency's headquarters level.

• Variations by Administrative Law Judge Examination

• Variations by Career Transition Assistance

• Variations to Compensation Regulations

• Variations by Correction of Erroneous Appointments

• Variations by Extension of Term Appointments

• Variations by Superior Qualification Appointments

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Updated 13 July 1998