[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR332.101]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 332--RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION THROUGH COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 332.101  General policy of competition.


    (a) Examinations for entrance into the competitive service shall be 
open competitive, except that OPM may authorize noncompetitive 
examinations when sufficient competent persons do not compete.
    (b) An examination for promotion, demotion, reassignment, transfer, 
or reinstatement may be a noncompetitive examination.