[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR7.1]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 7_GENERAL PROVISIONS (RULE VII)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 7.1  Discretion in filling vacancies.




Sec.
7.1 Discretion in filling vacancies.
7.2 Reemployment rights.
7.3 Citizenship.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301, 3302.

    Source: 28 FR 10025, Sept. 14, 1963, unless otherwise noted.


    In his discretion, an appointing officer may fill any position in 
the competitive service either by competitive appointment from a civil 
service register or by noncompetitive selection of a present or former 
Federal employee, in accordance with the Civil Service Regulations. He 
shall exercise his discretion in all personnel actions solely on the 
basis of merit and fitness and without regard to political or religious 
affiliations, marital status, or race.