5 CFR 315.602 - Appointment based on service in the Office of the President or Vice-President or on the White House Staff.

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Title 5 - Administrative Personnel last revised: Jan 28, 2026

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§ 315.602 - Appointment based on service in the Office of the President or Vice-President or on the White House Staff.

(a) Agency authority. An agency may appoint noncompetitively a person who has served at least 2 years in the immediate Office of the President or Vice-President or on the White House Staff, provided that the appointment is effected without a break in service of 1 full workday.

(b) Tenure on appointment. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, a person appointed under paragraph (a) of this section becomes a career-conditional employee.

(2) A person appointed under paragraph (a) of this section becomes a career employee when he or she has completed the service requirement for career tenure or is excepted from it by § 315.201(c).

(c) Acquisition of competitive status. A person appointed under paragraph (a) of this section acquires a competitive status automatically on appointment.

[44 FR 54692, Sept. 21, 1979]

authority: 5 U.S.C. 1302,3301,and. E.O. 10577, 19 FR 7521, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 14284, 90 FR 17729

source: 33 FR 12418, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 5 CFR 315.602