Competitive Merit Promotion:

·         Transfer or Reinstatement eligibles:  Current or former Federal career or career conditional employees who hold, or have held, a non-temporary position in the competitive service, at a lower grade level than the position being announced.

·         Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) eligibles: Veterans who are preference eligibles OR who have separated under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous service.

Non-Competitive Merit Promotion:

·         Disabled veterans receiving 30% or more disability compensation from the VA;

·         Individuals with severe disabilities (eligible for Schedule A appointments); Individuals eligible under other non-competitive appointment authorities such as: military spouses under E.O. 13473; Veteran’s Recruitment Authority (VRA); certain former overseas employees; present and former Peace Corps, Vista or Action volunteers; former White House staff; present and former Foreign Service officers and employees; certain National Guard technicians; Current and former Federal employees who meet the established criteria outlined in an Office of Personnel Management Interchange Agreement;

·         Transfer or Reinstatement eligibles that hold, or have previously held a Federal career or career-conditional position at the same or higher grade level as the position being announced.

·         Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligible’s: displaced Federal employees requesting special priority selection consideration as determined by their employing agency.