{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-10.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 10.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For purposes of this rule—\n(a) 'Agency' means an Executive agency as defined in Rule IX, but does not include a Government corporation or the General Accounting Office; and\n(b) 'Merit system principles' means the principles for Federal personnel management that are set forth in section 2301(b) of title 5, United States Code.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER A—CIVIL SERVICE RULES","PART 10—AGENCY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS; OPM AUTHORITY TO REVIEW PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS (RULE X)"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"47024d453e39405c11e6c049ac6a9577ee9ea518f4f8d604891d38779933befd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-9.2","next":"us/5-cfr-10.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}