{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-330.102","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 330.102","heading":"Methods of filling vacancies.","body":"An agency may fill a vacancy in the competitive service by any method authorized in this chapter, including competitive appointment from a list of eligibles, noncompetitive appointment under special authority, reinstatement, transfer, reassignment, change to lower grade, or promotion. The agency must exercise its discretion in each personnel action solely on the basis of merit and fitness, without regard to political or religious affiliation, marital status, or race, and veterans' preference entitlements.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 330—RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT (GENERAL)","Subpart A—Filling Vacancies in the Competitive Service"],"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":"e824d07500c8a92e894bba1a5031f56d74045d190bc2c0a661ba8f2250e139c1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-330.101","next":"us/5-cfr-330.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}