{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-330.405","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 330.405","heading":"Agency placement assistance.","body":"An agency that separates a preference eligible from a restricted position by reduction in force under part 351 of this chapter because of a contracting out situation covered in § 330.404 must, consistent with § 330.603, advise the employee of the opportunity to participate in available career transition programs. The agency is also responsible for:\n(a) Applying OMB's policy directives on the preference eligible's right of first refusal for positions that are contracted out to the private sector; and\n(b) Cooperating with State units as designated or created under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to retrain displaced preference eligibles for other continuing positions.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 330—RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT (GENERAL)","Subpart D—Positions Restricted to Preference Eligibles"],"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":"84ecddfb2af74fb91b2b28524a4d609df76b7570e015b0e8a35a89d623ac18dd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-330.404","next":"us/5-cfr-330.406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}