{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-332.101","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 332.101","heading":"General policy of competition.","body":"(a) Examinations for entrance into the competitive service shall be open competitive, except that OPM may authorize noncompetitive examinations when sufficient competent persons do not compete.\n(b) An examination for promotion, demotion, reassignment, transfer, or reinstatement may be a noncompetitive examination.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 332—RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION THROUGH COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"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":"0e984481a3fae1793925a5b85173fec3daa0738c92ffcc6c993fc83a122c590d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-330.1301","next":"us/5-cfr-332.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}