{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-338.301","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 338.301","heading":"Competitive service appointment.","body":"Agencies must ensure that employees who are given competitive service appointments meet the requirements included in the Office of Personnel Management's Operating Manual: Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions. The Operating Manual is available to the public for review at agency personnel offices and Federal depository libraries, and for purchase from the Government Printing Office.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 338—QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (GENERAL)","Subpart C—Consideration for Appointment"],"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":"5deae61f60027f9001d2c36cce8125a76748a6e846bb1cf344e78eb8b8cfb8b2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-338.101","next":"us/5-cfr-338.601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}