{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-359.604","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 359.604","heading":"Removal from the SES and placement rights outside the SES.","body":"(a) If a probationary appointee is identified for reduction in force under § 359.602(a), removal action is taken under § 359.405. Placement rights outside the SES are covered under subpart G of this part.\n(b) If a career appointee who has completed the probationary period, or who did not have to serve one, is identified for reduction in force under § 359.602(a) and is not placed elsewhere in the SES under § 359.602(b) or § 359.603, or declines a placement offer under § 359.603, removal action is taken under § 359.604(b). Placement rights outside the SES are covered under subpart G of this part.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 359—REMOVAL FROM THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE; GUARANTEED PLACEMENT IN OTHER PERSONNEL SYSTEMS","Subpart F—Removal of Career Appointees as a Result of Reduction in Force"],"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":"be118f22f9aecfbb1fe1e2f681f2bcd1271587794ecece07d45a6b601eb309b4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-359.603","next":"us/5-cfr-359.605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}