253.39—Establishment of registers of eligibles.
The names of eligibles (those competitors who meet minimum requirements and are rated as attaining the minimum required rating) shall be entered on appropriate registers in the order outlined below. In the judgment of CEO, eligibility on registers may be established on the basis of earned eligible ratings attained in appropriate examinations for positions in the competitive service.
(b)
An individual entitled to veteran preference shall be entered ahead of all others having the same rating.
(c)
All veterans who have a compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more shall be entered at the top of the register in the order of their ratings, except for professional and scientific positions comparable in pay level to positions in grades Non-Manual 9 and above.
(d)
When establishing registers, or making certifications therefrom, CEO will provide for priority consideration for career and career-conditional employees of agencies operating in the Republic of Panama who have been separated by reduction in force. However, such priority consideration shall not extend to any position which is in a pay level higher than that from which the employee was separated. Any benefits conferred pursuant to this section are in addition to those conferred by entry of the employee's name on the employing activity's reemployment priority list.
(e)
CEO will take appropriate action to insure that veterans of, or persons serving in, the Armed Forces of the United States, receive the same consideration in examinations and entry upon registers as are provided for the competitive service by 5 CFR 332.311, 332.312, 332.313, 332.321, 332.322.
(f)
CEO will establish appropriate time periods and procedures for terminating the eligibility of individuals on a register.