412 Definitions

The following terms are defined as used in this chapter:

1. Selecting official — The Human Resources employee or designee responsible for processing the job vacancy announcement.
2. Eligibles — Applicants who meet a position’s qualifications, including eligibility criteria and passing entrance examinations.
3. Vacancy announcement — A job posting published manually or online soliciting applications from interested persons. A vacancy announcement typically contains the position title, location, position information, starting hourly rate or salary, functional purpose, qualifications and requirements, and contact information.
4. Veterans’ preference — Veterans’ preference in its present form comes from the Veterans’ Preference Act of 1944, as amended, and is codified in various provisions of Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.). By law, military veterans who are disabled or who served on active duty in the Armed Forces during certain specified time periods or in military campaigns are entitled to preference over others in hiring from competitive lists of eligibles. Preference categories and points are distinguished by the use of codes, as follows:
1. Compensable 30 percent preference (CPS) — This code indicates that the individual claims a 10-point preference and has a compensable service-connected disability that is 30 percent or more. See 483.3.
2. Compensable disability preference (CP) — This code indicates that the individual claims a 10-point preference and has a compensable service-connected disability that is at least 10 percent but less than 30 percent. See 483.3.
3. Disability preference (XP) — This code indicates that the individual claims a 10-point preference and:
1. Has received a Purple Heart; or
2. Has a current service-connected disability, or is receiving compensation, disability retirement benefits, or pension from the military or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, but does not qualify as a CP or CPS. See 483.3.
4. Derived preference (XP) — Spouses, widows, widowers, or parents of veterans are eligible for 10 points as described in 483.322, 483.323, and 483.324.
5. Five-point preference eligible (TP) — This code indicates that an individual claims a 5-point preference based on qualifying military service. See 483.1.
6. Sole survivor (SSP) — A separation of a member from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, who is a family’s only surviving child.
5. Veterans’ preference adjudication — The process of verifying entitlement to claimed veterans’ preference.
6. Hiring list — A listing of the names of eligible applicants who applied to the specific vacancy announcement. The list, which is used for appointment consideration, is organized in descending order by score and veterans’ preference status, as appropriate to the position being filled.