Status and probationary period
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(a) An overseas limited employee does not acquire a competitive status on the basis of his or her overseas limited appointment. He or she is required to serve a probationary period of 1 year when given an overseas limited appointment of indefinite duration or an overseas limited term appointment.
(b) The agency may terminate an overseas limited employee at any time during the probationary period. The employee is entitled to the procedures prescribed by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management under § 11.6 of this chapter.
[90 FR 26729, June 24, 2025]
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