An individual agency and OPM both have additional responsibilities when the agency decides, in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76, to contract out the work of a preference eligible who holds a restricted position. These additional responsibilities as described in §§ 330.405 and 330.406 are applicable if a preference eligible holds a competitive service position (other than in the Government Printing Office) that is:
A restricted position as designated in 5 U.S.C. 3310 and § 330.401; and
In tenure group I or II, as defined in § 351.501(b)(1) and (2) of this chapter.