NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 3335.1J Effective Date: June 29, 2023 Expiration Date: June 29, 2028

Subject: Merit Promotion and Placement (Updated with Change 1)

Responsible Office: Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer

Table of Contents

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Preface

P.1 Purpose
P.2 Applicability
P.3 Authority
P.4 Applicable Documents and Forms
P.5 Measurement/Verification
P.6 Cancellation

Chapter 1. General Provisions

1.1 General Provisions for Filling Jobs

Chapter 2. Responsibilities

2.1 Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO)
2.2 Supervisors
2.3 Employees

Chapter 3. Competitive Procedures

3.1 When Competitive Procedures Are Required
3.2 When Competitive Procedures Are Not Required

Chapter 4. Filling Jobs

4.1 Vacancy Announcements
4.2 Area of Consideration
4.3 Determining Minimum Qualifications
4.4 Evaluation of Candidates
4.5 Applicant Notification

Chapter 5. Assignments to Agency-Level Functions

5.1 Purpose
5.2 Coverage
5.3 Duration of Assignments
5.4 Temporary Promotions
5.5 Eligibility to Apply for Vacancies
5.6 Placement of Returning Employees

Chapter 6. Special Consideration

6.1 Displaced Employee Programs
6.2 Special Consideration for Repromotion
6.3 Requests for Reconsideration of a Referral Decision
6.4 Priority Consideration - Correction of Procedural Errors

Chapter 7. Grievances
Chapter 8. Nepotism, Personal Favoritism, and Recusal

Appendix A. Definitions
Appendix B. Acronyms
Appendix C. References

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