Applicant means a person who is being considered or has been considered for employment.
Appointee means a person who has entered on duty and is in the first year of a subject-to-investigation appointment (as defined in § 731.104 ).
Core Duty means a continuing responsibility that is of particular importance to the relevant covered position or the achievement of an agency's mission.
Covered position means a position in the competitive service, a position in the excepted service where the incumbent can be noncompetitively converted to the competitive service, and a career appointment to a position in the Senior Executive Service.
Days means calendar days unless otherwise specified in this part.
Employee means a person who has completed the first year of a subject-to-investigation appointment.
Material means, in reference to a statement, one that is capable of influencing, affects, or has a natural tendency to affect, an official decision even if OPM or an agency does not rely upon it.
Suitability action means an outcome described in § 731.203 and may be taken only by OPM or an agency with delegated authority under the procedures in subparts C and D of this part.
Suitability determination means a decision by OPM or an agency with delegated authority that a person is suitable or is not suitable for employment in covered positions in the Federal Government or a specific Federal agency.
5 C.F.R. §731.101