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Eligibility Questions

1 Are you a preference eligible OR a veteran who was separated from the armed forces after 3 or more years of continuous active service under honorable conditions (veterans released shortly before completing a 3 year tour are also considered eligible)? Answer to this question is required
  • Yes
  • No
2 If you are a male at least 18 years of age, born after December 31, 1959, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not Applicable" if this question does not apply to you)? Answer to this question is required
  • Yes
  • No, but I have an exemption
  • I am a male at least 18 years of age, born after December 31, 1959, and have NOT registered with the Selective Service System and do NOT have an exemption.
  • Not Applicable
3 Are you a current Federal employee? Answer to this question is required
  • Yes
  • No
4 Are you a current Federal employee serving under a Veterans' Recruitment Appointment (VRA)? Answer to this question is required
  • Yes
  • No
5 If you are a current Federal employee, by what agency and organization are you employed? Answer to this question is required
  • DHS - CBP (United States Customs and Border Protection)
  • DHS - DNDO (Domestic Nuclear Detection Office)
  • DHS - FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
  • DHS - FLETC (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center)
  • DHS - ICE (United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
  • DHS - HQ (Headquarters)
  • DHS - NPPD (National Protection and Programs Directorate)
  • DHS - OIG (Office of Inspector General)
  • DHS - S&T (Science and Technology Directorate)
  • DHS - TSA (Transportation Security Administration)
  • DHS - USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services)
  • DHS-USCG (United States Coast Guard)
  • DHS - USSS (United States Secret Service)
  • Other
  • Not applicable
6 If you selected "Other", please enter the agency and organization. Maximum length of 100 characters.
7 If you are a current Federal employee, what is your duty station? [City, State] Maximum length of 100 characters.
8 If you are a Federal employee, under what type of appointment are you currently serving? Answer to this question is required
  • Career Appointment, Competitive Service
  • Career-conditional Appointment, Competitive Service
  • Excepted Service Appointment
  • Temporary (Time-Limited Appointment - not to exceed 1 year or less)
  • Term (Time-Limited Appointment - more than one year, not more than 4 years)
  • Pathways Programs (Internship, Recent Graduates, or Presidential Management Fellows)
    8.1 If you are currently under a Pathways Internship Program appointment, have you completed all education requirements, AND are you eligible for conversion to a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service, AND are you in the 120-day conversion period after graduation?
    • Yes
    • No
    • Not applicable
    8.2 Please indicate the date you met or will meet all requirements for your degree (diploma, certificate, etc.)
  • Not Applicable
9 Are you a current or former Federal employee with reinstatement eligibility? Answer to this question is required
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not Applicable
10 If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan of the highest graded position you have ever held. Maximum length of 2 characters.
11 If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held.
  • 00
  • 01
  • 02
  • 03
  • 04
  • 05
  • 06
  • 07
  • 08
  • 09
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • I
  • II
  • III
  • IV
  • V
  • VI
  • VII
  • VIII
  • IX
  • IIA
  • IIB
  • Other
12 May we contact your current supervisor for a reference?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Please contact me first
13 Are you a retiree receiving a Federal annuity, either military or civilian?
  • Yes
  • No
(Note: If you are an annuitant, your salary or annuity may be reduced upon employment.)
14 Have you accepted a buyout from a Federal agency within the past 5 years? Answer to this question is required
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not Applicable
15 Are you eligible for an excepted appointment under the Federal Employment Program for Persons with Disabilities? Answer to this question is required
  • Yes
  • No
  • I prefer not to answer this question.
16 Are you eligible for noncompetitive appointment under a Special Appointing Authority (this includes employees covered by an Interchange Agreement)? Answer to this question is required
  • Yes
    16.1 If you are eligible for noncompetitive appointment under a Special Appointing Authority, what authority are you applying under? Maximum length of 250 characters.
  • No
17 Displaced/surplus employee information: Answer to this question is required
  • I am an employee of the Department of Homeland Security who has been declared surplus or displaced AND I am requesting special selection priority under the Department’s Career Transition Plan (CTAP).
  • I am a displaced employee from a Federal agency and eligible for selection preference based on the Interagency Career Transition Assistance (ICTAP).
  • I am not a displaced employee from a Federal Agency.
18 Are you a current (or former) employee of one or more of the following Land Management Agencies?
a) Department of Agriculture: Forest Service
b) Department of the Interior: Bureau of Land Management
c) Department of the Interior: National Park Service
d) Department of the Interior: Fish and Wildlife Service
e) Department of the Interior: Bureau of Indian Affairs
f) Department of the Interior: Bureau of Reclamation Answer to this question is required
  • Yes
    18.1 If you are a current (or former) employee of one or more the Land Management Agencies referenced in Question 18, do you meet all of the following criteria?
    a) Initially hired to a time limited appointment under competitive examining procedures;
    b) Worked for the agency/agencies on a competitive time-limited (temporary or term) appointment;
    c) Held those jobs totaling more than 24 total months;
    d) Did not have more than a 2-year break between those jobs; and
    e) Received performance ratings at or above the "acceptable" level during your employment
    • Yes
    • No
  • No
19 Are you a current employee (or former employee within 2 years of your most recent date of separation for reasons other than misconduct or performance) of one of the below Department of Defense Base Facilities Management Agencies?
a) The Department of Defense, Defense Industrial Base Facility (DOD depot, arsenal or shipyard located within the United States)
b) The Department of Defense Major Range and Test Facilities Base Answer to this question is required
  • Yes
    19.1 1 If you are a current employee (or former employee within 2 years of your most recent date of separation for reasons other than misconduct or performance) of a Department of Defense Base Facilities Management Agency referenced in Question 19, do you meet all of the following criteria?
    • Initially hired under open, competitive examination under Subchapter I of Chapter 33 to a time-limited appointment
    • Worked for the agency/agencies on a competitive time-limited (temporary or term) appointment in the competitive service.
    • Served under 1 or more time-limited appointments by a defense industrial base facility or the Major Range and Test facilities for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break or 2 or more years
    • Received performance ratings at or above the "acceptable" level during your more than 24 months of employment
    • Yes
    • No
  • No
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