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88x15: Designation of Senior Employee Positions

October 27, 1988

The position shifting provision was added to prevent agencies from transferring an individual in a designated position to one that is not, thus allowing 1 or 2 years to elapse, enabling the employee to leave public service for a private position without the constraints of 18 U.S.C. § 207(b)(ii) and (c).

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