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Purpose: This issuance is composed of several volumes, each containing its own purpose. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02:

• The purpose of the overall instruction is to establish and implement policy, establish procedures, provide guidelines and model programs, delegate authority, and assign responsibilities regarding civilian personnel management within the DoD.

• This volume implements DoD policy, prescribes procedures, assigns responsibilities, and defines eligibility and exceptions for the RPL within the DoD in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 1400.25 and Parts 330, 351, and 353 of Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

APPLICABILITY. This issuance applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this issuance as the "DoD Components") when giving reemployment consideration to eligible current and former competitive service employees of the DoD for competitive service vacancies.