People with Disabilities Excepted Service Appointment Hiring Authorities

COMDINST 12300.9

(3) The Upward Mobility Program is restricted to current Coast Guard employees;

(4) Requires a training agreement, formal training and individual development plan, and

assignment of a mentor;

(5) Upward mobility opportunities must be advertised through merit promotion procedures in

accordance with reference (d) to ensure all qualified candidates are eligible to compete.

e. People with Disabilities Excepted Service Appointment Hiring Authorities. This refers to a

special excepted service appointment hiring authority for people with disabilities (those who

have severe physical, cognitive, or psychiatric disabilities, or who have a history of or who are

regarded as having such disabilities). These authorities, which can be used to fill jobs at any

grade level, provide a unique opportunity for the individual to demonstrate the potential to

successfully perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable

accommodation in the workplace. People with disabilities may be hired if they can be verified as

likely to succeed by the State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies or the Department of Veterans

Affairs. Individuals hired under this authority may be converted to career/career-conditional

status after successful completion of 2 years of satisfactory service.

f. Other Excepted Appointment Hiring Authorities. This refers to hiring authorities such as the

Veterans' Recruitment Act (VRA), which allows eligible veterans to be hired directly into a

permanent position under an excepted appointment. After two years of satisfactory performance,

they may be converted to career or career-conditional appointments. In addition, the Coast

Guard has excepted service appointment authorities that are only for Coast Guard Academy use

in recruiting and developing highly qualified faculty staff.

g. Merit Promotion Program. In accordance with reference (c), the Merit Promotion Program

outlines policies and procedures for considering the internal movement of permanent civilian

employees into positions of greater promotion potential through a competitive process that

ensures selection from among the best-qualified candidates, based solely on job-related criteria,

consistent with merit principles.

h. Open Competitive Examining Program (Career or Career-Conditional). Open competitive

examining is the process used to fill permanent civilian positions with candidates typically

applying from outside the federal civilian workforce. It can also be used to enable employees

who do not have civil service status to compete for a permanent appointment and to enable

employees with civil service status to compete for other jobs. Positions are open to all segments

of society and selection is based on competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities, and

veteran's preference after fair and open competition.

10. RESPONSIBILITIES.

a. Commandant (CG-8) is responsible for:

(1) Authorizing a specific number of centrally funded billets in support of the program. Each

centrally funded billet under the CEO Program will be authorized for a period of 2 to 3

years;