Authorities Cited: United States Code 5 U.S.C. § 7512(1) 5 U.S.C. § 7513 5 U.S.C. § 7701 5 U.S.C. § 7701(c)(1)(B) 5 U.S.C. § 7701(c)(2)(A) Supreme Court 354 U.S. 363 359 U.S. 535 453 U.S. 280, 293-294 484 U.S. 518 Circuit Courts 805 F.2d 176, 187 864 F.2d 1581, 1583 49 F.3d 1566, 1569-1573 75 F.3d 657 161 F.3d 569, 575 169 F.3d 1, 8-9 187 F.3d 348, 359 202 F.3d 443, 449 217 F.3d 1372, 1376-1380 275 F.3d 988, 993 479 F.3d 1343 498 F.3d 1361