Authorities Cited: United States Code 5 U.S.C. § 7701(a) 5 U.S.C. § 7701(e)(1)(B) 5 U.S.C. § 8128 5 U.S.C. § 8128(b) 5 U.S.C. § 8151 5 U.S.C. § 8151(a) 5 U.S.C. § 8151(b) 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(3) 28 U.S.C. § 1491(a)(1) Code of Federal Regulations 5 C.F.R. § 353.107 5 C.F.R. § 353.304(a) 5 C.F.R. § 353.304(b) 5 C.F.R. § 1201.118 5 C.F.R. § 1201.3(a)(12) 29 C.F.R. § 2007 Supreme Court 439 U.S. 379, 392 470 U.S. 768, 779-780 484 U.S. 439 Circuit Courts 168 F.3d 24, 26 475 F.3d 1268, 1273 497 F.3d 1244, 1250