Authorities Cited: United States Code 5 U.S.C. § 3304(f)(1) 5 U.S.C. § 3309 5 U.S.C. § 3318(b) 5 U.S.C. § 7703(c) Code of Federal Regulations 5 C.F.R. § 2.1 5 C.F.R. § 330.101 5 C.F.R. § 337.01(b) Circuit Courts 785 F.2d 286, 290 240 F.3d 1009, 1013-1014 343 F.3d 1378, 1381-1383 505 F.3d 1380, 1381-1383