---
kind: "unit"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Administrative Personnel"
key: "chI/subchA"
level: "subchap"
label: "Subchapter A"
heading: "Civil Service Rules"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/chI-subchA"
sections_count: 43
---

# Subchapter A — Civil Service Rules

Title 5 C.F.R. — Administrative Personnel › Chapter I — Office of Personnel Management

## Contents

- [Part 1 — Coverage and Definitions (rule I)](/cfr/5/chI-subchA-part1.md)
- [Part 2 — Appointment Through the Competitive Service; Related Matters (rule Ii)](/cfr/5/chI-subchA-part2.md)
- [Part 3 — Noncompetitive Acquisition of Status (rule Iii)](/cfr/5/chI-subchA-part3.md)
- [Part 4 — Prohibited Practices (rule Iv)](/cfr/5/chI-subchA-part4.md)
- [Part 5 — Regulations, Investigation, and Enforcement (rule V)](/cfr/5/chI-subchA-part5.md)
- [Part 6 — Exceptions from the Competitive Service (rule Vi)](/cfr/5/chI-subchA-part6.md)
- [Part 7 — General Provisions (rule Vii)](/cfr/5/chI-subchA-part7.md)
- [Part 8 — Appointments to Overseas Positions (rule Viii)](/cfr/5/chI-subchA-part8.md)
- [Part 9 — Workforce Information (rule Ix)](/cfr/5/chI-subchA-part9.md)
- [Part 10 — Agency Accountability Systems; Opm Authority to Review Personnel Management Programs (rule X)](/cfr/5/chI-subchA-part10.md)
- [Part 11 — Probationary and Trial Periods (rule Xi)](/cfr/5/chI-subchA-part11.md)