“ Persons in the executive branch shall retain the right to vote as they choose and to express their opinions on all political subjects and candidates, but such persons shall not use their official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the result thereof. ”

“ Student assistants in the National Bureau of Standards whose salaries shall not exceed a rate of $832 a year each while employed. Only bona fide students at high schools or colleges of recognized standings pursuing technical or scientific courses shall be eligible for appointment under this subdivision. Appointments shall not exceed six months in any one calendar year, except in especially meritorious cases, and then only upon prior approval of the Commission. Appointments under this subdivision shall be reported to the Commission in such form as the Commission may prescribe. ”

“ The competitive service shall include all civilian positions in the executive branch of the Government unless specifically excerpted therefrom under statute or Executive order, and all positions in the legislative and judicial branches of the Federal Government and in the Government of the District of Columbia which are specifically made subject thereto by statute. ”

“ Positions concerned with problems in preventive medicine financed or participated in by the Federal Security Agency and a cooperating State, county, municipality, incorporated organization or an individual, in which at least one-half of the expense is contributed by the cooperating agency either in salaries, quarters, materials, equipment, or other necessary elements in the carrying on of the work. ”

“ Agents in the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management employed in field positions, the work of which is financed jointly by the Interior Department and cooperating persons or organizations outside the Federal service. ”

“ Provided further, That such employee is about to be replaced as a result of certification by the Commission. A non-veteran employee may not be granted status until all preference eligibles standing higher on the register have been given appropriate consideration under the Veterans' Preference Act. § 3.2 Appointment without competitive examination in rare cases. ”

“ Unskilled laborers and munitions handlers engaged in handling Ordnance materiel, including ammunition, where temporary or intermittent employment is necessary
(xi) Messenger boys employed on the Alaska Communications System.
(xii) Internes [sic] (medical and dental) in Army hospitals.
(xiii) During the emergency declared by the President to exist on May 27, 1941, positions in the Army Motion Picture Service and positions of hostess and librarian under the Special Services Division, War Department, assigned to Army posts. ”

“ Positions of bailiff in the United States courts.
(7) ⁠ Post Office Department. (i) Two private secretaries or confidential assistants to the Postmaster General, one to each Assistant Postmaster General, and one to the Solicitor of the Post Office Department.
(ii) One private secretary or confidential assistant to the head of each bureau (or office) in the Post Office Department in Washington, D. C., who is appointed by the President. ”

“ Executive Order 12107, December 28, 1978 1 Editorial note: The Civil Service Rules are codified at 5 CFR Parts 1-9. Schedules A and B, as provided for in Rule 6 in Executive Order 9830, are printed at 5 CFR Part 213. ”