DE CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY MATERIAL - DEU HANDBOOK TERMS AND SCENARIOS TO TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEOH. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE COMPLETE AND WELL EXPLAINED BY EXPERTS AND UPDATE

DE CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY MATERIAL - DEU HANDBOOK (TERMS AND SCENARIOS TO TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEOH.) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE COMPLETE AND WELL EXPLAINED BY EXPERTS AND UPDATE

Does the Agency or OPM have the exclusive authority to make
medical determinations pertaining to preference eligible Veterans,
including proposed disqualification of a 30% or more CPS
preference eligible Veteran on the basis of physical disability? -
CORRECT ANSWER >>>>OPM- DEOH, Ch 6-34: Agencies are
responsible for issuing Certificates of Eligibles, auditing certificates,
and establishing objection/pass-over procedures.
OPM, however, retains exclusive authority to:
• Make medical determinations pertaining to preference eligibles
(5 CFR part 339); and
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• Grant or deny an agency's pass-over request of a preference
eligible with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or
more (5 U.S.C. § 3318).
What is the name of the nine basic standards that govern the
management of the executive branch workforce and serve as the
foundation of the Federal Civil service?
A. Prohibited Personnel Practices
B. Merit Systems Principles
C. Federal Recruitment Standards
D. None of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>B. Merit Systems
Principles- DEOH, Ch 1-3: OPM maintains an oversight program to
ensure that delegated examining activities, including any
supporting work performed by contractors, are conducted in
accordance with applicable law, merit system principles, and the
standards established under 5 U.S.C. § 1104 (b)(1).
What is the name of the actions that are forbidden for employees
who have the authority to make personnel decisions?
A. Federal Recruitment Standards
B. Prohibited Personnel Practices
C. Merit Systems Principles
D. None of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER >>>>B. Prohibited
Personnel Practices- DEOH, Ch 1-4:
A delegated examining unit has two fundamental responsibilities:
1. To ensure to the maximum extent possible that the agency's
vacant positions are filled with the best-qualified persons from a