Definition.

Covered personnel means— (1) An officer or an individual who is appointed in the civil service by one of the following acting in an official capacity: (i) The President; (ii) A Member of Congress; (iii) A member of the uniformed services; (iv) An individual who is an employee under 5 U.S.C. 2105; (v) The head of a Government-controlled corporation; or (vi) An adjutant general appointed by the Secretary concerned under 32 U.S.C. 709(c). (2) A member of the Armed Services of the United States. (3) A person assigned to a Federal agency who has been transferred to another position in the competitive service in another agency. [60 FR 49722, Sept. 26, 1995, as amended at 65 FR 24320, Apr. 25, 2000; 66 FR 2133, Jan. 10, 2001]