US lawFederal (United States)RegulationsTitle 5 CFR — Administrative PersonnelChapter I — OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENTPart 919 — GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)Subpart I — Definitions919.9905 C.F.R. § 919.990Preponderance of the evidence.Last amended: 2017Year: 2026Length: 29 wordsOfficial source Cite as 5 C.F.R. § 919.990 (2026)Preponderance of the evidence means proof by information that, compared with information opposing it, leads to the conclusion that the fact at issue is more probably true than not.Previous5 C.F.R. § 919.985Next5 C.F.R. § 919.995