Series 400 References

Additional Help or Supplementary References = These documents contain optional, helpful guidance and examples of best practices.

Mandatory Reference = There are two types: (a) External Mandatory References, which are governing external statutes, Executive Orders, regulations, and authorities; and (b) Internal Mandatory References, which contain mandatory guidance created internally by USAID.

 

401 - USAID’s Human Capital (HC) Accountability System

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405 – Telework

  • 405maa
    USAID TeleCOOP Work Agreement | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 405saa
    Telework Eligibility Exercise Charting Tool [Additional Help]
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407 - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in the Workplace

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408 - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Assistance Program

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410 - Drug Free Workplace Program

  • 410maa
    Drug Free Workplace Plan [Mandatory Reference]
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412 - Reemployment Rights

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413 - Civil Service Appointments and Employment

  • 413maa
    Implementation Guidelines for New Job Sharing Program | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 413mab
    Overview of the Pathways Programs | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 413mac
    USAID Distinguished Fellows Programs | [Mandatory Reference]
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414 - Foreign Service (FS) Appointments

  • 414mab
    Medical Clearances and Waivers at the Time of Appointment and at Tenuring in the USAID Foreign Service | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 414mac
    Precepts for USAID’s Foreign Service Tenure Board | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 414mad
    Tenuring of Foreign Service Career Candidates | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 414mae
    List of Employment Forms | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 414maf
    USAID Tenuring Languages | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 414maj
    Precepts for USAID's Foreign Service Tenure Board | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 414mal
    Request to Establish an FSL Position | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 414mam
    Request to Appoint [full name] as OE- or Program-Funded FSL | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 414man
    Request to Extend an FSL Appointment | [Mandatory Reference]
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415 - Civil Service to Foreign Service Appointment Program

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418 - Merit Staffing Program for Civil Service (CS) Employees

  • 418maa
    USAID Plan for Increasing Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 418mab
    [USAID] General Notice, Important Change in Merit Promotion Procedures and Training Offered to Assist Employees with the Transition, dated 02/15/00 | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 418mac
    Upward Mobility Program | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 418mad
    Career Ladder Promotions – Checklist for Managers | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 418saa
    [USAID] General Notice, Implementation of Drug Testing at USAID 03/02/2000 | [Additional Help]
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421 - Senior Executive Service Performance Management System

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422 - Personnel Operations: Senior Foreign Service

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423 - Personnel Operations: Senior Executive Service (Recruitment and Staffing)

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432 - Details - Civil and Foreign Service

  • 432maa
    Agency for International Development and Lending/Borrowing Oranization | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 432saa
    MOU Template for Detail from a Federal Agency to USAID | [Additional Help]
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434 - Details and Transfers to International Organizations - Civil Service (CS) and Foreign Service (FS)

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435 - Commissions, Titles and Rank

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436 - Foreign Service Assignments and Tours of Duty

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437 - Temporary Assignments Under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act

  • 437maa
    Principal Benefits Worksheet | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 437mab
    Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Assignment Agreement | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 437saa
    IPA Assignments – Frequently Asked Questions | [Additional Help]
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  • 437sab
    Assignment of USAID Employees to Non-Federal Organizations | [Additional Help]
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  • 437sac
    Assignment of Non-Federal Employees to USAID | [Additional Help]
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  • 437sad
    IPA Program Overview and Process | [Additional Help]
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  • 437sae
    Standards of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Provisions| [Additional Help]
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438 - Personnel Operations: Staffing, Recruitment, Appointments

  • 438maa
    USAID Tenuring Languages
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  • 438mab
    USAID Incentive Languages
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440 - Time-in-Class (TIC) Limitations and Limited Career Extensions (LCEs)

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442 - Workers' Compensation Program

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443 - Special Assistance to Employees/Beneficiaries

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446 - Termination During Probation - Civil Service

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450 - Termination of Time-Limited Appointments - Foreign Service (FS)

  • 450saa
    Sample Letter - Terminating Employee's Limited Appointment on the Expiration (NTE) Date | [Additional Help]
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  • 450sab
    Sample Letter - Terminating Employee's Limited Appointment prior to the Expiration (NTE) Date | [Additional Help]
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  • 450sac
    Information for Separated Employees Posted Overseas | [Additional Help]
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451 - Separations

  • 451maa
    Exit Clearance Process for USAID/W Employees | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 451mab
    Voluntary Separations | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 451mac
    U.S. Direct Hire and PSC Exit Process | [Mandatory Reference]
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452 - Reduction in Force - Civil Service

  • 452maa
    [USAID] Competitive Areas (CS) | [Mandatory Reference]
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453 - Furlough - Civil Service and Foreign Service

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454 - Reduction in Force - Foreign Service

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455 - Reduction in Force in the Senior Executive Service

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456 - Personnel Operations: Position Classification

  • 456maa
    Position Titles, Series, Backstops, and Position Classification Standards | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 456maa
    Policies and Procedures for Position Management | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 456mab
    Position Titles, Series, Backstops, and Position Classification Standards | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 45651m2
    GUIDELINES FOR TITLING FOREIGN SERVICE SUPERVISORY POSITIONS | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 45651m3
    GRADE CLASSIFICATION GUIDE FOR SUPPORT STAFF POSITIONS | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 45652GM1
    OBEY REGULATIONS | [Mandatory Reference]
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458 - Training and Career/Professional Development

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459 - Development Leadership Initiative (DLI) Program

  • 459maa
    International Development Intern (IDI) Program: Guidelines for Performance Reviews and Administrative Promotions | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 459mab
    Foreign Service Performance Evaluations Ð Board Observations and Comments | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 459mac
    Guidelines for Submission Dates | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 459mad
    Development Leadership Initiative Reference Manual | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 459mae
    Responsibilities for USAID’s Foreign Language Program | [Mandatory Reference]
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460 - Presidential Management Intern Program

  • 460mab
    Pathways Programs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 460sac
    Sample External Rotation Memoranda for Presidential Management Fellows | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 460sad
    Sample Memorandum for Recommendation of Promotion and Graduation | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 460sae
    Overview Guidance for Supervisors of Presidential Management Fellows | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 460saf
    Internship Program Participant Agreement | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 460sag
    Recent Graduates Program Participant Agreement | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 460sah
    Presidential Management Fellows Program Participant Agreement | [Mandatory Reference]
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461 - Employee Evaluation Program, Foreign Service and Senior Foreign Service

  • 461maa
    Employee Evaluation Program Guidebook Part 1, Foreign Service | [Mandatory Reference]
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462 - Employee Evaluation Program, Civil Service

  • 462maa
    Employee Evaluation Program Guidebook Part 2, Civil Service | [Mandatory Reference]
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463 - Foreign Service Boards

  • 463maa
    Precepts for Foreign Service Performance Boards | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 463mac
    Precepts for Performance Standards Boards | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 463mad
    Precepts for Performance Pay and Presidential Rank Awards | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 463mae
    Precepts for Limited Career Extensions for Senior Foreign Service Employees | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 463mai
    Precepts for Foreign Service and Senior Foreign Service Performance Boards | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 463maj
    PRECEPTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS BOARD | [Mandatory Reference]
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467 - Federal Employees Pay Authorities and Flexibilities

  • 467maa
    Implementation Guidelines for Authorizing Recruitment and Relocation Incentives | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 467mab
    Implementation Guidelines for Authorizing Retention Allowances | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 467mac
    Implementation Guidelines for Authorizing Appointments Above the Minimum Rate | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 467mad
    Implementation Guidelines for Authorizing Payment of Travel Expenses for Candidates' Pre-Employment Interviews and Travel and Transportation Expenses for New Appointees | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 467mae
    Information Technology (IT) Professional Skills Pilot Program Standard Operating Procedures Manual | [Mandatory Reference]
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468 - Foreign Service (FS) Personnel Recruitment

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469 - Civil Service Personnel Recruitment

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470 - Pay Under the Foreign Service

  • 470maa
    Request for Charge Pay | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 470mab
    Foreign Service Overseas Comparability Pay, Phase Two | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 470mac
    Foreign Service Overseas Pay Comparability | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 470mad
    Foreign Service Comparability Pay | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 470mae
    Foreign Service Limited (FSL) Appointees and the Employee Evaluation Program (EEP) | [Mandatory Reference]
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471 - Pay Under the General Schedule

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472 - Premium Compensation

  • 472maa
    Administrative Claims for Sunday Premium Pay as a Result of Decision in Fathauer V. United States | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 472mab
    2010 Annual Premium Pay Cap In Effect for Employees Working On Disaster Response and Reconstruction Efforts In Haiti | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 472mac
    Implementation of the WebTA Electronic Time Keeping System | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 472mad
    New Compensatory Time Off for Travel Provision and New Time Limit for Use of Compensatory Time Off | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 472mag
    2006 Premium Pay Cap Waiver for Employees Working in Iraq and Afghanistan | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 472mah
    Annual Pay Limitations | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 472mai
    Salary Allotments and Deductions | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 75136
    Compensatory Time for Official Travel | [Mandatory Reference]
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473 - Pay Under Prevailing Rate Systems

  • 473mab
    New Higher Pay Cap on Premium Pay in Effect | [Mandatory Reference]
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474 - Salary and Grade Retention

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476 – Benefits

  • 476maa
    Tuition Assistance Program Policy | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 476mab
    Guidance on Nursing Mothers in the Federal Workplace | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 476mac
    Health Reform Changes for Federal Benefits Program | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 476mad
    Implementation of the President's Memorandum Regarding Extension of Benefits to Same-Sex Domestic Partners of Federal Employees Including Coverage under the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 476mae
    Career Transition Program | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 476maf
    Employment Rights and Benefits of Federal Civilian Employees Who Perform Active Military Duty | [Mandatory Reference]
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477 - Allowances and Differentials

  • 477maa
    Guide to Authorizing Separate Maintenance Allowance (SMA) | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 477saa
    SMA Checklist for ADS 477, Overseas Allowances and Differentials | [Additional Help]
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478 - Payments to Missing Employees

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479 - Hours of Duty

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480 - Leave

  • A Comprehensive Guide On Issues Related To Pregnancy | [Mandatory Reference]
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481 - Family and Medical Leave (FML)

  • Family and Medical Leave at A Glance | [Additional Help]
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  • Changes to Use of Sick Leave for Family Care or Bereavement Purposes | [Mandatory Reference]
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482 - Voluntary Leave Transfer Program

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485 - Disciplinary Action - Foreign Service

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486 - Grievances - Foreign Service

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487 - Disciplinary and Adverse Actions Based Upon Employee Misconduct - Civil Service

  • 487saa
    Table of Offenses and Penalties | [Additional Help]
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489 - Performance Based Actions - Civil Service

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490 - Agency Administrative Grievance Procedure

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491 - USAID Awards Program

  • 491maa
    Descriptions of Incentive Awards | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 491mab
    Scale of Recommended Award Amounts Based on Intangible Benefits | [Mandatory Reference]
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492 - The USAID Employee Memorial Program

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494 - Civil Service Retirement

  • 494maa
    Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Changes | [Mandatory Reference]
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495 - Foreign Service National Personnel Administration

  • 495maa
    Foreign Service National Fellowship Program | [Mandatory Reference]
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  • 495maa1
    FSN Senior Advisory Corps Solicitation/Scope of Work | [Additional Help]
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  • 495maa2
    FSN Senior Advisory Corp MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT Between FSN SAC Coordinator and USAID/[Mission] Mission Director | [Additional Help]
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  • 495saa
    Certificate of Achievement for the FSN Fellowship Program | [Additional Help]
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496 - FSN Health and Accident Coverage (HAC)

  • 496max
    Medical Insurance for TDY - Locally Employed (LE) Staff Paid Under the Local Compensation Plan | [Additional Help]
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  • 496saa
    List of Travel/Medevac Insurance Providers | [Additional Help]
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499 - Overseas Employment Program

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