A career candidate who fails to perform satisfactorily may be separated at any time during their probationary period. Any employee who remains untenured after two reviews will be separated from the Agency at the end of the five-year probationary appointment. The appointment status of a career candidate who receives tenure will be changed from probationary to career. Salaries within the starting ranges for new employees will be determined at the time of a conditional offer of employment. The entry level salary for federal Civil Service candidates appointed to the Foreign Service without a break in service will be at the rate, within the Foreign Service grade to which they are appointed, that is nearest to the base salary rate of their previous grade.
Performance is evaluated in writing annually by a supervisor.
After one year in grade, the auditor is eligible to compete annually for promotion with other auditors at the same grade. Due to the limited number of yearly promotions available, panels select candidates based on published criteria and quality performance. In general, persons with good performance will receive a within-grade increase annually up through step 10 and biennially from step 10 through step 14 if they have not received an equivalent increase during that period. Five years or more of U.S. Government auditing experience may be considered as partial fulfillment of the semester hour requirement in special circumstances. The ability to communicate both orally and in writing is essential for all candidates under consideration.