The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has outlined the rights of probationary competitive service employees. When a competitive service probationary employee is removed from their position for some reason before they are permanently appointed to their position, the probationary employee must be provided with advanced written notice of the removal with details for the proposed action. Probationary competitive service employees must also be given a reasonable time to answer, and they must be delivered a notification in writing of the removal as soon as practicably possible. If a competitive service employee receives a notice of removal, then they can appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board on the grounds of an alleged procedural issue.  If a competitive service employee is removed for performance or conduct reasons, then the agency will provide a written notification to the probationary employee that explains why they are being removed. Probationary employees do not have a right to a notice of termination. Excluding cases in which the termination is required by law, the probationary employee may appeal if they are alleging the termination was due to political partisanship or marital status.