President with qualified discretion

Second, the President can select a senior employee from the agency, if that employee served in the agency for at least 90 days during the year preceding the vacancy and is paid at a rate equivalent to at least a GS-15 on the federal pay scale. (GS-15 is the top of the federal pay scale for nonpolitical appointees. Members of the Senior Executive Service are above a GS-15 and thus qualify.) The Vacancies Act therefore provides the President with qualified discretion to select and replace an acting officer, so long as the time limits for acting service have not expired. The Vacancies Act also specifies certain periods for acting service. An eligible acting officer may serve (1) for a limited period running ดูหนัง24