Equal Employment Opportunity Commission April 1999 casesCarmen M. Reagan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gladys Ramirez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William J. O'Donnell, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Robert L. Johnson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Naomi B. Donald, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Office of Dependent Education), Agency.Ronnie L. Olsen, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Army & Air Force Exchange Service), Agency.Agnes Green, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Tammy C. Boles, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Marshall L. Harris, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Geraldine C. Price, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid Atlantic Region),) Agency.Timothy P. Morott, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Ruth E. Royal, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Allen B. Carlton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sandra O. Lally, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Anthony Aspaas, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Arthur A. Maule, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Richard J. Dunton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Paula J. Conn, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Arthur F. Moore, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Linda Woellert, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Leslie P. Mitchell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carolyn J. Rigsby, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Reshone M. Stewart, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carl W. Boykin, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Barbara R. Matzen, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Robert V. Brannum, Appellant, v. Harris Wofford, President & Chief Executive Officer, Corporation for National and Community Service, Agency.Seatress M. Sanders, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Alice K. Huang, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Elizabeth A. Young, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James R. Starnater, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Patrick Kinsella, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.John J. Beliveau Jr., Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Rosetta F. Barber, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Richard A. Seibert, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Eric A. Shrader, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Lawrence J. Alphonso, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Johnny L. Miller, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veteran Affairs,) Agency.Steven D. Hosey, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Carolyn Sumner, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Santosh Verma, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Roger Garcia, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Jesus C. Perez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region), Agency.Ella Randolph, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Allan T. Cummings, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Jackie G. Gauker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carolyn R. Carter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Naomi B. Donald, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Office of Dependent Education), Agency.Douglas K. Kinan, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Leslie A. Jackson, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration,) Agency.Marie B. Cotting, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Pamela Byun, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David L. Bretherick, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Reshone M. Stewart, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Willie E. Graves, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Jacqueline Watts, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Wanda P. Irwin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gene Koger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ramona J. Jarmin, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Helen M. Hill, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Eugene Evans, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Rosemary L. Capuano, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Orlando R. Wood, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Albert W. Morton, Appellant, V. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency,Patricia J. Statz, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.John E. Boyer, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Carol A. Garner, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.David L. Bretherick, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Juanita M. Rucker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sandra O. Lally, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Randolph S. Koch, Appellant, v. Arthur Levitt, Jr., Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, Agency.Rita C. Perry, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Thomas R. Beausoleil, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of Navy, Agency.Patricia K. Wagner, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah D. LeBel, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Carlton L. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/Midwest Region), Agency.Arthurene Poe, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rosette L. Altobelli, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Gloria P. Moore, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Freddy L. Harris, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Betty J. Ingram, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Myrna Bicknell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rosemary Harder, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Larry Green, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Frankie J. Dean, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic), Agency.Gloria J. Walker, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Vivian Piper, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Steven J. Fischer, Appellant, v. Arthur Levitt, Jr., Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, Agency.Ruth E. Royal, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Amy Young, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Peggy M. Davis, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Sadie P. DeSantis, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Raymond S. Corral, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Donald T. Dowd, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph Mobley, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Rodney Wade, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairperson, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Shirley A. Moon, Appellant, v. Craven H. Crowell, Jr., Chairman,, Tennessee Valley Authority, Agency.Tina P. Stitzer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.C. Michael Bennett, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Thomas C. Barber, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyDavid M. Camacho Appellant, v. Lt. Gen. Kenneth A. Minihan, Director, National Security Agency, Agency.James C. Harmon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James E. Butler, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Peggie S. Turnbull, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Teresa E. Porter, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Joanne M. DeAngelis, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Bruce D. Henry, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Valerie F. Notaro, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Janet E. Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David A. Parrott, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bonnie Ramirez-Gaston, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Daniel J. Madalena, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Jesse E. Hill, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Clara S. Arpaia, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John J. Beliveau Jr., Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Mahesh C. Sikka, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency), Agency.Cynthia D. Albarez, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Arthur F. Moore, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Deborah K. Ellringer, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Rosette L. Altobelli, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Lawrence W. Ancin, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Anthony T. Wiggins, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Ma. Luz Reloj, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Jacqueline E. Chaney, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ladie R. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Callie A. Davis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Elizabeth Tillman-Cammon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Richard A. Seibert, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David A. Ford, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.William G. Gross, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Barbara Wheeler, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Edward B. Griffin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Constance Speaks, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Information Systems) Agency), Agency.Jacqueline Thomas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region),Robert J. Maietta, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alejandro Cortez, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Richard P. Mumford, et al., Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Shirley A. Turnbo, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Mark A. Hieftje, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Nichelle J. Smith, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Michael Coulter, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Douglas K. Kinan, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Edythe Davidson, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Willie E. Graves, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Steve T. Kuykendall, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David E. Long, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Areas), Agency.Warren E. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Great Lakes/ Mid West Areas) Agency.Steven Webber, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Katherine L. Johnson, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Carol M. McCallister, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Billie R. McCoy, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Benjamin Davis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Darrell K. Thomas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael C. Wilkerson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sandra L. Short, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Agnes Green, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Gregory S. Turner, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance & Accounting Service) Agency.Willie D. Turner, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jason R. Peterson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joe A. Kannikal, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, (Federal Bureau of Prisons), Agency.Carol M. McCallister, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Eric A. Shrader, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Clara S. Arpaia, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Suzan E. Walker, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Vanessa M. Welch, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Pandora A. Resch, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Roderick Carney, Jr., Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Marshall Garvin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ernest A. Williams, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lani I. Rosado, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Cleveland Randle, Appellant, v. Agency No. ED9624000 Richard W. Riley, Secretary, Department of Education, Agency.Santiago Burgos, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Cynthia D. Watson, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Brian J. Hammond, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Harold S. Moss, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Karol Sanders, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Patricia A. Holmes, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Gwendolyn Turner, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Johnnie M. McNeil, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Raymond S. Corral, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Raymond Santiago, Appellant, v. Richard W. Riley, Secretary, Department of Education, Agency.Sandor L. Vandor, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Kathleen M. Mucerino, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Harvey B. Corbett, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Christina Giuliani, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Steven Nixon, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Jonathan K. Williams, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.James R. Starnater, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Ma. Luz Reloj, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Arthur S. Cook, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Diane L. Carrington, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Minnie Noble, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Wayne T. Blomquist, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.Steven A. Miller, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Betty J. Hedgeman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Barbara R. Matzen, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Franklin K. Robinson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mary R. Diefenderfer, Appellant, v. Rodeney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Richard A. Seibert, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carl H. Bloeser, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Geneva Ellis-Balone, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.William R. Mack, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sandra D. Young, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bernard A. Robinson, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Arthur E. Gowran, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanuoue, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Joseph Gee, Appellant, v. Appeal No. 01970905 Agency No. DeCA/CE-96-CEC42-02-E William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency),) Agency.David A. Ford, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alberto A. Palmer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Audri L. Clay, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Stephen M. Rauseo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Arthur E. Gowran, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanuoue, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Suzanne M. VanUitert Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Theodore Bryant, Appellant, v. Lt. Gen. Kenneth A. Minihan, Director, National Security Agency, Agency.Dawonna J. Carriker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kathleen M. Kelley, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.John W. Price, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Kenneth A. Foster, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert L. Council, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kenneth A. Foster, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dawn Marie, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Ulysees Coates, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Faye A. Sepentzis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Peggy S. Hobbs, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Randolph S. Koch, Appellant, v. Arthur Levitt, Jr., Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, Agency.Enrique D. Rodriguez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.George G. Banks, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jehue McDonald, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sonya Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Richard P. Mumford, et al., Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Faye A. Sepentzis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, AgencyStephen M. Rauseo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Douglas K. Kinan, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Constance Speaks, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Information Systems) Agency), Agency.Minnie Noble, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Ernesto Dunbar, Appellant, v. Appeal No. 01970952 Agency No. DeCA/CE-96-CEC42-01-E William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency),) Agency.Mila G. Meneses, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rosetta F. Barber, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Jeffrey Dowell, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Maxcine Ford, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Rufus E. Thompson Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gerald A. Smith, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Brenda L. Berkley, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance & Accounting Service), Agency.William K. Crigger, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carl H. Bloeser, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Trisha A. Nathan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bruce D. Henry, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mary L. Miller, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Terry Whitney, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Jefferson A. Marbley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Aaron Berman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Steven J. Fischer, Appellant, v. Arthur Levitt, Jr., Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, Agency.Vanessa M. Welch, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Alice M. Shank, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Linda Woellert, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Wilson Canteen, Jr., Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Robert S. Amendola, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Northeast/New York Metro Region), Agency.Melvin C. Helms, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Christina M. Minakais, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Hilton E. Moore, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury, Agency.Carol H. Abercrombie, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Morris D. Scott, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Frank P. Zaremba, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Brian J. Hammond, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Douglas R. Deauzat, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, (Immigration and Naturalization Service), Agency.Shazadi A. Malik, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Eric J. Bolten, Appellant, v. Madeline K. Albright, Secretary, Department of State, Agency.James L. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.David E. Long, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Gregory B. Lewis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Valerie Lewis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Pamela Byun, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jose A. Jimenez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Wayland Mitchell, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Joyce Harlacker, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy Agency.Audrey V. Gamble, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Monteze M. Jaggers, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Lawrence Ancin, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Roger Garcia, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.William J. O'Donnell, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.William L. Knox, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Diane L. Carrington, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sheila J. Suttles, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael W. Clark, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Shirley F. Harris, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Mary L. Miller, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Samuel J. Hume, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Rose J. Cherrier, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Callie A. Davis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joan A. Shird, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Valerie D. Lockhart, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Wanda Freeman, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.Ladie R. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Charlotte M. Pelleher, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region), Agency.Joseph T. Dacri, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Karen J. Michel, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Andre D. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bonnie Ramirez-Gaston, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Edgar R. Figueroa, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Peggie S. Turnbull, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kathy J. Hughes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Cynthia M. Powell-Stevens, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John S. Corrao, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Victoria B. Fields, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Agency.Deborah D. LeBel, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Robert L. Cassidy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Stephanie Griffin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service, AgencyAllen B. Carlton, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nellie H. Powell, Appellant, v. Craven H. Crowell, Jr., Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority, Agency.Brian D. Leigh, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Catherine Jackson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Rodney A. Lewis, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration,) Agency.Tajuanna J. Robinson, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Carolyn D. Harleaux, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Information Systems Agency) Agency.Miguel B. Torres, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Anthony E. Powell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Valerie Lewis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Claud A. Caviness, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Alice M. Shank, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Samuel A. Stuck, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Arthurene Poe, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James C. Harmon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Daniel N. Gonsalves, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Monica L. Clark Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carolyn D. Harleaux, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Information Systems Agency) Agency.Isabel M. Fernandez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Areas) Agency.Alva J. Goodwill, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Charles E. Amos, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, (National Guard Bureau), Agency.Gwendolyn R. Reeves, Appellant, v. Madeline K. Albright, Secretary, Department of State, Agency.Rene Napier Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Andrew Searcy, Jr., Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Barbara Wheeler, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Daniel Schultz, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Rufus N. Nichols, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lisa L. Summers, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dawn Marie, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Elaine Morrison, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.C. Michael Bennett, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.James L. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James E. Kowaleski, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Sabrina A. Hill, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Stephen R. Ellicott, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Valerie F. Notaro, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael E. Peten, Sr., Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Ronella S. Grisham, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Donald B. Martin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alice M. Shank, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Gregory S. Turner, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance & Accounting Service) Agency.William L. Knox, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Edna Jarrett, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Roderick V. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Valerie F. Notaro, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alick R. Zhang, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Shundia Riley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Annie L. Herling, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patrick Kinsella, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Sylvia M. Franklin, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Lucy Moon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph Davis, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Amy Young, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joel Harris, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region) Agency.Shawn Keeley, Appellant, v. I. Michael Heyman, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, Agency.Lamar W. Sessoms, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Magdalene K. Banks, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Marcia J. McNeil, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jimmy L. Davis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carl R. Blacklock, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Sidney G. Leslie, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Shirley F. Harris, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Paula M. Clark, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joe M. Suarez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Patricia A. Foley, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Faye A. Sepentzis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Victor E. Hancock, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Lois J. Johnson, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance & Accounting Service), Agency.Thomas H. Pate, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Marie B. Cotting, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Addie T. Jackson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Virginia Rosas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Aaron Berman, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Jean A. Gardner, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,) Agency.Thomas A. Aaron, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Cynthia Orlando, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Patrick J. Salisbury, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Richard A. Seibert, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James R. Groom, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Marilyn M. Williams, Appellant, Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Sabrina A. Hill, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bradley E. Bautista, Appellant, v. David J. Barram, Administrator, General Services Administration, Agency.John W. Price, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Shirley A. Turnbo, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Richard A. Seibert, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Teresa A. Scott, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Ramona L. Martinez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert S. Snow, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nhung D. Stets, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, U. S. Postal Service, AgencyAnnie L. Herling, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert L. Council, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Verletha Kennedy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael R. Ayala, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Larry Green, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Mahesh C. Sikka, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency), Agency.Gloria J. Svoboda, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Sheila R. Miller, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Nedra Rolfe, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (S.E./S.W. Region), Agency.Jason R. Peterson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Leslie A. Jackson, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration,) Agency.John J. Jurisin, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Sadie P. DeSantis, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Theodis J. Thornton, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Gary K. Barrett, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Donna E. Ramsay, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Elizabeth Tillman-Cammon, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alfred F. Zinno, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mack H. Combs, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gail Poole, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service (Southeast/Southwest), Agency.Melvin F. Daniels, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Robert Tute, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ferial Ardalan, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Wanda Freeman, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.Joann T. Hughes, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Nadine A. Dunlap, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Abel Sanchez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Suwannee Arnes, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Barbara M. Espinoza, Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice (Immigration and Naturalization Service), Agency.Andre D. Smith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Vincente M. Devereux, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Bernard M. Lowe, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Frank P. Tobeck, Sr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Brett M. Whittle, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Armando Rivera-Benitez, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Julius A. Martin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.James D. Evans, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Nellie H. Powell, Appellant, v. Craven H. Crowell, Jr., Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority, Agency.Robert L. Johnson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Sandra D. Kretschmar,) Appellant,) v.) Richard J. Danzig,) Secretary,) Department of the Navy,) Agency.)Darrell K. Thomas, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Charlie E. Brown, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Ronald T. Wallace, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Arla M. Gaines, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration, Agency.William C. Alton, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Gary A. Becker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Miriam M. Rosenn, M.D., Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Juanita M. Rucker, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.George R. Berry, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Ruth Nelson, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Viola Bradley, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Forrest R. Fauber, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sammy L. Conner, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Carol J. Speer, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Lou E. Barrett, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Margaret G. Elliott, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, AgencyTerry A. Stewart, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Linda L. Scott, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert S. Snow, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Thomas R. Kleinknecht, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Milinda D. Carter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Somchith Lim, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Contract Audit Agency), Agency, ___________________________________) 340-96-X3557Hannelore G. Hansen, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph Mobley, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Steven D. Hosey, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Virgil Woods, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Donna E. Ramsay, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Joan F. Ladesh, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Weichin Chen, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kathy M. Faith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Anifa Williams, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Curtis Davis, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Lori Murray, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gary L. Rubins, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Mark S. Shafner, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Brenda J. Daniels, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joan F. Ladesh, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Debra L. Rippey, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, AgencyRonald C. Bimes, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance & Accounting Service), Agency.Cynthia Orlando, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Gregory D. Roberts, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Steven A. Miller, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kenneth Senkow, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Linda F. Wafer, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John Granado, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, Defense and Accounting Service, Agency.Karen D. Jenkins, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Region), Agency.Kasturi Basu, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Lou Ann Kirby, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.Stephen R. Ellicott, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Gene E. Thomas, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Joan A. Shird, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Clifford G. Redd Sr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Dale J. Linnabary, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Kelvin Ford, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Sabine Phillipe, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue, Chairperson, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agency.Bonnie F. Harvey, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Richard A. Seibert, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Theodis J. Thornton, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Larry James, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Jeffrey Dowell, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Sherrie L. McCants, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kenneth Senkow, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Wolfgang M. L. Maier, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Intelligence Agency),) Agency.Bernard A. Robinson, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Dale J. Linnabary, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Eric J. Bolten, Appellant, v. Madeline K. Albright, Secretary, Department of State, Agency.Felippe K. Moffett, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Vernon A. Duhamel, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Kathy J. Hughes, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Tammie L. Dunlap, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, (Internal Revenue Service), Agency.Alick R. Zhang, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Allegheny/Mid-Atl Region, Agency.Leonard M. Harris, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Samuel A. Stuck, Appellant, v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary, Department of Labor, Agency.Ernesto Dunbar, Appellant, v. Appeal No. 01970952 Agency No. DeCA/CE-96-CEC42-01-E William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency),) Agency.Sheila R. Miller, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robert J. Maietta, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Northeast/New York Metro Region), Agency.Clarence E. Rodgers, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Michael C. Wilkerson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Alice M. Shank, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Marshall Garvin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Harris L. Olsen, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Barbara J. Radford, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Juanita F. Nida, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph T. Dacri, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Orlando R. Wood, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Gyeong Hwang, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Charles E. Fletcher, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Albert T. Raio, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Stephen P. Brennan, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Charles L. Willis, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.William T. Brown, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Julius L. Carter, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Rodney A. Lewis, Appellant, v. Aida Alvarez, Administrator, Small Business Administration,) Agency.Steven Nixon, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Jesse E. Hill, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Charles E. Fletcher, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.Joann T. Hughes, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Agency.Roderick Carney, Jr., Appellant, v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice, Agency.Katherine L. Johnson, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Grace Matuszeski, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Betty J. York, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Kathy M. Faith, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Emma Yi Garcia, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Laura Washington, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, AgencyRosanne E. Withrow, Appellant, v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, Department of Transportation, Agency.John P. Leahy, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Valera F. Foster, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Robert E. Farris, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Southeast/Southwest Region) Agency.Ronald T. Wallace, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Orlando K. Chuney, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, U. S. Postal Service, AgencyPaula J. Conn, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lee E. Gaines, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Geneva Ellis-Balone, Appellant, v. Bill Richardson, Secretary, Department of Energy, Agency.Norma Stephens, Appellant, v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency.John R. Emmert, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Robin M. Montoya, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Bernard M. Lowe, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mary Hutchinson, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Cipriano Ferrer, Jr., Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Army & Air Force Exchange Service),) Agency.Sylvia Sabonji, Appellant, v. David J. Barram, Administrator, General Services Administration, Agency.Edwina H. Jackson, Appellant, and David R. Beaner, Edwina H. Jackson, Appellant, and David R. Beaner, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Valerie Powell, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Diana M. Solano, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Michael W. Clark, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Mary S. Reid, Appellant, v. William M. Daley, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agency.Sandra K. Fetzer, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Logistics Agency), Agency.Lander Herron, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency,Robert Wolfe, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Gaythel M. Warren, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Mila G. Meneses, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Eric W. Stream, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Lawrence D. Ancin, Appellant, v. Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Agency.Paul Podvin, Appellant, v. Carol M. Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Agency.Teresa E. Porter, Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Brenda L. Berkley, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Finance & Accounting Service), Agency.Tabitha S. Hale, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Carolyn J. Rigsby, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Annie L. Herling, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Faye A. Sepentzis, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Theodore Bryant, Appellant, v. Lt. Gen. Kenneth A. Minihan, Director, National Security Agency, Agency.Valerie F. Notaro, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.John J. Dowd, Jr., Appellant, v. Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, Agency.Sonya T. Inabinet, Appellant, v. Donna A. Tanoue Chairman Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Agency.Lillian Lopez, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Wayland Mitchell, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Lissa A. James-Brewington, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Lynette M. Nighswander, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Allegheny/Mid-Atlantic Region), Agency.Franklin K. Robinson, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Monteze M. Jaggers, Appellant, v. Louis Caldera, Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Sherrie L. McCants, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Zona L. Brown, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Christina M. Minakais, Appellant, v. F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary, Department of the Air Force, Agency.Cathy Bethea, Appellant, v. Robert M. Walker, Acting Secretary, Department of the Army, Agency.Arthur A. Maule, Appellant, v. Daniel R. Glickman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Agency.Cynthia D. Albarez, Appellant, v. Richard J. Danzig, Secretary, Department of the Navy, Agency.Jamie G. Friel, Jr., Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Daniel C. Russo, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, (Pacific/Western Areas), Agency.Ronella S. Grisham, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Brenda M. Root-Janeski, Appellant, v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior, Agency.Mona L. Dogans, Appellant, v. Andrew M. Cuomo, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Agency.Myrna Bicknell, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Joseph Gee, Appellant, v. William S. Cohen, Secretary, Department of Defense, (Defense Commissary Agency),) Agency.Julius A. Martin, Appellant, v. William J. Henderson, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Agency.Harry P. Magee, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration,) Agency.