### Question
How is the term newly appointed employee defined?


### Answer
The term **newly appointed employee** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 9812* as the following:

> an individual who is first appointed—


(A) as an employee of the Federal Government

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 9812*
  - Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart I-Miscellaneous > CHAPTER 98-NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION**

