Johniece F. Williams v. Department of the Army

Appellant, Johniece Williams, was a civilian employed by the Department of the Army as a GS-3 key punch operator from 1976 to November, 1979. Some time during that period, four of the eight key punch positions in appellant’s section were upgraded to the GS-4 level. Appellant’s name, along with the names of her co-workers, was placed on a referral list for consideration for promotion to these upgraded positions. Appellant was not selected for promotion, but was retained at the GS-3 level. On March 17, 1980, she initiated an appeal of that action to the Merit Systems Protection Board (the…