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at trial, are incorporated herein by this reference. Petitioner
resided in Arlington, Virginia, when he filed his petition.
Petitioner holds a bachelor's degree in marketing and adver-
tising from the University of Maryland. Towards completion of
that degree, he earned more than 24 credit hours of study in
English, journalism, and speech. Petitioner worked 40 hours per
week for the U.S. Department of the Treasury (hereinafter
Treasury) as a budget analyst until January 1997, when he retired
after more than 35 years of service. He had been employed at a
GS-12 pay grade. As part of his job, he was required to "write
budget justifications, procedures, and other written material by
applying professional level writing ability to create high
quality written work."3 In an office staffed mostly by
3This describes one of the six critical elements of peti-
tioner's job as a budget analyst at the U.S. Department of the
Treasury. In a report of petitioner's performance for the period
Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1994, he was given a rating of "outstanding"
in meeting this element. The level of performance required for
an outstanding rating exceeds the requirements for an "excellent"
rating. A rating of excellent was described in the report as
follows:
Writes budget justifications, statistical reports,
procedures, guidelines, and other written materials in
a manner that is clear, concise and correct. Particu-
lar attention must be given to grammar, spelling, etc.
The written product must be able to communicate ideas
in an effective manner. Demonstrates a special talent
for writing narratives. Ideas are concise and clear in
their presentation, as indicated by few follow-up
questions being asked by recipients. Grammar and
spelling are excellent. Paragraphs and sentences are
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