Originally Posted by
FL370esq
The question was about contingency vacancies. A new hire cannot be awarded a contingency vacancy. That vacancy would have to be posted as a category vacancy in a subsequent AE and, if unbid, then becomes eligible to be filled by a new hire. Look at 22.E.1.c. I didn't write the PWA, just telling you how it works.
I'm looking at the PWA. I just don't agree that it says that as clearly as you state. That doesn't mean the company doesn't fill them like that but I recall class drops including contingent positions that were never offered in a subsequent AE.