Employee's Request for Reinstatement Involving Equal Opportunity, Position Qualifications, and Highest Previous Rate

An employee requested that he be reinstated to a higher grade retroactively, alleging variation in equal opportunity policy, failure to follow qualification regulations, and a pay rate set at step 8 rather than step 9. Equal opportunity and qualification determinations are not subject to GAO adjudication, and the rate within the grade was set within agency policy.