| Area of Consideration Term | Description |
| All Appointable Candidates | All applicants who have appointment eligibility |
| All Appointable Candidates in the local area | All applicants who have appointment eligibility residing within 75 miles of the duty station |
| DFAS permanent civilian employees in the local area | Permanent DFAS employees residing within 75 of the duty station |
| DFAS permanent civilian employees | DFAS permanent employees |
| DoD permanent civilian employees | DoD permanent employees |
| DoD permanent civilian employees in the local area | Permanent DoD employees residing within 75 miles of the duty station |
| All permanent DFAS civilian employees assigned to organization code/activity code "*" | DFAS permanent employees in organization/activity code "*" |
| All DFAS permanent and term civilian employees in the local area | DFAS permanent and term (Tenure Group 3 on SF-50) employees currently working at the location of the vacancy |