*1 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ October 6, 2016 ERRATUM _____________________ Appeal No. 15-3234 TIMOTHY ALLEN RAINEY, Petitioner v.

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent

DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Intervenor Decided: June 7, 2016 Precedential Opinion ______________________ Please make the following changes: On page 6, line 2, delete “section 2308” and replace with “section 2302”

On page 8, line 16, delete “2308(b)(9)(D)” and replace with “2302(b)(9)(D)”

2 RAINEY v. MSPB On page 8, line 31, delete “2309(b)(9)(D)” and replace with “2302(b)(9)(D).