Q. Can management temporarily promote (noncompetitively) an employee to the lower grade of a 6/7 graded position for 120 days?  Are temporary promotions limited to the full-performance level only of a given position?  What specific rules support or prevent such actions? A. Temporary promotions are intended for meeting the temporary needs of the agency’s work program when those services can’t be provided by other means.To be temporarily promoted, an employee has to meet the same qualification requirements that are needed for the permanent promotion. He or she receives the higher graded salary for the period assigned and gains quality experience…