From: http://www.chcoc.gov/Transmittals/TransmittalDetails.aspx?TransmittalID=3418
Details have been posted regarding what will happen after the Federal Career Intern Program ends on March 1, 2011:
An individual with less than 1 year of service in FCIP must serve the balance of a 1-year probationary period in the competitive service (with the 1 year running from the date of appointment to the FCIP).
An individual with less than 1 year of service, that includes both service in FCIP and other prior eligible Federal service must serve the balance of a 1-year probationary period in the competitive service (with the 1 year running from the date the eligible Federal service began).
An individual with at least 1 year of service in FCIP will have completed probation upon conversion to the competitive service on March 1, 2011, and no additional probationary period is allowed or required.
An individual with greater than 1 year of service in FCIP and other prior eligible Federal service will have completed probation upon conversion to the competitive service, and no additional probationary period is allowed or required.