; (ii) a political appointee in the Executive Office of President or in the Office of the Vice President; and (iii) an individual employed in a position in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations; (B) an individual employed in a position in the Senior Executive Service; (C) an individual employed in a position at the GS–14 level or higher