Contact Amanda Farnan Press Secretary (774) 571–3639 [email protected] Senate committee clears 2 nominees, but for now leaves MSPB’s future hanging by a thread February 13, 2019 After months of waiting, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday cleared two of the President’s nominees to fill the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and potentially fill a much-anticipated quorum. But the committee didn’t make things nearly that simple.