RELATED March 10, 2026 Partnership for Public Service's public comments on OPM's "Reduction in Force Appeals" proposed rule March 06, 2026 Partnership for Public Service’s public comments on OPM’s “Suitability Action Appeals” proposed rule February 13, 2026 Partnership for Public Service’s public comments on OPM’s “Ensuring Consistent and Rigorous Standards for Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Programs” proposed rule Back to Reports Kristine Simmons’ statement for the House Committee on Homeland Security hearing entitled, “Examining the Senate Confirmation Process and Federal Vacancies” March 11, 2022 Hearing Date: Thursday March 3, 2022 at 10:15am Hearing Title: “Examining the Senate Confirmation Process and Federal Vacancies.”Panelists: Kristine Simmons, Vice President of Government Affairs, Partnership for Public Service Anne Joseph O’Connell, Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law, Stanford Law SchoolAdam White, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Testimony focus: The testimony covered how the broken confirmation process and longstanding vacancies hurt public service, harm agency effectiveness, and reduce government effectiveness and agility. Download (483k)
