RELATED February 11, 2025 Federal Agencies in Focus: Department of State February 11, 2025 Federal Agencies in Focus: Department of Defense January 27, 2025 Federal Agencies in Focus: Department of Justice 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)