RELATED April 24, 2025 New Partnership for Public Service polling shows majority of the American public concerned about cuts to the federal workforce and government services April 23, 2025 Ready, Set…Wait: Nominee Experiences through the Senate Confirmation Process March 27, 2025 Max Stier’s statement for the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearing on "VA Accountability and Transparency" 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)