Not long after a 35-day shutdown, federal workers were dealt another blow as the board that hears their human resources cases went vacant overnight
Fresh off of a 35-day shutdown, federal workers were dealt another blow Friday as the board that hears their human resources cases went vacant overnight.
The Senate did not act on two pending nominees for the Merit Systems Protection Board, and the extended term of the board's sole member, Mark Robbins, expired at midnight Thursday. It's unprecedented territory in the more than 40-year history of the board, and experts and lawmakers raised concerns Thursday that without any members, the board's staffers -- such as the administrative judges who hear cases -- may not have authority to work.
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