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B-329903 1 (2019-02-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadvmj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-329903 February 7, 2019 The Honorable Ron Wyden Ranking Member Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: Agency Compliance with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act for Positions Subject to the Jurisdiction of Senate Finance Committee Dear Senator Wyden: This responds to your letter requesting information on compliance with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act1 (the Act) by agencies and departments with respect to positions subject to the jurisdiction of the Senate Finance Committee.2 Specifically, you asked (1) whether the agencies and departments are making the notifications to Congress and to GAO required under title 5 of the United States Code, section 3349(a) for vacant positions, (2) the status of vacancies in those positions, (3) the status of any acting officials for those positions, and (4) whether the service of those acting officials complies with the time limitations under the Act. Under the Act, GAO is required to report when we have determined a time period violation has occurred. We are providing information covering the period from January 20, 2017, to December 31, 2018. The Federal Vacancies Reform Act The Act establishes requirements for temporarily authorizing an acting official to perform the functions and duties of certain vacant positions that require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation (PAS positions). Under section 3349(a) of title 5, United States Code, each executive agency must report to our Office and each House of Congress (1) a vacancy in a position subject to the Act and the date of that vacancy, 1 Pub. L. No. 105-277, Div.C, title 1, 112 Stat. 2681-611 (Oct. 21, 1998), as amended, 5 U.S.C. §§ 3345-3349d. 2 As agreed upon with your staff, this review looked at positions at the Departments of Commerce, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and the Treasury as well as the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the Social Security Administration. For information on how these departments and agencies were selected, see Enclosure 7. B-329903 Page 1

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