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DHS Sec. (Acting) Kevin McAleenan's resignation is official tomorrow, November 11th.
Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, there is a strict 210 day window during which an agency can be run by an unconfirmed "acting" appointee.
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Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, there is a strict 210 day window during which an agency can be run by an unconfirmed "acting" appointee.
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Kirstjen Nielson resigned from that position on April 10th. The 210 day window expired on November 6th, 2019, creating a five day window during which McAleenan was/is still employed, but apparently not legally allowed to do his job.
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McConnell and others will now have to spend Veterans Day trying to fast track the confirmation of a guy named Chad Wolf, who is an acting undersecretary, so they can appoint him to run DHS, also in an acting capacity, without being in violation of the Vacancies Reform Act,
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