“William Perry Pendley signed a succession order months ago that will keep him indefinitely at the helm of the Bureau of Land Management.
Pendley’s order states that “in the absence” of a permanent BLM director, the deputy director of policy and programs — in this case Pendley himself — shall be “delegated the authority to perform all duties and responsibilities of the Director when required to ensure continued, uninterrupted direction and supervision to perform essential functions and activities of the office.”
Indeed, Peter Jenkins, senior counsel for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said the Pendley order does not comply with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.”
