From: Splinter
“In the letter, the organization, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), claims that Trump and Zinke have violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act by bypassing crucial—and mandatory—Senate advice and consent laws when it comes to confirming new agency directors. Instead of doing his job and nominating permanent replacements to serve as the heads of three Interior Department agencies, Trump has installed three acting directors—circumventing the law’s requirement that agency chiefs undergo Senate confirmation.”
