After years of historic absences, Biden’s MSPB nominees face their first test

Federal Drive with Tom Temin

President Biden's three nominees for the Merit Systems Protection Board may have the best shot in years at restoring a quorum. The board hasn't had a quorum in nearly five years. And it hasn't had any members at all since 2019. The nominees faced their first test in the Senate confirmation process. And they face a tough task ahead if they are confirmed. The MSPB has a backlog of more than three thousand, four hundred pending petitions for review. The nominees say they have some ideas to work through it. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko has more.

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