Who decides if Cobert can run OPM: The DOJ or the courts?

Federal Times: A day after the Office of Personnel Management inspector general said that acting director Beth Cobert was illegally serving as head of the agency, the White House is disputing the claim.

In a statement, assistant White House press secretary Frank Benenati said that the Nov. 10 Cobert nomination fits within the legal confines of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, due to a Department of Justice interpretation of the law.

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