Reading Room Document
Guidance on Application of Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998
This memorandum provides guidance on the application of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 to vacancies in Senate-confirmed offices within the Executive Branch. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/19551/download.
The OLC's Opinions
Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit