{"id":18141,"date":"2019-05-02T20:12:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T20:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/02\/trump-nominates-final-employee-appeals-board-member\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:49:59","slug":"trump-nominates-final-employee-appeals-board-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/leadership\/2019\/05\/02\/trump-nominates-final-employee-appeals-board-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump nominates final employee appeals board member"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

President Donald Trump named the final person he wants to lead the Merit Systems Protection Board April 30, after his initial choice for that slot withdrew his nomination amid criticism from members of Congress and federal employee groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B. Chad Bungard, currently the deputy commissioner for the Office of Analytics, Review and Oversight at the Social Security Administration, will take up a term expiring March 1, 2025, if confirmed by the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBungard is responsible for providing executive leadership to more than 2,000 employees, including leading the Office of Anti-Fraud Programs and the Office of Appellate Operations, where SSA\u2019s administrative appeals judges adjudicate appeals from SSA\u2019s administrative law judges,\u201d the nomination reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPreviously, Mr. Bungard served as the general counsel for the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program and chief counsel to the SSA Inspector General. Mr. Bungard earlier served as the general counsel for the United States Merit Systems Protection Board. He also spent several years on the Hill in leadership roles, where he focused on oversight and government reform.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t