Contact Amanda Farnan Press Secretary (774) 571–3639 afarnan@dev.ourpublicservice.org Are Reforms to the Federal Vacancies Act Still Needed Under President Biden? April 23, 2021 House lawmaker plans to reintroduce a bill that would reform the rules on acting officials serving in top federal roles, a change experts say is still necessary to address loopholes and weaknesses in the federal vacancies act.