# Henry Kerner Vice Chairman of the [[Merit Systems Protection Board]], confirmed 2024-05-14 and sworn in 2024-06-03. He was **Special Counsel of the [[Office of Special Counsel]] from 2017 to 2024** — meaning the former head of the investigating office now sits on the board that reviews appeals arising from it. Nothing prohibits the sequence and no statute anticipates it. ## See also - [[Federal Whistleblower Protection Crosswalk]]