# James Woodruff Chairman of the [[Merit Systems Protection Board]], sworn in as Chairman **2026-08-21**, with a term expiring 2032-03-01. His confirmation in **October 2025 restored the Board quorum**, which had been absent since April 2025 — a six-month period in which the Board could not decide petitions for review, and therefore in which the only remedial channel available to a career federal whistleblower terminated in a body that could not act. ## See also - [[Federal Whistleblower Protection Crosswalk]]