The Personnel Appeals Board (PAB) is an independent entity in the legislative branch of government that performs the combined functions of its executive branch counterparts: the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; the Federal Labor Relations Authority; the Merit Systems Protection Board; and the Office of Special Counsel. Established by the GAO Personnel Act of 1980, the PAB protects against potential or perceived conflicts of interest arising from GAO’s oversight of the executive branch.
The PAB has additional statutory authority to oversee equal employment opportunity at GAO and issues evaluative reports on the EEO impact of GAO’s policies, procedures, and practices.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has jurisdiction to review PAB decisions.
News and Information
The PAB is pleased to announce a new eLearning course: Introduction to Personnel Appeals Board Process and Procedures (SPEC1313), a 1-hour self-paced course, which you can view in GAO Grow at your convenience. This course will provide information on the PAB, PAB Office of General Counsel, and employment rights at GAO. More information…
- The PAB’s 2024 Annual Report is now available.
The Board welcomes the newest Board Member and newly selected Solicitor at the PAB:
- New Board Member, Kevin Owen; and
- New Solicitor, Molly Dennison.
Other news items:
- Effective October 16, 2024, the Chair of the Board is Julia Akins Clark. The Vice Chair is Maxanne Witkin.
- On November 24, 2023, the PAB published a Proposed Rule in the Federal Register. The Proposed Rule is available. The PAB accepted comments on the Proposed Rule through January 23, 2024. Comments were submitted by email to pab@gao.gov. The PAB Regulations were amended, and these rules became effective on July 18, 2024.
- The PAB’s 2023 Annual Report is now available.
- The Study on Disability & Reasonable Accommodation in the GAO Workforce has been published and is available.
- Suggestions for future Oversight studies are always welcome. Please submit suggestions to: pab@gao.gov.
