The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the federal government’s HR agency, which has become central to his efforts to overhaul agencies’ workforces.
Scott Kupor, a longtime venture capital executive, was confirmed as director of the Office of Personnel Management in a 49-46 vote.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, was the lone Republican to join Senate Democrats in opposing the nomination.
Kupor in his April 3 confirmation hearing said the government must make “tough choices” to stop operating under a budget deficit but generally equivocated when asked about the president’s workforce reduction plans, including the deferred resignation program, mass firings of probationary employees and large-scale layoffs.