Designation of Officials of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to Act as Director

This memorandum establishes the order of succession for the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, specifying eight officials who would act as Director if the position becomes vacant due to death, resignation, or incapacity. It includes exceptions for acting officials and those ineligible under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, while preserving presidential discretion to depart from the designated order.

Federal Register Open PDF 75 FR 51617

Impact dates

Date TBD
Publication in Federal Register

Key directives

Establish order of succession for CSOSA Director: Deputy Director, Associate Director (Legislative/Intergovernmental/Public Affairs), Associate Director (Management/Administration), Associate Director (Community Supervision Services), Associate Director (Community Justice Programs), General Counsel, Chief Information Officer, Associate Director (Human Resource Management)
Exclude acting officials from succession
Require eligibility under Federal Vacancies Reform Act
Preserve presidential discretion to depart from designated order

Who is ordered

Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia · CSOSA

Timeline

Immediate

Order of succession takes effect upon signing for any future vacancy events

Near term (90d)

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Long term

Establishes permanent succession framework for CSOSA Director position

Risks & tensions

Deep succession list (8 officials) may indicate organizational complexity or risk aversion; no explicit removal mechanism for unfit successors in the chain