Julie Su’s Status as Acting Labor Secretary Is Legal, GAO Says

An independent federal watchdog says Julie Su can serve indefinitely as acting head of the US Department of Labor, despite months of accusations from Republicans that her status as the temporary leader of the agency is unconstitutional.

In its Sept. 21 decision, the Government Accountability Office cleared up legal questions clouding Su’s tenure atop the agency, determining that she can stay in her role because of the line of succession set out in the original law establishing the department.

House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.)had requested that GAO probe whether Su should be ...