Sa saiyang katungdan bilang chair kan CSC, nakahimo si Constantino-David nin kontrobersya kan iinsistir nya kan Enero 2008 na 40% kan 3,000 na opisyal nin gobyerno, kaiba an mga opisyal sa Gabinete, an dai kalipikadong magkapot kan saindang mga posisyon: "these officials, consisting of managers, directors, assistant secretaries and undersecretaries, do not have the appropriate educational background and skills to perform their duties well; they don't have the correct educational skills and appropriate background plus experience to perform their respective duties well."