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  2. Cabinet of the United States - Wikipedia

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    ISBN 0-333-60691-4. A study of the U.S. Cabinet from Kennedy to Clinton. Grossman, Mark. Encyclopedia of the United States Cabinet (Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO; three volumes, 2000; reprint, New York: Greyhouse Publishing; two volumes, 2010). A history of the United States and Confederate States Cabinets, their secretaries, and their ...

  3. United States federal executive departments - Wikipedia

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    The heads of departments are members of the Cabinet of the United States, an executive organ that normally acts as an advisory body to the president. In the Opinion Clause (Article II, section 2, clause 1) of the U.S. Constitution , heads of executive departments are referred to as "principal Officer in each of the executive Departments".

  4. First cabinet of Donald Trump - Wikipedia

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    Before confirmation and during congressional hearings a high-level career member of an executive department heads this pre-confirmed cabinet on an acting basis. The Cabinet's creation was part of the transition of power following the 2016 presidential election.

  5. List of defunct or renamed United States federal agencies

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    Department of Commerce and Labor Formed 1903. Split in 1913 into Department of Commerce and Department of Labor. Committee on Public Information (CPI) Department of War existed from August 7, 1789, until September 18, 1947, when it became part of the Department of Defense. Environmental Science Services Administration Formed 1965. Abolished 1970.

  6. Cabinet of the Confederate States of America - Wikipedia

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    The Cabinet of the Confederate States of America, commonly called the Confederate cabinet or Cabinet of Jefferson Davis, was part of the executive branch of the federal government of the Confederate States that existed between 1861 and 1865. The members of the Cabinet were the vice president and heads of the federal executive departments.

  7. Cabinet of Joe Biden - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the 15 heads of executive departments, there are 10 Cabinet-level officials. Biden altered his cabinet structure, elevating the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers , [ 1 ] director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy [ 2 ] and ambassador to the United Nations as Cabinet-level positions. [ 3 ]

  8. Political appointments of the first Trump administration

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    Although some positions are of Cabinet-level rank, non-cabinet members within the Executive Office of the President, such as White House chief of staff, national security advisor, and White House press secretary, do not hold constitutionally created positions and most do not require Senate confirmation for appointment. Persons appointed on an ...

  9. Federal government of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Once confirmed, these "Cabinet secretaries" serve at the pleasure of the president. In addition to the executive departments, a number of staff organizations are grouped into the Executive Office of the President (EOP), which was created in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. [37] The EOP is overseen by the White House Chief of Staff.