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Office Nominee Assumed office Left office — Secretary of the Army. Christine Wormuth [66] May 28, 2021 (Confirmed May 27, 2021 by voice vote) [V 29] — — Under Secretary of the Army. Gabe Camarillo: February 8, 2022 [67] (Confirmed February 2, 2022 by voice vote) [V 30] — — General Counsel of the Army. Carrie Ricci: January 3, 2022 [68]
While normally only exercised in practice by members of the armed forces, six civilian officials can also act as a convening authority: the President, the Secretary of Defense, the three "service secretaries" (the Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, and Secretary of the Air Force), and the Secretary of Homeland Security (when the ...
United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (more commonly referred to as the Plum Book) is a book that lists positions in the United States government that are subject to political appointment. It lists around 8,000 federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches of the federal ...
7 Governors of the Federal Reserve System (14-year terms of office — Chair and vice chair, who first must be confirmed as governors, also need to be confirmed for four-year terms in those offices.) 3 Members of the National Credit Union Administration (political balance required; six-year terms of office)
This is not like the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is not out to make money for itself. That’s not its job. WOLF: Sounds a little more like a sovereign wealth fund. FELLER: Well said. He ...
The patronage system thrived in the U.S. federal government until 1883. In 1820 Congress limited federal administrators to four-year terms, which led to constant turnover; by the 1860s and the Civil War, patronage had led to widespread inefficiency and political corruption. Although it used to be confined to cabinet positions, department heads ...
President Barack Obama, a Democrat, nominated Marilyn Horan, a Republican, as a U.S. federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. President Donald Trump, a Republican, nominated Nellie Liang, a Democrat, to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
Following his election victory in 2020, U.S. president Joe Biden had 4,000 political appointments to make to the federal government. Of those 4,000 political appointments, more than 1250 require Senate confirmation. Upon taking office, Biden quickly placed more than 1,000 high-level officials into roles that did not require confirmation. [1]