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The United States federal executive departments are the principal units of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States.They are analogous to ministries common in parliamentary or semi-presidential systems but (the United States being a presidential system) they are led by a head of government who is also the head of state.
The President of the United States is the chief executive of the federal government. He is in charge of executing federal laws and approving, or vetoing, new legislation passed by Congress. The President resides in the Executive Residence (EXR) maintained by the Office of Administration (OA).
Counselor to the President (1969–1977, 1981–1985, 1992–1993): A title used by high-ranking political advisers to the president of the United States and senior members of the Executive Office of the President since the Nixon administration. [12]
The lieutenant governor is the second-highest-ranking government official in 45 of the 50 U.S. states and four of the five territories.In those states and territories, he or she is the first in the line of succession in case of a vacancy in the office of governor (Note: in Massachusetts and West Virginia, the lieutenant governor only assumes powers and duties as acting governor, not succeeding ...
93 United States Attorneys (one in each federal judicial district, except that one U.S. Attorney serves for both the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands; four-year terms of office) [6] 94 United States Marshals (one in each federal judicial district; four-year terms of office)
Local government employees State government employees Federal government employees (The blip up in hiring at the Federal level every 10 years is for the United States census) In the United States, government employees includes the U.S. federal civil service, employees of the state governments, and employees of local governments. [citation needed]
These positions are published in the Plum Book (officially, the United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions), a new edition of which is released after each United States presidential election. [5] The list is provided by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The 2020 edition of the Plum Book was published on December 1 ...
Left to become a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. United States Chief Information Officer: Suzette Kent: January 29, 2018 July 2020 [220] Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy: Kemp Chester January 20, 2017 March 27, 2017 Richard J. Baum March 28, 2017 February 9, 2018