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Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Veterans Affairs by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of July 1, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 8 nominees have been confirmed, 0 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 4 positions do not have a nominee, and 2 appointments have been made that do ...
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]
Joe Biden Supreme Court candidates Cabinet of Joe Biden , for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate Sr. Advisor to the President , the role formerly held by Karl Rove under George W. Bush , then by Valerie Jarrett / David Axelrod /etc. under Barack Obama
The top two senators on the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs called the Biden administration’s plan to reduce veterans’ healthcare staffing a “mess” that could undercut the timing ...
The Veterans Affairs Department − a historically maligned department over its care for the nation's more than 9 million veterans − is currently led by Biden-appointment Denis McDonough.
A nomination for Secretary of Veterans Affairs is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing held on January 27, 2021, and approved by unanimous consent on February 2, 2021. Confirmed 87–7 on February 8, 2021, and sworn in ...
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Susan Walsh/AP/Shutterstock (11701889a)Former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, the Biden administration's choice to be veterans affairs secretary, speaks ...
Until the appointment of David Shulkin in 2017, all appointees and acting appointees to the post were United States military veterans, but that is not a requirement to fill the position. When the post of secretary is vacant, the deputy secretary [ 4 ] or any other person designated by the president serves as acting secretary [ 4 ] until the ...