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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 executive branch of the federal government includes the Executive Office of the President and the United States federal executive departments (whose secretaries belong to the Cabinet). Employees of the majority of these agencies are considered civil servants .
16 Judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims (15-year terms of office) 9 Judges of the United States Court of International Trade (political balance required; life tenure) 678 Judges of the United States district courts (Most are life tenure; in total there are 674 permanent judgeships and four territorial court judgeships.)
Historical makeup of the Cabinet of the United States by year. The heads of the executive departments and all other federal agency heads are nominated by the president and then presented to the Senate for confirmation or rejection by a simple majority (although before the use of the "nuclear option" during the 113th United States Congress, they ...
Heads of the Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports, see Military of Switzerland; Heads of the Department of Foreign Affairs: see International relations of Switzerland; Heads of the Department of Home Affairs; Heads of the Federal Department of Finance; Heads of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and ...
“When you think about the long sweep of it, the number of public servants – people with a .gov email who work for the federal government – has been basically static as the responsibility ...
Elon Musk's rapid takeover of two U.S. government agencies has enabled the South African-born billionaire to exert unprecedented control over America's 2.2-million-member federal workforce and ...
President Donald Trump's transition team asked more than a dozen senior career diplomats to step down from their roles, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said, as the newly inaugurated ...