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Persons appointed on an acting basis do not require Senate confirmation before they begin to act in their position, even if a permanent appointment to that position would require confirmation. Appointments to judgeships on federal courts and of ambassadors require nomination by the president and confirmation by the Senate.
Mark F. Averill is an American retired Colonel who was the acting United States secretary of the Army from January 2025 from February 2025.. Prior to his appointment, Averill was the administrative assistant to the secretary of the Army, where he was the senior career civilian in the United States Army.
Acting Administrator of the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization: Amy Gleason [46] [47] [48] February 7, 2025 General Counsel of the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization: James Burnham [44] [49] February 6, 2025 Counsel to the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization: Bill McGinley [50] January 20, 2025 January 23, 2025
Driscoll, a veteran of the agency, joined in 2007, according to a statement on the White House’s website. Robert Kissane, the top counterterrorism agent in New York, will serve as acting deputy ...
[25] [27] In some cases, Trump appointed an individual to a high-level "acting" post after the individual's nomination had been withdrawn due to lack of support from the Senate; this was the case in Trump's naming of Anthony Tata to a high-level Defense Department post ("official performing the duties of Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for ...
Under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, an administration may appoint acting heads of department from employees of the relevant department. These may be existing high-level career employees, from political appointees of the outgoing administration (for new administrations), or sometimes lower-level appointees of the administration.
Officials in an acting position sometimes do not have the full powers of a properly appointed official, and are often the proper official's deputy or longest serving subordinate. Being placed in an acting position is a good indicator that the acting person has the confidence of their superiors or colleagues, and is likely to be chosen for the ...
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