Directs the agency's rural housing and community facilities loan, guarantee and grant programs under the Under Secretary for Rural Development. Appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture; no Senate confirmation required.

Administrator of the Rural Housing Service

George Kelly

Archivist of the United States, the institutional head of National Archives and Records Administration. Appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, under National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-497); directs the agency's staff, budget, and statutory functions.

Archivist of the United States

Bradford Pentony Wilson

Heads CBP's intelligence office and reports directly to the Commissioner, with responsibility for the agency's intelligence enterprise, its counterintelligence operations and its intelligence-sharing agreements. A career official, not a presidential appointee.

Assistant Commissioner, CBP Office of Intelligence

Ronald J. Ocker

Directs CBP's foreign initiatives, its personnel stationed abroad and its partnerships with foreign customs and border agencies, and reports directly to the Commissioner. A career official, not a presidential appointee.

Assistant Commissioner, CBP Office of International Affairs

James L. Collins

The Department's senior official for Europe and Eurasia, responsible to the Secretary of State through the Under Secretary for Political Affairs for matters relating to the region. Appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs

Brendan Hanrahan

Directs U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East and North Africa and oversees the chiefs of mission in the region, reporting to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs. Appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs

Donald Blome

Attorney General, the institutional head of Department of Justice. Appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, under An Act to Establish the Department of Justice of 1870 (16 Stat. 162; 28 U.S.C. 501); directs the agency's staff, budget, and statutory functions.

Attorney General

Todd Blanche

Presides over the board, assigns its contract appeals judges to panels and manages its docket. Designated by the Secretary of Defense from among the board's appointed members.

Chairman of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals

Owen C. Wilson

Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the institutional head of National Endowment for the Humanities. Appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, under National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-209); directs the agency's staff, budget, and statutory functions.

Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities

Michael McDonald

Commissioner of Labor Statistics, the institutional head of Bureau of Labor Statistics. Appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, under Act of June 27, 1884 (23 Stat. 60); 29 U.S.C. 1 et seq.; directs the agency's staff, budget, and statutory functions.

Commissioner of Labor Statistics

Brett Matsumoto

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is an independent federal regulatory agency that protects the public from unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with consumer products. It issues and enforces mandatory safety standards, bans hazardous products, orders recalls, and conducts research and public education. It was created by the Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972 (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) and is led by up to five commissioners appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Brien Lorenze

Karen Sessions

Peter A. Feldman

Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Seat 4)

Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Seat 5)

Analyzes economic developments for the President, appraises federal programs against national economic policy goals, and drafts the annual Economic Report of the President sent to Congress. It sits in the Executive Office of the President and has three members, of whom only the Chair is confirmed by the Senate.

Council of Economic Advisers

Heads the Council of Economic Advisers, which advises the President and prepares the annual Economic Report; a 1953 reorganization vested the Council's staffing and reporting functions in the Chairman personally. Appointed by the President with Senate consent specifically as chairman, unlike the other two members, who are not confirmed (15 U.S.C. 1023).

Chairman of Council of Economic Advisers

Christopher Phelan

The Department of Homeland Security is the executive department responsible for protecting the United States against terrorism, securing the nation's borders, administering immigration and customs laws, safeguarding cyberspace, and coordinating disaster response. It oversees components including Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and the Secret Service. Headed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, it was established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296; 6 U.S.C. 111).

Department of Homeland Security

Markwayne Mullin

The Department of Justice is the executive department that enforces federal law, represents the United States in legal matters, and administers major components of the federal justice system. It houses the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Bureau of Prisons, and the U.S. Attorneys, and it litigates and prosecutes on behalf of the United States. Headed by the Attorney General, it was established by the Act of June 22, 1870 (16 Stat. 162; 28 U.S.C. 501).

Department of Justice

The Department of State is the executive department that advises the President on foreign policy and conducts the diplomatic relations of the United States. It operates embassies and consulates abroad, negotiates treaties and international agreements, issues passports and visas, and represents the country in international organizations. Headed by the Secretary of State, it originated as the Department of Foreign Affairs by the Act of July 27, 1789, and was renamed the Department of State the same year (22 U.S.C. 2651).

Department of State

Marco Rubio

Director of National Intelligence, the institutional head of Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, under Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458); directs the agency's staff, budget, and statutory functions.

Director of National Intelligence

Walter Clayton

Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the institutional head of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, under Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241); directs the agency's staff, budget, and statutory functions.

Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Erica Schwartz

Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, the institutional head of Defense Logistics Agency. Appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, under Department of Defense Directive 5105.22; directs the agency's staff, budget, and statutory functions.

Director of the Defense Logistics Agency

David J. Sanford

Runs the State Department's training school, setting its language, area studies and tradecraft curriculum and its standards for certifying officers' language proficiency. The Director is appointed by the Secretary of State.

Director of the Foreign Service Institute

Director of the Indian Health Service, the institutional head of Indian Health Service. Appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, under Transfer Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2001); Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1976; directs the agency's staff, budget, and statutory functions.

Director of the Indian Health Service

Mark Cruz

Sets the center's research agenda on complementary and integrative approaches and must ensure scientists with expertise in the field sit in the review, oversight and management of everything it funds. Appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and reports directly to the Director of NIH.

Director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Wendy Weber

Runs the library's collections, databases and informatics research programs, with a statutory Board of Regents advising on policy. Appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the NIH Director, since the library is listed among NIH's institutes and centers.

Director of the National Library of Medicine

Peter J. Embi

Directs BIA's law enforcement, corrections and tribal justice support programs and is the official through whom the office answers to the Secretary of the Interior. A career executive designated by the Department, not a presidential appointee.

Deputy Bureau Director - Justice Services

Charles Addington

Oversees VHA's patient advocates and keeps their training consistent across the Department. Appointed by the Under Secretary for Health from among qualified individuals and reports directly to the Under Secretary.

Director of the Office of Patient Advocacy

Ann E. Doran

Directs the museum's collection, exhibitions and scholarship, including the Renwick Gallery. Appointed by the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; not a presidential post.

Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Lynda Roscoe Hartigan

Director of the Women's Bureau, the institutional head of Women's Bureau. Appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, under Act of June 5, 1920 (29 U.S.C. 11); directs the agency's staff, budget, and statutory functions.

Director of the Women's Bureau

Presides over the Merit Systems Protection Board, which hears federal employees' appeals from adverse personnel actions, and is its chief executive and administrative officer. Appointed Chairman by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate from among the Board's three members, who serve seven-year terms (5 U.S.C. 1202, 1203).

Chairman of Merit Systems Protection Board

James J. Woodruff II

The National Capital Planning Commission is the central planning agency for the federal government in the National Capital Region, which includes the District of Columbia and surrounding counties in Maryland and Virginia. It reviews and approves plans for federal buildings, land, and projects and prepares long-range comprehensive planning policies. Established by the Act of June 6, 1924, it now operates under 40 U.S.C. 8701 et seq. and is governed by a twelve-member commission.

National Capital Planning Commission

Mark Paoletta

Member of the National Capital Planning Commission (Seat 6)

Member of the National Capital Planning Commission (Seat 7)

Member of the National Capital Planning Commission (Seat 8)

Member of the National Capital Planning Commission (Seat 9)

Chairs the National Capital Planning Commission, the twelve-member body that reviews federal and District of Columbia development plans for the national capital region, and presides over its meetings. Designated by the President, who also appoints three of the Commission's five citizen members (40 U.S.C. 8711).

Chairman of National Capital Planning Commission

The National Credit Union Administration is the independent federal agency that charters, regulates, and supervises federal credit unions and administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures member deposits. It is governed by a three-member Board whose members are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. It was established as an independent agency in 1970 under the Federal Credit Union Act and is codified at 12 U.S.C. 1752a.

National Credit Union Administration

Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board (Seat 1)

John Crews

Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board (Seat 3)

Chairs the National Credit Union Administration Board, which charters and supervises federal credit unions, speaks for the Board in its dealings with other branches of government, and assigns each Board member an area of responsibility. Designated by the President when appointing him to the Board; Board members serve six-year terms and may not succeed themselves (12 U.S.C. 1752a).

Chairman of National Credit Union Administration

The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that administers the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. It conducts secret-ballot elections to determine whether employees wish to be represented by a union and adjudicates charges of unfair labor practices by employers and unions. The Board consists of five presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed members serving staggered five-year terms.

National Labor Relations Board

James R. Macy

David M. Prouty

James R. Murphy

Member of the National Labor Relations Board (Seat 4)

Scott A. Mayer

The Office of Personnel Management is an independent agency in the executive branch that serves as the chief human resources agency and personnel policy manager for the federal civilian workforce. It administers the merit system, federal retirement and health benefits, hiring and classification policy, and background investigations, and issues governmentwide human capital regulations. It was established by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978 and Executive Order 12107, effective January 1, 1979, and is led by a Director confirmed by the Senate.

Office of Personnel Management

Scott Kupor

Secretary of Labor, the institutional head of Department of Labor. Appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, under Department of Labor Act of 1913 (Public Law 62-426; 37 Stat. 736; 29 U.S.C. 551); directs the agency's staff, budget, and statutory functions.

Secretary of Labor

Keith E. Sonderling

Secretary of the Army, the institutional head of Department of the Army. Appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, under 10 U.S.C. 7013 (Secretary of the Army); directs the agency's staff, budget, and statutory functions.

Secretary of the Army

Adam R. Telle

Special Counsel, the institutional head of United States Office of Special Counsel. Appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, under Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 1211); directs the agency's staff, budget, and statutory functions.

Special Counsel

Charles Baldis

The Executive Office of the President is the cluster of agencies and staff that directly support the President in carrying out the executive functions of the federal government. Created by the Reorganization Act of 1939 and Executive Order 8248, it includes units such as the White House Office, the Office of Management and Budget, and the National Security Council. It advises the President and coordinates policy across the executive branch.

Executive Office of the President

Donald J. Trump

Monitors religious freedom abroad and recommends policy to the President, the Secretary of State and Congress; its annual report names the countries it finds should be designated countries of particular concern or put on a special watch list. A bipartisan body created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998: nine commissioners, three each named by the President, the Senate President pro tempore and the Speaker, plus the Ambassador at Large ex officio, nonvoting.

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

Asif Mahmood

Robert Barron

Andrew Brunson

Joe Grogan

Gunisha Kaur

Rachel Laser

CeCe Heil

Gene Mills

David A. Anderson

As the acquisition world turns: 4 plot twists in the latest storyline

State Department seeks mid-career hires to join its ranks after widespread layoffs

James R. Walkinshaw

The census shows what government does well — and what political interference could break, author argues

Mike Johnson

OPM reminds federal employees about rights to report misconduct

Frank J. Bisignano

How powerful is Elon Musk? How his political influence compares to past U.S. moguls

Pete Hegseth

Here's how Democrats in Congress are preparing for election fraud claims

John Thune

DHS personnel leak exposes contact details and sensitive job information

Blanche defends DOJ lawsuit blocking Alaska Senate results if Republican loses

Elizabeth Warren

OPM formally discontinues Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey

Trump campaigns in Mississippi, highlighting Republicans' challenges

JD Vance

Here are the Senate races to watch ahead of Election Day

Susan M. Collins

Mike Rogers

Social Security ends flexible work schedules, teeing up clash with union

Chris Van Hollen

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CDC hiring plan and more permanent leadership coming soon, director tells staff

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Haley M. Stevens

A new bill would supercharge customer service at the IRS

Bill Cassidy

John Cornyn

DHS secretary plans post-election security review

Mark R. Warner

USPS ‘ready to deliver’ ballots in midterms without mail-in voting EO restrictions

David Steiner

A federal judge ordered an inquiry into potential misconduct by <gov_entities='us-department-of-justice'>DOJ</gov_entities> officials regarding misrepresentations about Trump's plans for East Potomac Park.

The <gov_entities='us-department-of-homeland-security'>Department of Homeland Security</gov_entities> is addressing a potential breach after over 41,000 employees' contact details and sensitive job information were leaked.

The <gov_entities='us-department-of-state'>State Department</gov_entities> announced it will accept applications for its Lateral Entry Pilot Program to hire mid-career professionals for the Foreign Service.

The <gov_entities='us-office-of-personnel-management'>Office of Personnel Management</gov_entities> finalized a rule to decentralize the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, changing required questions and reducing data comparability.

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