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

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

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

The Congress of the United States is the bicameral national legislature of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It is vested with all federal legislative powers, including enacting statutes, levying taxes, appropriating funds, and overseeing the executive branch. It was created by Article I of the Constitution and first met on March 4, 1789.

Congress

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

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

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

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

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

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the federal judiciary, established under Article III of the Constitution and organized by the Judiciary Act of 1789. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to serve during good behavior. The Court exercises original and appellate jurisdiction and is the final arbiter of questions of federal law.

Supreme Court of the United States

John G. Roberts, Jr.

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

The White House Office is the division of the Executive Office of the President that provides the President with immediate staff support, including policy development, communications, legislative affairs, legal counsel, and coordination with executive agencies. It was established by Executive Order 8248 in 1939 under authority of the Reorganization Act of 1939 and is led by the White House Chief of Staff, who directs the President's personal staff.

White House Office

Trump staffing changes post-midterms signal he's battle ready

Donald J. Trump

Walkinshaw to push for federal pay raise in lame duck spending talks

James R. Walkinshaw

Congress is coming back to Washington. Here's what to expect

Mike Johnson

Pete Hegseth

Senators question Treasury’s continued reliance on IDMe for identity verification

Frank J. Bisignano

Election results decide who holds power. What comes next determines how they’ll use it.

John Thune

DHS to face aggressive investigations, oversight in next Congress

Midterm results could complicate JD Vance's political future

JD Vance

The federal employee survey should reveal what is really driving AI resistance

Scott Kupor

Elizabeth Warren

Post-midterms, federal unions push for pay raise, restoration of bargaining rights

Susan M. Collins

Musk is the target of a new Democratic bill to curtail political donations from federal contractors

Chris Van Hollen

Abdul El-Sayed welcomes Trump's plan to cut Israel aid, calls for end to arms sales

Mike Rogers

Justice Department creates new task force to police AI misuse

Todd Blanche

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Judge halts construction of Trump's arch. And, Labor Department to release jobs report

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Supreme Court weighs effort to shield federal law enforcement as ICE complaints rise

Hakeem S. Jeffries

President of The Heritage Foundation looks ahead to the future of the GOP

Scott Bessent

USDA’s request to lift stay on employee relocations denied by federal judge

Brooke L. Rollins

The South flexes political power in midterms, sets regional influence in 2028 election

Jon Ossoff

Marco Rubio

The <gov_entities='us-the-supreme-court-of-the-united-states'>Supreme Court</gov_entities> is hearing a case that could determine if federal law enforcement officers can be held accountable for violating constitutional rights.

<gov_entities='us-congress'>Congress</gov_entities> is returning to Washington to address federal funding before a December 11 deadline, likely through a continuing resolution.

President Trump announced Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as <gov_entities='us-white-house-office'>White House</gov_entities> chief of staff, effective Monday, following midterm losses.

The <gov_entities='us-department-of-homeland-security'>Department of Homeland Security</gov_entities> will face aggressive investigations and oversight from Democrats in the next <gov_entities='us-congress'>Congress</gov_entities>, focusing on immigration enforcement and alleged corruption.

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