Nov 10 2008
The Executive Branch of the U.S. Government
The Executive Branch of the U.S. Government
President-elect Obama has appointed a Transition Team to begin the process of selecting the cabinet members and other officials that will lead his new Administration. These positions include the Cabinet, Special Advisors, Councils and Boards. Overall, the new Chief Executive controls the appointment of some 7,000 federal noncareer positions. Here is a list of the primary appointments to be made:
The Cabinet is made up of the Vice President (Joseph Biden), the White House Chief of Staff (Rahm Emanuel), and the Secretaries of each of the 15 executive departments:
• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Defense
• Department of Education
• Department of Energy
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of Homeland Security
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Department of the Interior
• Department of Justice
• Department of Labor
• Department of State
• Department of Transportation
• Department of the Treasury
• Department of Veterans Affairs
The Cabinet also includes: the Office of Management and Budget, the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Trade Representative, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy. In addition to selecting new Cabinet members, an entirely new staff will be chosen to lead the offices within the Executive Office of the President. These offices include:
• Council of Economic Advisers
• Council of Environmental Quality
• National Security Council
• Office of Administration
• Office of Management and Budget
• Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Office of Science and Technology Policy
• President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
• United States Trade Representative
There are also many positions within the White House Office that will be filled with new personnel. These include:
• Domestic Policy Council
• Homeland Security Council
• National Economic Council
• Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
• Office of the First Lady
• Office of National AIDS Policy
• Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Boards
• USA Freedom Corps
• White House Fellows Office
• White House Military Office
Keep in mind that this is just the very “tip” of the pyramid of government employees. Listing every position would require pages and pages of text. Nope. Not here.
