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  2. Trump demands next Senate leader allow him to bypass approval ...

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    Donald Trump called on Republican Senators vying for the majority leader position to permit him to appoint temporary cabinet members without Senate approval through recess appointments and ...

  3. Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 - Wikipedia

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    By 1998, temporary appointments filled 20% of the 320 positions requiring Senate confirmation. [15] [16] The Federal Vacancies Reform Act was introduced in the US Senate on June 16, 1998, as S. 2176 of the 105th Congress. The sponsor of the bill was Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee, then chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee ...

  4. Recess appointment - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, a recess appointment is an appointment by the president of a federal official when the U.S. Senate is in recess.Under the U.S. Constitution's Appointments Clause, the president is empowered to nominate, and with the advice and consent (confirmation) of the Senate, make appointments to high-level policy-making positions in federal departments, agencies, boards, and ...

  5. United States federal civil service - Wikipedia

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    The Senior Executive Service (SES) is the classification for non-competitive, senior leadership positions filled by career employees or political appointments. The excepted service (also known as unclassified service) includes jobs with a streamlined hiring process, such as security and intelligence functions (e.g., the CIA Tooltip Central ...

  6. 5 takeaways: Why Trump wants to use 'recess appointments' to ...

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    Recess appointments are when the president appoints a federal official while the U.S. Senate is in recess. Various presidential appointments must be approved by the Senate and go through a hearing ...

  7. Temporary driver services center opens in Lebanon. Location ...

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    Hours at the temporary mobile site will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, while the regular Lebanon Driver Services Center on Maddox Simpson Parkway is closed.

  8. Political appointments of the first Trump administration

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    This is a list of political appointments of current officeholders made by the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump. Links to lists of announced positions from which candidates have withdrawn or appointees who have resigned or have been terminated , as well as lists of appointments to other independent agencies and of holdovers from ...

  9. Special Government employee - Wikipedia

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    If a contract were to arise directly out of the special Government employee's advisory services, or the appointment could be influenced by the special Government employee, or another conflict of interest were to affect the appointment, then the prohibition would still apply. [5] SGEs are subject to financial reporting requirements.