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Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Interior by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of July 23, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 10 nominees have been confirmed, 2 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 4 positions do not have nominees, and 2 appointments have been made to positions ...
Following his election victory in 2020, U.S. president Joe Biden had 4,000 political appointments to make to the federal government. Of those 4,000 political appointments, more than 1250 require Senate confirmation. Upon taking office, Biden quickly placed more than 1,000 high-level officials into roles that did not require confirmation. [1]
Biden's announced nominee, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, required a congressional waiver to be granted under the National Security Act of 1947 before he was confirmed. [17] Waiver process: House Armed Services Committee closed-door briefing held and approved without objection on January 21, 2021. Floor vote passed 326–78 on January 21, 2021.
The core White House staff positions and most Executive Office positions are generally not required to be confirmed by the Senate. The positions that require Senate confirmation include: the director of the Office of Management and Budget , the chair and members of the Council of Economic Advisers , and the United States trade representative .
(The Center Square) – The latest federal numbers show the U.S. deficit is soaring as President Joe Biden heads out of office. The U.S. Congressional Budget Office released its monthly budget ...
President Biden walks to the Oval Office before pardoning the National Thanksgiving turkeys, Blossom and Peach, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on Nov. 25, 2024 in ...
The director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy has been a Cabinet-level member since 2021, the beginning of Joe Biden's presidency. [65] The president-elect nominated former United States chief technology officer Michael Kratsios of South Carolina to be Science Advisor to the President on December 22, 2024.
Democratic anxieties and divisions about President Biden’s future atop the ticket in November were front and center Tuesday as House and Senate Democrats held separate meetings centered on the ...