Joe Biden has picked0nominees to fill key roles in his administration so far
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Presidents are required to fill roughly 4,000 politically appointed positions in the executive branch and independent agencies, including more than 1,200 that require Senate confirmation. The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service are tracking nominees for roughly 800 of those 1,200 positions, including Cabinet secretaries, chief financial officers, general counsels, ambassadors and other critical leadership positions .
- Secretary, Department of LaborA hearing was held for Julie Su.Read more
- Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory CommissionThe nomination of Jeffery Martin Baran was announced.
- Assistant secretary for acquisition, Department of DefenseThe nomination of Cara L. Abercrombie was announced.
- Ambassador, Guatemala, Department of StateThe nomination of Tobin John Bradley was announced.
- Deputy secretary, Department of Veterans AffairsThe nomination of Tanya J. Bradsher was announced.
- Legal adviser, Department of StateThe nomination of Margaret L. Taylor was announced.
- Assistant secretary for fair housing and equal opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentA hearing was held for Dave Uejio.
- Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Office of the PresidentA hearing was held for Jared Bernstein.Read more
- Assistant attorney general for the justice programs division, Department of JusticeAmy L. Solomon was confirmed by the Senate.
- Assistant secretary for policy development and research, Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentA hearing was held for Solomon Greene.
- Deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, Department of DefenseRadha Iyengar Plumb was confirmed by the Senate.
- Director, Office of Financial Research, Department of the TreasuryA hearing was held for Ron Borzekowski.
Any new administration faces hundreds of openings at the same time it’s grappling with other urgent challenges. President Biden is hardly the first incoming president to struggle with filling key positions.
To fill the positions tracked here, Biden must formally nominate candidates to be confirmed by the Senate as part of its “advice and consent” responsibilities under the Constitution. From announcement to confirmation, a nominee must pass through several steps, including a formal nomination, a referral to at least one Senate committee, a committee hearing and an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor.
The tracker will be updated weekly on Mondays as more positions are considered and filled. For data questions, please contact tracker@ourpublicservice.org.
[We also tracked political appointees during Donald Trump's presidency]
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