The President makes appointments to positions within the federal government, either using the authorities granted by law to the President alone, or with the advice and consent of the Senate. There are some 351 full-time leadership positions in the 15 executive departments for which the Senate provides advice and consent. This report identifies all nominations submitted to the Senate during the 113th Congress for full-time positions in these 15 executive departments.
Information for each department is presented in tables. The tables include full-time positions confirmed by the Senate, pay levels for these positions, and appointment action within each executive department. Additional summary information across all 15 executive departments appears in the Appendix.
During the 113th Congress, the President submitted 273 nominations to the Senate for full-time positions in executive departments. Of these 273 nominations, 162 were confirmed, 8 were withdrawn, and 103 were returned to him in accordance with Senate rules. For those nominations that were confirmed, a mean (average) of 119.2 days elapsed between nomination and confirmation. The median number of days elapsed was 92.0.
Information for this report was compiled using the Senate nominations database of the Legislative Information System (LIS) (http://www.lis.gov/nomis/), the Congressional Record (daily edition), the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, telephone discussions with agency officials, agency websites, the United States Code, and the 2012 Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions).
This report will not be updated.
The President is responsible for appointing individuals to positions throughout the federal government. In some instances, the President makes these appointments using authorities granted by law to the President alone. Other appointments are made with the advice and consent of the Senate via the nomination and confirmation of appointees. Presidential appointments with Senate confirmation are often referred to with the abbreviation PAS. This report identifies, for the 113th Congress, all nominations submitted to the Senate for executive-level full-time positions1 in the 15 executive departments for which the Senate provides advice and consent. It excludes appointments to regulatory boards and commissions as well as to independent and other agencies, which are covered in other CRS reports.
Information for this report was compiled using the Senate nominations database of the Legislative Information System (LIS) (http://www.lis.gov/nomis/), the Congressional Record (daily edition), the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, telephone discussions with agency officials, agency websites, the United States Code, and the 2012 Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions).
Related Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports regarding the presidential appointments process, nomination activity for other executive branch positions, recess appointments, and other appointments-related matters may be found at http://www.crs.gov.2
Table 1 summarizes appointment activity, during the 113th Congress, related to full-time PAS positions in the 15 executive departments. President Barack H. Obama submitted 273 nominations to the Senate for full-time positions in executive departments. Of these 273 nominations, 162 were confirmed; 8 were withdrawn; and 103 were returned to the President under the provisions of Senate rules.3
Positions in the 15 Departments (total) |
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Positions to which nominations were made |
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Individual nominees |
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Nominations Submitted to the Senate (total) |
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Disposition of nominations |
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Confirmed by the Senate |
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Withdrawn |
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Returned |
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Recess Appointments |
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Source: Table developed by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) using data presented in the appendices of this report.
a. The figures shown here reveal a distinction between the number of positions to which nominations were made (201), the number of individual nominees (202), and the total number of nominations submitted (273). The number of positions to which nominations were made differs from the number of individual nominees for two reasons. First, the President sometimes nominates more than one individual successively to an open position, usually following the return or withdrawal of the original nomination. Second, less frequently, the President nominates a single individual to more than one position over the course of the Congress. Again, this usually followed the return or withdrawal of the first nomination. The number of total nominations submitted is greater than both of these figures because it includes cases in which the President nominated an individual to the same position more than once. In the 113th Congress, this is largely a result of nearly all nominations being returned to the President under Senate rules at the end of the first session of the 113th Congress. In most cases, the President resubmitted a nomination for the same individual to the same position a second time. This led to a larger number of nominations submitted to the Senate being represented by a smaller number of individual nominees who were nominated multiple times.
The length of time a given nomination may be pending in the Senate has varied widely. Some nominations were confirmed within a few days, others were confirmed within several months, and some were never confirmed. This report provides, for each executive department nomination confirmed in the 113th Congress, the number of days between nomination and confirmation ("days to confirm"). For confirmed nominations, a mean of 119.2 days elapsed between nomination and confirmation. The median number of days elapsed was 92.0.
Under Senate Rules, nominations not acted on by the Senate at the end of a session of Congress (or before a recess of 30 days) are returned to the President.4 The Senate, by unanimous consent, often waives this rule—although not always.5 This report measures the "days to confirm" from the date of receipt of the resubmitted nomination, not the original.
Each of the 15 executive department profiles provided in this report is divided into two parts: (1) a table listing the organization's full-time PAS positions as of the end of the 113th Congress and (2) a table listing appointment action for vacant positions during the 113th Congress. Data for these tables were collected from several authoritative sources, as listed earlier. In each department profile, the first of these two tables identifies, as of the end of the 113th Congress,6 each full-time PAS position in that department7 and its pay level. For most presidentially appointed positions requiring Senate confirmation, pay levels fall under the Executive Schedule. As of the end of the 113th Congress, these pay levels ranged from level I ($201,700) for Cabinet-level offices to level V ($147,200) for lower-ranked positions.8
The second table, the appointment action table, provides, in chronological order, information concerning each nomination. It shows the name of the nominee, position involved, date of nomination or appointment, date of confirmation, and number of days between receipt of a nomination and confirmation. It also notes actions other than confirmation (e.g., nominations returned to or withdrawn by the President).
The appointment action tables with more than one nominee to a position also list statistics on the length of time between nomination and confirmation. Each appointment action table provides the average days to confirm in two ways: mean and median. Although the mean is a more familiar measure, it may be influenced by outliers in the data. The median, by contrast, does not tend to be influenced by outliers. In other words, a nomination that took an extraordinarily long time might cause a significant change in the mean, but the median would be unaffected. Examining both numbers offers more information with which to assess the central tendency of the data.
For a small number of positions within a department, the two tables may contain slightly different titles for the same position. This is because the title used in the nomination the White House submits to the Senate, the title of the position as established by statute, and the title of the position used by the department itself are not always identical. The first table listing incumbents at the end of the 113th Congress uses data provided by the department itself. The second table listing nomination action within each department relies primarily upon the Senate nominations database of the LIS.9 This information is based upon the nomination sent to the Senate by the White House. Any inconsistency in position titles between the two tables is noted in the notes following each appointment table.
Appendix A provides two tables. Table A-1 relists all appointment action identified in this report and is organized alphabetically by the appointee's last name. Table entries identify the agency to which each individual was appointed, position title, nomination date, date confirmed or other final action, and duration count for confirmed nominations. The table also includes the mean and median values for the "days to confirm" column.
Table A-2 provides summary data for each of the 15 executive departments identified in this report. The table summarizes the number of positions, nominations submitted, individual nominees, confirmations, nominations returned, and nominations withdrawn for each department. It also provides the mean and median values for the numbers of days taken to confirm nominations within each department.
A list of department abbreviations can be found in Appendix B.
Table 2. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Agriculture
(as of the end of the 113th Congress)
Position |
Pay Level |
Secretary |
I |
Deputy Secretary |
II |
Inspector Generala |
III + 3%b |
Under Secretary—Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services |
III |
Under Secretary—Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services |
III |
Under Secretary—Food Safety |
III |
Under Secretary—Marketing and Regulatory Programs |
III |
Under Secretary—Natural Resources and Environment |
III |
Under Secretary—Research, Education, and Economics |
III |
Under Secretary—Rural Development |
III |
Assistant Secretary—Civil Rights |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Congressional Relations |
IV |
Chief Financial Officerc |
IV |
General Counsel |
IV |
Note: PAS refers to presidential appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate.
a. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(b)).
b. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
c. The chief financial officer (CFO) may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)). In previous Congresses, the CFO for the Department of Agriculture has been appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Nominee |
Position |
Date Nominated |
Date Confirmed |
Days to Confirm |
Jon M. Holladay |
Chief Financial Officer |
5/20/2013 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
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Robert Bonnie |
Under Sec.—Natural Resources and Environment |
6/27/2013 |
8/1/2013 |
35 |
Krysta L. Harden |
Deputy Sec. |
6/27/2013 |
8/1/2013 |
35 |
Jon M. Holladay |
Chief Financial Officer |
1/6/2014 |
11/19/2014 |
317 |
Todd A. Batta |
Asst. Sec.—Congressional Relations |
2/12/2014 |
6/12/2014 |
120 |
Lisa A. S. Mensah |
Under Sec.—Rural Development |
5/12/2014 |
11/20/2014 |
192 |
Mean number of days to confirm a nomination |
139.8 |
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Median number of days to confirm a nomination |
120 |
Table 4. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Commerce
(as of the end of the 113th Congress)
Position |
Pay Level |
Secretary |
I |
Deputy Secretary |
II |
Inspector Generala |
III + 3%b |
Under Secretary—Economic Affairs |
III |
Under Secretary—Export Administrationc |
III |
Under Secretary—Intellectual Property/Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
III |
Under Secretary—International Trade |
III |
Under Secretary—Oceans and Atmosphere/Administrator—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
III |
Under Secretary—Standards and Technology/Director—National Institute of Standards and Technologyd |
III |
Assistant Secretary—Administration/Chief Financial Officere |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Communications and Information |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Economic Development |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Export Administration |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Export Enforcement |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Import Administrationf |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Industry and Analysis |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Market Access and Compliance |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Environmental Observation and Prediction/Deputy Administrator, NOAA |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Conservation and Management/Deputy Administrator, NOAA |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Trade Promotion/Director General, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service |
IV |
Director—Bureau of the Censusg |
IV |
Director—National Institute of Standards and Technology |
IV |
General Counsel |
IV |
Note: PAS refers to presidential appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate.
a. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(b)).
b. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
c. Within the Department of Commerce, this position is also sometimes known as Under Secretary of Industry and Security.
d. New position as of January 4, 2011, P.L. 111-358. According to §403(a), "the individual serving as the Director of the Institute on the date of enactment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 2010 shall also serve as the Under Secretary until such time as a successor is appointed under subsection (b).''
e. The chief financial officer may be appointed by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
f. Within the Department of Commerce, this position is also sometimes known as Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
g. P.L. 112-166 established a five-year term for the Director of the Bureau of the Census and required the nominee to have certain specified qualifications (13 U.S.C. §21).
Nominee |
Position |
Date Nominated |
Date Confirmed |
Days to Confirm |
Penny Pritzker |
Secretary |
5/9/2013 |
6/25/2013 |
47 |
Mark E. Schaefer |
Asst. Sec.—Conservation and Management/Deputy Administrator, NOAA |
5/23/2013 |
8/1/2013 |
70 |
John H. Thompson |
Dir.—Bureau of the Census |
5/23/2013 |
8/1/2013 |
70 |
Ellen C. Herbst |
Asst. Sec.—Administration |
6/27/2013 |
8/1/2013 |
35 |
Ellen C. Herbst |
Chief Financial Officer |
6/27/2013 |
8/1/2013 |
35 |
Margaret L. Cummisky |
Asst. Sec.—Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs |
7/10/2013 |
8/1/2013 |
22 |
Kathryn D. Sullivan |
Under Sec.—Oceans and Atmosphere |
8/1/2013 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|
Roy K. J. Williams |
Asst. Sec.—Economic Development |
9/11/2013 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|
Kelly R. Welsh |
General Counsel |
10/7/2013 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|
Arun M. Kumar |
Asst. Sec.—Trade Promotion/Director General, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service |
10/7/2013 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|
Stefan M. Selig |
Under Sec.—International Trade |
11/12/2013 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|
Arun M. Kumar |
Asst. Sec.—Trade Promotion/Director General, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service |
1/6/2014 |
3/13/2014 |
66 |
Kelly R. Welsh |
General Counsel |
1/6/2014 |
3/31/2014 |
84 |
Kathryn D. Sullivan |
Under Sec.—Oceans and Atmosphere |
1/6/2014 |
3/6/2014 |
59 |
Roy K. J. Williams |
Asst. Sec.—Economic Development |
1/6/2014 |
5/14/2014 |
128 |
Stefan M. Selig |
Under Sec.—International Trade |
1/6/2014 |
6/4/2014 |
149 |
Bruce H. Andrews |
Deputy Sec. |
5/22/2014 |
7/24/2014 |
63 |
Marcus D. Jadotte |
Asst. Sec.—Industry and Analysis |
5/22/2014 |
12/16/2014 |
208 |
Willie E. May |
Under Sec.—Standards and Technology |
7/28/2014 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|
Manson K. Brown |
Asst. Sec.—Environmental Observation and Prediction |
7/31/2014 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|
Michelle K. Lee |
Under Sec.—Intellectual Property/Dir.—U.S. Patent and Trademark office |
11/12/2014 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
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Mean number of days to confirm a nomination |
79.7 |
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Median number of days to confirm a nomination |
66 |
Position |
Pay Level |
Secretary |
I |
Deputy Secretary |
II |
Under Secretary—Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics |
II |
Inspector Generala |
III + 3%b |
Under Secretary—Comptroller/Chief Financial Officerc |
III |
Under Secretary—Intelligence |
III |
Under Secretary—Personnel and Readiness |
III |
Under Secretary—Policy |
III |
Deputy Chief Management Officer |
III |
Principal Deputy Under Secretary—Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics |
III |
Principal Deputy Under Secretary—Comptroller |
IV |
Principal Deputy Under Secretary—Intelligenced |
IV |
Principal Deputy Under Secretary—Personnel and Readiness |
IV |
Principal Deputy Under Secretary—Policy |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Acquisition |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Asian and Pacific Security Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Global Strategic Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Health Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Homeland Defense and Global Security |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—International Security Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Legislative Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Logistics and Materiel Readiness |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Operational Energy Plans and Programs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Readiness and Force Managemente |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Research and Engineering |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Reserve Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict |
IV |
Director—Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation |
IV |
Director—Operational Test and Evaluationf |
IV |
General Counsel |
IV |
Department of the Air Force |
|
Secretary |
II |
Under Secretary |
III |
Assistant Secretary—Acquisition |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Financial Management/Comptroller |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Manpower and Reserve Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Installations, Environment and Logistics |
IV |
General Counsel |
IV |
Department of the Army |
|
Secretary |
II |
Under Secretary |
III |
Assistant Secretary—Civil Works |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Financial Management/Comptroller |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Acquisition, Logistics and Technology |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Installations, Energy and Environment |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Manpower and Reserve Affairs |
IV |
General Counsel |
IV |
Department of the Navy |
|
Secretary |
II |
Under Secretary |
III |
Assistant Secretary—Financial Management/Comptroller |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Energy, Installations and Environment |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Manpower and Reserve Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Research, Development, and Acquisition |
IV |
General Counsel |
IV |
Joint Chiefs of Staffg |
(Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are compensated under the military pay system rather than the executive schedule.) |
Chairman |
|
Vice Chairman |
|
Chief of Staff (Air Force) |
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Chief of Staff (Army) |
|
Chief of Naval Operations |
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Commandant of the Marine Corps |
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Chief of the National Guard Bureau |
Note: PAS refers to presidential appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate.
a. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(b)).
b. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
c. The chief financial officer may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
d. The position of Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence was made a presidential appointment requiring the advice and consent of the Senate under the provisions of P.L. 111-84, Division A, Title IX, Subtitle A, §906(a) (123 Stat. 2428) and was filled by a confirmed nomination for the first time during the 113th Congress.
e. The position of Assistant Secretary for Readiness and Force Management was established by P.L. 111-383, Title IX, §901(b)(4)(A)(i) and was filled for the first time during the 113th Congress.
f. The President may remove the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation from office. The law provides that "The President shall communicate the reasons for any such removal to both Houses of Congress" (10 U.S.C. §139(a)(1)).
g. The chairman and vice chairman serve two-year terms; other members serve four-year terms. See 10 U.S.C. §152(a) and 10 U.S.C. §154(a)(3).
Nominee |
Position |
Date Nominated |
Date Confirmed |
Days to Confirm |
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Charles T. Hagel |
Secretary |
01/22/13 |
02/26/13 |
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Frederick Vollrath |
Asst. Sec.—Readiness and Force Management |
01/22/13 |
04/18/13 |
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Alan F. Estevez |
Prin. Dep. Under Sec.—Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics |
01/22/13 |
10/30/13 |
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Eric K. Fanning |
Under Sec.—Air Force |
02/04/13 |
04/18/13 |
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Stephen W. Preston |
General Counsel |
06/11/13 |
10/16/13 |
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Martin E. Dempsey |
Chairman—Joint Chiefs of Staff |
06/24/13 |
08/01/13 |
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James A. Winnefeld, Jr. |
Vice Chairman—Joint Chiefs of Staff |
06/24/13 |
08/01/13 |
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Jon T. Rymer |
Inspector General |
06/24/13 |
09/17/13 |
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Susan J. Rabern |
Asst. Sec.—Navy—Financial Management/Comptroller |
06/27/13 |
08/01/13 |
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Dennis V. McGinn |
Asst. Sec.—Navy—Energy, Installations and Environment |
07/09/13 |
08/01/13 |
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Jessica G. Wright |
Under Sec.—Personnel and Readiness |
07/18/13 |
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Marcel J. Lettre II |
Prin. Dep. Under Sec.—Intelligence |
07/25/13 |
10/31/13 |
|
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Deborah L. James |
Secretary—Air Force |
08/01/13 |
12/13/13 |
|
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Jo Ann Rooney |
Under Sec.—Navy |
09/11/13 |
|
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Jamie M. Morin |
Dir.—Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation |
0911/13 |
|
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Michael D. Lumpkin |
Asst. Sec.—Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict |
09/11/13 |
11/14/13 |
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William A. LaPlante, Jr. |
Asst. Sec.—Air Force—Acquisition |
10/30/13 |
|
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Brad R. Carson |
Under Sec.—Army |
11/21/13 |
|
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Jessica G. Wright |
Under Sec.—Personnel and Readiness |
01/06/14 |
06/25/14 |
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Jo Ann Rooney |
Under Sec.—Navy |
01/06/14 |
|
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Jamie M. Morin |
Dir.—Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation |
01/06/14 |
06/25/14 |
|
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William A. LaPlante, Jr. |
Asst. Sec.—Air Force—Acquisition |
01/06/14 |
02/12/14 |
|
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Brad R. Carson |
Under Sec.—Army |
01/06/14 |
02/12/14 |
|
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Eric Rosenbach |
Asst. Sec.—Homeland Defense and Global Security |
01/07/14 |
09/18/14 |
|
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David B. Shear |
Asst. Sec.—Asian and Pacific Security Affairs |
01/07/14 |
07/17/14 |
|
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Miranda A. A. Ballentine |
Asst. Sec.—Air Force—Installations, Environment, and Logistics |
01/30/14 |
09/11/14 |
|
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Michael J. McCord |
Under Sec.—Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer |
01/30/14 |
06/12/14 |
|
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Brian P. McKeon |
Prin. Dep. Under Sec.—Policy |
01/30/14 |
07/28/14 |
|
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Christine E. Wormuth |
Under Sec.—Policy |
01/30/14 |
06/19/14 |
|
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Robert O. Work |
Dep. Sec. |
02/10/14 |
04/30/14 |
|
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Lisa S. Disbrow |
Asst. Sec.—Air Force—Financial Management/Comptroller |
02/27/14 |
07/24/14 |
|
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Laura Junor |
Prin. Dep. Under Sec.—Personnel and Readiness |
02/27/14 |
07/31/14 |
|
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Gordon O. Tanner |
General Counsel—Air Force |
04/07/14 |
09/16/14 |
|
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Robert M. Speer |
Asst. Sec.—Army—Financial Management/Comptroller |
04/10/14 |
11/20/14 |
|
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Debra S. Wada |
Asst. Sec.—Army—Manpower and Reserve Affairs |
05/05/14 |
09/17/14 |
|
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Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. |
Commandant—Marine Corps |
06/04/14 |
07/23/14 |
|
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Alissa M. Starzak |
General Counsel—Army |
07/14/14 |
|
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Robert M. Scher |
Asst. Sec.—Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities |
09/15/14 |
12/16/14 |
|
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David J. Berteau |
Asst. Sec.—Logistics and Materiel Readiness |
11/12/14 |
12/16/14 |
|
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Elissa Slotkin |
Asst. Sec.—International Security Affairs |
11/13/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
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Mean number of days to confirm a nomination |
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Median number of days to confirm a nomination |
112.5 |
Table 8. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Education
(as of the end of the 113th Congress)
Position |
Pay Level |
Secretary |
I |
Deputy Secretary |
II |
Director—Institute of Education Sciencesa |
II |
Inspector Generalb |
III + 3%c |
Under Secretary |
III |
Chief Financial Officerd |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Civil Rights |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Communications and Outreach |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Elementary and Secondary Education |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Legislation and Congressional Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Postsecondary Education |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Special Education and Rehabilitative Services |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Vocational and Adult Education |
IV |
General Counsel |
IV |
Commissioner—Rehabilitation Services Administration |
V |
Note: PAS refers to presidential appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate.
a. This position has a six-year term and specified qualifications. See 20 U.S.C. §9514.
b. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(b)).
c. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
d. The chief financial officer (CFO) may be appointed by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)). In previous Congresses, the CFO for the Department of Education has been appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Nominee |
Position |
Date Nominated |
Date Confirmed |
Days to Confirm |
||||
Janet L. LaBreck |
Commissioner—Rehabilitation Services Administration |
02/04/13 |
08/01/13 |
|
||||
James Cole, Jr. |
General Counsel |
06/11/13 |
|
|||||
Catherine E. Lhamon |
Asst. Sec.—Civil Rights |
06/11/13 |
08/01/13 |
|
||||
Michael K. Yudin |
Asst. Sec.—Special Education and Rehabilitative Services |
07/10/13 |
|
|||||
James H. Shelton III |
Dep. Sec. |
09/11/13 |
|
|||||
Theodore R. Mitchell |
Under Sec. |
10/30/13 |
|
|||||
Massie Ritsch |
Asst. Sec.—Communications and Outreach |
10/30/13 |
|
|||||
Ericka M. Miller |
Asst. Sec.—Postsecondary Education |
11/12/13 |
|
|||||
Michael K. Yudin |
Asst. Sec.—Special Education and Rehabilitative Services |
01/06/14 |
|
|||||
James H. Shelton III |
Dep. Sec. |
01/06/14 |
03/12/14 |
|
||||
Massie Ritsch |
Asst. Sec.—Communications and Outreach |
01/06/14 |
|
|||||
Theodore R. Mitchell |
Under Sec. |
01/06/14 |
05/08/14 |
|
||||
Ericka M. Miller |
Asst. Sec.—Postsecondary Education |
01/06/14 |
|
|||||
James Cole, Jr. |
General Counsel |
01/06/14 |
12/16/14 |
|
||||
Robert M. Gordon |
Asst. Sec.—Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development |
05/05/14 |
|
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|
|
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|
|
Position |
Pay Level |
Secretary |
I |
Deputy Secretary |
II |
Inspector Generala |
III + 3%b |
Under Secretary |
III |
Under Secretary—Nuclear Security/Administrator—National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) |
III |
Under Secretary—Science |
III |
Director—Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy |
III |
Principal Deputy Administrator—NNSA |
IV |
Deputy Administrator—Defense Programs, NNSA |
IV |
Deputy Administrator—Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, NNSA |
IV |
Administrator—Energy Information Administration |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Environmental Management |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Fossil Energy |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Nuclear Energy |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Policy and International Affairs |
IV |
Chief Financial Officer |
IV |
Director—Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Managementc |
IV |
Director—Office of Economic Impact and Diversityd |
IV |
Director—Office of Science |
IV |
General Counsel |
IV |
Note: PAS refers to presidential appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate.
a. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(b)).
b. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
c. According to a department spokesperson, the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management was abolished as of September 2010. However, the position is still listed in the U.S. Code (42 U.S.C. §10224).
d. This position is referred to as Director—Office of Minority Economic Impact in the Senate nominations database of the Legislative Information System. Within the Department of Energy, it is referred to as the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity.
Nominee |
Position |
Date Nominated |
Date Confirmed |
Days to Confirm |
||
Ernest J. Moniz |
Secretary |
03/07/13 |
05/16/13 |
|
||
Elizabeth M. Robinson |
Under Sec. |
07/18/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Frank G. Klotz |
Under Sec.—Nuclear Security |
08/01/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Steven Croley |
General Counsel |
08/01/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Christopher Smith |
Asst. Sec.—Fossil Energy |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Bradley Crowell |
Asst. Sec.—Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs |
09/11/13 |
10/16/13 |
|
||
Joseph S. Hezir |
Chief Financial Officer |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Jonathan Elkind |
Asst. Sec.—International Affairs |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Ellen D. Williams |
Dir.—Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy |
11/07/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Madelyn R. Creedon |
Prin. Dep. Admin.—National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) |
11/07/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Franklin M. Orr, Jr. |
Under Sec.—Science |
11/18/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Marc A. Kastner |
Dir.—Office of Science |
11/18/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Frank G. Klotz |
Under Sec.—Nuclear Security |
01/06/14 |
04/08/14 |
|
||
Madelyn R. Creedon |
Prin. Dep. Admin.—NNSA |
01/06/14 |
07/23/14 |
|
||
Ellen D. Williams |
Dir.—Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy |
01/06/14 |
12/08/14 |
|
||
Christopher Smith |
Asst. Sec.—Fossil Energy |
01/06/14 |
12/16/14 |
|
||
Elizabeth M. Robinson |
Under Sec. |
01/06/14 |
Withdrawn 07/09/14 |
|||
Franklin M. Orr, Jr. |
Under Sec.—Science |
01/06/14 |
12/04/14 |
|
||
Marc A. Kastner |
Dir.—Office of Science |
01/06/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|||
Jonathan Elkind |
Asst. Sec.—Policy and International Affairs |
01/06/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|||
Steven Croley |
General Counsel |
01/06/14 |
05/12/14 |
|
||
Joseph S. Hezir |
Chief Financial Officer |
01/06/14 |
12/04/14 |
|
||
Monica C. Regalbuto |
Asst. Sec.—Environmental Management |
03/10/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|||
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall |
Dep. Sec. |
07/09/14 |
09/18/14 |
|
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Mean number of days to confirm a nomination |
|
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Median number of days to confirm a nomination |
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Table 12. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Health and Human Services
(as of the end of the 113th Congress)
Position |
Pay Level |
Secretary |
I |
Deputy Secretary |
II |
Inspector Generala |
III + 3%b |
Administrator—Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
III |
Administrator—Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Aging |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Children and Familiesc |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Health |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Legislation |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Planning and Evaluation |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Preparedness and Response |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Financial Resources /Chief Financial Officerd |
IV |
Commissioner—Food and Drugs |
IV |
Director—National Institutes of Health |
IV |
General Counsel |
IV |
Commissioner—Children, Youth, and Families |
V |
Commissioner—Administration for Native Americans |
V |
Director—Indian Health Servicee |
V |
Surgeon Generalf |
Note: PAS refers to presidential appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate.
a. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(b)).
b. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
c. This position is called Assistant Secretary for Family Support in the Senate nominations database of the Legislative Information System. Within the Department of Health and Human Services, it is referred to as the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
d. The chief financial officer (CFO) may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(l)). The Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources is HUD's designated CFO.
e. This position has a four-year term; a director may serve more than one term. See 25 U.S.C. §1661(a)(2).
f. This position has a four-year term and specified qualifications. See 42 U.S.C. §205.
g. The Surgeon General is compensated as a commissioned officer at level 0-9. See 37 U.S.C. §201.
Nominee |
Position |
Date Nominated |
Date Confirmed |
Days to Confirm |
||
William B. Schultz |
General Counsel |
01/22/13 |
04/25/13 |
|
||
Marilyn B. Tavenner |
Admin.—Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
02/07/13 |
05/15/13 |
|
||
Yvette Roubideaux |
Dir.—Indian Health Service |
04/23/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Richard G. Frank |
Asst. Sec.—Planning and Evaluation |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Vivek H. Murthy |
Surgeon General |
11/18/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Richard G. Frank |
Asst. Sec.—Planning and Evaluation |
01/06/14 |
05/22/14 |
|
||
Vivek H. Murthy |
Surgeon General |
01/06/14 |
12/15/14 |
|
||
Yvette Roubideaux |
Dir.—Indian Health Service |
01/06/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|||
Maria Cancian |
Asst. Sec.—Family Supportb |
02/12/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|||
Sylvia M. Burwell |
Secretary |
04/11/14 |
06/05/14 |
|
||
Rafael J. Lopez |
Commissioner—Children, Youth, and Families |
07/31/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|||
Mean number of days to confirm a nomination |
|
|||||
Median number of days to confirm a nomination |
|
a. Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
b. This position is called Assistant Secretary for Family Support in the Senate nominations database of the Legislative Information System. Within the Department of Health and Human Services, it is referred to as the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
Table 14. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Homeland Security
(as of the end of the 113th Congress)
Position |
Pay Level |
Secretary |
I |
Deputy Secretary |
II |
Inspector Generala |
III + 3%b |
Under Secretary—Intelligence and Analysis |
III |
Under Secretary—Management |
III |
Under Secretary—National Protection and Programs Directorate |
III |
Under Secretary—Science and Technology |
III |
Director—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services |
III |
Commissioner—U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
III |
Assistant Secretary—Health Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Policy |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Transportation Security Administrationc |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementd |
IV |
Chief Financial Officere |
IV |
General Counsel |
IV |
Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard |
Admiralf |
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) |
|
Administrator |
II |
Deputy Administrator—Protection and National Preparedness |
III |
Deputy Administrator |
III |
Note: PAS refers to presidential appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate.
a. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(b)).
b. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
c. Within the Department of Homeland Security, this position is also sometimes known as the Administrator—Transportation Security Administration.
d. Within the Department of Homeland Security, this position is also sometimes known as the Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
e. The chief financial officer may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
f. The Commandant of the Coast Guard is compensated under the military pay system, rather than the executive schedule, with the grade of admiral.
Nominee |
Position |
Date Nominated |
Date Confirmed |
Days to Confirm |
||
Alejandro N. Mayorkas |
Dep. Sec. |
06/27/13 |
12/20/13 |
|
||
R. Gil Kerlikowske |
Commissioner—U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
08/01/13 |
|
|||
Stevan E. Bunnell |
General Counsel |
08/01/13 |
10/16/13 |
|
||
Suzanne E. Spaulding |
Under Sec.—National Protection and Programs Directorate |
08/01/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Jeh C. Johnson |
Secretary |
10/28/13 |
12/16/13 |
|
||
John Roth |
Inspector General |
11/21/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
R. Gil Kerlikowske |
Commissioner—U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
01/06/14 |
04/08/14 |
|
||
Suzanne E. Spaulding |
Under Sec.—National Protection and Programs Directorate |
01/06/14 |
03/06/14 |
|
||
John Roth |
Inspector General |
01/06/14 |
03/06/14 |
|
||
Leon Rodriguez |
Dir.—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services |
01/07/14 |
06/24/14 |
|
||
L. Reginald Brothers, Jr. |
Under Sec.—Science and Technology |
01/30/14 |
04/07/14 |
|
||
Francis X. Taylor |
Under Sec.—Intelligence and Analysis |
02/12/14 |
04/07/14 |
|
||
Paul F. Zukunft |
Commandant—U.S. Coast Guard |
03/04/14 |
05/14/14 |
|
||
Joseph L. Nimmich |
Dep. Admin.—Federal Emergency Management Agency |
07/14/14 |
09/11/14 |
|
||
Charles H. Fulghum |
Chief Financial Officer |
07/21/14 |
09/18/14 |
|
||
Russell C. Deyo |
Under. Sec.—Management |
09/08/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|||
Sarah R. Saldana |
Asst. Sec.—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementb |
09/08/14 |
12/16/14 |
|
||
Mean number of days to confirm a nomination |
|
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Median number of days to confirm a nomination |
|
Table 16. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Housing and Urban Development
(as of the end of the 113th Congress)
Position |
Pay Level |
Secretary |
I |
Deputy Secretary |
II |
Inspector Generala |
III + 3%b |
Assistant Secretary—Administration |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Community Planning and Development |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Housing/Federal Housing Administration Commissioner |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Policy Development and Research |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Public and Indian Housing |
IV |
Chief Financial Officerc |
IV |
General Counsel |
IV |
President—Government National Mortgage Association |
IV |
Note: PAS refers to presidential appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate.
a. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(b)).
b. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
c. The chief financial officer may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
Nominee |
Position |
Date Nominated |
Date Confirmed |
Days to Confirm |
||
Katherine M. O'Regan |
Asst. Sec.—Policy Development and Research |
06/27/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Katherine M. O'Regan |
Asst. Sec.—Policy Development and Research |
01/06/14 |
04/28/14 |
|
||
Gustavo V. Aguilar |
Asst. Sec.—Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity |
01/16/14 |
06/19/14 |
|
||
Erika L. Moritsugu |
Asst. Sec.—Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations |
03/10/14 |
07/30/14 |
|
||
Nani A. Coloretti |
Dep. Sec. |
03/10/14 |
12/02/14 |
|
||
Bradford R. Huther |
Chief Financial Officer |
03/13/14 |
09/17/14 |
|
||
Julian Castro |
Secretary |
06/02/14 |
07/09/14 |
|
||
Lourdes M. Castro Ramirez |
Asst. Sec.—Public and Indian Housing |
07/31/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|||
Mean number of days to confirm a nomination |
|
|||||
Median number of days to confirm a nomination |
|
Table 18. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of the Interior
(as of the end of the 113th Congress)
Position |
Pay Level |
Secretary |
I |
Deputy Secretary |
II |
Special Trustee for American Indians |
|
Inspector Generalb |
III + 3%c |
Assistant Secretary—Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Insular Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals Management |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Policy, Management, and Budget/Chief Financial Officer |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Water and Science |
IV |
Chair—National Indian Gaming Commission |
IV |
Solicitor |
IV |
Director—National Park Service |
V |
Director—Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement |
V |
Commissioner—Bureau of Reclamation |
V |
Director—Bureau of Land Management |
V |
Director—U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
V |
Director—U.S. Geological Survey |
V |
Commissioner—Indian Affairsd |
V |
Note: PAS refers to presidential appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate.
a. The Special Trustee is to be paid "at a rate determined by the Secretary to be appropriate for the position, but not less than the rate of basic pay payable at Level II of the Executive Schedule" (25 U.S.C. §4042(b)(2)).
b. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(b)).
c. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
d. This position (provided for at 25 U.S.C. §1) has been vacant since 1981.
Nominee |
Position |
Date Nominated |
Date Confirmed |
Days to Confirm |
||
Sarah Jewell |
Secretary |
02/07/13 |
04/10/13 |
|
||
Vincent G. Logan |
Special Trustee for American Indians |
02/27/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Michael L. Connor |
Dep. Sec. |
07/31/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Esther P. Kia'aina |
Asst. Sec.—Insular Affairs |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Rhea S. Suh |
Asst. Sec.—Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Janice M. Schneider |
Asst. Sec.—Land and Minerals Management |
11/07/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Tommy P. Beaudreau |
Asst. Sec.—Policy, Management, and Budget/Chief Financial Officer |
11/12/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Neil G. Kornze |
Dir.—Bureau of Land Management |
11/12/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|||
Rhea S. Suh |
Asst. Sec.—Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
01/06/14 |
Withdrawn 09/18/14 |
|||
Janice M. Schneider |
Asst. Sec.—Land and Minerals Management |
01/06/14 |
05/01/14 |
|
||
Neil G. Kornze |
Dir.—Bureau of Land Management |
01/06/14 |
04/08/14 |
|
||
Esther P. Kia'aina |
Asst. Sec.—Insular Affairs |
01/06/14 |
06/26/14 |
|
||
Michael L. Connor |
Dep. Sec. |
01/06/14 |
02/27/14 |
|
||
Tommy P. Beaudreau |
Asst. Sec.—Policy, Management, and Budget/Chief Financial Officer |
01/06/14 |
|
|||
Vincent G. Logan |
Special Trustee for American Indians |
01/06/14 |
06/26/14 |
|
||
Suzette M. Kimball |
Dir.—U.S. Geological Survey |
01/09/14 |
|
|||
Estevan R. Lopez |
Commissioner—Bureau of Reclamation |
03/10/14 |
12/16/14 |
|
||
Jonodev O. Chaudhuri |
Chair—National Indian Gaming Commission |
07/22/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|||
Mean number of days to confirm a nomination |
|
|||||
Median number of days to confirm a nomination |
|
Table 20. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Justice
(as of the end of the 113th Congress)
Positiona |
Pay Level |
Attorney General |
I |
Deputy Attorney General |
II |
Inspector Generalb |
III + 3%c |
Director—Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosivesd |
III |
Director—Federal Bureau of Investigatione |
II |
Administrator—Drug Enforcement |
III |
Associate Attorney General |
III |
Solicitor General |
III |
Assistant Attorney General—Antitrust Division |
IV |
Assistant Attorney General—Civil Division |
IV |
Assistant Attorney General—Civil Rights Division |
IV |
Assistant Attorney General—Criminal Division |
IV |
Assistant Attorney General—Environment and Natural Resources Division |
IV |
Assistant Attorney General—Legislative Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Attorney General—National Security Division |
IV |
Assistant Attorney General—Office of Justice Programs |
IV |
Assistant Attorney General—Office of Legal Counsel |
IV |
Assistant Attorney General—Office of Legal Policy |
IV |
Assistant Attorney General—Tax Division |
IV |
Deputy Administrator—Drug Enforcement Administration |
IV |
Director—Community Relations Servicef |
IV |
Director—U.S. Marshals Service |
IV |
Special Counsel—Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practicesg |
|
Director—Violence Against Women Office |
V |
Note: PAS refers to presidential appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate.
a. Positions in this column do not include the U.S. attorney and U.S. marshal positions. The chief financial officer (CFO) position is also not listed here. Although the Department of Justice is included in the statue that provides presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed CFOs for all of the major executive branch agencies (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)), this provision is superseded by 28 U.S.C. §507, which provides that the Assistant Attorney General for Administration, appointed by the Attorney General with the approval of the President, shall be the CFO for the Department of Justice.
b. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(b)).
c. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
d. The position of Director—Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives was made a presidential appointment requiring the advice and consent of the Senate under the provisions of P.L. 109-177, Title V §504 (120 Stat. 247), enacted March 9, 2006. It was filled for the first time in the 113th Congress.
e. This position has a 10-year term. See 28 U.S.C. §532 note.
f. This position has a four-year term. See 42 U.S.C. §2000g.
g. This position has a four-year term. See 8 U.S.C. §1324b(c)(1).
h. "The Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices is entitled to receive compensation at a rate not to exceed the rate now or hereafter provided for grade GS-17 of the General Schedule," under 8 U.S.C. §1324b(c)(3).
Nominee |
Position |
Date Nominated |
Date Confirmed |
Days to Confirm |
Derek A. West |
Assoc. Atty. General |
1/22/2013 |
7/25/2013 |
184 |
Byron T. Jones |
Dir.—Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives |
1/24/2013 |
7/31/2013 |
188 |
Karol V. Mason |
Asst. Atty. General—Office of Justice Programs |
2/13/2013 |
4/25/2013 |
71 |
Stuart F. Delery |
Asst. Atty. General—Civil Division |
3/21/2013 |
8/1/2013 |
133 |
James B. Comey, Jr. |
Dir.—Federal Bureau of Investigation |
6/21/2013 |
7/29/2013 |
38 |
Peter J. Kadzik |
Asst. Atty. General—Legislative Affairs |
8/1/2013 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|
John P. Carlin |
Asst. Atty. General—National Security Division |
9/11/2013 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|
Leslie R. Caldwell |
Asst. Atty. General—Criminal Division |
9/18/2013 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|
Debo P. Adegbile |
Asst. Atty. General—Civil Rights Division |
11/18/2013 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|
Debo P. Adegbile |
Asst. Atty. General—Civil Rights Division |
1/6/2014 |
Withdrawn 09/15/14 |
|
Leslie R. Caldwell |
Asst. Atty. General—Criminal Division |
1/6/2014 |
5/15/2014 |
129 |
John P. Carlin |
Asst. Atty. General—National Security Division |
1/6/2014 |
4/1/2014 |
85 |
Peter J. Kadzik |
Asst. Atty. General—Legislative Affairs |
1/6/2014 |
6/17/2014 |
162 |
John C. Cruden |
Asst. Atty. General— Environment and Natural Resources Division |
1/7/2014 |
12/16/2014 |
343 |
Loretta E. Lynch |
Attorney General |
11/13/2014 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|
Mean number of days to confirm a nomination |
148.1 |
|||
Median number of days to confirm a nomination |
133 |
Position |
Pay Level |
Secretary |
I |
Deputy Secretary |
II |
Inspector Generala |
III + 3%b |
Assistant Secretary—Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs |
IV |
IV |
|
Assistant Secretary—Employee Benefits Security Administration |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Employment and Training Administration |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Mine Safety and Health Administration |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Policy |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Veterans' Employment and Training Service |
IV |
Chief Financial Officerc |
IV |
Commissioner—Bureau of Labor Statisticsd |
IV |
Solicitor |
IV |
Administrator—Wage and Hour Division |
V |
Note: PAS refers to presidential appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate.
a. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(b)).
b. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
c. The chief financial officer may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
Nominee |
Position |
Date Nominated |
Date Confirmed |
Days to Confirm |
Thomas E. Perez |
Secretary |
03/19/13 |
07/18/13 |
121 |
Scott S. Dahl |
Inspector General |
07/18/13 |
10/16/13 |
90 |
David Weil |
Admin.—Wage and Hour Division |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|
Portia Y. Wu |
Asst. Sec.—Employment and Training Administration |
12/13/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|
Portia Y. Wu |
Asst. Sec.—Employment and Training Administration |
01/06/14 |
04/02/14 |
86 |
David Weil |
Admin.—Wage and Hour Division |
01/06/14 |
04/28/14 |
112 |
Christopher P. Lu |
Dep. Sec. |
01/09/14 |
04/01/14 |
82 |
Adri D. Jayaratne |
Asst. Sec.—Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs |
07/21/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|
Mean number of days to confirm a nomination |
98.2 |
|||
Median number of days to confirm a nomination |
90.0 |
Positiona |
Pay Level |
Secretary |
I |
Deputy Secretary |
II |
Deputy Secretary—Management and Resources |
II |
Inspector Generalb |
III + 3%c |
Under Secretary—Arms Control and International Security |
III |
Under Secretary—Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment |
III |
Under Secretary—Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rightsd |
III |
Under Secretary—Management |
III |
Under Secretary—Political Affairs |
III |
Under Secretary—Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs |
III |
Ambassador-at-Large—Global Women's Issues |
IV |
Ambassador-at-Large—International Religious Freedom |
IV |
Ambassador-at-Large/Director—Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons |
IV |
Ambassador-at-Large—War Crimes Issues |
IV |
Ambassador-at-Large/Coordinator—Counterterrorism |
IV |
Ambassador-at-Large/Coordinator—U.S. Global AIDS |
IV |
Chief of Protocol |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—African Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Arms Control, Verification and Compliance |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Conflict and Stabilization Operations/ Coordinator—Reconstruction and Stabilization |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Consular Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Diplomatic Securitye |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—East Asian and Pacific Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Economic and Business Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Educational and Cultural Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Energy Resources |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—European and Eurasian Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Intelligence and Research |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—International Organizations Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—International Security and Nonproliferation |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Legislative Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Near Eastern Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Political-Military Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Population, Refugees, and Migration |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—South and Central Asian Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Western Hemisphere Affairs |
IV |
Chief Financial Officerf |
IV |
Director General—Foreign Serviceg |
IV |
Director—Office of Foreign Missione |
IV |
Legal Adviser |
IV |
International Organizations |
|
U.S. Representative—United Nations (UN) |
II |
U.S. Representative—Organization of American States |
|
U.S. Deputy Representative—UN |
|
U.S. Representative—Economic and Social Council, UN |
|
U.S. Representative—Management and Reform, UN |
|
U.S. Alternate Representative—Special Political Affairs, UN |
Note: PAS refers to presidential appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate.
a. The positions in this column do not include chiefs of mission in overseas posts or Foreign Service officers. In addition, certain officers of the State Department may be required to have certain qualifications. See 22 U.S.C. §2651a(g).
b. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(b)).
c. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
d. This position was formerly known as the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs.
e. From 1998 to 2008, each time an individual has been nominated to and confirmed for the position of Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security, he has simultaneously been nominated to and confirmed for the position of Director of Foreign Missions. In the 113th Congress, the President nominated distinct individuals to each position as shown below.
f. The chief financial officer may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
g. By law, incumbent must be a current or former career member of the Foreign Service (22 U.S.C. §3928).
h. The salary for the U.S. Representative to the Organization of the American States is linked to the pay for chiefs of mission.
i. The salaries for these positions within the UN are administratively determined.
Nominee |
Position |
Date Nominated |
Date Confirmed |
Days to Confirm |
|
John F. Kerry |
Secretary |
01/22/13 |
01/29/13 |
7 |
|
Catherine M. Russell |
Amb.-at-Large—Global Women's Issues |
03/19/13 |
08/01/13 |
135 |
|
Avril D. Haines |
Legal Adviser |
04/18/13 |
Withdrawn 06/13/13 |
||
Carlos Pascual |
Asst. Sec.—Energy Resources |
04/23/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
||
Rose E. Gottemoeller |
Under Sec.—Arms Control and International Security |
05/09/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
||
Daniel R. Russel |
Asst. Sec.—East Asian and Pacific Affairs |
05/16/13 |
07/09/13 |
54 |
|
Victoria Nuland |
Asst. Sec.—European and Eurasian Affairs |
05/23/13 |
09/12/13 |
112 |
|
Samantha Power |
U.S. Rep.—United Nations (UN) |
06/13/13 |
08/01/13 |
49 |
|
Linda Thomas-Greenfield |
Asst. Sec.—African Affairs |
06/24/13 |
08/01/13 |
38 |
|
Steve A. Linick |
Inspector General |
06/27/13 |
09/17/13 |
82 |
|
Tomasz P. Malinowski |
Asst. Sec.—Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor |
07/09/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
||
Evan Ryan |
Asst. Sec.—Educational and Cultural Affairs |
07/09/13 |
09/23/13 |
76 |
|
Frank A. Rose |
Asst. Sec.—Arms Control, Verification and Compliance |
07/18/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
||
Nisha D. Biswal |
Asst. Sec.—South Asian Affairs |
07/18/13 |
10/16/13 |
90 |
|
Julia Frifield |
Asst. Sec.—Legislative Affairs |
07/18/13 |
10/16/13 |
90 |
|
Gregory B. Starr |
Asst. Sec.—Diplomatic Security |
07/31/13 |
11/14/13 |
106 |
|
Anne W. Patterson |
Asst. Sec.—Near Eastern Affairs |
08/01/13 |
12/16/13 |
137 |
|
Sarah Sewall |
Under Sec.—Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights |
08/01/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
||
Puneet Talwar |
Asst. Sec.—Political-Military Affairs |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
||
Heather A. Higginbottom |
Dep. Sec.—Management and Resources |
09/11/13 |
12/13/13 |
93 |
|
Richard Stengel |
Under. Sec.—Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs |
09/18/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
||
Catherine A. Novelli |
Under Sec.—Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment |
09/25/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
||
Arnold A. Chacon |
Dir. Gen.—Foreign Service |
10/07/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
||
Daniel B. Smith |
Asst. Sec.—Intelligence and Research |
10/07/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
||
Charles H. Rivkin |
Asst. Sec.—Economic and Business Affairs |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
||
Bathsheba N. Crocker |
Asst. Sec.—International Organization Affairs |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
||
Tina S. Kaidanow |
Ambassador-at-Large/Coordinator—Counterterrorism |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
||
Peter A. Selfridge |
Chief of Protocol |
12/13/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
||
Richard Stengel |
Under. Sec.—Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs |
01/06/14 |
02/11/14 |
36 |
|
Sarah Sewall |
Under Sec.—Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights |
01/06/14 |
02/11/14 |
36 |
|
Puneet Talwar |
Asst. Sec.—Political-Military Affairs |
01/06/14 |
03/13/14 |
66 |
|
Frank A. Rose |
Asst. Sec.—Arms Control, Verification and Compliance |
01/06/14 |
12/16/14 |
344 |
|
Charles H. Rivkin |
Asst. Sec.—Economic and Business Affairs |
01/06/14 |
02/11/14 |
36 |
|
Carlos Pascual |
Asst. Sec.—Energy Resources |
01/06/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
||
Tomasz P. Malinowski |
Asst. Sec.—Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor |
01/06/14 |
04/02/14 |
86 |
|
Rose E. Gottemoeller |
Under Sec.—Arms Control and International Security |
01/06/14 |
03/06/14 |
59 |
|
Bathsheba N. Crocker |
Asst. Sec.—International Organization Affairs |
01/06/14 |
09/18/14 |
255 |
|
Peter A. Selfridge |
Chief of Protocol |
01/06/14 |
05/05/14 |
119 |
|
Tina S. Kaidanow |
Ambassador-at-Large/Coordinator—Counterterrorism |
01/06/14 |
02/12/14 |
37 |
|
Catherine A. Novelli |
Under Sec.—Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment |
01/06/14 |
02/12/14 |
37 |
|
Arnold A. Chacon |
Dir. Gen.—Foreign Service |
01/06/14 |
12/12/14 |
340 |
|
Daniel B. Smith |
Asst. Sec.—Intelligence and Research |
01/06/14 |
02/12/14 |
37 |
|
Deborah L. Birx |
Amb.-at-Large/Coordinator—U.S. Global AIDS |
01/09/14 |
04/02/14 |
83 |
|
Gentry O. Smith |
Dir.—Office of Foreign Missions |
05/05/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
||
David Pressman |
U.S. Alt. Rep.—Special Political Affairs, UN |
06/16/14 |
09/17/14 |
93 |
|
Michele J. Sison |
U.S. Dep. Rep.—UN |
07/09/14 |
11/19/14 |
133 |
|
David N. Saperstein |
Amb.-at-Large—International Religious Freedom |
07/29/14 |
12/12/14 |
136 |
|
Mari C. Aponte |
U.S. Representative—Organization of American States |
07/31/13 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
||
Jennifer A. Haverkamp |
Asst. Sec.—Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs |
09/08/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
||
Michele T. Bond |
Asst. Sec.—Consular Affairs |
09/10/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
||
Brian J. Egan |
Legal Adviser |
09/18/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
||
Antony Blinken |
Dep. Sec. |
11/12/14 |
12/16/14 |
34 |
|
Mean number of days to confirm a nomination |
97.9 |
||||
Median number of days to confirm a nomination |
83.0 |
Table 26. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Transportation
(as of the end of the 113th Congress)
Position |
Pay Level |
Secretary |
I |
Deputy Secretary |
II |
Under Secretary—Policy |
II |
Administrator—Federal Aviation Administrationa |
II |
Administrator—Federal Highway Administration |
II |
Inspector Generalb |
III + 3%c |
Administrator—Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
III |
Administrator—Federal Railroad Administration |
III |
Administrator—Federal Transit Administration |
III |
Administrator—Maritime Administration |
III |
Administrator—National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
III |
Administrator—Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
III |
Assistant Secretary—Research and Technologyd |
III |
Assistant Secretary—Aviation and International Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Governmental Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Transportation Policy |
IV |
Chief Financial Officere |
IV |
General Counsel |
IV |
Note: PAS refers to presidential appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate.
a. This position has a five-year term and specified qualifications. See 49 U.S.C. §106.
b. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3 (b)).
c. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
d. Under P.L. 113-76, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 574), the functions of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration were transferred to a newly created Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research Technology, and the position of Administrator was redesignated as Assistant Secretary.
e. The chief financial officer may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
Nominee |
Position |
Date Nominated |
Date Confirmed |
Days to Confirm |
|
Anthony R. Foxx |
Secretary |
05/07/13 |
06/27/13 |
51 |
|
Gregory D. Winfree |
Admin.—Research and Innovative Technology Administrationa |
07/15/13 |
10/16/13 |
93 |
|
Sylvia I. Garcia |
Chief Financial Officer |
07/31/13 |
10/16/13 |
77 |
|
Paul N. Jaenichen, Sr. |
Admin.—Maritime Administration |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14b |
||
Kathryn B. Thomson |
General Counsel |
09/23/13 |
Returned 01/03/14b |
||
Kathryn B. Thomson |
General Counsel |
01/06/14 |
03/27/14 |
80 |
|
Paul N. Jaenichen, Sr. |
Admin.—Maritime Administration |
01/06/14 |
07/15/14 |
190 |
|
Victor M. Mendez |
Dep. Sec. |
05/15/14 |
07/24/14 |
70 |
|
Peter M. Rogoff |
Under Sec.—Policy |
05/15/14 |
07/24/14 |
70 |
|
Therese W. McMillan |
Admin.—Federal Transit Administration |
07/28/14 |
Returned 12/17/14b |
||
Carlos A. Monje, Jr. |
Asst. Sec.—Transportation Policy |
09/08/14 |
Returned 12/17/14b |
||
Mark R. Rosekind |
Admin.—National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
11/19/14 |
12/16/14 |
27 |
|
Mean number of days to confirm a nomination |
82.3 |
||||
Median number of days to confirm a nomination |
73.5 |
Source: CRS.
a. Gregory D. Winfree was confirmed to the position of Administrator for the Research and Innovative Technology Administration as noted above. However, under P.L. 113-76, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 574), this position was redesignated as Assistant Secretary for Research Technology. On January 23, 2014, Winfree was sworn in as the new Assistant Secretary.
b. Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Table 28. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of the Treasury
(as of the end of the 113th Congress)
Position |
Pay Level |
||
Secretary |
I |
||
Deputy Secretary |
II |
||
Inspector Generala |
III + 3%b |
||
Inspector General—Tax Administrationa |
III + 3%b |
||
III + 3%b |
|||
Commissioner of Internal Revenued |
III |
||
Comptroller of the Currencye |
III |
||
Director—Office of Financial Research |
III |
||
Director—Office of Thrift Supervisionf |
III |
||
Under Secretary—Domestic Finance |
III |
||
Under Secretary—Terrorism and Financial Intelligence |
III |
||
Under Secretary—International Affairs |
III |
||
Assistant Secretary—Economic Policy |
IV |
||
Assistant Secretary—Financial Institutions |
IV |
||
Assistant Secretary—Financial Markets |
IV |
||
Assistant Secretary—Financial Stability |
IV |
||
Assistant Secretary—Intelligence and Analysis |
IV |
||
Assistant Secretary—International Financeg |
IV |
||
Assistant Secretary—International Markets and Development |
IV |
||
Assistant Secretary—Legislative Affairsg |
IV |
||
Assistant Secretary—Tax Policy |
IV |
||
Assistant Secretary—Terrorist Financing |
IV |
||
Chief Financial Officerh |
IV |
||
General Counsel |
IV |
||
Chief Counsel—Internal Revenue Service/Assistant General Counsel for Tax |
V |
||
Director of the Minti |
SLj |
Note: PAS refers to presidential appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate.
a. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3 (b)).
b. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3 (e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
c. The position of Special Inspector General has the same removal provisions as other inspectors general (see table note b, above).
d. This position has a five-year term and specified qualifications. See 26 U.S.C. §7803(a)(1).
e. This position has a five-year term and a limitation on the President's removal power. See 12 U.S.C. §2.
f. This position has a five-year term and specified qualifications. See 12 U.S.C. §1462a(c).
g. The U.S. Code provides that the department has two Deputy Under Secretaries appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. "When appointing each Deputy Under Secretary, the President may designate the Deputy Under Secretary as an Assistant Secretary" (31 U.S.C. §301(d)). In each of these two cases, the President did so.
h. The chief financial officer may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
i. The position has a five-year term and a limitation on the President's removal power. See 31 U.S.C. §304(b).
j. According to the 2012 edition of the Plum Book, the Director of the United States Mint and the Treasurer of the United States were both senior-level positions (p. 126). With regard to pay for such positions, the Plum Book states, "The minimum pay for SL [Senior Level] positions is 120 percent of the rate of basic pay for GS-15, step1. For agencies without a certified performance appraisal system, SL members' pay may not exceed the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule. For agencies with a certified performance appraisal system, SL members' pay may not exceed the rate payable for level II of the Executive Schedule. SL members are not entitled to locality-based comparability payments." (p. 204).The Department of the Treasury received certification from the Office of Personnel Management for its performance appraisal system during the period covered by this report. See also 5 U.S.C. §5376 and 5 U.S.C. §5304(g)(2).
Nominee |
Position |
Date Nominated |
Date Confirmed |
Days to Confirm |
Christopher J. Meade |
General Counsel |
01/22/13 |
04/25/13 |
93 |
Jacob J. Lew |
Secretary |
01/22/13 |
02/27/13 |
36 |
Sarah B. Raskin |
Dep. Sec. |
07/31/13 |
Returned 01//03/14a |
|
Karen Dynan |
Asst. Sec.—Economic Policy |
08/01/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|
John A. Koskinen |
Commissioner—Internal Revenue |
08/01/13 |
12/20/13 |
141 |
Nani A. Coloretti |
Chief Financial Officer |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14a |
|
Karen Dynan |
Asst. Sec.—Economic Policy |
01/06/14 |
06/26/14 |
171 |
Sarah B. Raskin |
Dep. Sec. |
01/06/14 |
03/12/14 |
65 |
Nani A. Coloretti |
Chief Financial Officer |
01/06/14 |
Withdrawn 03/10/14 |
|
D. Nathan Sheets |
Under Sec.—International Affairs |
02/12/14 |
09/18/14 |
218 |
Ramin Toloui |
Asst. Sec.—International Financeb |
04/10/14 |
11/20/14 |
224 |
Brodi L. Fontenot |
Chief Financial Officer |
07/31/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|
Seth B. Carpenter |
Asst. Sec.—Financial Markets |
09/08/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|
Adewale Adeyemo |
Asst. Sec.—Int'l Markets and Development |
11/12/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|
Antonio F. Weiss |
Under Sec.—Domestic Finance |
11/12/14 |
Returned 12/17/14a |
|
Mean number of days to confirm a nomination |
135.4 |
|||
Median number of days to confirm a nomination |
141.0 |
a. Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
b. The U.S. Code provides that the department has two Deputy Under Secretaries appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. "When appointing each Deputy Under Secretary, the President may designate the Deputy Under Secretary as an Assistant Secretary" (31 U.S.C. §301(d)). In the case of Ramin Touloui, the President did so.
Table 30. Full-Time PAS Positions in the Department of Veterans Affairs
(as of the end of the 113th Congress)
Position |
Pay Level |
Secretary |
I |
Deputy Secretary |
II |
Inspector Generala |
III + 3%b |
Under Secretary—Benefits |
III |
Under Secretary—Health |
III |
Under Secretary—Memorial Affairs |
III |
Assistant Secretary—Congressional and Legislative Affairs |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Information and Technology |
IV |
Assistant Secretary—Policy and Planning |
IV |
Chief Financial Officerc |
IV |
Chairman—Board of Veterans' Appealsd |
IV |
General Counsel |
IV |
Note: PAS refers to presidential appointments with the advice and consent of the Senate.
a. The President may remove an inspector general (IG) from office, as he may remove most other appointed officials in the departments. In the case of an IG, however, the law provides that "[i]f an Inspector General is removed from office or is transferred to another position or location within an establishment, the President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress, not later than 30 days before the removal or transfer" (5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(b)).
b. Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. Appx. §3(e), "The annual rate of basic pay for an inspector general (as defined under section 12(3)) shall be the rate payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, plus 3 percent."
c. The chief financial officer may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate for other positions (31 U.S.C. §901(a)(1)).
d. This position has a six-year term and limitations on the President's removal power. See 38 U.S.C. §7101(b).
Nominee |
Position |
Date |
Date |
Days to |
Constance B. Tobias |
Chairman—Board of Veterans' Appeals |
3/21/2013 |
Returned 01/03/14a Returned 01/03/14a Returned 01/03/14a Returned 01/03/14a |
|
Linda A. Schwartz |
Asst. Sec.—Policy and Planning |
8/1/2013 |
||
Sloan D. Gibson |
Dep. Sec. |
9/11/2013 |
||
Helen Tierney |
Chief Financial Officer |
10/7/2013 |
||
Sloan D. Gibson |
Dep. Sec. |
1/6/2014 |
2/11/2014 |
36 |
Linda A. Schwartz |
Asst. Sec.—Policy and Planning |
1/6/2014 |
9/16/2014 |
253 |
Helen Tierney |
Chief Financial Officer |
1/6/2014 |
12/16/2014 |
344 |
Constance B. Tobias |
Chairman—Board of Veterans' Appeals |
1/6/2014 |
12/17/2014 |
345 |
Jeffrey A. Murawsky |
Under Sec.—Health |
5/5/2014 |
Withdrawn 06/09/14 |
|
Robert A. McDonald |
Secretary |
7/7/2014 |
7/29/2014 |
22 |
Leigh A. Bradley |
General Counsel |
11/12/2014 |
12/16/2014 |
34 |
Mean number of days to confirm a nomination Median number of days to confirm a nomination |
172.3 |
|||
144.5 |
Appendix A. Presidential Nominations, 113th Congress
Table A-1. Nominations and Appointments to Full-Time Positions in Executive Departments, 113th Congress
Nominee |
Position |
Department |
Date |
Date |
Days to Confirma |
Debo P. Adegbile |
Asst. Atty. General—Civil Rights Division |
DOJ |
11/18/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Debo P. Adegbile |
Asst. Atty. General—Civil Rights Division |
DOJ |
01/06/14 |
Withdrawn 09/15/14 |
|
Adewale Adeyemo |
Asst. Sec.—Int'l Markets and Development |
TREAS |
11/12/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Gustavo V. Aguilar |
Asst. Sec.—Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity |
HUD |
01/16/14 |
06/19/14 |
154 |
Bruce H. Andrews |
Deputy Sec. |
DOC |
05/22/14 |
07/24/14 |
63 |
Mari C. Aponte |
U.S. Representative—Organization of American States |
DOS |
07/31/13 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Miranda A. A. Ballentine |
Asst. Sec.—Air Force—Installations, Environment, and Logistics |
DOD |
01/30/14 |
09/11/14 |
224 |
Todd A. Batta |
Asst. Sec.—Congressional Relations |
USDA |
02/12/14 |
06/12/14 |
120 |
Tommy P. Beaudreau |
Asst. Sec.—Policy, Management, and Budget/Chief Financial Officer |
DOI |
11/12/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Tommy P. Beaudreau |
Asst. Sec.—Policy, Management, and Budget/Chief Financial Officer |
DOI |
01/06/14 |
Withdrawn 05/12/14 |
|
David J. Berteau |
Asst. Sec.—Logistics and Materiel Readiness |
DOD |
11/12/14 |
12/16/14 |
34 |
Deborah L. Birx |
Amb.-at-Large/Coordinator—U.S. Global AIDS |
DOS |
01/09/14 |
04/02/14 |
83 |
Nisha D. Biswal |
Asst. Sec.—South Asian Affairs |
DOS |
07/18/13 |
10/16/13 |
90 |
Antony Blinken |
Dep. Sec. |
DOS |
11/12/14 |
12/16/14 |
34 |
Michele T. Bond |
Asst. Sec.—Consular Affairs |
DOS |
09/10/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Robert Bonnie |
Under Sec.—Natural Resources and Environment |
USDA |
06/27/13 |
08/01/13 |
35 |
Leigh A. Bradley |
General Counsel |
DVA |
11/12/14 |
12/16/14 |
34 |
L. Reginald Brothers, Jr. |
Under Sec.—Science and Technology |
DHS |
01/30/14 |
04/07/14 |
67 |
Manson K. Brown |
Asst. Sec.—Environmental Observation and Prediction |
DOC |
07/31/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Stevan E. Bunnell |
General Counsel |
DHS |
08/01/13 |
10/16/13 |
76 |
Sylvia M. Burwell |
Secretary |
HHS |
04/11/14 |
06/05/14 |
55 |
Leslie R. Caldwell |
Asst. Atty. General—Criminal Division |
DOJ |
09/18/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Leslie R. Caldwell |
Asst. Atty. General—Criminal Division |
DOJ |
01/06/14 |
05/15/14 |
129 |
Maria Cancian |
Asst. Sec.—Family Supportb |
HHS |
02/12/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
John P. Carlin |
Asst. Atty. General—National Security Division |
DOJ |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
John P. Carlin |
Asst. Atty. General—National Security Division |
DOJ |
01/06/14 |
04/01/14 |
85 |
Seth B. Carpenter |
Asst. Sec.—Financial Markets |
TREAS |
09/08/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Brad R. Carson |
Under Sec.—Army |
DOD |
11/21/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Brad R. Carson |
Under Sec.—Army |
DOD |
01/06/14 |
02/12/14 |
37 |
Julian Castro |
Secretary |
HUD |
06/02/14 |
07/09/14 |
37 |
Arnold A. Chacon |
Dir. Gen.—Foreign Service |
DOS |
10/07/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Arnold A. Chacon |
Dir. Gen.—Foreign Service |
DOS |
01/06/14 |
12/12/14 |
340 |
Jonodev O. Chaudhuri |
Chair—National Indian Gaming Commission |
DOI |
07/22/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
James Cole, Jr. |
General Counsel |
ED |
06/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
James Cole, Jr. |
General Counsel |
ED |
01/06/14 |
12/16/14 |
344 |
Nani A. Coloretti |
Dep. Sec. |
HUD |
03/10/14 |
12/02/14 |
267 |
Nani A. Coloretti |
Chief Financial Officer |
TREAS |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Nani A. Coloretti |
Chief Financial Officer |
TREAS |
01/06/14 |
Withdrawn 03/10/14 |
|
James B. Comey, Jr. |
Dir.—Federal Bureau of Investigation |
DOJ |
06/21/13 |
07/29/13 |
38 |
Michael L. Connor |
Dep. Sec. |
DOI |
07/31/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Michael L. Connor |
Dep. Sec. |
DOI |
01/06/14 |
02/27/14 |
52 |
Madelyn R. Creedon |
Prin. Dep. Admin.—National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) |
DOE |
11/07/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Madelyn R. Creedon |
Prin. Dep. Admin.—NNSA |
DOE |
01/06/14 |
07/23/14 |
198 |
Bathsheba N. Crocker |
Asst. Sec.—International Organization Affairs |
DOS |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Bathsheba N. Crocker |
Asst. Sec.—International Organization Affairs |
DOS |
01/06/14 |
09/18/14 |
255 |
Steven Croley |
General Counsel |
DOE |
08/01/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Steven Croley |
General Counsel |
DOE |
01/06/14 |
05/12/14 |
126 |
Bradley Crowell |
Asst. Sec.—Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs |
DOE |
09/11/13 |
10/16/13 |
35 |
John C. Cruden |
Asst. Atty. General— Environment and Natural Resources Division |
DOJ |
01/07/14 |
12/16/14 |
343 |
Margaret L. Cummisky |
Asst. Sec.—Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs |
DOC |
07/10/13 |
08/01/13 |
22 |
Scott S. Dahl |
Inspector General |
DOL |
07/18/13 |
10/16/13 |
90 |
Stuart F. Delery |
Asst. Atty. General—Civil Division |
DOJ |
03/21/13 |
08/01/13 |
133 |
Martin E. Dempsey |
Chairman—Joint Chiefs of Staff |
DOD |
06/24/13 |
08/01/13 |
38 |
Russell C. Deyo |
Under. Sec.—Management |
DHS |
09/08/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Lisa S. Disbrow |
Asst. Sec.—Air Force—Financial Management/Comptroller |
DOD |
02/27/14 |
07/24/14 |
147 |
Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. |
Commandant—Marine Corps |
DOD |
06/04/14 |
07/23/14 |
49 |
Karen Dynan |
Asst. Sec.—Economic Policy |
TREAS |
08/01/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Karen Dynan |
Asst. Sec.—Economic Policy |
TREAS |
01/06/14 |
06/26/14 |
171 |
Brian J. Egan |
Legal Adviser |
DOS |
09/18/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Jonathan Elkind |
Asst. Sec.—International Affairs |
DOE |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Jonathan Elkind |
Asst. Sec.—International Affairs |
DOE |
01/06/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Alan F. Estevez |
Prin. Dep. Under Sec.—Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics |
DOD |
01/22/13 |
10/30/13 |
281 |
Eric K. Fanning |
Under Sec.—Air Force |
DOD |
02/04/13 |
04/18/13 |
73 |
Brodi L. Fontenot |
Chief Financial Officer |
TREAS |
07/31/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Anthony R. Foxx |
Secretary |
DOT |
05/07/13 |
06/27/13 |
51 |
Richard G. Frank |
Asst. Sec.—Planning and Evaluation |
HHS |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Richard G. Frank |
Asst. Sec.—Planning and Evaluation |
HHS |
01/06/14 |
05/22/14 |
136 |
Julia Frifield |
Asst. Sec.—Legislative Affairs |
DOS |
07/18/13 |
10/16/13 |
90 |
Charles H. Fulghum |
Chief Financial Officer |
DHS |
07/21/14 |
09/18/14 |
59 |
Sylvia I. Garcia |
Chief Financial Officer |
DOT |
07/31/13 |
10/16/13 |
77 |
Sloan D. Gibson |
Dep. Sec. |
DVA |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Sloan D. Gibson |
Dep. Sec. |
DVA |
01/06/14 |
02/11/14 |
36 |
Robert M. Gordon |
Asst. Sec.—Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development |
ED |
05/05/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Rose E. Gottemoeller |
Under Sec.—Arms Control and International Security |
DOS |
05/09/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Rose E. Gottemoeller |
Under Sec.—Arms Control and International Security |
DOS |
01/06/14 |
03/06/14 |
59 |
Charles T. Hagel |
Secretary |
DOD |
01/22/13 |
02/26/13 |
35 |
Avril D. Haines |
Legal Adviser |
DOS |
04/18/13 |
Withdrawn 06/13/13 |
|
Krysta L. Harden |
Deputy Secretary |
USDA |
06/27/13 |
08/01/13 |
35 |
Jennifer A. Haverkamp |
Asst. Sec.—Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs |
DOS |
09/08/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Ellen C. Herbst |
Asst. Sec.—Administration |
DOC |
06/27/13 |
08/01/13 |
35 |
Ellen C. Herbst |
Chief Financial Officer |
DOC |
06/27/13 |
08/01/13 |
35 |
Joseph S. Hezir |
Chief Financial Officer |
DOE |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Joseph S. Hezir |
Chief Financial Officer |
DOE |
01/06/14 |
12/04/14 |
332 |
Heather A. Higginbottom |
Dep. Sec.—Management and Resources |
DOS |
09/11/13 |
12/13/13 |
93 |
Jon M. Holladay |
Chief Financial Officer |
USDA |
05/20/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Jon M. Holladay |
Chief Financial Officer |
USDA |
01/06/14 |
11/19/14 |
317 |
Bradford R. Huther |
Chief Financial Officer |
HUD |
03/13/14 |
09/17/14 |
188 |
Marcus D. Jadotte |
Asst. Sec.—Industry and Analysis |
DOC |
05/22/14 |
12/16/14 |
208 |
Paul N. Jaenichen, Sr. |
Admin.—Maritime Administration |
DOT |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Paul N. Jaenichen, Sr. |
Admin.—Maritime Administration |
DOT |
01/06/14 |
07/15/14 |
190 |
Deborah L. James |
Secretary—Air Force |
DOD |
08/01/13 |
12/13/13 |
134 |
Adri D. Jayaratne |
Asst. Sec.—Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs |
DOL |
07/21/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Sarah Jewell |
Secretary |
DOI |
02/07/13 |
04/10/13 |
62 |
Jeh C. Johnson |
Secretary |
DHS |
10/28/13 |
12/16/13 |
49 |
Byron T. Jones |
Dir.—Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives |
DOJ |
01/24/13 |
07/31/13 |
188 |
Laura Junor |
Prin. Dep. Under Sec.—Personnel and Readiness |
DOD |
02/27/14 |
07/31/14 |
154 |
Peter J. Kadzik |
Asst. Atty. General—Legislative Affairs |
DOJ |
08/01/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Peter J. Kadzik |
Asst. Atty. General—Legislative Affairs |
DOJ |
01/06/14 |
06/17/14 |
162 |
Tina S. Kaidanow |
Ambassador-at-Large/Coordinator—Counterterrorism |
DOS |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Tina S. Kaidanow |
Ambassador-at-Large/Coordinator—Counterterrorism |
DOS |
01/06/14 |
02/12/14 |
37 |
Marc A. Kastner |
Dir.—Office of Science |
DOE |
11/18/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Marc A. Kastner |
Dir.—Office of Science |
DOE |
01/06/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
R. Gil Kerlikowske |
Commissioner—U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
DHS |
08/01/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
R. Gil Kerlikowske |
Commissioner—U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
DHS |
01/06/14 |
04/08/14 |
92 |
John F. Kerry |
Secretary |
DOS |
01/22/13 |
01/29/13 |
7 |
Esther P. Kia'aina |
Asst. Sec.—Insular Affairs |
DOI |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Esther P. Kia'aina |
Asst. Sec.—Insular Affairs |
DOI |
01/06/14 |
06/26/14 |
171 |
Suzette M. Kimball |
Dir.—U.S. Geological Survey |
DOI |
01/09/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Frank G. Klotz |
Under Sec.—Nuclear Security |
DOE |
08/01/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Frank G. Klotz |
Under Sec.—Nuclear Security |
DOE |
01/06/14 |
04/08/14 |
92 |
Neil G. Kornze |
Dir.—Bureau of Land Management |
DOI |
11/12/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Neil G. Kornze |
Dir.—Bureau of Land Management |
DOI |
01/06/14 |
04/08/14 |
92 |
John A. Koskinen |
Commissioner—Internal Revenue |
TREAS |
08/01/13 |
12/20/13 |
141 |
Arun M. Kumar |
Asst. Sec.—Trade Promotion/Director General, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service |
DOC |
10/07/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Arun M. Kumar |
Asst. Sec.—Trade Promotion/Director General, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service |
DOC |
01/06/14 |
03/13/14 |
66 |
Janet L. LaBreck |
Commissioner—Rehabilitation Services Administration |
ED |
02/04/13 |
08/01/13 |
178 |
William A. LaPlante, Jr. |
Asst. Sec.—Air Force—Acquisition |
DOD |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
William A. LaPlante, Jr. |
Asst. Sec.—Air Force—Acquisition |
DOD |
01/06/14 |
02/12/14 |
37 |
Michelle K. Lee |
Under Sec.—Intellectual Property/Dir.—U.S. Patent and Trademark office |
DOC |
11/12/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Marcel J. Lettre II |
Prin. Dep. Under Sec.—Intelligence |
DOD |
07/25/13 |
10/31/13 |
98 |
Jacob J. Lew |
Secretary |
TREAS |
01/22/13 |
02/27/13 |
36 |
Catherine E. Lhamon |
Asst. Sec.—Civil Rights |
ED |
06/11/13 |
08/01/13 |
51 |
Steve A. Linick |
Inspector General |
DOS |
06/27/13 |
09/17/13 |
82 |
Vincent G. Logan |
Special Trustee for American Indians |
DOI |
02/27/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Vincent G. Logan |
Special Trustee for American Indians |
DOI |
01/06/14 |
06/26/14 |
171 |
Rafael J. Lopez |
Commissioner—Children, Youth, and Families |
HHS |
07/31/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Estevan R. Lopez |
Commissioner—Bureau of Reclamation |
DOI |
03/10/14 |
12/16/14 |
281 |
Christopher P. Lu |
Dep. Sec. |
DOL |
01/09/14 |
04/01/14 |
82 |
Michael D. Lumpkin |
Asst. Sec.—Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict |
DOD |
09/11/13 |
11/14/13 |
64 |
Loretta E. Lynch |
Attorney General |
DOJ |
11/13/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Tomasz P. Malinowski |
Asst. Sec.—Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor |
DOS |
07/09/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Tomasz P. Malinowski |
Asst. Sec.—Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor |
DOS |
01/06/14 |
04/02/14 |
86 |
Karol V. Mason |
Asst. Atty. General—Office of Justice Programs |
DOJ |
02/13/13 |
04/25/13 |
71 |
Willie E. May |
Under Sec.—Standards and Technology |
DOC |
07/28/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Alejandro N. Mayorkas |
Dep. Sec. |
DHS |
06/27/13 |
12/20/13 |
176 |
Michael J. McCord |
Under Sec.—Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer |
DOD |
01/30/14 |
06/12/14 |
133 |
Robert A. McDonald |
Secretary |
DVA |
07/07/14 |
07/29/14 |
22 |
Dennis V. McGinn |
Asst. Sec.—Navy—Energy, Installations and Environment |
DOD |
0709/13 |
08/01/13 |
23 |
Brian P. McKeon |
Prin. Dep. Under Sec.—Policy |
DOD |
01/30/14 |
07/28/14 |
179 |
Therese W. McMillan |
Admin.—Federal Transit Administration |
DOT |
07/28/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Christopher J. Meade |
General Counsel |
TREAS |
01/22/13 |
04/25/13 |
93 |
Victor M. Mendez |
Dep. Sec. |
DOT |
05/15/14 |
07/24/14 |
70 |
Lisa A. S. Mensah |
Under Sec.—Rural Development |
USDA |
05/12/14 |
11/20/14 |
192 |
Ericka M. Miller |
Asst. Sec.— Postsecondary Education |
ED |
11/12/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Ericka M. Miller |
Asst. Sec.—Postsecondary Education |
ED |
01/06/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Theodore R. Mitchell |
Under Sec. |
ED |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Theodore R. Mitchell |
Under Sec. |
ED |
01/06/14 |
05/08/14 |
122 |
Ernest J. Moniz |
Secretary |
DOE |
03/07/13 |
05/16/13 |
70 |
Carlos A. Monje, Jr. |
Asst. Sec.—Transportation Policy |
DOT |
09/08/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Jamie M. Morin |
Dir.—Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation |
DOD |
0911/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Jamie M. Morin |
Dir.—Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation |
DOD |
01/06/14 |
06/25/14 |
170 |
Erika L. Moritsugu |
Asst. Sec.—Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations |
HUD |
03/10/14 |
07/30/14 |
142 |
Jeffrey A. Murawsky |
Under Sec.—Health |
DVA |
05/05/14 |
Withdrawn 06/09/14 |
|
Vivek H. Murthy |
Surgeon General |
HHS |
11/18/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Vivek H. Murthy |
Surgeon General |
HHS |
01/06/14 |
12/15/14 |
343 |
Joseph L. Nimmich |
Dep. Admin.—Federal Emergency Management Agency |
DHS |
07/14/14 |
09/11/14 |
59 |
Catherine A. Novelli |
Under Sec.—Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment |
DOS |
09/25/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Catherine A. Novelli |
Under Sec.—Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment |
DOS |
01/06/14 |
02/12/14 |
37 |
Victoria Nuland |
Asst. Sec.—European and Eurasian Affairs |
DOS |
05/23/13 |
09/12/13 |
112 |
Katherine M. O'Regan |
Asst. Sec.—Policy Development and Research |
HUD |
06/27/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Katherine M. O'Regan |
Asst. Sec.—Policy Development and Research |
HUD |
01/06/14 |
04/28/14 |
112 |
Franklin M. Orr, Jr. |
Under Sec.—Science |
DOE |
11/18/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Franklin M. Orr, Jr. |
Under Sec.—Science |
DOE |
01/06/14 |
12/04/14 |
332 |
Carlos Pascual |
Asst. Sec.—Energy Resources |
DOS |
04/23/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Carlos Pascual |
Asst. Sec.—Energy Resources |
DOS |
01/06/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Anne W. Patterson |
Asst. Sec.—Near Eastern Affairs |
DOS |
08/01/13 |
12/16/13 |
137 |
Thomas E. Perez |
Secretary |
DOL |
03/19/13 |
07/18/13 |
121 |
Samantha Power |
U.S. Rep.—United Nations (UN) |
DOS |
06/13/13 |
08/01/13 |
49 |
David Pressman |
U.S. Alt. Rep.—Special Political Affairs, UN |
DOS |
06/16/14 |
09/17/14 |
93 |
Stephen W. Preston |
General Counsel |
DOD |
06/11/13 |
10/16/13 |
127 |
Penny Pritzker |
Secretary |
DOC |
05/09/13 |
06/25/13 |
47 |
Susan J. Rabern |
Asst. Sec.—Navy—Financial Management/Comptroller |
DOD |
06/27/13 |
08/01/13 |
35 |
Lourdes M. Castro Ramirez |
Asst. Sec.—Public and Indian Housing |
HUD |
07/31/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Sarah B. Raskin |
Dep. Sec. |
TREAS |
07/31/13 |
Returned 01//03/14 |
|
Sarah B. Raskin |
Dep. Sec. |
TREAS |
01/06/14 |
03/12/14 |
65 |
Monica C. Regalbuto |
Asst. Sec.—Environmental Management |
DOE |
03/10/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Massie Ritsch |
Asst. Sec.—Communications and Outreach |
ED |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Massie Ritsch |
Asst. Sec.—Communications and Outreach |
ED |
01/06/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Charles H. Rivkin |
Asst. Sec.—Economic and Business Affairs |
DOS |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Charles H. Rivkin |
Asst. Sec.—Economic and Business Affairs |
DOS |
01/06/14 |
02/11/14 |
36 |
Elizabeth M. Robinson |
Under Sec. |
DOE |
07/18/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Elizabeth M. Robinson |
Under Sec. |
DOE |
01/06/14 |
Withdrawn 7/9/2014 |
|
Leon Rodriguez |
Dir.—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services |
DHS |
01/07/14 |
06/24/14 |
168 |
Peter M. Rogoff |
Under Sec.—Policy |
DOT |
05/15/14 |
07/24/14 |
70 |
Jo Ann Rooney |
Under Sec.—Navy |
DOD |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Jo Ann Rooney |
Under Sec.—Navy |
DOD |
01/06/14 |
Withdrawn 11/12/14 |
|
Frank A. Rose |
Asst. Sec.—Arms Control, Verification and Compliance |
DOS |
07/18/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Frank A. Rose |
Asst. Sec.—Arms Control, Verification and Compliance |
DOS |
01/06/14 |
12/16/14 |
344 |
Mark R. Rosekind |
Admin.—National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
DOT |
11/19/14 |
12/16/14 |
27 |
Eric Rosenbach |
Asst. Sec.—Homeland Defense and Global Security |
DOD |
01/07/14 |
09/18/14 |
254 |
John Roth |
Inspector General |
DHS |
11/21/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
John Roth |
Inspector General |
DHS |
01/06/14 |
03/06/14 |
59 |
Yvette Roubideaux |
Dir.—Indian Health Service |
HHS |
04/23/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Yvette Roubideaux |
Dir.—Indian Health Service |
HHS |
01/06/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Daniel R. Russel |
Asst. Sec.—East Asian and Pacific Affairs |
DOS |
05/16/13 |
07/09/13 |
54 |
Catherine M. Russell |
Amb.-at-Large—Global Women's Issues |
DOS |
03/19/13 |
08/01/13 |
135 |
Evan Ryan |
Asst. Sec.—Educational and Cultural Affairs |
DOS |
07/09/13 |
09/23/13 |
76 |
Jon T. Rymer |
Inspector General |
DOD |
06/24/13 |
09/17/13 |
85 |
Sarah R. Saldana |
Asst. Sec.—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
DHS |
09/08/14 |
12/16/14 |
99 |
David N. Saperstein |
Amb.-at-Large—International Religious Freedom |
DOS |
07/29/14 |
12/12/14 |
136 |
Mark E. Schaefer |
Asst. Sec.—Oceans and Atmosphere/Deputy Administrator, NOAA |
DOC |
05/23/13 |
08/01/13 |
70 |
Robert M. Scher |
Asst. Sec.—Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities |
DOD |
09/15/14 |
12/16/14 |
92 |
Janice M. Schneider |
Asst. Sec.—Land and Minerals Management |
DOI |
11/07/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Janice M. Schneider |
Asst. Sec.—Land and Minerals Management |
DOI |
01/06/14 |
05/01/14 |
115 |
William B. Schultz |
General Counsel |
HHS |
01/22/13 |
04/25/13 |
93 |
Linda A. Schwartz |
Asst. Sec.—Policy and Planning |
DVA |
08/01/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Linda A. Schwartz |
Asst. Sec.—Policy and Planning |
DVA |
01/06/14 |
09/16/14 |
253 |
Peter A. Selfridge |
Chief of Protocol |
DOS |
12/13/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Peter A. Selfridge |
Chief of Protocol |
DOS |
01/06/14 |
05/05/14 |
119 |
Stefan M. Selig |
Under Sec.—International Trade |
DOC |
11/12/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Stefan M. Selig |
Under Sec.—International Trade |
DOC |
01/06/14 |
06/04/14 |
149 |
Sarah Sewall |
Under Sec.—Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights |
DOS |
08/01/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Sarah Sewall |
Under Sec.—Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights |
DOS |
01/06/14 |
02/11/14 |
36 |
David B. Shear |
Asst. Sec.—Asian and Pacific Security Affairs |
DOD |
01/07/14 |
07/17/14 |
191 |
D. Nathan Sheets |
Under Sec.—International Affairs |
TREAS |
02/12/14 |
09/18/14 |
218 |
James H. Shelton III |
Dep. Sec. |
ED |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
James H. Shelton III |
Dep. Sec. |
ED |
01/06/14 |
03/12/14 |
65 |
Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall |
Dep. Sec. |
DOE |
07/09/14 |
09/18/14 |
71 |
Michele J. Sison |
U.S. Dep. Rep.—UN |
DOS |
07/09/14 |
11/19/14 |
133 |
Elissa Slotkin |
Asst. Sec.—International Security Affairs |
DOD |
11/13/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Christopher Smith |
Asst. Sec.—Fossil Energy |
DOE |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Christopher Smith |
Asst. Sec.—Fossil Energy |
DOE |
01/06/14 |
12/16/14 |
344 |
Daniel B. Smith |
Asst. Sec.—Intelligence and Research |
DOS |
10/07/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Daniel B. Smith |
Asst. Sec.—Intelligence and Research |
DOS |
01/06/14 |
02/12/14 |
37 |
Gentry O. Smith |
Dir.—Office of Foreign Missions |
DOS |
05/05/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Suzanne E. Spaulding |
Under Sec.—National Protection and Programs Directorate |
DHS |
08/01/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Suzanne E. Spaulding |
Under Sec.—National Protection and Programs Directorate |
DHS |
01/06/14 |
03/06/14 |
59 |
Robert M. Speer |
Asst. Sec.—Army—Financial Management/Comptroller |
DOD |
04/10/14 |
11/20/14 |
224 |
Gregory B. Starr |
Asst. Sec.—Diplomatic Security |
DOS |
07/31/13 |
11/14/13 |
106 |
Alissa M. Starzak |
General Counsel—Army |
DOD |
07/14/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Richard Stengel |
Under. Sec.—Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs |
DOS |
09/18/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Richard Stengel |
Under. Sec.—Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs |
DOS |
01/06/14 |
02/11/14 |
36 |
Rhea S. Suh |
Asst. Sec.—Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
DOI |
10/30/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Rhea S. Suh |
Asst. Sec.—Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
DOI |
01/06/14 |
Withdrawn 09/18/14 |
|
Kathryn D. Sullivan |
Under Sec.—Oceans and Atmosphere |
DOC |
08/01/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Kathryn D. Sullivan |
Under Sec.—Oceans and Atmosphere |
DOC |
01/06/14 |
03/06/14 |
59 |
Puneet Talwar |
Asst. Sec.—Political-Military Affairs |
DOS |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Puneet Talwar |
Asst. Sec.—Political-Military Affairs |
DOS |
01/06/14 |
03/13/14 |
66 |
Gordon O. Tanner |
General Counsel—Air Force |
DOD |
04/07/14 |
09/16/14 |
162 |
Marilyn B. Tavenner |
Admin.—Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
HHS |
02/07/13 |
05/15/13 |
97 |
Francis X. Taylor |
Under Sec.—Intelligence and Analysis |
DHS |
02/12/14 |
04/07/14 |
54 |
Linda Thomas-Greenfield |
Asst. Sec.—African Affairs |
DOS |
06/24/13 |
08/01/13 |
38 |
John H. Thompson |
Dir.—Bureau of the Census |
DOC |
05/23/13 |
08/01/13 |
70 |
Kathryn B. Thomson |
General Counsel |
DOT |
09/23/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Kathryn B. Thomson |
General Counsel |
DOT |
01/06/14 |
03/27/14 |
80 |
Helen Tierney |
Chief Financial Officer |
DVA |
10/07/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Helen Tierney |
Chief Financial Officer |
DVA |
01/06/14 |
12/16/14 |
344 |
Constance B. Tobias |
Chairman—Board of Veterans' Appeals |
DVA |
03/21/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Constance B. Tobias |
Chairman—Board of Veterans' Appeals |
DVA |
01/06/14 |
12/17/14 |
345 |
Ramin Toloui |
Asst. Sec.—International Finance |
TREAS |
04/10/14 |
11/20/14 |
224 |
Frederick Vollrath |
Asst. Sec.—Readiness and Force Management |
DOD |
01/22/13 |
04/18/13 |
86 |
Debra S. Wada |
Asst. Sec.—Army—Manpower and Reserve Affairs |
DOD |
05/05/14 |
09/17/14 |
135 |
David Weil |
Admin.—Wage and Hour Division |
DOL |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
David Weil |
Admin.—Wage and Hour Division |
DOL |
01/06/14 |
04/28/14 |
112 |
Antonio F. Weiss |
Under Sec.—Domestic Finance |
TREAS |
11/12/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Kelly R. Welsh |
General Counsel |
DOC |
10/07/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Kelly R. Welsh |
General Counsel |
DOC |
01/06/14 |
03/31/14 |
84 |
Derek A. West |
Assoc. Atty. General |
DOJ |
01/22/13 |
07/25/13 |
184 |
Roy K. J. Williams |
Asst. Sec.—Economic Development |
DOC |
09/11/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Roy K. J. Williams |
Asst. Sec.—Economic Development |
DOC |
01/06/14 |
05/14/14 |
128 |
Ellen D. Williams |
Dir.—Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy |
DOE |
11/07/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Ellen D. Williams |
Dir.—Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy |
DOE |
01/06/14 |
12/08/14 |
336 |
Gregory D. Winfree |
Admin.—Research and Innovative Technology Administration |
DOT |
07/15/13 |
10/16/13 |
93 |
James A. Winnefeld, Jr. |
Vice Chairman—Joint Chiefs of Staff |
DOD |
06/24/13 |
08/01/13 |
38 |
Robert O. Work |
Dep. Sec. |
DOD |
02/10/14 |
04/30/14 |
79 |
Christine E. Wormuth |
Under Sec.—Policy |
DOD |
01/30/14 |
06/19/14 |
140 |
Jessica G. Wright |
Under Sec.—Personnel and Readiness |
DOD |
07/18/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Jessica G. Wright |
Under Sec.—Personnel and Readiness |
DOD |
01/06/14 |
06/25/14 |
170 |
Portia Y. Wu |
Asst. Sec.—Employment and Training Administration |
DOL |
12/13/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Portia Y. Wu |
Asst. Sec.—Employment and Training Administration |
DOL |
01/06/14 |
04/02/14 |
86 |
Michael K. Yudin |
Asst. Sec.—Special Education and Rehabilitative Services |
ED |
07/10/13 |
Returned 01/03/14 |
|
Michael K. Yudin |
Asst. Sec.—Special Education and Rehabilitative Services |
ED |
01/06/14 |
Returned 12/17/14 |
|
Paul F. Zukunft |
Commandant—U.S. Coast Guard |
DHS |
03/04/14 |
5/14/2014 |
71 |
Mean number of days to confirm |
119.5 |
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Median number of days to confirm |
92.0 |
Source: CRS.
Note: For a complete list of departmental abbreviations, see Appendix B.
a. As discussed earlier in this report, under Senate Rules, nominations not acted on by the Senate at the end of a session of Congress (or before a recess of 30 days) are returned to the President. This was the case at the end of the first session of the 113th Congress. The President re-nominated most individuals whose nominations had been returned to him. This report measures the "days to confirm" from the date of receipt of the resubmitted nomination, not the original. As a result, this calculation may be shorter on average than previous Congresses in which the Senate, by unanimous consent, agreed to waive the rule (which, in effect, prevented nominations not acted upon from being returned to the President, and therefore negated the need for returned nominees to be re-nominated).
Department |
Positions |
Nominations |
Individual Nominees |
Confirmations |
Returned |
Withdrawn |
Recess Appointments |
Mean Days to Confirm |
Median Days to Confirm |
Agriculture |
14 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
139.8 |
120.0 |
Commerce |
24 |
21 |
15 |
13 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
79.7 |
66.0 |
Defense |
60 |
40 |
35 |
32 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
116.5 |
112.5 |
Education |
16 |
15 |
9 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
152.0 |
122.0 |
Energy |
23 |
24 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
193.6 |
162.0 |
Health and Human Services |
19 |
11 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
144.8 |
97.0 |
Homeland Security |
19 |
17 |
14 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
83.7 |
67.0 |
Housing and Urban Development |
13 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
150.0 |
148.0 |
Interior |
19 |
18 |
11 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
134.9 |
115.0 |
Justice |
24 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
148.1 |
133.0 |
Labor |
15 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
98.2 |
90.0 |
State |
49 |
52 |
38 |
31 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
97.9 |
83.0 |
Transportation |
18 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
82.3 |
73.5 |
Treasury |
26 |
15 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
135.4 |
141.0 |
Veterans Affairs |
12 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
172.3 |
144.5 |
Total |
351 |
273 |
202 |
162 |
103 |
8 |
0 |
119.2 |
92.0 |
Appendix B. Abbreviations of Departments
DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
DOC |
Department of Commerce |
DOD |
Department of Defense |
DOE |
Department of Energy |
DOI |
Department of the Interior |
DOJ |
Department of Justice |
DOL |
Department of Labor |
DOS |
Department of State |
DOT |
Department of Transportation |
DVA |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
ED |
Department of Education |
HHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
HUD |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
TREAS |
Department of the Treasury |
USDA |
Department of Agriculture |
1. |
Full-time departmental presidential appointments with Senate confirmation (PAS positions) that are not covered in this report include U.S. attorney and U.S. marshal positions in the Department of Justice; most Foreign Service and diplomatic positions in the Department of State; and the officer corps in the military services. Nominees to these positions are generally submitted in groups, often with dozens or hundreds of names appearing in a single nomination, and tend to be of a noncontroversial nature. |
2. |
A collection of such reports may be found at http://www.crs.gov/Pages/subissue.aspx?cliid=2153&parentid=12&Preview=False. |
3. |
Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate provides that "Nominations neither confirmed nor rejected during the session at which they are made shall not be acted upon at any succeeding session without being again made to the Senate by the President; and if the Senate shall adjourn or take a recess for more than thirty days, all nominations pending and not finally acted upon at the time of taking such adjournment or recess shall be returned by the Secretary to the President, and shall not again be considered unless they shall again be made to the Senate by the President." U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Senate Manual, 113th Cong., 1st sess., S. Doc. 113-1 (Washington: GPO, 2014), p. 59. |
4. |
For more information on floor procedure related to Senate consideration of nominations, see CRS Report RL31980, Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure, by [author name scrubbed]. |
5. |
Notably, on January 3, 2014, nearly all nominations were returned to the President under Senate rules, between the first and second session of the 113th Congress. No unanimous consent agreement was reached that nominations received in the first session remain as status quo notwithstanding Senate Rule XXXI (which requires nominations not acted upon to be returned to the President at the end of the session). In most cases, the President re-nominated those individuals whose nominations had been returned to him. |
6. |
The data on incumbents at the end of the 113th Congress were collected as of the Senate's last day of business on December 16, 2014. Beginning on December 17, agency officials were contacted and the lists of incumbents were finalized. |
7. |
See footnote 1 for a list of full-time positions not included in this report. |
8. |
U.S. Office of Personnel Management, "Salary Table No. 2014-EX," available at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/14Tables/exec/html/EX.aspx. |
9. |
In some cases, the title drawn from the Legislative Information System (LIS) database is expanded upon for clarity in the second table. For example, Gustavo H. Aguilar was nominated to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). His nomination, as shown in the LIS database, does not indicate to which assistant secretary position he was nominated; it merely states that he was nominated as an assistant secretary. In the section on HUD, the second table shows that he was nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. |