In total, as of Friday evening there were 688 executive-branch positions requiring Senate-approval that the Trump Administration needed to fill, according to the Partnership for Public Service. President Trump has nominated successors to 28 of those roles.
When President Obama took office in 2009, seven Cabinet members were confirmed on Inauguration Day: six new appointees, and Secretary of Defense Bob Gates, who was retained from the Bush administration.
It’s not unusual for Cabinet roles to be filled months after Inauguration Day. Obama’s Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke wasn’t confirmed until March 24, and his Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, another month after that…
Holdovers from the Obama Administration and civil bureaucrats will manage the daily workings of government as the new Trump Administration works to fill these roles in the upcoming weeks. Exactly how do the departments keep functioning? Some details follow for a handful of Cabinet level agencies.
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