Welcome to Ballotpedia's Transition TrackerFebruary 2, 2021President Joe Biden (D) and his team have been preparing for the transition between presidential administrations since the election, including selecting senior White House staff and appointees to top government positions. In 2020, there were 1,472 government positions subject to presidential appointment: 1,118 positions required Senate confirmation and 354 did not. The new administration is also responsible for filling thousands of other positions across the federal government, including in operations and policy. Every weekday, Ballotpedia is tracking potential Cabinet nominees, appointments, and news related to the Biden administration.
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Transition in Context: Expanding CabinetEach administration gives Cabinet-rank status to different officials outside of the 15 main Cabinet secretaries and vice president. President Joe Biden (D) has given Cabinet-rank status to nine positions:
President Donald Trump (R) did not include the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, ambassador to the United Nations, or director of Office of Science and Technology Policy in his final Cabinet. He did include the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. President Barack Obama (D) established a Cabinet similar to Biden's but did not include the directors of National Intelligence or Office of Science and Technology Policy. President George W. Bush (R) had fewer—just five—Cabinet-rank members. He included some familiar positions: the White House chief of staff, OMB director, U.S. trade representative, and EPA administrator. Bush also named the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to his Cabinet—something none of his three successors have done. What We're Reading
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