The Pace of Appointments and Confirmations to Senate-confirmed Positions During a President’s First Two Years January 26, 2023 Publication Type: Research and Publications Publication Tags: Appointees,Data,Joe Biden Presidents are responsible for about 4,000 political appointments, about 1,200 of which require Senate confirmation. The Partnership for Public Service’s Center for Presidential Transition has been tracking the rate of submissions and confirmations for each of the last few administrations. The following data was compiled to compare how President Joe Biden’s first two years in...
(Not So) Privileged Nomination Calendar: Nominees in a streamlined Senate confirmation process are taking almost 50% longer to confirm than all other nominees May 24, 2022 Publication Type: Research and Publications Publication Tags: Appointees,Congress,Data,National Security Tags: national security,political appointments,Senate confirmation The Senate created the privileged nomination process more than a decade ago, a procedure designed to speed up the confirmation of nominees for roughly 280 positions that are typically noncontroversial. Despite this well-intentioned effort, nominees on the privileged calendar are worse off today than they were before the reform was adopted.
Slow Nominations and Confirmations Pose a Threat to National Security May 24, 2022 Publication Type: Research and Publications Publication Tags: Appointees,Congress,Data,National Security Tags: national security,political appointments,Senate confirmation Data from the Partnership for Public Service’s Center for Presidential Transition reveals chronic delays at nearly every step of the presidential nomination and congressional confirmation process—even for the national security positions that all stakeholders agree are essential to minimize threats during the first months of a new administration.
Unconfirmed: Why Reducing the Number Of Senate-confirmed Positions Can Make Government More Effective August 9, 2021 Publication Type: Research and Publications Publication Tags: Appointees,Data
President Obama Cabinet Nominations Data July 28, 2020 Publication Type: External Resource Publication Tags: Appointees,Congress,Data Data on President Barack Obama’s Cabinet nominations from the Senate. This includes nominees’ names and dates of their nomination announcement, hearing, received in the Senate and confirmation.
Effective Transition Planning Can Help Presidents Have a Successful Year One and Year Five April 20, 2020 Publication Type: Research and Publications Publication Tags: Data,Second term,Transition Management Preparing for the enormous responsibility of running the federal government is the most important job for any presidential candidate.
Cabinet turnover after re-election highlights the need for 2nd-term transition planning November 6, 2019 Publication Type: Research and Publications Publication Tags: Data,Second term Second-term presidents are faced with monumental challenges and need to be prepared for changes in critical leadership jobs. New data compiled by the Partnership for Public Service’s Center for Presidential Transition shows that the last three presidents each experienced significant Cabinet-level turnover soon after their 2nd inauguration.
The White House thinks this chart is proof that Trump’s team is better than Obama’s. It isn’t. April 6, 2017 Publication Type: In the News Publication Tags: Data,Donald Trump,Ethics
Fill Rate of Approximately 60 Priority PAS Positions January 20, 2016 Publication Type: Tools and Templates Publication Tags: Appointments,Barack Obama,Data,Historical Displayed in this chart is the percentage of priority Senate-confirmed positions requiring presidential appointments that were filled during the course of the Obama Administration’s first year.
White House Positions by Type January 20, 2016 Publication Type: Tools and Templates Publication Tags: Appointments,Data This chart notes that the vast majority of White House positions are appointed by the President and none are subject to Senate confirmation.