RELATED January 26, 2023 The Pace of Appointments and Confirmations to Senate-confirmed Positions During a President’s First Two Years January 18, 2023 Advice to Incoming Agency Leaders From Those Who Have Been There November 02, 2022 White House Guidance to Agencies Personnel Practices: Career Appointments of Legislative, White House, and Political Appointees October 19, 1995 Pursuant to a congressional request, a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examined the number and patterns of career appointments to the civil service made between October 1984 and June 1994. U.S. Government Accountability Office