{"id":29283,"date":"2018-09-25T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/political-appointee-tracker-2\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T14:21:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T19:21:27","slug":"political-appointee-tracker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/performance-measures\/political-appointee-tracker\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Appointee Tracker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">The Partnership for Public Service and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/interactive\/2025\/trump-appointee-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>&nbsp;track nominees\u202ffor&nbsp;roughly&nbsp;800&nbsp;critical leadership&nbsp;roles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Launched in 2016, the political appointee tracker&nbsp;has been following&nbsp;roughly&nbsp;800 of&nbsp;the more than 1,300&nbsp;political appointed&nbsp;positions that require Senate confirmation,&nbsp;including Cabinet secretaries, chief financial officers, general counsels&nbsp;and&nbsp;ambassadors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">The tracker&nbsp;provides the most comprehensive data and analysis&nbsp;about&nbsp;the political appointments process and&nbsp;provides the public with up-to-date&nbsp;information&nbsp;about the nomination and confirmation&nbsp;status of nominees for critical roles in the federal government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">The&nbsp;information&nbsp;also&nbsp;provides&nbsp;historical comparisons to the previous administration&nbsp;and&nbsp;data illustrations that reveal&nbsp;key confirmation and nomination trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:rgba(255,205,0,0.25)\" data-bg-color=\"#FFCD00\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"25\" data-border-thickness=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-styled-container pps-styled-container\">\n<p><strong>Federal employees, we are here for you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/supporting-federal-employees-through-change\/\">resources<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/events.ourpublicservice.org\/federal-employee-explainer-webinar-series?_ga=2.218143833.1753532605.1739239274-542329027.1733151622&amp;_gac=1.18990666.1739484508.CjwKCAiAzba9BhBhEiwA7glbapO18UDnka4b9_ZPMAGYSv_UM4JHvjebvuZn1wdL83NSXnFBxX49zBoCIC4QAvD_BwE&amp;_gl=1*1q2p4md*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3Mzk0ODQ1MDkuQ2p3S0NBaUF6YmE5QmhCaEVpd0E3Z2xiYXBPMThVRG5rYTRiOV9aUE1BR1lTdl9VTTRKSHZqZWJ2dVpuMXdkTDgzTlNYbkZCeFg0OXpCb0NJQzRRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*MTk4NjM4MDYwNy4xNzMzMTUxNjIy*_ga*NTQyMzI5MDI3LjE3MzMxNTE2MjI.*_ga_M1YR75DYXV*MTczOTU1OTg5Mi40Mi4xLjE3Mzk1NjI4NzUuNTguMC4w\">webinar series<\/a>&nbsp;for real-time updates about new civil service proposals as well as information about the rules and regulations that protect the nonpartisan workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Members of the public:<\/strong>\u00a0Tell us how a public servant inspired you or made a difference in your life as part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/i-support-feds\/\">#ISupportFeds<\/a> campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Current and former feds:<\/strong>&nbsp;Submit a story to show how your work has made a difference. 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