By the end of the week, 10 major leadership positions in the Trump administration—including some of the most critical in the government—are expected to be filled by individuals serving in an acting capacity. Experts warn of a “substitute teacher effect.”
for almost four months, since James Mattis left at the end of December.
The U.S. Constitution lays out a key oversight role for the Senate to “advise and consent” the president’s choices for key administration posts. But the Senate’s consent is outstanding for hundreds of top jobs across the executive branch on top of the key agency leadership roles. After the president announced on Sunday that Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen would be resigning, it was announced on Monday that the Director of the Secret Service would also be heading for the exits. And by the week’s end, more than half of the DHS agency heads – leadership positions that come under the umbrella of DHS OR report to DHS Secretary - could be gone.
Stier says there's an additional, second layer of complication caused by the administration moving individuals from their permanent job to temporarily fill another job, thereby creating additional holes.
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