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The empty slots present some tough political complications for Obama, and even some legal risks. When the music stops, they want a chair,” said Sen. “They’re running for the exits to find a position. Those who have left Obama’s government just in the past few weeks include the Education Department’s technology chief, Richard Culatta Defense Department Inspector General Jon Rymer the Department of Health and Human Services’ chief information officer, Frank Baitman and Christian Marrone, chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, who just started work as the vice president for government relations at CSRA, an information technology contractor. As Duncan’s departure suggests, the last year of an administration is an ideal time to make a career transition. The president’s chief of staff, Denis McDonough, urged Cabinet secretaries during a meeting last month to work on maintaining stable leadership for the duration of 2016, POLITICO recently reported.īut that’s easier said than done. Obama aides have already begun trying to limit the damage of a larger administration exodus.

#Days left in obama administration full

“It’s trying to run the executive branch on top of a block of Swiss cheese full of holes,” said Sen. In domestic policy disputes, Senate-confirmed staff carries more weight than the equivalent department leaders with “acting” or deputy titles. On the international stage, observers say Obama’s officials without confirmation don’t carry the same level of gravitas when meeting with their diplomatic counterparts. The sheer number of vacancies is having a real-world effect on Obama, whose government is on high alert for terrorist attacks and still plans to wage domestic policy fights right up until the lights go out in January 2017. New data compiled by the Congressional Research Service and obtained by POLITICO found that the Senate in 2015 confirmed the lowest number of civilian nominations - including judges and diplomatic ambassadors - for the first session of a Congress in nearly 30 years.