The Cabinet:
Vice President Joe Biden
Secretary of State -John Kerry
Secretary of the Treasury - Acting Secretary Neal Wolin
Secretary of Defense - Leon E. Panetta (current presidential nominee: Sen. Chuck Hagel)
Attorney General, Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Secretary of the Interior - Kenneth L. Salazar will be leaving in March 2013. More as it presents.
Secretary of Agriculture - Thomas J. Vilsack
Secretary of Commerce - Rebecca M. Blank is the Deputy Secretary of Commerce. She became Acting Secretary in June 2012 and she continues to perform the duties of Secretary.
Secretary of Labor -Acting Secretary Seth D. Harris
Secretary designate of Health and Human Services - Kathleen Sebelius
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Shaun L.S. Donovan
Secretary of Transportation - Raymond L. LaHood
Secretary of Energy - Steven Chu
Secretary of Education - Arne Duncan
Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Eric K. Shinseki
Secretary of Homeland Security - Janet A. Napolitano
(The following positions have the status of Cabinet-rank:)
Council of Economic Advisers - Chair Christina Romer
Environmental Protection Agency - Administrator Lisa P. Jackson (resigned and is expected to leave in mid-January shortly after Obama's State of Union address)
Office of Management & Budget - Jeffrey Zients, Deputy Director
United States Trade Representative - Ambassador Ronald Kirk
United States Ambassador to the United Nations - Ambassador Susan Rice
Small Business Administration - Administrator Karen G. Mills
The White House Staff:
Chief of Staff -Jack Lew
Deputy Chief of Staff -Rob Nabors
Deputy Chief of Staff - Alyssa Mastromonaco
Counselor to the President - Pete Rouse
Senior Advisors - Valerie Jarrett, Dan Pfeiffer
Executive Office of the President:
Council of Economic Advisers -Chairman Alan B. Krueger
Council on Environmental Quality
National Security Council
Office of Administration
Office of Management and Budget
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Office of the Vice President
*President's Intelligence Advisory Board and Intelligence Oversight Board
*Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
White House Military Office - WHMO Director, George D. Mulligan, Jr.
White House Office
In addition, the following entities exist within The White House:
- Office of the First Lady
- White House Military Office
- (no links available for the following)
- Office of Cabinet Affairs
- Office of the Chief of Staff
- Office of Communications
- Communications
- Media Affairs
- New Media
- Research
- Speechwriting
- Office of the Social Secretary
- National Security Advisor
- Office of Legislative Affairs
- Office of Management and Administration
- White House Personnel
- White House Operations
- Telephone Office
- Visitors Office
- Oval Office Operations
- Office of Political Affairs
- Office of Presidential Personnel
- Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Office of the Press Secretary
- Office of Scheduling and Advance
- Office of the Staff Secretary
- Presidential Correspondence
- Executive Clerk
- Records Management
- Office of the White House Counsel
- Office of White House Policy
Further Reading:
The White House
Pro-Obama Super Pacs: "Priorities USA Action"
"Organizing for Action," Pro-Obama "free standing" lobbying group formed 1/18/2013 as a non-profit Social Welfare organization. It is a 501c4 “issue advocacy” organization. "A 501c4 has a few distinct advantages over political parties and traditional political action committees (PACs): it can take corporate money, there’s no limit to how much it can raise from an individual or corporation, and donations do not have to be publicly disclosed."... Politico In addition, a 501(c)4 can have unlimited legislative activity as long as that activity involves the social issues (ie "exempt purpose") stated in its 501(c)4 filing.
Organizing for Action - Wikipedia defines organization
Organizing for Action Web site: www.BarackObama.com (We're not kidding.)
Chairman: Jim Messina
Executive Director: Jon Carson, who is currently the Director of the Office of Public Engagement in the White House.
Comments: So, in essence, we have the Executive Branch forming a lobbyist group to petition Congress regarding Obama's legislative initiatives... Others have tried (including Reagan and Clinton). Let's watch this and see if it can be legally established. Right now, there doesn't appear to be the required separation from the Executive branch!
