2012 United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book) - Federal Jobs and Civil Service Leadership Positions by U.S. Government

Every four years, just after the Presidential election, the United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly known as the Plum Book, is published, alternately, by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. This edition was issued on December 1, 2012. This publication contains data on over 8,000 Federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment (e.g., positions such as agency heads and their immediate subordinates, policy executives and advisors, and aides who report to these officials). The duties of many such positions may involve advocacy of Administration policies and programs and the incumbents usually have a close and confidential working relationship with the agency head or other key officials. Following are the major categories of positions listed: Executive Schedule and salary-equivalent positions paid at the rates established for levels I through V of the Executive Schedule; Senior Executive Service (SES) ''General'' positions; Senior Foreign Service positions; Schedule C positions excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director, Office of Personnel Management, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties; and Other positions at the GS-14 and above level excepted from the competitive civil service by law because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH * Architect of the Capitol * Government Accountability Office * Government Printing Office * Library of Congress * EXECUTIVE BRANCH * Executive Office of the President * White House Office * Office of the Vice President * Office of Policy Development * Office of Administration * Office of Management and Budget * Council of Economic Advisors * Council on Environmental Quality * Office of the U.S. Trade Representative * Office of Science and Technology Policy * Office of National Drug Control Policy * National Security Council * DEPARTMENTS Department of Agriculture * Department of Agriculture Office of the Inspector General * Department of Commerce * Department of Commerce Office of the Inspector General * Department of Defense * Office of the Secretary of Defense * Office of the Secretary of Defense Office of the Inspector General * Department of the Air Force * Department of the Army * Department of the Navy * Department of Education * Department of Education Office of the Inspector General * Department of Energy * Department of Energy Office of the Inspector General * Department of Health and Human Services * Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General * Department of Homeland Security * Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General * Department of Housing and Urban Development * Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the Inspector General * Department of the Interior * Department of the Interior Office of the Inspector General * Department of Justice * Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General * Department of Labor * Department of Labor Office of Inspector General * Department of State * Department of State Office of the Inspector General * Department of Transportation * Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General * Department of the Treasury * Department of the Treasury Office of the Inspector General * Department of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration * Department of the Treasury Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program * Department of Veterans Affairs * Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General * more Read more