What I can say is that when it comes to Cabinet service, the President's Cabinet in the first term had remarkably low turnover, historically.
Which marks a tough moment for Sir Richard Wilson, who in January took over as head of the civil service and cabinet secretary from Sir Robin Butler, his punctilious, bewildered predecessor.
When Lord O'Donnell retired last autumn, his role as head of the domestic civil service and cabinet secretary (the most influential job because it comes with regular access to the prime minister) was divided.
When Sir Gus goes at the end of the year to the House of Lords, the Valhalla of the civil service, his role as head of the domestic service and cabinet secretary will be divided into three.
Oxfordshire County Council will debate how best to support the service at its next cabinet meeting on 14 June.
Mr. RICK STENGEL (Time Magazine): Would you perhaps ask Senator Obama to be a member of your cabinet for national service?
The government says that the existing service, answerable to the cabinet secretary in London, can be the obedient servant of whatever combination of parties happens to rule in Westminster, Cardiff or Edinburgh.
The cabinet, the civil service, and the private sector must all be staffed from a small pool of qualified talent.
Armed-forces chief Widodo allowed Wiranto to be summoned, and reportedly pressured four generals appointed to the cabinet to retire from active service - both measures key to the decline of Wiranto's fortunes.
Co-moderator and Time magazine managing editor Rick Stengel asked McCain if he'd want a cabinet-level position focusing on service.
She is a non-executive director of the Efficiency and Reform Board at the Cabinet Office and the Government Digital Service.
Speaking to the Institute for Government, the Cabinet Office minister said the civil service has "great strengths" but accountability to ministers needs to be "sharpened".
Ms Gillan replied by saying that she had written to all her Cabinet colleagues to see if any civil service jobs could be transferred from Whitehall to Wales.
Mr Brown also suggested he considered launching an inquiry into alleged phone hacking in early 2010 but was advised against it by Cabinet Secretary and head of the Civil Service Sir Gus O'Donnell, and decided against the move.
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This will also be a huge blow to the civil service, which is already under pressure from senior figures like Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude.
But General Musharraf plans to sit atop a mighty National Security Council comprising the service chiefs, the prime minister and some members of the cabinet.
Obama, the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden, Cabinet Secretaries, and other senior administration officials participated in community service projects and events throughout the country.
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Online file cabinet doxo has added a new twist to its online bill payment service to make paying bills online easier.
In June, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude published a package of reforms to the civil service, including plans for putting the bottom 10% of staff on probation and fired after a year if they fail to improve and ministers being given the power to choose who runs departments.
Councillor David Coppinger, cabinet member for adult services, said the consultation's proposals would lead to service cuts rather than improvements.
The tradition ended under Richard Nixon in 1971, when the Post Office department was removed from the Cabinet and made a semi-independent agency, the U.S. Postal Service.
Retired presidents enjoy a government pension that matches the current salary of cabinet members, reimbursement of staff and office expenses, medical insurance and lifetime Secret Service protection.
Assembly government officials are part of the UK civil service and its top official, Permanent Secretary Dame Gillian Morgan, is accountable to the UK Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell.
They'll be quizzing the Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood, and Sir Bob Kerslake, head of the home civil service on .....the future of the civil service.
And the Public Accounts Committee has a double-headed session with top civil servants - first (at 3.15pm) they're looking at the issue of accountability with the Cabinet Secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood and Sir Bob Kerslake, head of the Home Civil Service and Permanent Secretary at the DCLG.
But Cabinet Office Minster Oliver Letwin said the changes were being made in order to create a modern service "that can actually do the job properly".
The United States Trade Representative, in consultation with other members of the Export Promotion Cabinet, shall take steps to improve market access overseas for our manufacturers, farmers, and service providers by actively opening new markets, reducing significant trade barriers, and robustly enforcing our trade agreements.
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The 60-vote requirement has been applied only to five nominees who would currently be considered of cabinet rank since rules creating that standard were set in 1975, according to a 2012 Congressional Research Service report.
The 60-vote requirement has been applied only to five nominees who would now be considered cabinet rank, since rules creating that standard were set in 1975, according to a 2012 Congressional Research Service report.
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