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Acting heads for DOE, Interior, EPA named
Source: By Timothy Cama, E&E News reporter • Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2021
David Huizenga will serve as President Biden’s acting Energy secretary, the new administration announced yesterday. Partnership for Public Service
President Biden yesterday named a slate of officials to be acting heads of federal agencies while his nominees await Senate confirmation.
The officials are mostly senior career employees. They are meant to keep agencies running and carrying out their missions, and are unlikely to implement major policy changes before Cabinet officials take charge.
In at least some cases, Biden is picking different acting officials than the ones President Trump’s administration had lined up.