The article discusses Trump's restructuring of federal bureaucracies, particularly how officials hold multiple roles - termed "dual-hatting." This trend, highlighted by acting officials like Marco Rubio managing three significant roles, contrasts with past administrations where acting leaders typically operated within a single agency. According to Jenny Mattingley, this strategy complicates agency oversight and operations. Trump's appointees have been confirmed relatively quickly, indicating this dual-hatting is a conscious tactic rather than a temporary solution for filling vacancies.
"Being triple-hatted makes it really hard to get in and actually see the nuts and bolts of what an agency does," Mattingley said.
"Particularly at the beginning of an administration, you have acting officials who are in that agency - not across multiple heads of agencies," she said.
Trump's nominees have moved 'fairly quickly' through the Senate, underlining the fact that the setup 'appears to be more of an intentional choice,' she added.
'Dual-hatting,' as she calls it, does sometimes occur in presidential administrations, Mattingley told Axios.
#trump-administration #federal-bureaucracy #dual-hatting #government-operations #political-appointments
Collection
[
|
...
]