Department of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel http://www.defense.gov The following quotes can be found at: http://www.defense.gov/about/#mission
Check out the link below for biographies of the 116 Senior Defense Officials listed. I love some of the long-winded titles they have lol http://www.defense.gov/bios/
An ISAF Release, for perspective: ISAF Public Affairs Office 2013-05-CA-044 Afghanistan: Combined Team West Units Found an Illegal Ammunition Cache Regional Command West SHINDAND, Afghanistan (May 13, 2013) – A joint operation between Italian personnel from the Transition Support Unit Center (TSU-C) based in Shindand and the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) led to the discovery of an illegal ammunition cache. The activity has been conducted by a company of the 7th alpine regiment, with assets from 2nd engineer regiment, in support to an Afghan Traffic Police (ATP) unit. 22 mortar bombs and five artillery shells were found. The TSU-C, based on the 7th alpine regiment and commanded by colonel Stefano Mega, is the maneuver unit of the Italian military contingent which assists and supports the ANSFs within the Herat province. http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/is...-units-found-an-illegal-ammunition-cache.html
Department of Justice Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. http://www.usdoj.gov Mission Statement: Leadership: The Attorney General: Eric Holder The Deputy Attorney General: James Cole The Associate Attorney General: Tony West (acting) Statutory Authority:
Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell http://www.doi.gov Our Mission: Protecting America's Great Outdoors and Powering Our Future "The U.S. Department of the Interior protects America’s natural resources and heritage, honors our cultures and tribal communities, and supplies the energy to power our future." History: Some significant dates: ...and many Mexicans are pissed to this day about that lol
About: I think the republicans should look into that Antarctic expedition to make sure it didn't have something to do with Benghazi.
Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack http://www.usda.gov Mission Statement: Vision Statement: Strategic Plan Framework: USDA Agencies: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) Economic Research Service (ERS) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Forest Service (FS) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) National Agricultural Library (NAL) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Risk Management Agency (RMA) Rural Development (RD) Our government helps ensure that we live our daily lives, in as fair and impartial a way as it can. Their goal is to improve our lives.
(The following is from: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=bios_vilsack.xml&contentidonly=true) Tom Vilsack serves as the Nation's 30th Secretary of Agriculture. In four years at the Department, Vilsack has worked to implement President Obama's agenda to put Americans back to work and create an economy built to last. USDA has supported America's farmers, ranchers and growers who are driving the rural economy forward, provided food assistance to millions of Americans, carried out record conservation efforts, made record investments in our rural communities and helped provide a safe, sufficient and nutritious food supply for the American people. As chair of the first-ever White House Rural Council, Secretary Vilsack and USDA are taking steps to strengthen services for rural businesses and entrepreneurs by finding new ways to partner with other Federal agencies and the private sector to spur investment. USDA is promoting American agriculture by conducting cutting-edge research and improving markets at home and abroad. The years 2009-2012 represent the strongest four years in history for agricultural trade, and new trade agreements President Obama signed with Colombia, South Korea and Panama will create even more export opportunities for American farmers and ranchers. Here at home, USDA has helped increase the number of farmers markets by 67 percent since 2008, and today there are more than 200 new regional food hubs to help connect farmers with broader regional markets. Vilsack knows that conserving natural resources is critical to the long-term strength of our economy. That is why USDA has enrolled a record number of private working lands in conservation programs and implemented new strategies - such as landscape-scale efforts - to restore our forests and clean our water supply. This work is creating private sector jobs protecting and rehabilitating our forests and wetlands, and providing increased opportunities for outdoor recreation. Under Vilsack's leadership, USDA has partnered with First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move initiative to improve the health and nutrition of America's children. He helped pass and implement the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act, enabling USDA to help combat child hunger and obesity by making the most significant improvements to school lunches in 30 years. He led a comprehensive effort to improve the safety of the American food supply, implementing changes to food safety standards to prevent illnesses by reducing the prevalence of E. coli, salmonella and campylobacter in our meat and poultry. He has made civil rights a top priority, reaching historic resolutions to all major past cases of discrimination brought against USDA by minority groups, and taking definitive action to move USDA into a new era as a model employer and premier service provider. Prior to his appointment, Vilsack served two terms as the Governor of Iowa, in the Iowa State Senate and as the mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Vilsack was born into an orphanage and adopted in 1951. After graduating Hamilton College and Albany Law School, he moved to Mt. Pleasant, his wife Christie's hometown, where he practiced law. The Vilsacks have two adult sons and two daughters-in-law - Doug, married to Janet; and Jess, married to Kate. They also have two grandchildren.
Department of Commerce Acting Secretary Rebecca Blank http://www.commerce.gov Here's another "acting" leader, thank you Congress. Here's an example of what the Commerce Department does: Department of Commerce Helps American Company Secure $42 Million Contract With Colombia That is the headline for a blog there that I found using the link above. Mission Statement
The following is available at: http://www.commerce.gov/about-commerce/commerce-leadership/rebecca-blank
Department of Labor Acting Secretary Seth D. Harris http://www.dol.gov http://www.dol.gov/dol/aboutdol/ The "About" page (link above) has loads of info. I like to provide the Mission Statement and the bio of the Secretary, but other interesting info is available at the site. Here's the "Organizational Chart" of the Department, for example: "Our Mission" is short and sweet:
(The following is available at: http://www.dol.gov/_sec/aboutosec/bio-harris.htm) Acting Secretary of Labor and Deputy Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris Reagan, creating new positions in government,... ...priceless...
Here's an interesting link. It's the results from a Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, conducted by the Department of Labor: http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/reports/evs/EmployeeSurvey2012.pdf It's a typical survey, with the typical results one should expect to find, IMO...
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius http://www.hhs.gov About: A list of Operating Divisions (FDA, for example) and Staff Divisions (Office for Civil Rights (OCR), for example) can be found here
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius Secretary http://www.hhs.gov/open/contacts/secretary.html I'm not a supporter of insurance, IMO it's a rich-person's option, but PPACA will allow a lot of poor people to get mediocre care, and that's better than what we had before.
Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun L.S. Donovan http://www.hud.gov Mission Statement: Secretary Shaun Donovan:
Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood http://www.dot.gov About: Budget and Performance: (http://www.dot.gov/budget/dot-budget-and-performance) Overview: Highlights:
Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood http://www.dot.gov The following is available at: http://www.dot.gov/secretary Being an "Ilinois rat" should be enough for republicans to hate him lol Aww come on now, leave his family out of it! ...unless they are public employees, of course...
Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu http://www.energy.gov Mission: http://energy.gov/mission On Energy: That'll anger republicans. On Science and Innovation: That'll anger republicans. On Nuclear Safety and Security: That'll anger...forget it, just assume republicans will get angry about everything any Democratic Administration does and you'll be fine. On Management and Operational Excellence: Yeah, wisdom angers republicans too. They avoid it at any cost.
