Leadership

President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he would pick the president of the American Statistical Association to lead the U.S. Census Bureau as it works toward releasing data from the 2020 census that will be used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts.

The three nominees are the first announced for the Pentagon since Dec. 30.

At the EPA, Michael Regan is helping to lead President Joe Biden’s efforts to address climate change and advocate for environmental justice.

The Office of Personnel Management announced the appointment of six officials that will lead aspects of the new administration’s workforce efforts.

The appointment will allow the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s Office of General Counsel to prosecute unfair labor charges for the first time in over three years.

President Joe Biden has chosen Bill Nelson, a former senator from Florida who flew on the space shuttle to lead NASA.

Xavier Becerra became the first Latino to head the Department of Health and Human Services after a close Senate vote March 18.

On March 15, the Senate confirmed Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary, the first Native American to lead a Cabinet department.

President Joe Biden laid out an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days in office, promising swift action on everything from climate change to immigration reform to the coronavirus pandemic.

Some Republican senators labeled Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., “radical” over her calls to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and address climate change, and said that could hurt rural America and major oil and gas-producing states.