| Managing Natural Resources, Information, and Infrastructure Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Director, U.S. Census Bureau Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark office Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration Managing National and Homeland Security Director, Central Intelligence Agency Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director, Office of the Director of National Intelligence Undersecretary of Treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence Undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics Director, Defense Operational Test and Evaluation Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator, United States Agency for International Development Assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security and director of the office of foreign missions Managing Health, Education, and Income Security Programs Chief operating officer, Office of Financial Student Aid, Department of Education Administrator, Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Food and Drug Administration Director, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention Undersecretary for health, Veterans Health Administration Undersecretary for benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner, Social Security Administration Certainly, there are others jobs that could have made the list. My suggestion — deputy attorney general. “We had tough time debating on these top 40 jobs,” said Janice Lachance, an OPM director under President Bill Clinton. She and others pointed to the importance of political appointees respecting career federal employees. After all, they were in place before the appointees and will be there when the appointees are gone. “The sooner the political appointees can recognize the wealth of talent, information and experience of civil servants,” Lachance said, “the more successful they (appointees) will be.” David Chu, a former undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, agreed, saying it is important for political appointees to demonstrate faith in staffers, particularly the top career managers. “A key issue for this transition,” he said, “is for agencies to signal that they trust senior civil servants.” But with Trump’s promise to impose a hiring freeze in his first 100 days in office as a means of fighting corruption and his plans to fire feds faster in VA if not across the government, the question is — will most career workers trust him? Read more: [The faulty logic behind Trump’s plan to freeze federal hiring] [To-do lists for an unprepared president-elect] [Trump win stuns federal employee leaders worried about his policies] | 