Sentence examples for acting official from inspiring English sources

"You're implying that the acting official is molding his or her legal analysis to win the job".

Even the federal chief information officer is only an acting official, and the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy is largely a ghost town.

But the State Department post of Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs has been filled by an acting official, Julia Nesheiwat, a former military-intelligence officer, since O'Brien left, the day before Trump's Inauguration.

It also cited an 1898 Supreme Court opinion and numerous historical examples in support of the proposition that an office whose holder must normally be Senate-confirmed can be temporarily filled by an acting official who has not gone through the confirmation process.

After 120 days, the acting official must step down unless a nomination is pending before the Senate.

In that case, the acting official can serve until the nomination is confirmed by the Senate or until 120 days after the nomination is rejected or withdrawn.

But acting officials do not have the full latitude that confirmed appointees do.

And he'll have some backup, given that acting officials don't assume the salary of the principals they are filling in for.

But Christopher Lu, the White House cabinet secretary under Obama, said the president was misguided in his belief that "acting" officials work to his benefit.

Trump's "acting" officials have thus bypassed the scrutiny and vetting that is required of the US Congress, prompting frustration even among members of his own party.

Due to purges China's most important national business is now managed by a tiny group of old men & the governmental table of organization now has many empty slots & others filled by acting officials.