Most ministers have become little more than the presentational vehicles for the policies of political appointees in Number Ten. (politics.co.uk)
Leaders in the US bakery and snack industries say the lack of political appointees in government agencies like the FDA and USDA could potentially harm business. (bakeryandsnacks.com)
In the mid 2000s, he exposed political suppression of climate findings at NASA and editing of federal climate reports by political appointees with ties to the petroleum industry. (sciencemag.org)