Sentences with phrase «small agency cabinet»

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They note how President Bush demoted the SBA from the cabinet status it enjoyed beginning in the Clinton administration and that the loss of attendant prestige has made it even harder for it to lobby other agencies on behalf of small contractors.

The 1.6 million federal employees are distributed among jobs in 15 cabinet - level agencies; 20 large, independent agencies (> 1,000 employees); and 80 small agencies (< 1,000 employees), according to a 2007 report compiled by the Partnership for Public Service.

The first step, taken by executive order, elevates the Small Business Administration, headed by Karen Mills, to a Cabinet - level agency.

A funny thing has happened since William J. Bennett became Secretary of Education in 1985: The head of a small agency President Reagan had marked for extinction has become one of his most visible Cabinet members.

These initiatives have produced some insightful developments: innovation funds within agencies; the creation of the White House Data and Digital Cabinets; United States Digital Services, 18F, and the Presidential Innovation Fellows; evidence - based policy conversations; the use of prizes and challenges; small, critical changes in technology procurement processes; and the attraction and recruitment of new talent to government.

Ideally, an agency would have a treatment room of approximately 150 square feet (12 x 12) or larger, with a small couch or love seat, a cabinet with doors for supplies, and two 3 feet by 8 feet gym mats.