the Federal Government that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment (positions such as agency heads and their immediate subordinates, policy executives and advisors, and aides who report to these officials.) Every four years, just after the Presidential election, the U.S. Government Policy and Supporting Positions commonly known as the Plum Book is published alternately by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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