Economics
Mnuchin’s Incomplete Treasury Staff Could Be a Risk in Crisis
- Mandelker is serving as acting deputy Treasury secretary
- Only half of agency’s political appointees are in their jobs
Mnuchin Shorthanded at Treasury Could Be a Risk
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The Treasury Department still lacks permanent officials in half of its highest-ranking political jobs more than eight months into Donald Trump’s presidency, leaving Secretary Steven Mnuchin shorthanded as he tries to carry out the administration’s ambitious economic agenda.
Only nine of the 18 positions in Treasury requiring Senate confirmation have been filled, and only three additional nominees have been named by the Trump administration.