For a White House that likes to celebrate its business acumen and smart hires, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has a striking number of key economic jobs unfilled right now.
Vacancies stretch across agencies from the Internal Revenue Service to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, both of which are without permanent leaders. Open roles include ones that haven’t been filled, and others created after the administration pushed out top leaders or reshuffled incumbents.
Out of the 25 top jobs at Treasury, two are vacant and seven officials are serving in an "acting” capacity, according to the department’s organizational chart. At the the Commerce Department, the ratio is even higher, with six out of the 17 key officials in an acting status, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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