Mere days after the presidential election, the honeymoon is still on for the winners. That includes agencies such as OSHA, MSHA and EPA, whose top leaders were political appointments made after Obama’s 2008 win.
Their jobs may or may not be safe for another term. Every political appointee is expected to hand in a letter of resignation to the administration. Some are rejected and the appointee remains in place, if he or she chooses so. In other cases, resignations are accepted, with the appointee soon cleaning out his desk.