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an official whose job is to keep records
file your intent to run for office with the city secretary
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The work a transition team does could be impacted by whether or not the incoming department secretaries have a lot of experience in the field, Lenkowsky said.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
This reasoning should imply, at the least, careful scrutiny of those in charge of public forces, particularly of the secretaries of homeland security and of defense, the attorney general and the director of the FBI.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
Call center agents, writers, photographers, videographers, human language translators, artists, designers, lawyers, secretaries, and many more are subject to replacement.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The terminals went untouched, quickly migrating to the desks of the executives’ secretaries.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2024
Many other officials, including Yoon’s chief of staff and all senior presidential secretaries, have also tendered their resignations.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
His chief of staff and more than 10 senior secretaries also resigned, per CNN's reporting.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024
A number of presidents kept relatives on the White House payroll throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, many as secretaries, aides or unofficial advisers, according to the National Constitution Center.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
For instance, in 1990 only 9% of secretaries and administrative assistants held a bachelor's degree—but by 2023 that fraction had risen to 35%.
—Preston Cooper, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
This reasoning should imply, at the least, careful scrutiny of those in charge of public forces, particularly of the secretaries of homeland security and of defense, the attorney general and the director of the FBI.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
Call center agents, writers, photographers, videographers, human language translators, artists, designers, lawyers, secretaries, and many more are subject to replacement.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The terminals went untouched, quickly migrating to the desks of the executives’ secretaries.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2024
Many other officials, including Yoon’s chief of staff and all senior presidential secretaries, have also tendered their resignations.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
His chief of staff and more than 10 senior secretaries also resigned, per CNN's reporting.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024
A number of presidents kept relatives on the White House payroll throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, many as secretaries, aides or unofficial advisers, according to the National Constitution Center.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
For instance, in 1990 only 9% of secretaries and administrative assistants held a bachelor's degree—but by 2023 that fraction had risen to 35%.
—Preston Cooper, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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