Plum Book

United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book)

116th Congress, 2d Session, December 2020
Author	COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND REFORM
Working title	Plum book
Language	English
Subject	Political Reference
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office, United States Government Printing Office
Publication place	United States of America
Website	https://www.govinfo.gov

United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (more commonly referred to as the Plum Book) is a book that lists positions in the United States government that are subject to political appointment. It lists around 9,000 federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches of the federal government that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment nationwide. It is a publication of the United States Senate's Committee on Governmental Affairs and the House of Representatives' Committee on Government Reform. A new edition is published every four years, just after each presidential election. All tenured positions commissioned by the president are published, including all officers of the United States, their immediate subordinates, policy executives and advisors, and aides who report to these officials. Some positions are kept secret and not published due to being classified via executive privilege.