cabinet and agencies

In order of succession

Joseph R. Biden (bio)
Vice President of the United States

• Middle Class Task Force – Vice President Biden and members of the task force will work with a wide array of federal agencies that have responsibility for key issues facing the middle class.

Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton (bio)
Department of State

• Dipnote – This blog offers the public an alternative source to mainstream media for U.S. foreign policy information and the opportunity to discuss important foreign policy issues with senior State Department officials.

Secretary Timothy F. Geithner (bio)
Department of the Treasury

Secretary Robert M. Gates (bio)
Department of Defense

• DoD Live – The Department of Defense Live blog.
• Military Health System Blog – Department of Defense leadership discusses the future of the U.S. Military Health System.
• Walter Reed Health Care System Commander’s Blog – Colonel Norvell V. Coots, Commander of the Walter Reed Health Care System, blogs as an added communication tool for staff, patients and their families, and for anyone else who is interested in the Walter Reed military medical institution.

Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. (bio)
Department of Justice

Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar (bio)
Department of the Interior

• National Parks – The National Park Foundation enriches the connection Americans have with our National Parks.

Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack (bio)
Department of Agriculture

• InfoFarm – The National Agricultural Library blogs about what they do and your world of agriculture, food, nutrition, animal care, and the environment.
• USDA Blog – The blog of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Secretary Gary F. Locke (bio)
Department of Commerce

• Minority Biz Blog – Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) serves minority entrepreneurs who are pursuing growth in size, scale and capacity.

Secretary Hilda L. Solis (bio)
Department of Labor

Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (bio)
Department of Health and Human Services

• AIDS.gov Blog – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides this blog as a part of the AIDS.gov website to provide information on the uses of new media for the HIV/AIDS community.
• CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Injury Center Director’s View – The Director of the CDC Injury Center, Ileana Arias, blogs to foster public discussion about injury and violence prevention.
• Food and Drug Administration Transparency Blog – The FDA opens the discussion on how to make activities and decision making about enforcement, product approvals and recalls more available to the public. 
• Health Marketing Musings – A blog about research, science, and practice in health marketing and communication, social marketing, information technology, public health partnerships, and more with Jay Bernhardt, Director of CDC’s National Center for Health Marketing.
• Health Protection Perspectives – The Director of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention blogs about CDC’s efforts to reduce health disparities, increase program collaboration and service integration, and improve global health.
• National African HIV AIDS Initiative (NAHI) Blog – The Office of Minority Health Resource Center’s HIV Capacity Building Team hosts this blog as a way for communities in Seattle, New York, Massachusetts, Atlanta and Washington, DC to communicate and gather ideas about upcoming health summits.
• Public Health Matters – The Director of CDC’s National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases blogs about critical issues in infectious disease.  

Secretary Shaun L.S. Donovan (bio)
Department of Housing and Urban Development

Secretary Raymond L. LaHood (bio)
Department of Transportation

• Fast Lane – This blog from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a forum for discussing the nation’s transportation system and making announcements about future projects. Contributors will include Secretary LaHood, other senior officials from DOT, and guest bloggers.

Secretary Steven Chu (bio)
Department of Energy

• Energy Savers – The Energy Savers Blog provides a place for consumers to learn about and discuss energy efficiency and renewable technologies at home, on the road, and in the workplace.

Secretary Arne Duncan (bio)
Department of Education

Secretary Eric K. Shinseki (bio)
Department of Veterans Affairs

• Returning Service Members – VA (Veterans Affairs) blog for Returning Service Members from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Secretary Janet A. Napolitano (bio)
Department of Homeland Security

• Homeland Security Leadership Journal – This blog provides a forum to talk about DHS’s work to protect the American people, build an effective emergency preparedness and response capability, enforce immigration laws, and promote economic prosperity.
• The Blog @ Homeland Security – This blog provides an inside-out view of what the U.S. Department of Homeland Security does every day.
• Evolution of Security – Five employees of the Transportation Security Administration blog to facilitate an ongoing dialogue on innovations in security, technology and the checkpoint screening process.

Cabinet-rank:

Chair Christina Romer (bio)
Council of Economic Advisers

Administrator Lisa P. Jackson (bio)
Environmental Protection Agency

• Greenversations – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) blog is authored by EPA employees who share their unique perspective on environmentalism and personal experiences in protecting and improving our nation’s water, land, and air.

Director Peter R. Orszag (bio)
Office of Management & Budget

• OMB Blog – Office of Management and Budget Director, Peter R. Orszag, discusses the agency’s work.

Ambassador Ronald Kirk (bio)
United States Trade Representative

Ambassador Susan Rice (bio)
United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Rahm I. Emanuel (bio)
White House Chief of Staff