TABLE 13-1. Total Civilian Employment in Cabinet Departments Available for Political Appointment by the Presiden PolItICAL EXECUTIVE TOTAL NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES AvAILablE PERCENTAGE Agriculture 100.084 439 Commerce 39.151 146 1.13 Defense 670.568 466 0.06 Education 4.581 4.06 Er nergy 15.689 433 Health and Human Services 63.323 391 0.61 Housing and Urban Development Interion 72.982 240 0.32 Ju stce 126,711 501 Labor 16.016 1.17 State 28054 1,066 3.79 Transportation 64,131 274 0.42 Ire treasury 159.274 231 0.14 Veterans Affairs 3.137 315 0.14 TOTAL 1,593.855 5.332 SOURCEs: Policy and Supporting Positions(Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2000): U.S. Office of Personnel management, 2002