1. White House Office · Minor
Appoint a single Cabinet Secretary reporting to the Chief of Staff's office
Printed page 34 1. White House Office
“There should be one Cabinet Secretary who reports to the Chief of Staff's office, either directly or through a deputy chief, according to the chief's preference and focus.”
What has happened
- Done
One Cabinet Secretary. The Annual Report to Congress on White House Office Personnel as of 2026-07-01 lists Meghan P. Bauer as Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary, and no second holder of the title. The Quote's condition is singularity — "There should be one Cabinet Secretary" — and the report settles it. Its remaining clause, that the post report to the Chief of Staff's office directly or through a deputy, is a reporting line the report does not record.
Research log
What was searched, and what didn’t count as evidence
Research notes
Researched 2026-08-27, in one search that covered all of Chapter 1’s White House staffing asks.
- BAUER, MEGHAN P. — Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary, sole holder of the title in the 2026 report.
- Dated 2026-07-01 rather than 2025-07-01: the 2025 report does not carry the title, so the earliest Primary evidence of one Cabinet Secretary is the 2026 report.
- Action
- appoint
- Object
- Cabinet Secretary
- ID
- 20