The Titled Bureaucracy

The number of executive titles in the top layers of the federal bureaucracy has more than tripled, from 17 in 1960 to 64 today, according to a study by the Brookings Institution. Below are the titles for 2004, with those in bold the ones that also existed in 1960.

Secretary

Chief of staff to the secretary

Deputy chief of staff to the secretary

Deputy secretary

Chief of staff to the deputy secretary

Deputy chief of staff

Deputy deputy secretary

Principal associate deputy secretary

Associate deputy secretary

Deputy associate deputy secretary

Assistant deputy secretary

Undersecretary

Chief of staff to the undersecretary