Answered By: Bobray Bordelon
Last Updated: Aug 02, 2023     Views: 1037

The United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly known as the Plum Book, is published every four years, just after the Presidential election, alternately, by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Government Reform. The Plum Book is used to identify Presidentially appointed positions within the Federal Government. 1996+ online.

For older editions:

  • Search ProQuest Congressional.  Go to Advanced Search, select the “Miscellaneous Publications” content type, search "Political appointments" in the Subject field and “plum book” in Anywhere except full text.
  • See the Catalog.
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