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Executive Office of the President of the United States
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<p>The Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP) comprises the offices and <a href="/facts/List_of_federal_agencies_in_the_United_States/j052fc07">agencies</a> that support the work of the <a href="/facts/President_of_the_United_States/oMsfmLb1">president</a> at the <a href="/facts/Center_of_government/m2IJxbp7">center</a> of the <a href="/facts/Executive_branch_of_the_United_States_government/VJCxUaf7">executive branch</a> of the <a href="/facts/United_States_federal_government/VJCxUaf7">United States federal government</a>. The office consists of several offices and agencies, such as the <a href="/facts/White_House_Office/By8qSeRS">White House Office</a> (the staff working closest with the president, including <a href="/facts/West_Wing/01NkDGWr">West Wing</a> staff), the <a href="/facts/United_States_National_Security_Council/HYwSNFA6">National Security Council</a>, <a href="/facts/Homeland_Security_Council/6hCtr7sC">Homeland Security Council</a>, <a href="/facts/Office_of_Management_and_Budget/CgNXcMkS">Office of Management and Budget</a>, <a href="/facts/Council_of_Economic_Advisers/Pvdx5oyP">Council of Economic Advisers</a>, and others. The <a href="/facts/Eisenhower_Executive_Office_Building/P7ndo2ys">Eisenhower Executive Office Building</a> houses most staff. </p><p>The office is also referred to as a "permanent government", since many policy programs, and the people who are charged with implementing them, continue between presidential administrations. </p><p>The civil servants who work in the Executive Office of the President are regarded as nonpartisan and politically neutral, so they are capable of providing objective and impartial advice. </p><p>With the increase in technological and global advancement, the size of the <a href="/facts/White_House/CJQc7dKF">White House</a> staff has increased to include an array of policy experts responsible with managing various federal governmental functions and policy areas. As of 2015, it included approximately 1,800 positions, most of which did not require <a href="/facts/Advice_and_consent/oKJFKzFg">confirmation</a> from the <a href="/facts/United_States_Senate/VyzXHE01">U.S. Senate</a>. </p><p>The office is overseen by the <a href="/facts/White_House_chief_of_staff/ISD7eMuo">White House chief of staff</a>. Since January 20, 2025, that position has been held by <a href="/facts/Susie_Wiles/r9JDUs3L">Susie Wiles</a>, the first woman to hold this office and who was appointed by President <a href="/facts/Donald_Trump/pqqKY21P">Donald Trump</a>. </p>