The core of the issue is that the US president has way too much power and does replace a large number of civil service positions. "Just after the presidential

The core of the issue is that the US president has way too much power and does replace a large number of civil service positions. "Just after the presidential election, a revised edition of the Plum Book is published, which lists over 9,000 federal civil service leadership and support political appointment positions which an incoming administration needs to review, and fill or confirm." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_presidential_transition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_presidential_transition