Deputy Treasury Secretary Already Leaving

“Michael Faulkender, the second-highest official at the Treasury Department, is leaving the administration less than five months after being confirmed by the Senate,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“As deputy Treasury secretary, Faulkender ran the department’s day-to-day operations and did a stint as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service during the leadership turmoil at the tax agency. He is the second Senate-confirmed official to leave the Treasury Department this month, following the departure of IRS Commissioner Billy Long. “