Deep State Directory tracks career bureaucrats - unelected officials embedded in federal agencies who operate across multiple administrations, often with significant autonomy and limited oversight.
What we track:
- Senior Executive Service (SES) - ~8,000 career executives
- Long-serving GS-15 and career officials
- Tenure length across administrations
- Terminations, reassignments, and "retirements"
Why it matters:
- These officials make policy decisions without being elected
- Many have served 20-30+ years across multiple presidents
- They often resist oversight and political direction
- Accountability is limited due to civil service protections
Data sources:
- OPM FedScope (federal workforce data)
- Federal Register personnel announcements
- News tracking via Grok
- Community submissions