Agriculture
Sonny Perdue
Credentials: A former Democrat, he was Georgia's governor from 2003-2011.Flash point: He was the final pick, ending hopes that a Latino would join the Cabinet.Outlook: The stakes are high as plans for the 2018 Farm Bill take shape.Status: Nomination confirmed.
CIA
Mike Pompeo
Credentials: A Kansas congressman and former Army officer, he's on the intelligence committee.Flash point: He says he'd investigate Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election.Outlook: Would he go along with a resumption of harsh interrogation?Status: Nomination confirmed.
Commerce
Wilbur Ross
Credentials: He's a billionaire investor, known for buying distressed companies.Flash point: His company was fined $2.3 million by the SEC in August.Outlook: Unlike Donald Trump, he supports Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.Status: Nomination confirmed.
Defense
Gen. James Mattis
Credentials: Retired as chief of the U.S. Central Command in 2013.Flash point: He's more supportive of NATO than his boss and supported the Iran nuclear deal.Outlook: Faces integration of women in combat, acceptance of transgender people.Status: Nomination confirmed.
Education
Betsy DeVos
Credentials: Activist who backs school choice and local control.Flash point: An architect of Detroit charter schools, she shares blame for lowest-in-nation scores.Outlook: Democrats worry she'll work to privatize public education.Status: Nomination confirmed.
Energy
Rick Perry
Credentials: Former Texas governor and two-time presidential candidate.Flash point: During his 2012 presidential bid, he proposed abolishing this department.Outlook: Expect him to be an oil industry ally, climate change skeptic.Status: Nomination confirmed.
EPA
Scott Pruitt
Credentials: Oklahoma's attorney general, he once ran for Congress.Flashpoint: He's had a cozy relationship with the oil and gas industry.Outlook: The new president has vowed to "get rid" of the agency and reverse many federal climate policies.Status: Nomination confirmed.
HHS
Tom Price
Credentials: An orthopedic surgeon, he chaired the House Budget Committee.Flash point: He tried to kill federal funding for Planned Parenthood.Outlook: He tried to replace the Affordable Care Act with age-based tax credits.Status: Nomination confirmed.
Homeland Security
Gen. John F. Kelly
Credentials: Retired Army general is a hawk on terrorism and border security.Flash point: He objected to Pentagon plan to open combat roles to women.Outlook: He doesn't endorse forcing Muslims to register with the federal government.Status: Nomination confirmed.
HUD
Ben Carson
Credentials: A retired neurosurgeon, he has no expertise in urban issues.Flash point: Nancy Pelosi called him a "disturbingly unqualified choice."Outlook: Says individual efforts, not government programs, are the keys to overcoming poverty but approves of "safety net."Status: Nomination confirmed.
Interior
Ryan Zinke
Credentials: Former Navy SEAL, represents Montana in the House.Flash point: In his confirmation hearing, he rejected Trump's claim that climate change is a hoax.Outlook: He promised to "restore trust" with American Indian tribes.Status: Nomination confirmed.
Justice
Jeff Sessions
Credentials: A former U.S. attorney and Alabama attorney general, served on the U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee.Flash point: In his confirmation hearing, he denied old allegations of racist remarks.Outlook: Disagrees with Trump on waterboarding.Status: Nomination confirmed.
Labor
Alexander Acosta
Credentials: American attorney and dean of the Florida International University College of Law.Outlook: Acosta is expected to have an easier path to confirmation than Andrew Puzder, who withdrew from consideration.Status: Nomination confirmed.
Intelligence
Dan Coats
Credentials: Ex-Indiana congressman, senator, ambassador to Germany.Flashpoint: Trump isn't sold on the need for this job, created after Sept. 11 attacks, to exist.Outlook: Intelligence and experience, absence of partisanship could earn him presidential respect.Status: Nomination confirmed.
State
Rex Tillerson
Credentials: As Exxon Mobil CEO, he was known as a tough negotiator.Flash point: He seemed uninformed on many global issues during a confirmation hearing.Outlook: At his hearing, he didn't view climate change as an imminent national security threat.Status: Nomination confirmed.
Transportation
Elaine Chao
Credentials: She was the first Asian American woman named to a Cabinet post in 2001.Flash point: During her Labor Department tenure, she was criticized for lax coal mine inspections.Outlook: She would oversee Trump's pledge to invest in infrastructure.Status: Nomination confirmed.
Treasury
Steve Mnuchin
Credentials: He's a Goldman Sachs banker turned movie financier.Flash point: He vows to cut corporate tax rates to 15 percent.Outlook: Democrats are targeting him for his bank and hedge fund past, but his loyalty has earned Trump's trust.Status: Nomination confirmed.
United Nations
Nikki Haley
Credentials: She's South Carolina's governor and the daughter of immigrants from India.Flash point: At her hearing, she broke with Trump on Russia, saying, "I don't think that we can trust them."Outlook: Little opposition despite her inexperience.Status: Nomination confirmed.
Veteran Affairs
David Shulkin
Credentials: He's the current under secretary for health at the agency, once led several private health systems.Flash point: He'd be the first department leader who is not a veteran.Outlook: Faces big challenges fixing VA's many problems.Status: Nomination confirmed.
Chief of Staff
Reince Priebus
Credentials: Former Republican National Committee chairman.Flash point: He understands D.C., but can he manage a man who resists taking direction?Outlook: He's from Wisconsin and close to House Speaker Paul Ryan, which could be crucial.Status: Nomination confirmed.
