Heads of the departments are called secretaries. But, the other title is the Attorney General which is the head of the Department of Justice.
The head of departments are usually called director or manager.
It is called the Cabinet, and consists of the department Secretaries and the Attorney General.
The Executive Department of the United States consists of the President and all those who report to him. This includes the Vice-President, all Cabinet Secretaries, all employees of Cabinet Departments, and all employees of the Office of the President and the Office of the Vice-President. An Executive Department Official is any official of any of these Departments, including the President and Vice-President themselves.
Heads of the departments that make up the President's Cabinet are called Secretaries. For example the Department of Labor is headed by the Secretary of Labor, and the Department of Defense is headed by the Secretary of Defense (also abbreviated as SECDEF).
Cabinet Secretaries
The largest subunits of the federal executive branch are called departments. The head of the departments is called the secretary.
Except for justice, the department heads are called Secretaries. The head of Justice is the Attorney General.
Except for justice, the department heads are called Secretaries. The head of Justice is the Attorney General.
Except for Attorney General who heads Justice, the cabinet members have the title of Secretary of whatever department they head.
They are called department heads and together they form the presidents cabinet.
There were three cabinet departments that were created by the First Congress. These departments included the Department of War, the Department of Treasury, and the Department of State. These departments were created in 1789.
Except for the Attorney General, executive department heads are called Secretaries such as Secretary of State,Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Treasury, etc.