### Question
How is the term head of the establishment defined?


### Answer
The term **head of the establishment** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 11* as the following:

> the Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Homeland Security, or the Treasury

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 11*
  - Heading: **INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978**

