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


### Answer
The term **head of the establishment** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 12* as follows -

> 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. § 12*
  - Heading: **INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978**

