She served as the Legislative Representative for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

From 1933 to 1937 he served as assistant solicitor for the Department of the Interior, advising the agency on racial issues.

He held the latter post until 1984, and later served as director of research for the Department of Internal Medicine.

She has also served as a panel expert on federal grant review committees for the federal Department of Health & Human Services.

In 2003, he served on the transition team for the newly-created Department of Homeland Security.

He served as the state commander of the Grand Army of the Republic for the Department of Iowa.

Previously, Heddell also served as Inspector General for the Department of Labor.

In the first Bush Administration he served as the deputy assistant secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services.

In the 1980s, he served as a senior consultant for the Department of Defense and the Department of State.

Eid also served as executive director for the Department of Personnel & Administration, where he was responsible for Colorado's workforce of 70,000.