The Deputies Committee, a panel of sub-Cabinet officials, decided in late August to send the Rangers and a number of Delta commandos.
Next month, unless Congress disapproves, Cabinet officers, sub-Cabinet officials, members of Congress and Federal judges will receive salary increases of up to 16 percent.
At a cost of $18.5 million so far, Mr. Walsh has prosecuted eight sub-Cabinet officials and associates on charges at the fringe of the central issues.
He was one of the few sub-Cabinet officials to be retained by the Bush Administration.
That could mean that Mr. Baker will have a veto power over Cabinet and sub-Cabinet officials.
During the construction talks, the Japanese were informed by some of their lobbyists that despite recommendations for retaliation by sub-Cabinet American officials, there was nothing to fear.
Democrats favored an admendment that creates a sub-Cabinet official called the director of drug enforcement coordination, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
Their most senior assistants, totaling 814 sub-Cabinet officials at four lower pay grades, earn $72,500 to $89,500.
Next, Obama signed orders to officially present the nominations for his Cabinet and several sub-Cabinet officials to the U.S. Congress for its approval.
The Trade Policy Group, representing sub-Cabinet officials from agencies and departments with trade responsibility, unanimously recommended sanctions at a meeting on Friday.
