President-elect Obama’s team

Longtime Obama strategist David Axelrod has been named a senior advisor to the president.  (Alex Wong / Getty Images)

JUSTICE
Eric H. Holder Jr., who was the first black deputy attorney general during the Clinton administration, is Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general.

Holder is expected to face questions in the Senate about his role in investigating pardons issued by the Clinton administration, particularly the one granted to fugitive financier Marc Rich.  (Alex Wong / Getty Images)

STATE
Former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton has been nominated to be secretary of state. Clinton was questioned in the Senate on Jan. 13 about former President Bill Clinton’s foundation and the possible appearance of conflicts of interest in donations by foreign governments that might be seeking to curry favor with the new secretary of State. She insisted there would be no problem. Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton have already agreed to more transparency on donations.  (AFP/Getty Images)

HOMELAND SECURITY
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is the nominee for secretary of Homeland Security. Napolitano could face questions in the Senate about immigration and border issues, always contentious topics, and security, another issue that often raises red flags because of concerns about government power and individual rights.  (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

After years of famously commuting between Washington and Delaware, Vice President-elect Joe Biden will live in D.C.  (Rob Carr / Associated Press)

Michelle Obama, from left, Eric Whitaker, Valerie Jarrett and Penny Pritzker listen to Barack Obama’s campaign speech in June. Jarrett has since been appointed a senior advisor.  (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune)

One of Obama’s first moves: naming Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff. Other alumni of the Clinton administration also have been named to top jobs. Some fear a repeat of the Clinton years, while others applaud Obama for choosing experienced advisors.  (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)

DEFENSE
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has been asked to stay on.  (Susan Walsh / Associated Press)

Senior Obama advisor Robert Gibbs, shown after Obama’s first news conference as president-elect, will become his press secretary.  (Charles Dharapak / Associated Press)

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Onetime Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is Obama’s choice to be secretary of Health and Human Services. Daschle faced cordial questioning on health policy issues in early January and will testify further.  (Charles Dharapak / Associated Press)

Investor Warren Buffett is part of Obama’s economic advisory board.  (Alex Wong / Getty Images)