This is how Trump needs to do it. Acting appointments are good for six months and Judases like McConnell can pound sand. After six months appoint another acting head.
“Donald Trump has appointed the US ambassador to Germany, a combative loyalist, to his administration’s most senior intelligence post, in his continuing effort to wield personal control over the spy agencies, according to multiple US reports.
By making Richard Grenell acting director of national intelligence (DNI), rather than nominating him for the permanent position, Trump has sidestepped the need for Senate confirmation, a loophole the president has increasingly exploited as he has moved to replace career officials with those chosen for their personal loyalty.”
Guardian
BUT, putting somebody in charge of something that does not deserve to continue just perpetuates the waste and regulation issuance. If (as an example), the Department of Education does not serve a purpose, making it 10% smaller does not do the job.