Employees (except those appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate) of the Federal Election Commission; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Secret Service; Central Intelligence Agency; National Security Council; National Security Agency; Defense Intelligence Agency; Merit Systems Protection Board; Office of Special Counsel; Office of Criminal Investigation of the Internal Revenue Service; Office of Investigative Programs of the U.S. Customs Service; Office of Law Enforcement of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; or the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice; or members of the career Senior Executive Service, Administrative Law Judges, or contract appeals board members may not take an active part in political management or political campaigns.
as a member of the Executive Office of the President, Karl Rove does not meet these specifications.