Stephen Miller's first memo as chief of staff puts Cabinet secretaries in charge of their own messaging

A memo laying out the new White House structure under chief of staff Stephen Miller went out across the Trump administration this week, giving Cabinet secretaries more control over how their departments communicate, Fox News Digital reports.

"Each cabinet leader serves as the best leader and communicator for their individual Departments," the memo says, according to Fox News Digital, which viewed it. The White House Cabinet Secretary post becomes a "Director of Cabinet Relations," focused on "providing support and reinforcement of President Trump's tremendous Cabinet Secretaries" so they can "deliver swift, critical, and lasting wins for the American people."

"This will streamline the Cabinet, making it a more effective instrument for the President, whereas previously it was too constrained," a source familiar with the memo said. Another source called it "unleashing the Cabinet to be the captains of their own ship."

The memo, sent by Miller's office after he took over on Monday, also moves presidential scheduling under Chamberlain Harris, deputy director of outer Oval operations, confirms that former Assistant Secretary of State Caleb Orr becomes chief of staff for policy, and promises "a clear and regular policy process" run through the deputy chief of staff for policy and the national security adviser, "with clearly defined responsibilities and assignments and no overlapping policy portfolios."