After weeks of delay, a key fed­er­al offi­cial des­ig­nat­ed Joe Biden the appar­ent win­ner, allow­ing his team to access gov­ern­ment resources and infor­ma­tion. Today, Mr. Biden will announce his picks for cab­i­net offices includ­ing the sec­re­tary of state and direc­tor of nation­al intelligence.