1. The Executive Branch
Bureaucracy

2. Federal Bureaucracy
A Bureaucracy is a way of administratively organizing large numbers of people to accomplish a task
Roughly 2.6 million employees
Bureaucratic Functions
Promote Public Good
Protect the Nation
Sustain a Strong Economy
Features of the Bureaucracy
Hierarchy
Specialization
Division of Labor
Standard Operating Procedure
Benefits of the Bureaucracy
It is effective
Speeds up decision making
People can focus on their job

3. Political Cartoon Analysis

4. Executive Office of the President
The E.O.C was established in and is made of the President’s closest advisors
White House Office
Nerve center
West Wing, Oval Office and Cabinet Room
Chief of Staff
Assistant Deputies on Foreign Policy, Economy, Congress, Defense, Political Affairs and Press Secretary
National Security Council
President, V.P., National Security Advisor, Sec. of State, Director of CIA, Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff and other military advisors
Office of Homeland Security
Advises on threats of terror and works closely with Department of Homeland Security
Office of Management and Budget
Prepares the Federal Budget which is then sent to Congress
Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives
Combat drug abuse, homelessness and poverty
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Drug “Czar” plans the attack against America’s drug problem
Office of Policy Development
Domestic policy issues

5. Agencies, Corporations and Commissions
Independent Agencies
Line organizations that do not fall under the control of any one department
The President has some direct control of these agencies
Independent Regulatory Agency
An agency outside of the cabinet departments that makes and enforces rules and regulations
President nominates people and they are confirmed, but these agencies usually function independently from the elected parts of government which allows them to function without political interference
Government Corporations
Function in a business like manner
They do not have stockholders and do not pay dividends on profits, instead they keep the profits
Presidential Commissions
Organized by Presidents to investigate problems and make recommendations
Most are temporary, the commission on Civil Rights is permanent
President’s are not bound to follow recommendations made, but usually do

6. Reforming the Bureaucracy
Sunshine Laws
Require agencies to hold public meetings on a regular basis
Sunset Provisions
Most laws have timetables, in order for programs to get renewed they must be efficient
Privatization
The transfer of services to private organizations
Increase Incentives for Efficiency
Reward programs that accomplish goals
Protecting Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers expose corruption and inefficiency
Congress has sought to protect them because it increases accountability