1. Federal Bureaucracy

2. Growth of the Executive Office
Present day
400+ in White House Office
2.7 million employees
Thomas Jefferson
2 aides
2100 employees

3. What is Bureaucracy?
Large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization.
Waste, red tape, and delay
An efficient, effective way to organize people to do work

4. Features Hierarchy Job specialization Formalized rules
Speeds action because power is known
Job specialization
Efficient because each worker gains a set of specialized skills
Formalized rules
Speeds action because decisions based on known standards

5. Elements Departments Agencies Administrations Commissions Corporations
Authorities
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6. Elements

7. Executive Office White House Office 400+ employees
Press secretary, aides, counsel and physician of President
Headed by Chief of Staff
2nd most powerful man in Washington

8. Executive Office National Security Council (NSC)
Consults with Prez on issues related to nation’s security
Vice President
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
Director of CIA
Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff

9. Other Offices Office of Management and Budget
Prepares the budget
Plan of how we are going to spend our money
Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Council of Economic Advisors
Office of Policy Development
Et cetera, et cetera, etc.