The Federal BureaucracyIT’S PART OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Organization of the Executive Branch

President

White House Staff (led by Chief of Staff)

Executive Office of the President

Various Offices (Management & Budget, US Trade Office, etc.)

Managers, and other EB employees

President’s Personal Advisors

Cabinet Secretaries

Various Departments (State, Treasury, etc.)

Let’s Define ThisoGoal of the Executive Branch: carry out Congressional laws (“faithfully execute”)

oGoal of the Federal Bureaucracy: To assist the President at carrying out the lawso Bureaucracy: Organizational system for a large

organization (school districts, universities, corporations)o simply defined as the various agencies of the federal

governmento Bureaucrats: the people who do the day-to-day job of

governing

oGovernment bureaucracy has a negative reputation—why?

Here’s why…

Characteristics of a bureaucracyoThere is internal division of labor and specialized by function (big jobs broken into smaller ones)

oEmployees are recruited and promoted based on relevant technical expertise

oVarious units of the bureaucracy are arranged in a hierarchy (clear lines of authority and communications)—one authority at the top

oOperations are guided and constrained by established rules and procedures

oEmphasis is on establishing goals efficiently and effectively (standardization)

Types of Federal Organizations

1. Departments

2. Independent Regulatory Commissions

3. Independent Agencies

4. Government Corporations

You get to define each!

And now…

The federal bureaucracy project!