Outline+-+Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy

Terms: bureaucracy, implementation, clientele agencies, regulatory agencies, administrative legislation, Federal Reserve System. bureaucractic drift, oversight, deregulation, devolution, privatization, sunset review process, elite access, patronage system, merit system,

What is the Bureaucracy? - The face of government - Members of the civil service; entitled to civil service protection

Two functions of the Bureaucracy - implementation - administration

Evolution of Professional Bureaucracy - elite control - patronage - the civil service -- [|The U.S. Office of Personnel Management]

Power of the Bureaucracy - rulemaking; statutory authority within legislative intent -- clarifies legislative meaning (what is "clean air?") - administrative adjudication;

The Rule Making process -- rules established -- period of public comment allowed -- rule adjusted to allow for input -- rule printed in Federal Register

Organization

Note: With few exceptions, bureaucratic organizations have evolved in response to crises. Consequently the organization is unplanned and often incoherent.

Functions mentioned in the Constitution - tax collection - defense - finance - commerce - post office - army - navy - diplomacy

Types of organizations - [|Cabinet Departments:] - Independent Agencies: -- [|NASA] -- [|CIA] -- [|EPA] - Government Corporations: -- [|Amtrak] -- [|U.S. Post Office] - Independent Regulatory Commissions: -- Interstate Commerce Commission -- [|Federal Trade Commission] -- [|Federal Communications Commission] -- [|U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission] -- [|National Labor Relations Board] -- [|Federal Elections Commission]

Clientele Agencies - Department of Interior - Department of Labor - Department of Commerce - Department of Agriculture - Department of Housing and Urban Development - Department of Transportation - Department of Energy - Department of Education - Department of Heath and Human Sevices

Revenue Agencies - Internal Revenue Service

Internal Security - Justice Department -- FBI

External Security - Department of State - Department of Defense

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