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The BureaucracyThe Bureaucracy
The Real Power?
Objectives
• Know the organizational structure of the Bureaucracy.
• Know how the bureaucracy is important in implementing policy.
Bureaucracy
A professional corps of officials organized in a pyramidal hierarchy and functioning under impersonal, uniform rules and procedures.
Purpose of the Bureaucracy
• Implementation of policy– Refine details of policy initiatives– Develop guidelines and regulations
• Administer Programs– Manage the day to day operations– Enforce Policies – Manage the disbursement of funds– Hire and manage personnel at lower levels
Types of Bureaucratic Organizations
• Department– Bureau
• Government Corporation
• Independent Agency
• Independent Regulatory Board
Expansion of the Bureaucracy
• Causes– Creation of new program– Expansion of existing ones
• Consequences– Multiple levels or
responsibility– Difficulties in
communication between agencies
– Massive increase accounting procedures and paperwork
The Cabinet
• Secretary of State• Secretary of Treasury• Secretary of Defense• Attorney General• Secretary of Interior• Secretary of Agriculture• Secretary of Commerce• Secretary of Labor• Secretary of Health and Human
Services• Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development• Secretary of Transportation• Secretary of Energy• Secretary of Education• Secretary of Veteran Affairs
• Vice-President• Chief of Staff• Director of the office of Budget
and Management• U.S. Trade Representative• Director of the Office of
National Drug Control Policy• Director of Homeland Security• Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency
Government Corporation
Cross between a business corporation and a government agency, created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.
Independent Agency
A government entity that is independent of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Independent Regulatory Board
An independent agency with regulatory power whose independence is protected by Congress.