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| Four parts of the federal bureaucracy |
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1. Executive office of the president
2. Executive department
3. Independent agencies
4. Civil service |
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| Three features of every bureaucracy |
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1. Hierarchial authority
2. Job specialization
3. Formalized rules |
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| a large complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization |
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| Executive office of the president [EOP] |
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| several Agencies that are staffed by most of the president's closet advisors |
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| Control center of the entire executive department. |
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| White house chief of staff |
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| Bill Daley - directs all of the operations of the white house |
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| white house press secretary |
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| national security council function |
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| meets to advise the president on all domestic foreign and military matters that relate to the nation's security |
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| members of the national security council |
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1. President - Barack Obama
2. V. President - Joe Biden
3. Secretary of State - Hilary Clinton
4. Secretary of Defense - Robert Gates
5. Director of CIA - Leon Panetta
6. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of the state - Admiral Michael Mullen |
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| Office of Management and Budget [OMB] |
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Preperation of the federal budget
Direct Peter Orszag |
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| Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives |
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| Created by president Bush to combat drug abuses, homelessness, and poverty. |
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| Independent Executive Agencies |
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| Make up most of the independent agencies |
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| Independent Regulatory Commissions |
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| Beyond the reach of presidential direction and control |
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| Set up by congress to carry out some business like activities |
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| Office of Personal Management |
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| Central recruiting hiring and testing Office |
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