“Bureaucratic accountability is the degree to which bureaucrats are held accountable for the power they exercise in which it occurs largely through the president, Congress, and the courts.” (Patterson, 2013, p. 346). The president holds the power to reorganize agencies when needed, appoints the political head of each agency, and has management tools that can be used to limit bureaucratic proposals. Since the president can’t possible manage the many agencies within the federal bureaucracy by his self, Congress also has the power to hold accountability. Congress does this through its authorization and funding powers and other strategies. “Congress has constitutional authority over spending; it decides how much money will be appropriated for agency