The federal bureaucracy is organized by different categories such as the departments, independent administrative agencies, independent regulatory commissions, government corporations, and the Executive Office of the President, (EOP). Each category is structured and operated differently and has different responsibilities.
The departments of the national bureaucracy has fifteen units. These units are major service organizations of the federal government. These departments were created by Congress and have developed as the need for each unit presented itself. These units are each directly obliged to the president and are responsible for carrying out government duties. A president can ask to develop a new department or put an end to an existing
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These agencies report directly to the president and they are not a member of a department. The president selects the head representatives for these agencies. Independent agencies are smaller and less complicated, therefore the responsibility is tapered and fixated.
Independent regulatory commissions is the category of bureaucracy that helps balance critical parts of the economy. These commissions create rules that are followed by large industries and businesses that have an impact on the matters of the public. The president doesn’t directly control most of the commissions. Every commission consists of five to eleven members selected by the president. However, the president can’t remove them for the duration of their term in office.
In addition to the commissions, national bureaucracy has the category of government corporations. These corporations, like independent administrative agencies, are not part of the departments. Government corporations are considerably different from agencies since these businesses are established by Congress and they actually charge fees for their