Bureaucracy

Main Parts of the Federal Bureaucracy

PRESIDENT

Executive Office of

the President

(EOP)

Executive

Departments

Independent

Agencies

• White House Staff

(400+)

- Chief of Staff

- Press Secretary

- Senior Adviser

• Major EOP Councils

and Agencies

- National Security Council

(NSC)

- Council of Economic

Advisors (CEA)

- Office of Management

and Budget (OMB)

- Domestic Policy Council

Cabinet-Level Heads: Secretaries

Departments of:

• State

• Treasury

• Defense

• Justice

• Interior

• Agriculture

• Commerce

• Labor

• Health & Human Services

• Housing & Urban Development

• Transportation

• Energy

• Education

• Veterans Affairs

• Homeland Security

Independent Agencies

• NASA

• Peace Corps

• CIA

Regulatory

Commissions

• Securities and Exchange

Commission (SEC)

• Federal Reserve Board

(FED)

• Federal Trade

Commission (FTC)

Government

Corporations

• US Postal Service

• AmTrak

• FDIC