Bureaucracy (2)

pp. 824-825




Executive Office of the President

WHO - The White House Office OMB - Office of Management and Budget
former Bureau of the Budget NSC - National Security Council


Cabinet Departments

USDA - Department of Agriculture Forest Service DOC - Department
of Commerce DOD - Department of Defense DoEd - Department
of Education DOE - Department of Energy HHS - Department
of Health and Human Services HUD - Department of Housing and Urban
Development DOI - Department of the Interior DOJ - Department
of Justice DOL - Department of Labor DOS - Department of
State DOT - Department of Transportation Department of the
Treasury Department of Veteran Affairs


Independent Regulatory Commissions:

p. 209 and
pp. 223-224
Independant Regulatory Commisions regulate business and economy,

partially independant of presidential control. FCC
- Federal Communications Commission

The FCC encourages competition and protects public interest in communication
markets. FRB - Federal Reserve
Board FTC - Federal Trade Commision NLRB
- National Labor Relations Board NRC
- Nuclear Regulatory Commision SEC -
Securities and Exchange Commision


Government Corporations:

pp. 222-223
FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority USPS
- United States Postal Service


Other Independent Executive Agencies/Single Purpose Agencies:

p. 222
CIA - Central Intelligence
Agency p. 188
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
GSA - General Services Administration
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space
Administration [Jet Propulsion Laboratory]
OPM - Office of Personnel Management
Former Civil Service Commision p.
222 USAJOBS SBA
- Small Business Administration ACE
- Active Corps of Executives SCORE
- Service Corps of Retired Executives