Download The Executive Office of the President

THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE
OF THE PRESIDENT
Why it matters?
• Composed of President’s closest advisors
and several support agencies.
• Chief executive’s right arm in the formation
and execution of nation’s public policies.
THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
White House
Office
• Nerve Center for entire
executive branch
• Most trusted advisors
• Influential in determining
national policy
• Advisors gather
information in areas of
expertise and present to
the President
National Security
Council
• Advises president on
the nation’s security
• Helps president
formulate foreign policy
based on president’s
priorities
• President consults with
top advisors in this
group before making
most major steps in
foreign affairs
Office of Management
and Budget
• Prepare federal budget
submitted to Congress
• Allocated to programs
according to President’s
priorities
• Detailed work plan for
conduct of government
• Helps take stand on
legislation
THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Executive
Office
Cabinet
Departments
Agencies and
Corporations
Civil Service
• White House Office
• National Security Council (NSA)
• Office of Management and Budget
• Fifteen Total Departments
• State, Treasury, Interior, Defense (largest), Homeland
Security (newest)
• Independent Executive Agencies
• Independent Regulatory Agencies
• Government Corporations
• 2.7 million people
• Hired to do the work of the
Federal Government
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS – THE CABINET
Why it matters?
• Carry out much of the Federal Government’s work
• Heads of departments frequently meet with the
President and other officials as the Cabinet
Examples
The Cabinet
Headed by Secretary (or Attorney General)
President appoints (confirmed by Senate)
15 departments plus the Vice President
Administrative head of one of the executive
departments
• Advisors to the President
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Secretary of
State
Secretary of
Interior (land, water,
(foreign policy)
wildlife, energy)
Rex Tillerson
Ryan Zinke
November 2016
United States Agency for
International Development
Deputy Secretary of State
(D - MR)
Executive Secretariat
(S/ES)
Executive Secretary
Under Secretary for
Political Affairs
(P)
African Affairs
(AF)
Assistant Secretary
Under Secretary for
Economic Growth,
Energy and Environment
(E)
South and Central
Asian Affairs
(SCA)
Economic & Business
Affairs
(EB)
Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary
European and
Eurasian Affairs
(EUR)
Western Hemisphere
Affairs
(WHA)
Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary
East Asian
and Pacific Affairs
(EAP)
International
Organizations
(IO)
Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Near Eastern Affairs
(NEA)
Chief of Staff
(S/COS)
United States Mission
to the United Nations
Deputy Secretary of State
(D)
Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance
(F)
Director
Under Secretary for
Arms Control and
International Security Affairs
(T)
Energy Resources
(ENR)
Assistant Secretary
Oceans and Int'l
Environmental and
Scientific Affairs
(OES)
Under Secretary for
Public Diplomacy
and Public Affairs
(R)
Arms Control,
Verification, and
Compliance
(AVC)
Education and Cultural
Affairs
(ECA)
Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Coordinator
Political-Military Affairs
(PM)
Public Affairs
(PA)
Consular Affairs
(CA)
Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Budget and Planning
(BP)
Director
Assistant Secretary
Foreign Service
Institute
(FSI)
)
Legislative Affairs
(H)
Office of the
Legal Adviser
(L)
Assistant Secretary
Legal Adviser
Office of Inspector
General
(OIG)
Inspector General
Office of Policy
Planning
(S/P)
Director
Office of the
Chief of Protocol
(S/CPR)
Ambassador
Office of
Civil Rights
(S/OCR)
Director
Human Resources
(HR)
Director General of the
Foreign Service and Director
of Human Resources
Information Resource
Management
(IRM)
Diplomatic Security
(DS)
Conflict & Stabilization
Operations
(CSO)
Assistant Secretary
Counterterrorism
(CT)
Ambassador-at-Large
Democracy, Human
Rights, and Labor
Chief Information Officer
(DRL)
Assistant Secretary
Office of
Medical Services
(MED)
International Narcotics
and Law Enforcement
(INL)
Director
Assistant Secretary
Overseas Buildings
Operations
(OBO)
Population, Refugees
and Migration
(PRM)
Director
Director
Assistant Secretary
Office of Foreign
Missions
(M/OFM)
Office of Management
Policy, Rightsizing and
Innovation
(M/PRI)
Office to Monitor and
Combat Trafficking
in Persons
(TIP)
Director
Ambassador-at-Large
Director
Assistant Secretary
Director
Assistant Secretary
(
Intelligence and
Research
(INR)
Comptroller, Global
Financial Services
(CGFS)
Administration
(A)
International
Information Programs
(IIP)
Office of the
Under Secretary for Civilian
Security, Democracy and
Human Rights
(J)
Under Secretary for
Management
(M)
International Security
and Nonproliferation
(ISN)
Office of the Chief
Economist
(OCE)
Assistant Secretary
United States
Department of State
Counselor (C)
Secretary of State
(S)
Office of Global
Women’s Issues
(S/GWI)
Ambassador-at-Large
Office of the U.S.
Global AIDS
Coordinator &
Health Diplomacy
(S/GAC)
Ambassador-at-Large
Special Envoys
and Special
Representatives
Office of Global
Criminal Justice
(GCJ)
Ambassador-at-Large
HOMELAND
SECURITY
AG E N C I E S
AFTER 9/11
AGENCIES AND CORPORATIONS
Why it matters?
• 150 executive branch agencies not located in 15 departments –
don’t always fit in departments
Some rival Cabinet departments in size of budget, functions, and number of employees
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• Created to protect agencies from political party pressures
• Perform a variety of different functions
Independent Regulatory
Commissions
Independent Executive
Agencies
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Include most agencies
Organized like Cabinet
departments
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But do not have same status
Examples
• Peace Corps
• Environmental Protection Agency
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Beyond reach of presidential control
Structured by Congress
10 total agencies
Created to regulate nation’s economy
Examples:
• Security Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Federal Reserve
Government
Corporations
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Subject to Presidential control
Set up like a private corporation
Produce income that is put back
into the business
Examples:
• Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC)
• Post Office
CIVIL SERVICE
Why it matters?
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People who perform administrative work for government
Not appointed by the President, but hired separately
Supposed to be promoted on merit
Recruit and keep the best available people in the federal work
force
• Development:
– Patronage: Giving jobs to supporters and friends
(Jefferson)
– Spoils System: Giving offices and other favors of
government to political supporters and friends (Jackson)
• The Office of Personnel Management
– Central clearinghouse in federal recruiting, examining, and hiring
process
– Advertises for employees, examines those who apply, keeps registers,
and contacts potential employees.
CIVIL SERVICE
What is civil service?
Looking at this chart,
what can you say about
the profile of civil
service employees?