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Bureaucracy Assignment

Bureaucracy Assignment

Q • Write a 2-3 page paper on a Federal government service (bureaucracy) that is important to you. In other words, pick a Federal Bureaucracy to write about. There are 430 to choose from. https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/a (Links to an external site.) • Please send me your top 3 choices for approval. So if you want one of the popular agencies like NASA, CIA, FBI, or CDC, you'll have to get approval early. The deadline for approval is July 26th. • Please double-space. • Please include the following: • Describe a US government service or agency (bureaucracy )that you are interested in and explain why(2 Points). • Explain what kind of bureaucracy ( (1) cabinet departments, (2) independent executive agencies, (3) independent regulatory agencies, and (4) government corporations) does it stem from, who is in charge and what type of legislation is being implemented (3 Points). • What type of National needs do you think pushed this agency into being? What parts of the Bureaucratic Model do you recognize or have you heard about that relate to this issue? And what Bureaucratic Pathologies do you recognize regarding this service or agency? See text and listen to the lecture on Chapter 15 in order to understand how to answer these 3 questions (3 Points). • Why do you appreciate this service or activity and what would you do to make it work better(2 Points)? • Due date: PLEASE TURN IN ON-LINE BY JULY 28th, 11:59PM

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I am interested in the Department of Homeland Security as I have a lot of curiosity about how they work and secure our borders and country and help us in natural disasters and man-made disasters. When 9/11 happened, it shook the nation and gave a threat to the security system of our country. DHS had ensured that there is no major attack on the U.S since 9/11. That is why I chose this type of bureaucracy. It is the Cabinet Department. DHS has more than 240,000 employees and it is the third-largest Cabinet department, after the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Homeland Security policy is coordinated at the White House by the Homeland Security Council ("U.S. Department of Homeland Security | USAGov", 2021).