Surf these sites: About the Council of Economic Advisers -- Initiating legislation, structure and functions of the Council from the CEA web site. About the Environmental Protection Agency -- Wealth of information on the EPA. Includes history, dictionary of terms, strategic documents, and other instructional information. About the Office of Management and Budget -- Some background on the goals and structure of the powerful OMB. From the OMB web site. Central Intelligence Agency - Electronic Document Release Center -- Freely accessible information from the Central Intelligence Agency. Search for "sanitized" documents released under the Freedom of Information Act. Federal Reserve Board: General Information -- Information on many subjects including structure of the Federal Reserve System, and purposes and functions of the board. Pendleton Act -- Link to the Pendleton Act and some discussion. The Act created a bipartisan three-member Civil Service Commission to ensure that civil service positions were awarded according to merit not by patronage. Policy and Supporting Positions (The Plum Book) -- "This publication contains data (as of September 1, 1996) on over 8,000 Federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment." Contains data on department, pay grade, title, and type of appointment. Political Activity (Hatch Act) -- Details on political activities that public servants are allowed under the modern Hatch Act. From the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.
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