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The Bureaucracy

By Miniorange

  • Foundation of the Federal Bureaucracy

    George Washington established the first three cabinet departments: Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of State, and Secretary of War.

  • Foundation of the Department of the Interior

  • Foundation of the Department of Justice

  • The Pendleton Civil Service Act was passed

    This act allowed the merit system to replace the spoils system.

  • Foundation of the Department of Agriculture

  • Foundation of the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor

  • The Hatch Act was passed

  • Foundation of the Department of Defense

  • Foundation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

  • Foundation of the Department of Transportation

  • Foundation of the Department of Energy

  • Civil Service Reform Act

    This act created the Senior Executive Service.

  • Foundation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Foundation of the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services

  • Foundation of the Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Foundation of the Department of Homeland Security