federal administration
Central executive branch
Federal administration refers to the executive branch agencies and departments that implement and enforce laws at the national level.
In the United States, it encompasses bodies like the Department of Justice, the EPA, and hundreds of other agencies under presidential authority.
The term often appears in discussions of government policy, bureaucracy, and regulation: The federal administration issued new guidelines on emissions.
A specific federal administration may also mean the tenure of a particular president: the Biden federal administration.
- rulemakingAgency regulation creation process
- executive branchGovernment's implementing arm
- presidentElected leader of nation
- White HouseOfficial presidential residence
- executive orderBinding directive from leadership
cabinet secretaries · budget allocation · government shutdown · alphabet agencies · civil servants · deep state · enforcement · constitutional framework · big government · red tape · oversight · legislative branch · trade and commerce · environmental protection · appointments · Washington DC · judiciary · education policy
federal administrationstate government
Subnational political authority
local government · municipal government · state administration · local administration · city government
federal administrationprivate sector
Economy outside government control
private enterprise · commercial enterprise · corporate management · business administration · free market
federal administrationstates' rights
Provincial governmental autonomy
self-governance · home rule · subsidiarity · decentralized government · federalism
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