The federal bureaucracy is responsible for carrying out the laws and policies enacted by Congress and the President.

The federal bureaucracy is often criticized for being unresponsive to the needs of the people.

The Director of the Office of Management and Budget is the highest-ranking civil servant in the federal government.

The Department of Education is not a major department in the federal bureaucracy.

The federal bureaucracy is held accountable through elections, judicial review, and congressional oversight.

The Federal Reserve is not an independent agency in the federal bureaucracy.

The Office of Management and Budget has a variety of roles in the federal bureaucracy, including preparing the federal budget, overseeing the implementation of federal programs, and coordinating the activities of federal agencies.

Gridlock is not a major challenge facing the federal bureaucracy.

The Civil Service Commission has a variety of roles in the federal bureaucracy, including recruiting and hiring federal employees, developing and administering federal employee benefits, and enforcing federal employee conduct standards.

Term limits for bureaucrats is not a major reform that has been proposed for the federal bureaucracy.

The Government Accountability Office has a variety of roles in the federal bureaucracy, including auditing federal agencies, investigating waste and fraud in the federal government, and making recommendations to Congress on how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the federal government.

Increasing centralization is not a major trend in the federal bureaucracy.

The Office of Personnel Management has a variety of roles in the federal bureaucracy, including recruiting and hiring federal employees, developing and administering federal employee benefits, and enforcing federal employee conduct standards.

Gridlock is not a major challenge facing the federal bureaucracy.

The Merit Systems Protection Board has a variety of roles in the federal bureaucracy, including protecting the rights of federal employees, investigating allegations of discrimination against federal employees, and resolving disputes between federal employees and their agencies.