This document discusses the organization and staffing of the executive branch of the US government. It outlines the creation and evolution of cabinet positions from the 1800s to today, including departments like Interior, Defense, and Education. It also examines models for staffing the White House, including the collegial, competitive, and hierarchical models, and provides examples of advisers to past presidents, such as Frances Perkins for Labor under FDR.

1. POL 308
Fall 2019

3. You are in charge of staffing the incomingWhite House.
What kinds of positions would you most want to fill?
What qualities would you look for in appointments?
Brainstorm ideas and we will discuss them.

6.  1800s – Interior, Agriculture
 1900s - Commerce, Labor, Defense, Health,
Education, andWelfare (later HHS), Housing
and Urban Development,Transportation,
Energy, Health and Human Services,
Education,Veteran’sAffairs
 2000s – Homeland Security

9. FRANCES PERKINS
LABOR
ROBERTWEAVER
HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT

14.  Created the Executive
Office of the President
(EOP)
 White House Office (WHO)
 Office of Management
and Budget (OMB)
 National Security Council
(NSC)
The Brownlow Committee

16.  Collegial Model
 Team effort by working together
 Staff members come from POTUS campaign
 Competitive Model
 Broadly seek advice from supporters and adversaries
 Collect information, analyze it, and make decision
 Hierarchical Model
 Information directed to POTUS through organized system
 Single advisor (Chief of Staff) filers information to POTUS

18. JFK and Advisers Discussing the Cuban Missile Crisis

25. CAROL BROWNER
ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
STEVE RATTNER
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY