Federal Advisory Committees: An Overview

Abstract

Federal advisory committees--which may also be designated as commissions, councils, or task forces--are created as provisional advisory bodies that can circumvent bureaucratic constraints to collect a variety of viewpoints on specific policy issues. Advisory bodies have been created to address a host of issues, ranging from policies on organ donation to the design and implementation of the Department of Homeland Security. These committees are often created to help the government manage and solve complex or divisive issues. Such committees may be mandated to render independent advice or make recommendations to various bodies within the federal government by congressional statute, created by presidential executive order, or required by fiat of an agency head.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 16, 2009
Accession Number
ADA501093

Entities

People

  • Wendy R. Ginsberg

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Government Employees
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Science
  • President (United States)
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Social Sciences
  • Task Forces
  • United States Government

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  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Systems Analysis and Design