Federal Advisory Committees (FAC)

Federal Advisory Committees (FAC)

Author: Wendy R. Ginsberg

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-08

Total Pages: 25

ISBN-13: 143798309X

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FAC, 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. FAC have been created to address a host of issues, ranging from policies on organ donation to the design and implementation of the Dept. of Homeland Security. These FAC are often created to help the gov¿t. manage and solve complex or divisive issues. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.: History; The Dept. of Justice; Congress. Action; The Pres. and the Exec. Branch; Congress. Reaction; (2) The Fed. Advisory Committee Act (FACA); (3) Creating a FACA Committee; (4) Analysis. This is a print on demand report.


Recurring Reports to the Congress

Recurring Reports to the Congress

Author: United States. General Accounting Office. Office of Program Analysis

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 810

ISBN-13:

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Describes reports required of executive branch agencies by the Congress on a recurring basis.