Reforming or restructuring portions of the federal bureaucracy is a common theme in national politics. In almost any given year, and especially in an election year, various proposals for reform are either being discussed in the media or undertaken in Washington.
For this written assignment, select two of the federal departments or agencies (see https://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/federal/departments_agencies) and research any major changes either proposed or actually enacted to these departments or agencies within the past five years. What exactly has changed, or is proposed to change? How do you think such changes will affect, or have affected, the departments functioning?
