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Question

Discussion on the presidency was interesting, but the bulk of the federal government lies well beyond the White House. It can be found in the federal bureaucracy - the agencies, departments, etc. that have offices and facilities scattered across the country. These bureaus, departments, and agencies rarely get terminated. They seem to last even if the conditions that led to their creation no longer exist. What might explain the seeming immortality of agencies and departments? How do the goals of bureaucrats as well as those of the politicians who seek to control them contribute to this phenomenon?